andynyman:

Let me introduce you to, quite possibly, THE GREATEST MOVIE GAME EVER!

Say hello to…

‘DE NIRO’

I invented this game in 1986 when I was at drama school & it became a staple addiction between myself & my friends. A few years later I bumped into some students who were at the drama school & to my joy I learned that the game had lived on. Maybe it has spread now beyond into the wide world, who knows. But if you are a movie buff, you shall now learn & love the game.

Here goes.

Any number of people can play.

OBJECT OF THE GAME

To win, obviously.

RULES OF PLAY

1) Player 1 names an actor.

2) Player 2 has to name a movie that Player 1’s actor is in.

On the first play if the person doesn’t know the named actor, another actor must be named - this prevents player 1 naming someone utterly obscure.

3) Player 3 now has to name an actor who stars in the movie Player 2 named.

4) Player 4 now names a movie that Player 3’s actor is in.

…and so on. Bear in mind, actors & movies can only be named once in each round.

5) There will come a point when someone screws up. When they lose that round they take a letter - first mistake is ‘D’, second time it an ‘E’ (DE), third time they’re wrong…you guessed it ‘N’. You are out of the game if you spell ‘DE NIRO’.

6) HOWEVER……If you manage to name De Niro as an actor in a movie, all your letters are wiped clean.

You keep playing until only one player remains…he is the ‘De Niro’ champion for the night & must be worshipped as such.

I concur. I wholeheartedly concur.