The Blockbuster Game: A Movie Party Game for the Whole Family

Played this game with a large group of people which is probably most ideal because you need to split into 2 teams. We were 8 players, but getting through the instructions and having to explain to everyone was a bit too much, required a lot of patience and attention. I think the game producers made it too complex, and should have kept it simple. But you can also make up your own rules and play a simpler version, all you really need are the cards, everything else is nice to have.

This is a great product and have no complaints about it. The package sadly was torn when it arrived and this was meant to be a Christmas present for my partner so unfortunately he has seen it already. Will look forward to playing the game though looks great.

Purchased this for a friend. Didn't come with the buzzer so you have to download an app on your phone. I did purchase used but supposed to be in complete condition.

Not like the original smaller board no buzzer not as many head to head cards disappointed as I bought it to replace one I had left at my grandsons

Annoyingly this game comes with a sticker you need to apply for the Blockbuster sign, and it's possible to stick it upside down. This doesn't affect the gameplay, but it is a little frustrating. The game itself is fun to play, but does require a reasonable knowledge of films for everyone to feel included. You're trying to get your partner/team to guess the films on the cards by miming, quoting, or saying a single word clue. It's a nice touch that the game box is a replica of the video tape cassettes that Blockbuster used, giving a strong nostalgia vibe.

Easy to learn and pick up quickly. Great funny for movie lovers. My 11 year old finds some of the older movies tricky or ones he's not seen as their not age appropriate. This is our new favourite family game by far. First up is head to head buzzer round for example name "films set on a plane"...you keep naming movies until the buzzer timer runs out and whoever says the last film wins and gets to pick six cards from the movie pile. This contains movies of all types, eight categories in total at random. Keep the three you think you partner can guess and give the hard ones to the opposite team! Three categories, one word hint, quote from movie and Act it out. You place each card where you think your partner will guess the movie on the card from. Sounds a lot but it's really not. You'll love the game like my family of four do.

When this item arrived I was so happy when I opened the parcel. the immediate wave of nostalga was amazing. The packaging for this game is next to none. From the vhs box (With large blockbuster logo) to the fold up blockbuster car park and sign (which act as the games board), I was immediately excited to play the game.I played this game with 10 people with a varying degree of film knowledge, however, this did not seem to matter. Firstly you start by splitting into two teams and setting up the blockbuster car park board - There is also a buzzer/timer (always fun), 2 stacks of 'film cards' and a stack of 'head to head cards' - Both teams then choose a tribute to go 'Head to Head'. This is where the buzzer really gets involved. A 'head to head card' is turned over and it will say the category for the 'head to head', eg. 'a film with tom cruise in'. then pure panic and hover hand (over the buzer) sets in as everyone forgets all knowledge they were previously bragging about. they take in turns of naming a film - within 15 seconds - until there is a victor.next up is the team part. The winner of the head to head gives their team the advantage, they pick 6 'film cards' - which are all just names of films seperated by the genre that film is - and picks the 3 cards they think are the easiest and give the other 3 to the loser. They will then have 30 seconds to convey these films to there team using the following 3 methods (3 cards, 3 methods you can't use the same method for all 3 cards) 1. using one word to describe the film. 2. quoting the film (what is good here is that you don't have to use a real quote, you can make up something that vaguely resembles something from the film) and 3. act out the film. This can get incredibly fun and 'yelly'.The general consensus was everyone wanted to play all night and it has the option of being a fun party game out at the pub or can be played with a small group (min of 4).

I got this for a friend's birthday party. It provided us with an hour of fun but once most of the titles are quested it gets quite repetitive. Good for a short time of fun but would be better with more films to quess.