Movie Maker
Parker BrothersIntroduction
You are a film producer and your aim is to make top quality and successful films. Having done so you then try and make as much money as you can through the box office. If your film makes an Oscar so much the better. If it is a flop - oh dear!To make a film you need a Film Story, a Director, a Male Film Star, a Female Film Star, and of course the relevant number of Location Units.
All Films, Directors and Film Stars are available to you in different values. This means that if, for example, you make an Epic Story which is the top value film with Epic Film Stars and a first class Director, it will earn you more money at the box office than a Comedy Story with a mixture of stars.
As the game proceeds you may bid for any part you need to complete a film from another player - but keep an eye on your cash - it can soon go!
The winner, at the end of the game, is the player who has made films to the highest value plus the value of all his assets and cash. Good shooting.
Preparation
Place the board in the centre of the play area. Each player selects a coloured playing piece. Shuffle the pack of Production Cards and place them face down on the board. Place the Location Cards, Distribution Cards, and Charity Performance Cards in their appropriate places on the board.Banker
Elect one player to be banker. The banker gives £750,000 to each player, including himself, and places the balance of cash in a convenient location with the Oscar pieces.What you need to make a film
To complete one film the player needs:These cards are obtained and bought when the player lands on ‘Take Production Card’. Location units can be bought when the player lands on ‘Location Units available’.
What your film is worth
The value of your film depends upon the production cards accumulated for the making of each film. You can collect any combination of production cards to make a film. It is an advantage however if, for example, Turk Logan who is an Epic film star, is matched with an Epic story rather than a Comedy. It means that once you have completed a film it will earn you more money at the box office.You therefore have the choice of aiming to make a high value film collecting the appropriate cast for each film, or taking pot-luck with a mixture of different people in your film.
Films, film stars and directors are graded in the following values:
The Films
Epic Story-worth £5,000,000 on completion
Historical Story
-worth £4,000,000 on completion
Comedy Story
-worth £3,000,000 on completion
Musical Story
-worth £3,000,000 on completion
Western Story
-worth £2,000,000 on completion
Horror Story
-worth £1,000,000 on completion
The Film Stars
John Haines Jnr. Western Star Dan Thacker Western Star Rosa Lee Western Star Sheila Wild Western Star Frank N. Stein Horror Star Count Vampire Horror Star Lucretia ffang Horror Star Hermione Hyde Horror Star Richard C.Redford Epic Star Turk Logan Epic Star Caron Myers Epic Star Rosanna Rhodes Epic Star Rupert Jago Historical Star Cecil C. Wolfe Historical Star Vanessa Yardley Historical Star Vivienne Orde Historical Star Ronald Rombach Musical/Comedy Star Musical/Comedy Star Dancy Scott Musical/Comedy Star Musical/Comedy Star Dolores de la Rue Musical/Comedy Star Musical/Comedy Star Laura Lovejoy Musical/Comedy Star Musical/Comedy Star Lou Cumins Musical/Comedy Star Musical/Comedy Star Harold Foy Musical/Comedy Star Musical/Comedy Star Meryl Munro Musical/Comedy Star Musical/Comedy Star Bila Bliss Musical/Comedy Star Musical/Comedy StarThe Directors
First Class Directors: Friedrich von Einstein Meyer Wallenstein Solomon Gait Second Class Directors: J. J. Hackensack L. P. Bailey Barnum Flickstein Third Class Directors: Norbert Barrington Prince Oliver William G. Grant Fourth Class Directors: Otis P. Goopher Sultan Spokes Reginald Ponsonby
Obviously more locations are needed for an Epic film than for a Horror film. The player requires the following number of location cards to complete his film:
4 location cards for an Epic film 3 location cards for an Historical film 2 location cards for a Comedy film 2 location cards for a Musical film 2 location cards for a Western film 1 location card for a Horror film
Assessing the value of your film
Each production card has a face value which is payable on purchase to the Bank. When it becomes part of a completed film its value increases. To assess the value of any combination of cards collected in a completed film, refer to the table on the face of each card.Players can make a film using cards of their choice, but once a film has been completed cards cannot be substituted.
TO BEGIN PLAY
Players roll both dice for the highest score to determine who goes first. Highest player then rolls the dice and moves his piece the number of places indicated starting at "Box Office". (Rolling doubles does not permit a second consecutive turn.)If a player lands on a space which says:
Take Production Card
The player takes the top card from the production card pack that has been placed face down on the board. The player can, having examined the card, elect to do one of two things: 1. He can buy the card
The player can buy at the face value shown from the bank.
2. He can auction the card
If the player decides he does not want the card it is auctioned and goes to the highest bidder from the other players. The money goes to the bank.
If the player does not buy the card, or receives no offers, from the other players, he returns it to the bank by placing it face down on the box marked "Production Box". This card plays no further part in the game. All cards in a player’s possession must be in full view of the other players.
If a player lands on a space which says:
Location Cards available
The player can buy the number of location cards available shown on the square from the bank. He may, having bought them, sell them to another player. They cannot be returned to the Production Box. If no location cards are available play continues.If a player lands on a space which says:
Odeon/Classic/Rank/Granada/ABC/Essoldo Distribution
This is an optional purchase. If a player decides to buy the Distribution Company, and it has not been bought by another player he can pay the bank the face value of £3oo,ooo.Having bought the Company, the player is entitled to collect £50,000 rental from any other player that lands on his space, plus £100,000 in addition for each completed film that player may have.
The value of each film is increased for each Distribution Company the owner has. A table showing the value is printed on each distribution card.
If the player decides he does not want the Distribution Company he cannot offer it to another player on that turn. He can, however, buy the Company and sell or auction it to another player on a subsequent turn.
The Box Office
Immediately a player has completed a film, i.e. has a complete set of production cards comprising a Film, a Male Film Star, a Female Film Star, a Director and the required number of location cards to make that film, he collects 10 % (1/10)of the completion value shown on the set of production cards each time he passes Box Office.The value of location units held does not count towards the value of a completed film when assessing Box Office money.
Completed Films
The following calculations are examples:
Example 1
You hold worth
an Epic Story-----------£5,000,000 on completion
a First Class Director
Solomon Gait------£500,000 on completion
an Epic Male Star
Turk Logan--------£500,000 on completion
an Epic Female Star
Caron Myers-------£500,000 on completion
___________
Total £6,500,000
10% (1/10) of total film value--------£650,000
Each time player passes box office collect £650,000 from the bank.
Example 2
You hold worth
an Epic Story-----------£5,000,000 on completion
a Second Class Director
L. P. Bailey-----£300,000 on completion
a Comedy Male Star
Dancy Scott------£400,000 on completion
a Horror Female Star
Lucretia ffang---£100,000 on completion
___________
Total £5,800,000
10% (1/10) of total film value---------£580,000
Each time player passes box office collect £580,000 from the bank.
If a player lands on a space which says:
Win an Oscar
and has a completed film, he collects an Oscar from the Banker, and adds £500,000 in value to one completed film he has made. This amount is also added to the value of his completed film when assessing the money to be drawn when passing the Box Office. An Oscar cannot be sold to any other player or returned to the Bank for cash. An Oscar can only be used on one film. The choice of film is the player’s. If a player has not completed a film he cannot accept an Oscar. A film can only receive one Oscar.
Example 3
You hold worth
a Western Story--------£2,000,000 on completion
a Fourth Class Director
Sultan Spokes---£100,000 on completion
an Epic Male Star
Turk Logan------£200,000 on completion
a Musical Female Star
Laura Lovejoy---£200,000 on completion
___________
Total £2,500,000
Add value of Oscar £500,000
___________
Total £3,000,000
10%(1/10) of total film value £300,000
Each time player passes box office collect £300,000 from the bank.
If a player lands on a space which says:
Bank to pay bearer
He receives the amount shown from the Bank in cash.If a player lands on a space which says:
Complete box office flop lose last film He must, if he has a completed film, return the Production Cards and the Location Cards to the Production Box. If the player has more than one film; it must be the last film completed. If the film has an Oscar it is also returned.
If a player lands on a space which says:
Star trouble lose next go and pay £50,000
The player must miss the next turn and pay the Bank £50,000 in cash, even if he does not possess a film star at the beginning of the game.If a player lands on a space which says:
Star walkout lose Star to Production Box
He must forfeit a Male or Female Film Star Production Card in his possession, unless it is part of a completed film, to Production Box. If no star is held play continue.If a player lands on a space which says:
Retake required pay £100,000 or lose 2 goes
The player has the option of paying the Bank in cash £100,000, or losing his next two turns. This applies at any stage of the game.If a player lands on a space which says:
Director loss
He must forfeit a Director Production Card in his possession, unless it is part of a completed film, to Production Box. If no Director is held play continues.If a player lands on a space which says:
Sponsor Charity Performance pay £50,000
The player pays £50,000 to the Bank in cash, and receives a Charity Performance card.If a player lands on a space which says:
Publicity break gain £200,000
The player receives £200,000 only if he has paid for a Charity Performance Card. This must be returned to the Bank in exchange for the money.If a player lands on a space which says:
Location Unit licence lost,lose unit
The player must return one location card, unless it is part of a completed film, to the location square. If none held play continues.If a player lands on a space which says:
Bad publicity for studio lose £500,000 per completed film
The player must pay the Bank £500,000 for each completed film in his possession.If a player lands on a space which says:
Bad weather pay £100,000 per story
The player has to pay £100,000 for each film story card held - which has not been made into a completed film.Bidding
Bidding and negotiation between players can take place at anytime for Production Cards, Location Cards and Distribution Companies. Oscars cannot be bought or sold. Players at their turn have priority to bid and negotiate if they decide to do so. No bidding between players can take place until priority bidding has ceased.This will ensure the game continues smoothly. Bidding can be done for cash, exchange or both.
Exchanges
Players may exchange Production Cards, Location Cards and Distribution Companies between themselves. They may not exchange these from the Production Box.If you run out of money
If you run out of cash, you must sell any production cards, distribution cards, or location cards either to the Bank at "knockdown" value, or alternatively, you can sell them to any other player. If you sell your cards to the Bank they are returned to the Production Box. Location cards are returned to the appropriate square. If a player runs out of both cash and assets, he is declared bankrupt and can take no further part in the game."Knockdown" value is half the face value.
Borrowing on a completed film
Borrowing cash or assets from the Bank or players is not allowed, except for loans on completed films. If a film is used as collateral, the bank will give half its total completion value as a loan. This may be redeemed by the player if he returns all the loan plus a fee of £1,000,000. When a film is used as collateral it becomes the property of the Bank until such time as it is redeemed.Completing the game
The game ends when the last production card is taken by the player who lands on a space which says "Take Production Card". The player taking the last card is allowed to use the card to complete a film or auctions the card to another player who may also use the card to complete a film. If desired the game can continue by playing any cards that have accumulated in the Production Box. These are shuffled, placed face down and the game continues until these cards are exhausted. If a short game is required each player is dealt four cards from "production" square at the commencement of the game.Evaluation
At the end of the game each player adds up his cash assets:a Value of completed films at completion value plus Oscars, if any.
b Value of Distribution Companies at completed film rate.
c Value of Distribution Companies at cost if no completed film is held.
d Face value of miscellaneous production cards held.
e Total value of location cards held (£100,000 each).
f Cash in hand.
The Winner
The player having the greatest total assets and cash is the winner.The names of film stars and characters and their portraits in this game are entirely fictitious. Any similarity in name or face to any person or persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
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We will be glad to answer any queries concerning this game. General Mills Canada, Ltd. Parker Brothers, Division of General Mills Canada, Ltd. P.O. Box 600. Concord, Ontario L4K 1B7
