Great fun for Harry Potter film fans (Mattel Harry Potter Scene It 2nd Edition)

Member Name: Jcapulet

Product:	Mattel Harry Potter Scene It 2nd Edition
Date:	17/10/08 (18 review reads)
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Advantages: You don't have to read the books first, so if you're a film only fan this game is for you

Disadvantages: If you have read the books AND watched the films, then you can become muddled if the story differs

We have both Harry Potter 'Scene it' games and love them. A word of warning hoever, it's best that you have at least watched the films or you won't get very far in answering any questions ! So you may want to leave it exclusively for the kids if you have no clue about the world of Harry Potter !!

The box contains the board, the questions, house points cards, dice, category reference cards, the interactive DVD and the game pieces with which to move around the board.

The interactive DVD is the main part. You roll the dice to reveal how many spaces to move and/or what type of 'question' you will need to answer. There is "my play", "all play", "Wizarding world", "Hogwarts", "Muggles","House Points" and "Player's choice". The interactive DVD is used for "my play" and "all play", plus "player's choice" depending on theor choice of question. "My play" is a question that needs to be answered alone and you have a certin amount of time to do this in. The questions can be puzzles, images, 'what happen's next ?' or general questions about the films or 'scene'. "All play" is the same except that it's a race to be first to answer the question.

This Second Edition includes scenes/pictures/questions from The Goblet of Fire that were not included in the first edition ( alongside clips the first three films also ) and scenes/pictures/questions concerning The Order of the Phoenix film too.

"Hogwarts" questions are associated with the magical life at Hogwarts. "Wizarding world" questions are associated with the world of magic outside of Hogwarts. "Muggles" questions are related to the non-magical world ( usually actor/actress related questions etc ) and 'House points' are a way to move the game pieces around the board, forwards or backwards.

The first person to reach "Stop:All play to win" are now capable of winning the game. From this point they have two ways to win the game. The first is "All play to Win" and if they don't answer the question correctly or be the first to do so, their second option is "Final cut". However, until the very end anyone can win the game if they answer the "All play to win" correctly even if someone has reached the position first but failed in their first attempt.

It's a great board game for all the family !! Word of warning that it will make you want to watch the films straight afterwards once you've been watching scenes from them !!

Summary: A great family game for Harry Potter fans.