- Original Release: 2009
- Developer: Mattel
- Publisher: Mattel
- Platform: Board Game
The Scene It? series of trivia games mixes question cards with visual quizzes via a DVD included with the package. They all follow the same rules.
On your turn, you roll the two dice. One shows how many spaces you use, the second shows which category you need to answer a question for. If you get the answer correct, you’ll get to take another turn.
Two of the categories, MyPlay and AllPlay, involve the DVD. MyPlay shows you clips form the shows and movies then asks you a question about it, while AllPlay has a voice clip or a distorted image and all players can answer, the quickest will get to take the next turn.
Once you reach the end of the board, you have to answer three questions right before answering one final AllPlay question.
The Scene it? franchise is kind of fascinating, as it seems like it was heavily marketed as something to buy as a gift. I think it says a lot that it’s easier and cheaper to buy a sealed copy of this game than it is a used one.
That said, I am surprised that nobody has made a quiz-like game in the style of Jackbox where people use their phones to answer questions. You could have some basic categories while selling licensed packs as DLC. It would have a lot less setup time, people can play while relaxing on a sofa and it could potentially allow a mix of questions or even assign themes to different people, so you don’t need everyone to know one franchise really well.
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I have this one- will never forget the ensuing bafflement from the My Play clue that played the clip of Spock finding out Kirk was alive in Amok Time and then asking “How many bottles are on the wall behind Spock’s head?”
Whenever we play this my wife remakes me have two ships and I still win!
I almost wanted to get that game once
My family got this at a charity shop once. Very quickly it became clear. I was the best of Star Trek trivia and it ended up being everyone teamed up against me. After that for a couple of times they just stop playing with me LOL
I love playing this with my parents but the disc died
Got this for my birthday the following year. My entire hall United to take me on… and I slaughtered them.
Maybe that isn’t the brag I thought it was… 😝
Yeah if I’d been gifted that I’d have moved the playing pieces to a more fun game.