01-27-2004, 04:07 AM
Yeah, as The Quacky One said, you should do fine if you've read the books AND seen the movie.
Issues on "movie trivia" can deal with names of places in New Zealand (that's Middle Earth... which makes Australia... Westernesse????) or with the actors ... like who sported a Mohawk under their wig during filming of the movies?? (Hint: my 17-yr-old niece knew the answer.)
IIRC the other category is "items". I think. Hmm.
Another question I remember is "when did Frodo first wear the ring?" The answer is different depending on books or movies, and of course they want the movie answer.
The One Ring is pretty cool, it's authentic gold-looking, and has an inscription that resembles the proper one. (I've never checked to see if it matches, I'm not a geek!) (Okay, I AM a geek, because I wore The One Ring when I went to see RotK.) I am very sad to say that the ring in the box does NOT turn you invisible, except to members of the opposite sex who are out of your league. I will NOT test my Precious by putting it in the fire! NO NO NO!!
The Black Rider, so far, is a disappointment. It appears to be made of plastic. But as I said, I haven't used its Special Powers, so maybe I'll be happier with it later.
The rules for "expert players" involves people wearing the ring, the Black Rider following them around the board, and the possibility of losing the game, or at least a pie wedge, due to the presence (on your space?) of the Black Rider.
There is another board game I've played, The Hobbit, that is book-based, and is pretty cool, as long you have at least one player under 15 or so. It can be played by 10-yr-olds that have read the book, but is a little too easy for adults unless you really really like the books. (Like me.) The problem is that there aren't enough trivia cards, but you get to collect gems and items and Useful Friends (Gandalf, Thorin, etc.) and somebody has to slay Smaug for the game to finish. A nice gift.
(BTW I guess I'll rot in Hell for the fact that in my previous post I capitalized The One Ring but did not for Christmas.)
-V
Issues on "movie trivia" can deal with names of places in New Zealand (that's Middle Earth... which makes Australia... Westernesse????) or with the actors ... like who sported a Mohawk under their wig during filming of the movies?? (Hint: my 17-yr-old niece knew the answer.)
IIRC the other category is "items". I think. Hmm.
Another question I remember is "when did Frodo first wear the ring?" The answer is different depending on books or movies, and of course they want the movie answer.
The One Ring is pretty cool, it's authentic gold-looking, and has an inscription that resembles the proper one. (I've never checked to see if it matches, I'm not a geek!) (Okay, I AM a geek, because I wore The One Ring when I went to see RotK.) I am very sad to say that the ring in the box does NOT turn you invisible, except to members of the opposite sex who are out of your league. I will NOT test my Precious by putting it in the fire! NO NO NO!!
The Black Rider, so far, is a disappointment. It appears to be made of plastic. But as I said, I haven't used its Special Powers, so maybe I'll be happier with it later.
The rules for "expert players" involves people wearing the ring, the Black Rider following them around the board, and the possibility of losing the game, or at least a pie wedge, due to the presence (on your space?) of the Black Rider.
There is another board game I've played, The Hobbit, that is book-based, and is pretty cool, as long you have at least one player under 15 or so. It can be played by 10-yr-olds that have read the book, but is a little too easy for adults unless you really really like the books. (Like me.) The problem is that there aren't enough trivia cards, but you get to collect gems and items and Useful Friends (Gandalf, Thorin, etc.) and somebody has to slay Smaug for the game to finish. A nice gift.
(BTW I guess I'll rot in Hell for the fact that in my previous post I capitalized The One Ring but did not for Christmas.)
-V