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Game Info
Year
2000
Players
2-5
Age
10+
Playtime
60 min
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Description
Reiner Knizia's auction game about producing movies. In four rounds, players bid on chips representing genuine directors, actors, camera, effects, music, guest stars and agents (or in Nightmare Productions edition: creatures, locations, directors, musical conductors, cameos, and contractors). These all get placed on players' film-strips to complete the movie production. So one movie might need 2 actors (in editions prior to Nightmare Productions), but no music or effects and so on. As films are completed, the points value is marked and another film-strip taken. There are two parties (in Nightmare Productions edition: horror cons) each round where players get to pick from offers without paying anything. There are bonus points for first films completed and best films, best directors (in Nightmare Productions edition: best creatures), even worst film.
The auction is a basic rising offer with passing until one winning bid remains. Players pay into the pot with contracts (in Nightmare Productions edition: money), and the rest of the players share the pot each turn. So it's a closed economy with players trying to time to bid on what they really need to complete films.
See Movie Comparison - Traumfabrik for listings of movies and actors in each version prior to Nightmare Productions edition.
Note: There have been many editions of the game under varying names. All are identical except for Nightmare Productions edition which has introduced a few changes.
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Watch It Played News at 6:15 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- reiner kenitzias so i was incredibly happy to see that the latest big box connection design to be reprinted
- dream factory is a brilliant game
- this free theme just feels perfect for it
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- studio executives trying to make the next big horror movie
- movie studios
Comparison games
- Tran fábrique
- Dream Factory
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Auction — you'll be auctioning your brains out trying to win and lose at the right time as you're trying to gather together the right creatures props and music.
- Set Collection — trying to gather together the right creatures props and music.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's been a massive week of reprints reskins and new additions but it's the same old me hello i'm matthew and welcome to the board game news
- it will straight up kill you yes absolutely yes
- I'm unreasonably excited about this game
- this is what i want in my life
- frodo's cool vest or sean beans in it
- can you believe it wow
- I have no idea what that is is it cool
- all i know is that in the 90s cartoon gambit was the coolest x-man right that on the show had an absolutely banging thing june
- richard garfield's name always gives me confidence but so does reiner kenitzias
- all i can tell you is that dream factory is a brilliant game
- I'm a big fan which is what us fans of katan call ourselves okay
- the expansion looks amazing
- it certainly is contempting like tempting
- the selection process for the shbielda jairus awards is veiled in an almost secret society type mystery
- my guess was savannah park so i was big time wrong
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Getting Games Rules Teach at 0:02 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Horror movie production with bidding and tile placement
- Film Production Studio competition in horror theme
- Rule explanation presented during a live playthrough
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Auction / Bidding — Players bid for tiles representing movie components; bidding cycles around the table until all but one pass; the winner takes the tiles and pays their bid, distributing money to opponents.
- auction bidding — Players bid for tiles representing movie components; bidding cycles around the table until all but one pass; the winner takes the tiles and pays their bid, distributing money to opponents.
- Horror con rounds — At Horror Con, players do not spend money; instead, they select flipped tiles; after the round money is redistributed to opponents according to the rules.
- Movie completion and scoring — Completing a movie occurs when all non-cameo spots are filled; awards are granted during endgame scoring and after each round; stars on tiles determine rating tokens that convert to points.
- Rating tokens and plus tokens — Rating tokens represent a range of scores; plus tokens act as tiebreakers when ratings are equal at the end.
- tile drafting and placement — Tiles (cameos, locations, props, directors, music, contracts) are placed on movie boards; some tiles are flexible, others only fit on certain spots; cameos add stars and can boost scores when completed.
- Tile Placement — Tiles (cameos, locations, props, directors, music, contracts) are placed on movie boards; some tiles are flexible, others only fit on certain spots; cameos add stars and can boost scores when completed.
- Turn order and tie-breaking — Turn order can be influenced by the Horror Con outcome; ties are resolved using the starting player token.
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Quotes (from this video)
- The goal of the game is to make the best movies possible while also not breaking the bank when it comes to money.
- the best movie award is going to go to the movie that has the highest rating
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The Dice Tower Top 100 List at 2:13 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Clever bidding structure with shared spoils
- fun movie-making theme
Cons
- parody names may feel gimmicky to some
- unfamiliar theme may limit appeal
Thematic elements
- parody/film production with a closed-auction mechanic
- Movie-making with a horror/parody slant
- humorous, movie-production theme with meta-nods
Comparison games
- Kusco (Super Mele)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Closed auction — auctioning resources with money shared among players
- parody-driven theme — thematic flavor through movie-title parodies and references
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This is one of the most iconic box covers. I love this game.
- Saddam Hussein is on the cover.
- I learned this before Access Analysis. And I taught Access and Alice.
- This is such a fantastic game.
- Way Out West was ahead of its time.
- Moving water to plants is good.
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The Dice Tower Discussion at 0:34 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Liked by Tom Vassel
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Horror
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This is easily on this shelf. The most checked out game. Wonderlands War I see played every time.
- Foundations of Rome despite how big this game is. It gets checked out all the time.
- Everyone's really upset with Grimlord Games cuz they never delivered their last Kickstarter, but another company has picked it up.
- I don't I still don't understand why companies can't put names on the sides of their boxes. Come on now.
- Frostpunk, the board game if you're ready to have a depressing day.
- I think Mosaic is a fantastic civilization game. So fast and easy to play.
- People love Smashup. I have almost everything for Smashup, but it just barely gets played.
- Probably Twilight Imperium is my favorite of all these here, even though I don't play it that much.
- Last Kingdom is a kind of a really fun game from Games based on said TV series. Uh but pretty good. Think Game of Thrones style.
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Drive Thru Games Review sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Quick gameplay
- Interesting auction mechanism
- Closed money system
- Humorous theme
- Strategic bidding
Cons
- Less enjoyable at 5 players
- Tight auction dynamics
Thematic elements
- Horror Film Production
- Movie Studio
- Satirical
Comparison games
- Modern Art
- Medici
- Raw
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Auction — Players bid on tokens to complete horror movie productions
- Set Collection — Collecting tokens to complete movie productions
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- It's not like an income phase where you get extra money - it's like you've got what you've got
- You are this very disingenuous movie studio that is just trying to hack together the latest buzzwords in terms of horror movies
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