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Tales From Earth:Authors

2008-04-16T17:00:23Z

MagikGuy: /* MagikGuy */

Authors should write about a 50 word blurb for themselves. This can be just about anything at all. Who are you? what would you like the worlds to know about you? If you don't write one, someone may be inviteed to write something about you. *cackle* *cackle* *cackle*

== IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ THIS ==

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As you may know, to get this book published we need to get each author to sign up to the Creative Commons licencing agreement.

To do this you will need to send an e-mail to Ellen Moriyama containing the following to text as this will then sign you up for the agreement. Without this your work '''CANNOT BE USED.'''

The address to e-mail to is emoriyama'''SPLAT'''seaside-press.com with the subject line including 'Tales from Earth' and your mail should include the following text:

'''I, [insert name here], confirm that the work submitted in my name is licensed to Seaside Press under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 deed (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/).'''

Can you also cc the e-mail to tales.from.earth'''SPLAT'''gmail.com as well so that we know you have complied and won't spend time chasing you up!

Thanks

SledgeCallier
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==Editors==
===Centipede===
A true New Yorker, he has no patience for traffic of any kind. Travelling should be done in the shortest time possible, no matter what. In his spare time, he teaches spiders to count past 8. He is also working on creating a video game using Java: Sesame Street Fighter. He is tempted to use the Cube as a paperweight once he finds it.

===Scott===
Scott is an American, fFor which an apology seems appropriate. No sensible cause can be fFound fFor the queer lisp apparent in his writing, though sometimes gothic architecture is to blame. He is proud to drink plenty of hard liquor; He only smokes when on fFire, which as you can imagine is all the time. He has a bit of a fFastener fFetish, loves pirates, bad movies, and pi.

===SledgeCallier===
Having spent his formative years in rural Leicestershire, SledgeCallier was transplanted to Oxford in a failed attempt to absorb knowledge. Instead he found himself working as a Cartographer. After a few years of this Sledgecallier came to his senses and moved into an IT Helpdesk role from where he now hides his powers from the rest of the world.

==Authors==
===Ammonite===
Ammonite (real name Alex Fleetwood) lives in London, England. He works for old media. His favourite things include choral music, Anthony Lane reviews, shingle beaches and beer.

===Coxtin===
Conceived with an unusual amount of purpose and vigour Chris Martin finally arrived into the world after a record six thousand nine hundred and seventy two week gestation period inside his surrogate mother-Daily Mail columnist Melanie Phillips. Standing tall at six foot nine he often strides around London parks mimicking Peter Crouch mimicking John Cleese mimicking Hitler. Attaching loaves of bread to his shoes, elbows and eyes, tourists are often shocked to see a tall man goose-stepping around Hyde park with Ducks, Swans and Chihuahua dogs biting at his flailing arms, legs and head. Academically the man appears to be inconstant however his main ambition when he sat his GCSEs was to spell out the name of his best friend, Adae, with his results. Although this was seen by the London School of Economics and Political Science to be a failure Chris could only see his results as a good thing and wondered if anyone was called Lseps. Frequently bored by his job he can often be found sitting in a second floor office in Blackfriars, in the city of London, making absurd claims about his life-he never tells people about this hobby though as Chris feels that no one would believe him. As far as hobbies go this crab ridden freak of man has few-however he does tie small children to famous buildings. He once tied up Jimmy Cranky to the Taj Mahal. He was greatly distressed to find that Jimmy was not a small child, but just a bit odd. Chris, aged nine, can be easily recognised because he has a head made out of corrugated iron, wood and apples.

===Cronogenesis===

Conogenesis (Jack smith) is a student/giant/pirate from Heanor, Derbyshire. Although living in this area, he is actually a citizen of the nation of Lovely, a small country in the middle of London boasting a population of 52,000. Cron has been searching for the Cube since the early days althought is usually ignored due to his mass speculation. He is best known for his poetry, rather than stories. Some of his better known pieces include "Weather" and "Mr. Moonlight". If you are looking for Cron you will usually find him listening to Viards 'The Silver City' or helping some stranger. He says hello, have a great day and may fortune smile upon you in the future :).

(http://www.citizensrequired.com)

===Duckiemonster===
Duckiemonster is a medical student looking for something to fill the hole in her life left by the recent demise of a three-year relationship. She loves to write, play bass guitar and also runs knitting classes.

===Enigmaster===
Born and currently living on the friendly island of Jersey, Enigmaster (real name Lyle E) often finds himself cut off from the action surrounding the efforts of the mainland Cube-hunters, but still enjoys the thrill of the (metaphorical) chase. When he's not surfing or solving, he indulges in fresh and varied rock music, gadget shopping and can even be seen attempting a 'normal' teenage social life - with debatable success. Carpe Noctem!

===Fantasticalan===
Fantastic Alan takes absolutely no pride in the ridiclously non-modest nickname he was given once upon a time. Similarly, however, he doesn't attempt to stop its propagation (well, would you?). Hailing from God's own town of Hinckley, in God's own county of Leicestershire (OK, I'll stop there), he isn't yet thirty and might do karaoke if he's drunk enough. He doesn't like cushions.

===Frankie Roberto===
Although fairly new to the world of Perplex City, Frankie Roberto is said to be enjoying the puzzle cards and the great artwork. Frankie works in new media development.

===Forg===
Forg comes from a small little village outside Loughborough in which he has just inhabited. Starting his first year of A levels and spends all of his life either at his wonderful girlfriends house, working or spending huge amount of times sitting here learning about the wonderful world of Perplex City. Being fairly new to the community he is just getting settled into the goings on however he's loving every minute and one day, we will find that cube! The rest of his wonderful life is spent eating sleeping and playing his guitar.

===GasparLewis===
Gaspar Lewis was born in New York on February 14, 1990, but currently resides on Long Island, NY with the true name Adam. The name Gaspar Lewis is derived from coming up with some stupid 'spy name' when he was a little kid, and ending up sticking with it for aethstetics.

===Gibbet===
The story of Gibbet stretches back over two centuries. In the year 1765 at the crossroads between Coventry and Kenilworth, three scoundrels were hung for murder on a freshly erected gibbet. Flash forward to the present day and this place has become part of the vibrant Warwick University campus. And in 2002, young David Hill enrolled as a fresher. It took a rugby drinking social to notice the connection between his surname and this famous section of campus. But since that day Gibbet he became. Some say that if you listen to him talk you can just about make out the screams for mercy from the condemned men hung there all those years ago. Others just say that he talks rubbish! On a lighter note, he enjoys racket sports, plays trombone and spends far too much time on the computer!

===Hituro===
Hituro is an electronic enigma, a personality created by an out of work web designer with too much time on his hands. When translated into the real world Hituro enjoys reading, writing, roleplaying, gaming and running large multi-player online games which take up entirely too much of his time!

===Josh Black===
Josh Black, a somewhat quirky and conspiratorial individual, is currently studying film and has aspirations of becoming an author. He enjoys staying under the radar, hiding from "The Man", indie music and film. Josh has been a member of the cube retrieval effort since August 2005. Unfortunately he is unable to afford the prized puzzle cards and has to rely on the charity and goodness of fellow cube retrieval team members.

===MagikGuy===
MagikGuy falls under the Perplexian zodiac sign of "The Apple-Thief" and is currently studying A-Levels at his local Sixth Form. MagikGuy has been a devoted member of the Perplex City phenomenon from early August 2005 and wishes to do his best in order to help out Perplexians by finding the whereabouts of The Receda Cube.

===Katie Goldblatt===
Katie Goldblatt is, at seven years old, one of our youngest participants in the cube retrieval scheme. This brown haired, green eyed young cube hunter goes to St Peter at Gowts in Lincoln and says her most treasured possession is a picture of Scarlett Kiteway that was sent to her by Sente's youngest daughter. Her interests include her baby sister Amy, playing and talking and learning about Perplex City. Her favourite computer games are the SSX series of snowboarding games and Sims 2.
Katie's mum & dad, Nikki Jenkins & James Goldblatt, have been known to join in with cube hunting too! They all play together online as Roxeth.

===MikeyJ===
MikeyJ, was born in Plymouth, UK and is slowly making his way northward. A seasoned porn star (under his full name Michael J Cox), he now intends to turn his hand (and other parts of his anatomy) to more literary pusuits. He hopes you prefer them.

===Mokey F. Rock===
Mokey belly dances and studies Japanese, which (sort of) accounts for her strange hybrid of the two cultures in her story. She believes in literature, the theatre, games, and all forms of healthy entertainment. When she isn't goofing off, Mokey writes and teaches English, which unfortunately does not mean she gets paid to talk about Shakespeare every waking moment -- just some of the time.

===number9dream===
Number9dream (aka Simon Douglas): fondness for flying kites, wearing ladies underwear and drinking espresso. That’s it.

===oliverkeers13===
oliverkeers13: Real name Oliver Keers. This young man started his life of crime early. His most recent, and arguably most infamous, illegal activity was at a recent Cube Hunting event in London, UK, Earth. He beat up several small children, and an elderly couple, in order to obtain exclusive cards. These were held by a secret illegal organisation, prompting much speculation as to his involvement with this organisation. Oliver refuses to comment on this matter.

===Ryan Andrew===
Ryan Andrew is 20 years old and from Manchester, England. He is currently studing Television Production and Design in London. He recently made The Sentinel when there was a small outcry asking for his public execution. A method involving "a corkscrew, a 9 volt battery, and a colony of fire ants" was asked for, but that bizarre, and frankly mentally unhinged request was denied due to Ryan being an (almost) upstanding member of the community.

===Sentinel===
Real name: Lee Horsley, Star Sign: Taurus / The Wave; 22 year old 'student' *Ahem.* Doesn't like writing about himself and so disguises it in a third person perspective; does like reading, astronomy, and basically anything that challenges my brain... I mean his brain =/

===skenmy===
Paul Williams, aka skenmy, finds it incredibly hard to talk about himself, but feels that people will not notice this if he just keeps smiling. Hobbies incldue gaming, flaming, and the occasional bit of maiming.

===Specterz===
Erik Nusselder, aka specterz, is from the Netherlands. He is 21 years old, and studying law school. His hobbies are music and tennis.
Although quite new to the Cube Retrieval Team he has been diligently read up on everything, and hope to assist in finding the cube for the people of Perplex City.

===TheBozzball===

TheBozzball is a mathematician with a PhD from the University of Memphis, and is for a very short time working as a Junior Research Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge before going off to be a quantitative analyst in New York. When not doing mathematics/mind problems, he likes to direct, adapt and perform in theatrical adventures such as his five-man adaptation of Twelfth Night.

===The Unfiction Community===
''See colaborative story fFor this blurb''

===Zaeil===
Stacy Gray, aka Zaeil, can’t write a paragraph to save her life, let alone a story--but she’s been drawing since she was able to hold a pencil and hopes that a picture really is worth a thousand words.

Tales From Earth:DVD Games

2005-12-14T07:15:12Z

MagikGuy:

There are two main areas of Stefan’s life in which he has grown accustomed to throughout his short lifetime as a teenager on Earth, and these are: A) his appreciation for the media, especially DVD’s and B) J.K. Rowling’s success in creating the Harry Potter phenomenon

To many citizens of Earth the concept of a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) is very familiar, however to Perplexians this may not necessarily be the case; because of this a standard definition of a DVD can be seen below:

''A DVD is an optical disc storage media format that is used for playback of movies with high video and sound quality and for storing data''

DVD’s are being used on Earth today for various reasons, however they are mainly being used in order to improve one’s acknowledgement of various forms of media, while to also improve the quality of one’s recreational time. In saying this the attraction of using DVD’s in games is starting to emerge throughout different marketing companies and is consequently becoming increasingly popular with consumers and games such as the ''Scene It?'' series and the ''Trivial Pursuit'' series are illustrations which can convey this fandom to Perplexians.

Another vast-growing popularity among Earthlings is the concept of the Harry Potter phenomenon which was created by the author J.K. Rowling. To Perplexians the adventures of Harry Potter may not be a topic of great discussion, due to the limited knowledge of the novels at hand, however a standard definition of the Harry Potter phenomenon can be seen below:

''Harry James Potter (born July 31, 1980) is a fictional young wizard who is the protagonist in a series of fantasy and wizardry novels by J. K. Rowling and the movies based on them.''

The actual meaning of this essay should be made more simpler for you now, since you have been given some prior knowledge which is located above, as well as the title of this essay which should again be self-explanatory. If you still have not guessed where this is going, then let me tell you. Stefan is going to review his favourite game, a DVD-related game entitled ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' which has been created by the well-known Mattel company.

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''Harry Potter Scene It?'' is a successful variation to Mattel’s ''Scene It?'' series of games, which enables players to gain insight into the continuing adventures of Harry Potter, Hogwart’s most renowned pupil. The game comprises of an original "twist," since there is the inclusion of a DVD, which challenges players on various Harry Potter challenges relating to the four Harry Potter movies, ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone'', ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'', ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' and ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire''. The whole concept of the game will be sure enough to highlight who amongst you are great wizards and who are merely muggles! (non-magical beings)

''Harry Potter Scene It?'' is a game of remarkable yet simple premise and at heart is similar to ''Trivial Pursuit'', due to the fact that players must move their tokens around a board answering questions as they proceed, demonstrating their knowledge on trivia to try and be successful in winning the game. ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' demonstrates this factor, but also includes 160 question cards based on three different subjects, the first being the world of Hogwarts and life associated at Hogwarts, the second being the Wizarding World and life associated outside of Hogwarts and last but not least the world of muggles and questions relating to the non-magical world such as with the Harry Potter actors and actresses. This followed by the inclusion of "House Points" cards, which are similar to ''Monopoly’s'' "Community Chest," the DVD which brings players a great deal of challenges such as ''Guess Who The Character Is?'' and different Harry Potter puzzlers like anagrams are sure enough to entertain the whole family for hours on end!

Once the game has begun the adventure really starts to progress, since there are two dices: one which allows the player to advance forward, while the other selects a category for the player to answer when landing there. There are various categories based in the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game such as:

'''My Play Challenge:''' This allows the player rolling the dice to answer a Harry Potter related question from the DVD; an example of this type of challenge relates to viewing a clip from one of the first three Harry Potter movies and answering a question based on the clip.

'''All Play Challenge:''' This allows all of the players to answer a Harry Potter related question from the DVD; an example of this type of challenge relates to deciphering the name of a Harry Potter character from listening to a voice clip from one of the Harry Potter movies.

'''Players Choice:''' This allows the player rolling the dice to select either to answer a question from one of the question cards, select a “House Points” card or to answer a question from the DVD using the "My Play" option.

The ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game is very user-friendly, since it displays the instructions of how to play the game not only on paper, but on the DVD, which can be seen as very useful for people whom prefer to learn using visual tactics opposed to reading tactics. The game also allows players to gain a great deal of flexibility, since one has the option of selecting how long the "timer" for each question will last for; this can be set to 10, 20 or 30 seconds, which could be decided depending on the age range or the extent of the Harry Potter knowledge of the players at hand. It is stated on the box of the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game that it is intended for players of age range 8-adult and this is very much the case, since a child is as likely to get the question correct as much as an adult, depending on their knowledge of the Harry Potter phenomenon.

The ending to this game is very thrill seeking, since there is a "Winner Takes All" scenario, which can lead to one player winning the game by landing on the space labelled "Stop" and answering one Harry Potter related question first, before any other of the players have a chance to do so. If this fails then the same player does have the attempt to win on their next round using the "Final Cut" scenario, which allows the player to answer one to three Harry Potter related questions on their own, depending on their position on the "Final Cut Circle" which ranges from the rings three, to two and finally one, in order to land on the glorious winning spot, which is located at ring one to eventually be glorified as the winning champion and the almighty wizard of the game!

This game has been created with the players mind at heart, as there are two ways to play the game, one of which is the "normal" version and takes account of the whole board, but the other is a “shortened” version and allows players to fold up the board in half, so that a game can still occur, but is shorter for those whom have a limited time frame. Furthermore this game accounts for different scenarios of players since there is also the option to use the game at parties, due to the fact of the "Party Play" option which allows the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' DVD to be used as entertainment at parties, preferably at parties that are either related to Harry Potter or the people at the party have the knowledge of the Harry Potter world in the first place!

The possible downside to this game is that it could eventually become quite repetitive; however the inclusion of the "Pre-Set Game Play" option tries to minimize this by shuffling the DVD after every game play, so that in another game the questions which are presented to the players in one game are not the same ones as before. In saying this the game may also be a disadvantage to younger players, as from experience with my brother whom is only 8, younger children may enjoy the clips which are shown, but have trouble reading the questions which are presented to them and stating a response within the time limit, even if it is the full allowance of 30 seconds. In addition to this the various challenges relating to word games may also hinder young children’s opportunities to fully participate with the game, however as the answers are displayed gradually with hints, for example with the anagrams then this may be suffice for the young players to actively play the game without any difficulties

To conclude the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game is an excellent product which is much more liberating and social than many other games, as players not only compete with each other, but also with the DVD in order to answer it’s questions correctly to eventually try and win the game. The game is presented in an attractive and excellent packaging, while the game pieces are made of metal and have great artistic detail on; I feel that one must consider the great extent in regards to the quality that Mattel has made this game to be. ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' is a game which has been established for people of all ages, from the minimum of two players to the whole entire family; I believe that Mattel has produced another successful ''Scene It?'' game to it’s current series and this game would make an excellent present for Harry Potter fans and Perplexians*!

<nowiki>*</nowiki>When we can eventually find a way of transporting goods between Earth and Perplex City.

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Tales From Earth:DVD Games

2005-12-13T22:08:39Z

MagikGuy:

There are two main areas of Stefan’s life in which he has grown accustomed to throughout his short lifetime as a teenager on Earth, and these are: A) his appreciation for the media, especially DVD’s and B) J.K. Rowling’s success in creating the Harry Potter phenomenon

To many citizens of Earth the concept of a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) is very familiar, however to Perplexians this may not necessarily be the case; because of this a standard definition of a DVD can be seen below:

''A DVD is an optical disc storage media format that is used for playback of movies with high video and sound quality and for storing data''

DVD’s are being used on Earth today for various reasons, however they are mainly being used in order to improve one’s acknowledgement of various forms of media, while to also improve the quality of one’s recreational time. In saying this the attraction of using DVD’s in games is starting to emerge throughout different marketing companies and is consequently becoming increasingly popular with consumers and games such as the ''Scene It?'' series and the ''Trivial Pursuit'' series are illustrations which can convey this fandom to Perplexians.

Another vast-growing popularity among Earthlings is the concept of the Harry Potter phenomenon which was created by the author J.K. Rowling. To Perplexians the adventures of Harry Potter may not be a topic of great discussion, due to the limited knowledge of the novels at hand, however a standard definition of the Harry Potter phenomenon can be seen below:

''Harry James Potter (born July 31, 1980) is a fictional young wizard who is the protagonist in a series of fantasy and wizardry novels by J. K. Rowling and the movies based on them.''

The actual meaning of this essay should be made more simpler for you now, since you have been given some prior knowledge which is located above, as well as the title of this essay which should again be self-explanatory. If you still have not guessed where this is going, then let me tell you. Stefan is going to review his favourite game, a DVD-related game entitled ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' which has been created by the well-known Mattel company.

----

''Harry Potter Scene It?'' is a successful variation to Mattel’s ''Scene It?'' series of games, which enables players to gain insight into the continuing adventures of Harry Potter, Hogwart’s most renowned pupil. The game comprises of an original "twist," since there is the inclusion of a DVD, which challenges players on various Harry Potter challenges relating to the four Harry Potter movies, ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone'', ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'', ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' and ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire''. The whole concept of the game will be sure enough to highlight who amongst you are great wizards and who are merely muggles (non-magical beings)!

''Harry Potter Scene It?'' is a game of remarkable yet simple premise and at heart is similar to ''Trivial Pursuit'', due to the fact that players must move their tokens around a board answering questions as they proceed, demonstrating their knowledge on trivia to try and be successful in winning the game. ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' demonstrates this factor, but also includes 160 question cards based on three different subjects, the first being the world of Hogwarts and life associated at Hogwarts, the second being the Wizarding World and life associated outside of Hogwarts and last but not least the world of muggles and questions relating to the non-magical world such as with the Harry Potter actors and actresses. This followed by the inclusion of "House Points" cards, which are similar to ''Monopoly’s'' "Community Chest," the DVD which brings players a great deal of challenges such as ''Guess Who The Character Is?'' and different Harry Potter puzzlers like anagrams are sure enough to entertain the whole family for hours on end!

Once the game has begun the adventure really starts to progress, since there are two dices: one which allows the player to advance forward, while the other selects a category for the player to answer when landing there. There are various categories based in the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game such as:

'''My Play Challenge:''' This allows the player rolling the dice to answer a Harry Potter related question from the DVD; an example of this type of challenge relates to viewing a clip from one of the first three Harry Potter movies and answering a question based on the clip.

'''All Play Challenge:''' This allows all of the players to answer a Harry Potter related question from the DVD; an example of this type of challenge relates to deciphering the name of a Harry Potter character from listening to a voice clip from one of the Harry Potter movies.

'''Players Choice:''' This allows the player rolling the dice to select either to answer a question from one of the question cards, select a “House Points” card or to answer a question from the DVD using the "My Play" option.

The ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game is very user-friendly, since it displays the instructions of how to play the game not only on paper, but on the DVD, which can be seen as very useful for people whom prefer to learn using visual tactics opposed to reading tactics. The game also allows players to gain a great deal of flexibility, since one has the option of selecting how long the "timer" for each question will last for; this can be set to 10, 20 or 30 seconds, which could be decided depending on the age range or the extent of the Harry Potter knowledge of the players at hand. It is stated on the box of the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game that it is intended for players of age range 8-adult and this is very much the case, since a child is as likely to get the question correct as much as an adult, depending on their knowledge of the Harry Potter phenomenon.

The ending to this game is very thrill seeking, since there is a "Winner Takes All" scenario, which can lead to one player winning the game by landing on the space labelled "Stop" and answering one Harry Potter related question first, before any other of the players have a chance to do so. If this fails then the same player does have the attempt to win on their next round using the "Final Cut" scenario, which allows the player to answer one to three Harry Potter related questions on their own, depending on their position on the "Final Cut Circle" which ranges from the rings three, to two and finally one, in order to land on the glorious winning spot, which is located at ring one to eventually be glorified as the winning champion and the almighty wizard of the game!

This game has been created with the players mind at heart, as there are two ways to play the game, one of which is the "normal" version and takes account of the whole board, but the other is a “shortened” version and allows players to fold up the board in half, so that a game can still occur, but is shorter for those whom have a limited time frame. Furthermore this game accounts for different scenarios of players since there is also the option to use the game at parties, due to the fact of the "Party Play" option which allows the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' DVD to be used as entertainment at parties, preferably at parties that are either related to Harry Potter or the people at the party have the knowledge of the Harry Potter world in the first place!

The possible downside to this game is that it could eventually become quite repetitive; however the inclusion of the "Pre-Set Game Play" option tries to minimize this by shuffling the DVD after every game play, so that in another game the questions which are presented to the players in one game are not the same ones as before. In saying this the game may also be a disadvantage to younger players, as from experience with my brother whom is only 8, younger children may enjoy the clips which are shown, but have trouble reading the questions which are presented to them and stating a response within the time limit, even if it is the full allowance of 30 seconds. In addition to this the various challenges relating to word games may also hinder young children’s opportunities to fully participate with the game, however as the answers are displayed gradually with hints, for example with the anagrams then this may be suffice for the young players to actively play the game without any difficulties

To conclude the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game is an excellent product which is much more liberating and social than many other games, as players not only compete with each other, but also with the DVD in order to answer it’s questions correctly to eventually try and win the game. The game is presented in an attractive and excellent packaging, while the game pieces are made of metal and have great artistic detail on; I feel that one must consider the great extent in regards to the quality that Mattel has made this game to be. ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' is a game which has been established for people of all ages, from the minimum of two players to the whole entire family; I believe that Mattel has produced another successful ''Scene It?'' game to it’s current series and this game would make an excellent present for Harry Potter fans and Perplexians*!

<nowiki>*</nowiki>When we can eventually find a way of transporting goods between Earth and Perplex City.

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Tales From Earth:DVD Games

2005-12-13T22:07:26Z

MagikGuy:

'''DVD Games + The Harry Potter Phenomenon = A Happy MagikGuy! By MagikGuy (Stefan Marseglia)'''

There are two main areas of Stefan’s life in which he has grown accustomed to throughout his short lifetime as a teenager on Earth, and these are: A) his appreciation for the media, especially DVD’s and B) J.K. Rowling’s success in creating the Harry Potter phenomenon

To many citizens of Earth the concept of a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) is very familiar, however to Perplexians this may not necessarily be the case; because of this a standard definition of a DVD can be seen below:

''A DVD is an optical disc storage media format that is used for playback of movies with high video and sound quality and for storing data''

DVD’s are being used on Earth today for various reasons, however they are mainly being used in order to improve one’s acknowledgement of various forms of media, while to also improve the quality of one’s recreational time. In saying this the attraction of using DVD’s in games is starting to emerge throughout different marketing companies and is consequently becoming increasingly popular with consumers and games such as the ''Scene It?'' series and the ''Trivial Pursuit'' series are illustrations which can convey this fandom to Perplexians.

Another vast-growing popularity among Earthlings is the concept of the Harry Potter phenomenon which was created by the author J.K. Rowling. To Perplexians the adventures of Harry Potter may not be a topic of great discussion, due to the limited knowledge of the novels at hand, however a standard definition of the Harry Potter phenomenon can be seen below:

''Harry James Potter (born July 31, 1980) is a fictional young wizard who is the protagonist in a series of fantasy and wizardry novels by J. K. Rowling and the movies based on them.''

The actual meaning of this essay should be made more simpler for you now, since you have been given some prior knowledge which is located above, as well as the title of this essay which should again be self-explanatory. If you still have not guessed where this is going, then let me tell you. Stefan is going to review his favourite game, a DVD-related game entitled ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' which has been created by the well-known Mattel company.

----

''Harry Potter Scene It?'' is a successful variation to Mattel’s ''Scene It?'' series of games, which enables players to gain insight into the continuing adventures of Harry Potter, Hogwart’s most renowned pupil. The game comprises of an original "twist," since there is the inclusion of a DVD, which challenges players on various Harry Potter challenges relating to the four Harry Potter movies, ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone'', ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'', ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' and ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire''. The whole concept of the game will be sure enough to highlight who amongst you are great wizards and who are merely muggles (non-magical beings)!

''Harry Potter Scene It?'' is a game of remarkable yet simple premise and at heart is similar to ''Trivial Pursuit'', due to the fact that players must move their tokens around a board answering questions as they proceed, demonstrating their knowledge on trivia to try and be successful in winning the game. ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' demonstrates this factor, but also includes 160 question cards based on three different subjects, the first being the world of Hogwarts and life associated at Hogwarts, the second being the Wizarding World and life associated outside of Hogwarts and last but not least the world of muggles and questions relating to the non-magical world such as with the Harry Potter actors and actresses. This followed by the inclusion of "House Points" cards, which are similar to ''Monopoly’s'' "Community Chest," the DVD which brings players a great deal of challenges such as ''Guess Who The Character Is?'' and different Harry Potter puzzlers like anagrams are sure enough to entertain the whole family for hours on end!

Once the game has begun the adventure really starts to progress, since there are two dices: one which allows the player to advance forward, while the other selects a category for the player to answer when landing there. There are various categories based in the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game such as:

'''My Play Challenge:''' This allows the player rolling the dice to answer a Harry Potter related question from the DVD; an example of this type of challenge relates to viewing a clip from one of the first three Harry Potter movies and answering a question based on the clip.

'''All Play Challenge:''' This allows all of the players to answer a Harry Potter related question from the DVD; an example of this type of challenge relates to deciphering the name of a Harry Potter character from listening to a voice clip from one of the Harry Potter movies.

'''Players Choice:''' This allows the player rolling the dice to select either to answer a question from one of the question cards, select a “House Points” card or to answer a question from the DVD using the "My Play" option.

The ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game is very user-friendly, since it displays the instructions of how to play the game not only on paper, but on the DVD, which can be seen as very useful for people whom prefer to learn using visual tactics opposed to reading tactics. The game also allows players to gain a great deal of flexibility, since one has the option of selecting how long the "timer" for each question will last for; this can be set to 10, 20 or 30 seconds, which could be decided depending on the age range or the extent of the Harry Potter knowledge of the players at hand. It is stated on the box of the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game that it is intended for players of age range 8-adult and this is very much the case, since a child is as likely to get the question correct as much as an adult, depending on their knowledge of the Harry Potter phenomenon.

The ending to this game is very thrill seeking, since there is a "Winner Takes All" scenario, which can lead to one player winning the game by landing on the space labelled "Stop" and answering one Harry Potter related question first, before any other of the players have a chance to do so. If this fails then the same player does have the attempt to win on their next round using the "Final Cut" scenario, which allows the player to answer one to three Harry Potter related questions on their own, depending on their position on the "Final Cut Circle" which ranges from the rings three, to two and finally one, in order to land on the glorious winning spot, which is located at ring one to eventually be glorified as the winning champion and the almighty wizard of the game!

This game has been created with the players mind at heart, as there are two ways to play the game, one of which is the "normal" version and takes account of the whole board, but the other is a “shortened” version and allows players to fold up the board in half, so that a game can still occur, but is shorter for those whom have a limited time frame. Furthermore this game accounts for different scenarios of players since there is also the option to use the game at parties, due to the fact of the "Party Play" option which allows the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' DVD to be used as entertainment at parties, preferably at parties that are either related to Harry Potter or the people at the party have the knowledge of the Harry Potter world in the first place!

The possible downside to this game is that it could eventually become quite repetitive; however the inclusion of the "Pre-Set Game Play" option tries to minimize this by shuffling the DVD after every game play, so that in another game the questions which are presented to the players in one game are not the same ones as before. In saying this the game may also be a disadvantage to younger players, as from experience with my brother whom is only 8, younger children may enjoy the clips which are shown, but have trouble reading the questions which are presented to them and stating a response within the time limit, even if it is the full allowance of 30 seconds. In addition to this the various challenges relating to word games may also hinder young children’s opportunities to fully participate with the game, however as the answers are displayed gradually with hints, for example with the anagrams then this may be suffice for the young players to actively play the game without any difficulties

To conclude the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game is an excellent product which is much more liberating and social than many other games, as players not only compete with each other, but also with the DVD in order to answer it’s questions correctly to eventually try and win the game. The game is presented in an attractive and excellent packaging, while the game pieces are made of metal and have great artistic detail on; I feel that one must consider the great extent in regards to the quality that Mattel has made this game to be. ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' is a game which has been established for people of all ages, from the minimum of two players to the whole entire family; I believe that Mattel has produced another successful ''Scene It?'' game to it’s current series and this game would make an excellent present for Harry Potter fans and Perplexians*!

<nowiki>*</nowiki>When we can eventually find a way of transporting goods between Earth and Perplex City.

----

Tales From Earth:DVD Games

2005-12-13T22:06:38Z

MagikGuy:

'''DVD Games + The Harry Potter Phenomenon = A Happy Stefan Marseglia! By Stefan Marseglia (MagikGuy)'''

There are two main areas of Stefan’s life in which he has grown accustomed to throughout his short lifetime as a teenager on Earth, and these are: A) his appreciation for the media, especially DVD’s and B) J.K. Rowling’s success in creating the Harry Potter phenomenon

To many citizens of Earth the concept of a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) is very familiar, however to Perplexians this may not necessarily be the case; because of this a standard definition of a DVD can be seen below:

''A DVD is an optical disc storage media format that is used for playback of movies with high video and sound quality and for storing data''

DVD’s are being used on Earth today for various reasons, however they are mainly being used in order to improve one’s acknowledgement of various forms of media, while to also improve the quality of one’s recreational time. In saying this the attraction of using DVD’s in games is starting to emerge throughout different marketing companies and is consequently becoming increasingly popular with consumers and games such as the ''Scene It?'' series and the ''Trivial Pursuit'' series are illustrations which can convey this fandom to Perplexians.

Another vast-growing popularity among Earthlings is the concept of the Harry Potter phenomenon which was created by the author J.K. Rowling. To Perplexians the adventures of Harry Potter may not be a topic of great discussion, due to the limited knowledge of the novels at hand, however a standard definition of the Harry Potter phenomenon can be seen below:

''Harry James Potter (born July 31, 1980) is a fictional young wizard who is the protagonist in a series of fantasy and wizardry novels by J. K. Rowling and the movies based on them.''

The actual meaning of this essay should be made more simpler for you now, since you have been given some prior knowledge which is located above, as well as the title of this essay which should again be self-explanatory. If you still have not guessed where this is going, then let me tell you. Stefan is going to review his favourite game, a DVD-related game entitled ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' which has been created by the well-known Mattel company.

----

''Harry Potter Scene It?'' is a successful variation to Mattel’s ''Scene It?'' series of games, which enables players to gain insight into the continuing adventures of Harry Potter, Hogwart’s most renowned pupil. The game comprises of an original "twist," since there is the inclusion of a DVD, which challenges players on various Harry Potter challenges relating to the four Harry Potter movies, ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone'', ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'', ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' and ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire''. The whole concept of the game will be sure enough to highlight who amongst you are great wizards and who are merely muggles (non-magical beings)!

''Harry Potter Scene It?'' is a game of remarkable yet simple premise and at heart is similar to ''Trivial Pursuit'', due to the fact that players must move their tokens around a board answering questions as they proceed, demonstrating their knowledge on trivia to try and be successful in winning the game. ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' demonstrates this factor, but also includes 160 question cards based on three different subjects, the first being the world of Hogwarts and life associated at Hogwarts, the second being the Wizarding World and life associated outside of Hogwarts and last but not least the world of muggles and questions relating to the non-magical world such as with the Harry Potter actors and actresses. This followed by the inclusion of "House Points" cards, which are similar to ''Monopoly’s'' "Community Chest," the DVD which brings players a great deal of challenges such as ''Guess Who The Character Is?'' and different Harry Potter puzzlers like anagrams are sure enough to entertain the whole family for hours on end!

Once the game has begun the adventure really starts to progress, since there are two dices: one which allows the player to advance forward, while the other selects a category for the player to answer when landing there. There are various categories based in the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game such as:

'''My Play Challenge:''' This allows the player rolling the dice to answer a Harry Potter related question from the DVD; an example of this type of challenge relates to viewing a clip from one of the first three Harry Potter movies and answering a question based on the clip.

'''All Play Challenge:''' This allows all of the players to answer a Harry Potter related question from the DVD; an example of this type of challenge relates to deciphering the name of a Harry Potter character from listening to a voice clip from one of the Harry Potter movies.

'''Players Choice:''' This allows the player rolling the dice to select either to answer a question from one of the question cards, select a “House Points” card or to answer a question from the DVD using the "My Play" option.

The ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game is very user-friendly, since it displays the instructions of how to play the game not only on paper, but on the DVD, which can be seen as very useful for people whom prefer to learn using visual tactics opposed to reading tactics. The game also allows players to gain a great deal of flexibility, since one has the option of selecting how long the "timer" for each question will last for; this can be set to 10, 20 or 30 seconds, which could be decided depending on the age range or the extent of the Harry Potter knowledge of the players at hand. It is stated on the box of the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game that it is intended for players of age range 8-adult and this is very much the case, since a child is as likely to get the question correct as much as an adult, depending on their knowledge of the Harry Potter phenomenon.

The ending to this game is very thrill seeking, since there is a "Winner Takes All" scenario, which can lead to one player winning the game by landing on the space labelled "Stop" and answering one Harry Potter related question first, before any other of the players have a chance to do so. If this fails then the same player does have the attempt to win on their next round using the "Final Cut" scenario, which allows the player to answer one to three Harry Potter related questions on their own, depending on their position on the "Final Cut Circle" which ranges from the rings three, to two and finally one, in order to land on the glorious winning spot, which is located at ring one to eventually be glorified as the winning champion and the almighty wizard of the game!

This game has been created with the players mind at heart, as there are two ways to play the game, one of which is the "normal" version and takes account of the whole board, but the other is a “shortened” version and allows players to fold up the board in half, so that a game can still occur, but is shorter for those whom have a limited time frame. Furthermore this game accounts for different scenarios of players since there is also the option to use the game at parties, due to the fact of the "Party Play" option which allows the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' DVD to be used as entertainment at parties, preferably at parties that are either related to Harry Potter or the people at the party have the knowledge of the Harry Potter world in the first place!

The possible downside to this game is that it could eventually become quite repetitive; however the inclusion of the "Pre-Set Game Play" option tries to minimize this by shuffling the DVD after every game play, so that in another game the questions which are presented to the players in one game are not the same ones as before. In saying this the game may also be a disadvantage to younger players, as from experience with my brother whom is only 8, younger children may enjoy the clips which are shown, but have trouble reading the questions which are presented to them and stating a response within the time limit, even if it is the full allowance of 30 seconds. In addition to this the various challenges relating to word games may also hinder young children’s opportunities to fully participate with the game, however as the answers are displayed gradually with hints, for example with the anagrams then this may be suffice for the young players to actively play the game without any difficulties

To conclude the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game is an excellent product which is much more liberating and social than many other games, as players not only compete with each other, but also with the DVD in order to answer it’s questions correctly to eventually try and win the game. The game is presented in an attractive and excellent packaging, while the game pieces are made of metal and have great artistic detail on; I feel that one must consider the great extent in regards to the quality that Mattel has made this game to be. ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' is a game which has been established for people of all ages, from the minimum of two players to the whole entire family; I believe that Mattel has produced another successful ''Scene It?'' game to it’s current series and this game would make an excellent present for Harry Potter fans and Perplexians*!

<nowiki>*</nowiki>When we can eventually find a way of transporting goods between Earth and Perplex City.

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Tales From Earth:DVD Games

2005-12-13T22:04:29Z

MagikGuy: Added description of the term 'muggle'

Tales From Earth:Authors

2005-12-11T16:34:03Z

MagikGuy: /* MagikGuy */

Authors should write about a 50 word blurb for themselves. This can be just about anything at all. Who are you? what would you like the worlds to know about you? If you don't write one, someone may be inviteed to write something about you. *cackle* *cackle* *cackle*

''Note: I've started heading areas for everyone who has submitted an article. Just add water.''

[Edit] - I've added in the blurbs already forwarded to the editorial team. SledgeCallier

==Editors==
===Centipede===
===Scott===
Scott is an American, fFor which an apology seems appropriate. No sensible cause can be fFound fFor the queer lisp apparent in his writing, though sometimes gothic architecture is to blame. He is proud to drink plenty of hard liquor; He only smokes when on fFire, which as you can imagine is all the time. He has a bit of a fFastener fFetish, loves pirates, bad movies, and pi.

===SledgeCallier===
Having spent his formative years in rural Leicestershire, SledgeCallier was transplanted to Oxford in a failed attempt to absorb knowledge. Instead he found himself working as a Cartographer. After a few years of this Sledgecallier came to his senses and moved into an IT Helpdesk role from where he now hides his powers from the rest of the world.

==Authors==
===Ammonite===
===Coxtin===
Conceived with an unusual amount of purpose and vigour Chris Martin finally arrived into the world after a record six thousand nine hundred and seventy two week gestation period inside his surrogate mother-Daily Mail columnist Melanie Phillips. Standing tall at six foot nine he often strides around London parks mimicking Peter Crouch mimicking John Cleese mimicking Hitler. Attaching loaves of bread to his shoes, elbows and eyes, tourists are often shocked to see a tall man goose-stepping around Hyde park with Ducks, Swans and Chihuahua dogs biting at his flailing arms, legs and head. Academically the man appears to be inconstant however his main ambition when he sat his GCSEs was to spell out the name of his best friend, Adae, with his results. Although this was seen by the London School of Economics and Political Science to be a failure Chris could only see his results as a good thing and wondered if anyone was called Lseps. Frequently bored by his job he can often be found sitting in a second floor office in Blackfriars, in the city of London, making absurd claims about his life-he never tells people about this hobby though as Chris feels that no one would believe him. As far as hobbies go this crab ridden freak of man has few-however he does tie small children to famous buildings. He once tied up Jimmy Cranky to the Taj Mahal. He was greatly distressed to find that Jimmy was not a small child, but just a bit odd. Chris, aged nine, can be easily recognised because he has a head made out of corrugated iron, wood and apples.

===Cronogenesis===

Conogenesis (Jack smith) is a student/giant/pirate from Heanor, Derbyshire. Although living in this area, he is actually a citizen of the nation of Lovely, a small country in the middle of London boasting a population of 52,000. Cron has been searching for the Cube since the early days althought is usually ignored due to his mass speculation. He is best known for his poetry, rather than stories. Some of his better known pieces include "Weather" and "Mr. Moonlight". If you are looking for Cron you will usually find him listening to Viards 'The Silver City' or helping some stranger. He says hello, have a great day and may fortune smile upon you in the future :).

===Enigmaster===
===Frankie Roberto===
===Forg===
Forg comes from a small little village outside Loughborough in which he has just inhabited. Starting his first year of A levels and spends all of his life either at his wonderful girlfriends house, working or spending huge amount of times sitting here learning about the wonderful world of Perplex City. Being fairly new to the community he is just getting settled into the goings on however he's loving every minute and one day, we will find that cube! The rest of his wonderful life is spent eating sleeping and playing his guitar.

===GasparLewis===
===Gibbet===

Gibbet is very slow at writing things and therefore this section about him will be completed as soon he can think of some amusing things to say!

===Josh Black===
===MagikGuy===
MagikGuy (Stefan Marseglia) falls under the Perplexian zodiac sign of "The Apple-Thief" and is currently studying A-Levels at his local Sixth Form in the areas of English Literature, French, General Studies, Information Communication Technology and Sociology. MagikGuy would like to aspire to become a Journalist when he is older and would like to study at Marmalejo College in Perplex City, the same place where Scarlett Kiteway is currently majoring in Journalism. MagikGuy has been a devoted member of the Perplex City phenomenon from early August 2005 and wishes to do his best in order to help out Perplexians by finding the whereabouts of The Receda Cube.

===MikeyJ===
===Mokey F. Rock===
Mokey belly dances and studies Japanese, which (sort of) accounts for her strange hybrid of the two cultures in her story. She believes in literature, the theatre, games, and all forms of healthy entertainment. When she isn't goofing off, Mokey writes and teaches English, which unfortunately does not mean she gets paid to talk about Shakespeare every waking moment -- just some of the time.

===Sentinel===
===Specterz===
My name is Erik Nusselder, aka specterz, and I'm from the Netherlands. I'm 21 years old, and am studying law school. My hobbies are music and tennis.
I'm quite new to the Cube Retrieval Team, but I've diligently read up on everything, and hope to assist in finding this thing!

'''Any chance of a quick rewrite? All the others are in third person apart from this one and it would look slightly out of place. -Cron'''

===TheBozzball===

==The Unfiction Community==
The Unfiction Community is ....... ''someone cool should write this. Or else maybe borrow something fFrom the fForum help pages or something? Maybe spacebass would like to say some words?''

Tales From Earth:DVD Games

2005-12-10T13:07:34Z

MagikGuy:

'''DVD Games + The Harry Potter Phenomenon = A Happy MagikGuy! By MagikGuy (Stefan Marseglia)'''

There are two main areas of Stefan’s life in which he has grown accustomed to throughout his short lifetime as a teenager on Earth, and these are: A) his appreciation for the media, especially DVD’s and B) J.K. Rowling’s success in creating the Harry Potter phenomenon

To many citizens of Earth the concept of a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) is very familiar, however to Perplexians this may not necessarily be the case; because of this a standard definition of a DVD can be seen below:

''A DVD is an optical disc storage media format that is used for playback of movies with high video and sound quality and for storing data''

DVD’s are being used on Earth today for various reasons, however they are mainly being used in order to improve one’s acknowledgement of various forms of media, while to also improve the quality of one’s recreational time. In saying this the attraction of using DVD’s in games is starting to emerge throughout different marketing companies and is consequently becoming increasingly popular with consumers and games such as the ''Scene It?'' series and the ''Trivial Pursuit'' series are illustrations which can convey this fandom to Perplexians.

Another vast-growing popularity among Earthlings is the concept of the Harry Potter phenomenon which was created by the author J.K. Rowling. To Perplexians the adventures of Harry Potter may not be a topic of great discussion, due to the limited knowledge of the novels at hand, however a standard definition of the Harry Potter phenomenon can be seen below:

''Harry James Potter (born July 31, 1980) is a fictional young wizard who is the protagonist in a series of fantasy and wizardry novels by J. K. Rowling and the movies based on them.''

The actual meaning of this essay should be made more simpler for you now, since you have been given some prior knowledge which is located above, as well as the title of this essay which should again be self-explanatory. If you still have not guessed where this is going, then let me tell you. Stefan is going to review his favourite game, a DVD-related game entitled ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' which has been created by the well-known Mattel company.

----

''Harry Potter Scene It?'' is a successful variation to Mattel’s ''Scene It?'' series of games, which enables players to gain insight into the continuing adventures of Harry Potter, Hogwart’s most renowned pupil. The game comprises of an original "twist," since there is the inclusion of a DVD, which challenges players on various Harry Potter challenges relating to the four Harry Potter movies, ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone'', ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'', ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' and ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire''. The whole concept of the game will be sure enough to highlight who amongst you are great wizards and who are merely muggles!

''Harry Potter Scene It?'' is a game of remarkable yet simple premise and at heart is similar to ''Trivial Pursuit'', due to the fact that players must move their tokens around a board answering questions as they proceed, demonstrating their knowledge on trivia to try and be successful in winning the game. ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' demonstrates this factor, but also includes 160 question cards based on three different subjects, the first being the world of Hogwarts and life associated at Hogwarts, the second being the Wizarding World and life associated outside of Hogwarts and last but not least the world of muggles and questions relating to the non-magical world such as with the Harry Potter actors and actresses. This followed by the inclusion of "House Points" cards, which are similar to ''Monopoly’s'' "Community Chest," the DVD which brings players a great deal of challenges such as ''Guess Who The Character Is?'' and different Harry Potter puzzlers like anagrams are sure enough to entertain the whole family for hours on end!

Once the game has begun the adventure really starts to progress, since there are two dices: one which allows the player to advance forward, while the other selects a category for the player to answer when landing there. There are various categories based in the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game such as:

'''My Play Challenge:''' This allows the player rolling the dice to answer a Harry Potter related question from the DVD; an example of this type of challenge relates to viewing a clip from one of the first three Harry Potter movies and answering a question based on the clip.

'''All Play Challenge:''' This allows all of the players to answer a Harry Potter related question from the DVD; an example of this type of challenge relates to deciphering the name of a Harry Potter character from listening to a voice clip from one of the Harry Potter movies.

'''Players Choice:''' This allows the player rolling the dice to select either to answer a question from one of the question cards, select a “House Points” card or to answer a question from the DVD using the "My Play" option.

The ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game is very user-friendly, since it displays the instructions of how to play the game not only on paper, but on the DVD, which can be seen as very useful for people whom prefer to learn using visual tactics opposed to reading tactics. The game also allows players to gain a great deal of flexibility, since one has the option of selecting how long the "timer" for each question will last for; this can be set to 10, 20 or 30 seconds, which could be decided depending on the age range or the extent of the Harry Potter knowledge of the players at hand. It is stated on the box of the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game that it is intended for players of age range 8-adult and this is very much the case, since a child is as likely to get the question correct as much as an adult, depending on their knowledge of the Harry Potter phenomenon.

The ending to this game is very thrill seeking, since there is a "Winner Takes All" scenario, which can lead to one player winning the game by landing on the space labelled "Stop" and answering one Harry Potter related question first, before any other of the players have a chance to do so. If this fails then the same player does have the attempt to win on their next round using the "Final Cut" scenario, which allows the player to answer one to three Harry Potter related questions on their own, depending on their position on the "Final Cut Circle" which ranges from the rings three, to two and finally one, in order to land on the glorious winning spot, which is located at ring one to eventually be glorified as the winning champion and the almighty wizard of the game!

This game has been created with the players mind at heart, as there are two ways to play the game, one of which is the "normal" version and takes account of the whole board, but the other is a “shortened” version and allows players to fold up the board in half, so that a game can still occur, but is shorter for those whom have a limited time frame. Furthermore this game accounts for different scenarios of players since there is also the option to use the game at parties, due to the fact of the "Party Play" option which allows the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' DVD to be used as entertainment at parties, preferably at parties that are either related to Harry Potter or the people at the party have the knowledge of the Harry Potter world in the first place!

The possible downside to this game is that it could eventually become quite repetitive; however the inclusion of the "Pre-Set Game Play" option tries to minimize this by shuffling the DVD after every game play, so that in another game the questions which are presented to the players in one game are not the same ones as before. In saying this the game may also be a disadvantage to younger players, as from experience with my brother whom is only 8, younger children may enjoy the clips which are shown, but have trouble reading the questions which are presented to them and stating a response within the time limit, even if it is the full allowance of 30 seconds. In addition to this the various challenges relating to word games may also hinder young children’s opportunities to fully participate with the game, however as the answers are displayed gradually with hints, for example with the anagrams then this may be suffice for the young players to actively play the game without any difficulties

To conclude the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game is an excellent product which is much more liberating and social than many other games, as players not only compete with each other, but also with the DVD in order to answer it’s questions correctly to eventually try and win the game. The game is presented in an attractive and excellent packaging, while the game pieces are made of metal and have great artistic detail on; I feel that one must consider the great extent in regards to the quality that Mattel has made this game to be. ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' is a game which has been established for people of all ages, from the minimum of two players to the whole entire family; I believe that Mattel has produced another successful ''Scene It?'' game to it’s current series and this game would make an excellent present for Harry Potter fans and Perplexians*!

<nowiki>*</nowiki>When we can eventually find a way of transporting goods between Earth and Perplex City.

----

Tales From Earth:DVD Games

2005-12-10T13:07:16Z

MagikGuy:

'''DVD Games + The Harry Potter Phenomenon = A Happy Stefan! By MagikGuy (Stefan Marseglia)'''

There are two main areas of Stefan’s life in which he has grown accustomed to throughout his short lifetime as a teenager on Earth, and these are: A) his appreciation for the media, especially DVD’s and B) J.K. Rowling’s success in creating the Harry Potter phenomenon

To many citizens of Earth the concept of a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) is very familiar, however to Perplexians this may not necessarily be the case; because of this a standard definition of a DVD can be seen below:

''A DVD is an optical disc storage media format that is used for playback of movies with high video and sound quality and for storing data''

DVD’s are being used on Earth today for various reasons, however they are mainly being used in order to improve one’s acknowledgement of various forms of media, while to also improve the quality of one’s recreational time. In saying this the attraction of using DVD’s in games is starting to emerge throughout different marketing companies and is consequently becoming increasingly popular with consumers and games such as the ''Scene It?'' series and the ''Trivial Pursuit'' series are illustrations which can convey this fandom to Perplexians.

Another vast-growing popularity among Earthlings is the concept of the Harry Potter phenomenon which was created by the author J.K. Rowling. To Perplexians the adventures of Harry Potter may not be a topic of great discussion, due to the limited knowledge of the novels at hand, however a standard definition of the Harry Potter phenomenon can be seen below:

''Harry James Potter (born July 31, 1980) is a fictional young wizard who is the protagonist in a series of fantasy and wizardry novels by J. K. Rowling and the movies based on them.''

The actual meaning of this essay should be made more simpler for you now, since you have been given some prior knowledge which is located above, as well as the title of this essay which should again be self-explanatory. If you still have not guessed where this is going, then let me tell you. Stefan is going to review his favourite game, a DVD-related game entitled ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' which has been created by the well-known Mattel company.

----

''Harry Potter Scene It?'' is a successful variation to Mattel’s ''Scene It?'' series of games, which enables players to gain insight into the continuing adventures of Harry Potter, Hogwart’s most renowned pupil. The game comprises of an original "twist," since there is the inclusion of a DVD, which challenges players on various Harry Potter challenges relating to the four Harry Potter movies, ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone'', ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'', ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' and ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire''. The whole concept of the game will be sure enough to highlight who amongst you are great wizards and who are merely muggles!

''Harry Potter Scene It?'' is a game of remarkable yet simple premise and at heart is similar to ''Trivial Pursuit'', due to the fact that players must move their tokens around a board answering questions as they proceed, demonstrating their knowledge on trivia to try and be successful in winning the game. ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' demonstrates this factor, but also includes 160 question cards based on three different subjects, the first being the world of Hogwarts and life associated at Hogwarts, the second being the Wizarding World and life associated outside of Hogwarts and last but not least the world of muggles and questions relating to the non-magical world such as with the Harry Potter actors and actresses. This followed by the inclusion of "House Points" cards, which are similar to ''Monopoly’s'' "Community Chest," the DVD which brings players a great deal of challenges such as ''Guess Who The Character Is?'' and different Harry Potter puzzlers like anagrams are sure enough to entertain the whole family for hours on end!

Once the game has begun the adventure really starts to progress, since there are two dices: one which allows the player to advance forward, while the other selects a category for the player to answer when landing there. There are various categories based in the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game such as:

'''My Play Challenge:''' This allows the player rolling the dice to answer a Harry Potter related question from the DVD; an example of this type of challenge relates to viewing a clip from one of the first three Harry Potter movies and answering a question based on the clip.

'''All Play Challenge:''' This allows all of the players to answer a Harry Potter related question from the DVD; an example of this type of challenge relates to deciphering the name of a Harry Potter character from listening to a voice clip from one of the Harry Potter movies.

'''Players Choice:''' This allows the player rolling the dice to select either to answer a question from one of the question cards, select a “House Points” card or to answer a question from the DVD using the "My Play" option.

The ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game is very user-friendly, since it displays the instructions of how to play the game not only on paper, but on the DVD, which can be seen as very useful for people whom prefer to learn using visual tactics opposed to reading tactics. The game also allows players to gain a great deal of flexibility, since one has the option of selecting how long the "timer" for each question will last for; this can be set to 10, 20 or 30 seconds, which could be decided depending on the age range or the extent of the Harry Potter knowledge of the players at hand. It is stated on the box of the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game that it is intended for players of age range 8-adult and this is very much the case, since a child is as likely to get the question correct as much as an adult, depending on their knowledge of the Harry Potter phenomenon.

The ending to this game is very thrill seeking, since there is a "Winner Takes All" scenario, which can lead to one player winning the game by landing on the space labelled "Stop" and answering one Harry Potter related question first, before any other of the players have a chance to do so. If this fails then the same player does have the attempt to win on their next round using the "Final Cut" scenario, which allows the player to answer one to three Harry Potter related questions on their own, depending on their position on the "Final Cut Circle" which ranges from the rings three, to two and finally one, in order to land on the glorious winning spot, which is located at ring one to eventually be glorified as the winning champion and the almighty wizard of the game!

This game has been created with the players mind at heart, as there are two ways to play the game, one of which is the "normal" version and takes account of the whole board, but the other is a “shortened” version and allows players to fold up the board in half, so that a game can still occur, but is shorter for those whom have a limited time frame. Furthermore this game accounts for different scenarios of players since there is also the option to use the game at parties, due to the fact of the "Party Play" option which allows the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' DVD to be used as entertainment at parties, preferably at parties that are either related to Harry Potter or the people at the party have the knowledge of the Harry Potter world in the first place!

The possible downside to this game is that it could eventually become quite repetitive; however the inclusion of the "Pre-Set Game Play" option tries to minimize this by shuffling the DVD after every game play, so that in another game the questions which are presented to the players in one game are not the same ones as before. In saying this the game may also be a disadvantage to younger players, as from experience with my brother whom is only 8, younger children may enjoy the clips which are shown, but have trouble reading the questions which are presented to them and stating a response within the time limit, even if it is the full allowance of 30 seconds. In addition to this the various challenges relating to word games may also hinder young children’s opportunities to fully participate with the game, however as the answers are displayed gradually with hints, for example with the anagrams then this may be suffice for the young players to actively play the game without any difficulties

To conclude the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game is an excellent product which is much more liberating and social than many other games, as players not only compete with each other, but also with the DVD in order to answer it’s questions correctly to eventually try and win the game. The game is presented in an attractive and excellent packaging, while the game pieces are made of metal and have great artistic detail on; I feel that one must consider the great extent in regards to the quality that Mattel has made this game to be. ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' is a game which has been established for people of all ages, from the minimum of two players to the whole entire family; I believe that Mattel has produced another successful ''Scene It?'' game to it’s current series and this game would make an excellent present for Harry Potter fans and Perplexians*!

<nowiki>*</nowiki>When we can eventually find a way of transporting goods between Earth and Perplex City.

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Tales From Earth:Authors

2005-12-10T13:04:12Z

MagikGuy: /* MagikGuy */

Authors should write about a 50 word blurb for themselves. This can be just about anything at all. Who are you? what would you like the worlds to know about you? If you don't write one, someone may be inviteed to write something about you. *cackle* *cackle* *cackle*

''Note: I've started heading areas for everyone who has submitted an article. Just add water.''

[Edit] - I've added in the blurbs already forwarded to the editorial team. SledgeCallier

==Editors==
===Centipede===
===Scott===
Scott is an American, fFor which an apology seems appropriate. No sensible cause can be fFound fFor the queer lisp apparent in his writing, though sometimes gothic architecture is to blame. He is proud to drink plenty of hard liquor; He only smokes when on fFire, which as you can imagine is all the time. He has a bit of a fFastener fFetish, loves pirates, bad movies, and pi.

===SledgeCallier===
Having spent his formative years in rural Leicestershire, SledgeCallier was transplanted to Oxford in a failed attempt to absorb knowledge. Instead he found himself working as a Cartographer. After a few years of this Sledgecallier came to his senses and moved into an IT Helpdesk role from where he now hides his powers from the rest of the world.

==Authors==
===Ammonite===
===Coxtin===
Conceived with an unusual amount of purpose and vigour Chris Martin finally arrived into the world after a record six thousand nine hundred and seventy two week gestation period inside his surrogate mother-Daily Mail columnist Melanie Phillips. Standing tall at six foot nine he often strides around London parks mimicking Peter Crouch mimicking John Cleese mimicking Hitler. Attaching loaves of bread to his shoes, elbows and eyes, tourists are often shocked to see a tall man goose-stepping around Hyde park with Ducks, Swans and Chihuahua dogs biting at his flailing arms, legs and head. Academically the man appears to be inconstant however his main ambition when he sat his GCSEs was to spell out the name of his best friend, Adae, with his results. Although this was seen by the London School of Economics and Political Science to be a failure Chris could only see his results as a good thing and wondered if anyone was called Lseps. Frequently bored by his job he can often be found sitting in a second floor office in Blackfriars, in the city of London, making absurd claims about his life-he never tells people about this hobby though as Chris feels that no one would believe him. As far as hobbies go this crab ridden freak of man has few-however he does tie small children to famous buildings. He once tied up Jimmy Cranky to the Taj Mahal. He was greatly distressed to find that Jimmy was not a small child, but just a bit odd. Chris, aged nine, can be easily recognised because he has a head made out of corrugated iron, wood and apples.

===Cronogenesis===

Conogenesis (Jack smith) is a student/giant/pirate from Heanor, Derbyshire. Although living in this area, he is actually a citizen of the nation of Lovely, a small country in the middle of London boasting a population of 52,000. Cron has been searching for the Cube since the early days althought is usually ignored due to his mass speculation. He is best known for his poetry, rather than stories. Some of his better known pieces include "Weather" and "Mr. Moonlight". If you are looking for Cron you will usually find him listening to Viards 'The Silver City' or helping some stranger. He says hello, have a great day and may fortune smile upon you in the future :).

===Enigmaster===
===Frankie Roberto===
===Forg===
Forg comes from a small little village outside Loughborough in which he has just inhabited. Starting his first year of A levels and spends all of his life either at his wonderful girlfriends house, working or spending huge amount of times sitting here learning about the wonderful world of Perplex City. Being fairly new to the community he is just getting settled into the goings on however he's loving every minute and one day, we will find that cube! The rest of his wonderful life is spent eating sleeping and playing his guitar.

===GasparLewis===
===Gibbet===
===Josh Black===
===MagikGuy===
MagikGuy (Stefan Marseglia) falls under the Perplexian zodiac sign of "The Apple-Thief" and is currently studying A-Levels at his local Sixth Form in the areas of English Literature, French, General Studies, Information Communication Technology and Sociology. MagikGuy would like to aspire to become a Journalist when he is older and would like to study at Marmalejo College in Perplex City, the same place where Scarlett Kiteway is currently majoring in Journalism. MagikGuy has been a devoted member of the Perplex City phenomenon from early September 2005 and wishes to do his best in order to help out Perplexians by finding the whereabouts of The Receda Cube.

===MikeyJ===
===Mokey F. Rock===
Mokey belly dances and studies Japanese, which (sort of) accounts for her strange hybrid of the two cultures in her story. She believes in literature, the theatre, games, and all forms of healthy entertainment. When she isn't goofing off, Mokey writes and teaches English, which unfortunately does not mean she gets paid to talk about Shakespeare every waking moment -- just some of the time.

===Sentinel===
===Specterz===
My name is Erik Nusselder, aka specterz, and I'm from the Netherlands. I'm 21 years old, and am studying law school. My hobbies are music and tennis.
I'm quite new to the Cube Retrieval Team, but I've diligently read up on everything, and hope to assist in finding this thing!

'''Any chance of a quick rewrite? All the others are in third person apart from this one and it would look slightly out of place. -Cron'''

===TheBozzball===

==The Unfiction Community==
The Unfiction Community is ....... ''someone cool should write this. Or else maybe borrow something fFrom the fForum help pages or something? Maybe spacebass would like to say some words?''

Tales From Earth:DVD Games

2005-12-10T08:32:02Z

MagikGuy:

'''DVD Games + The Harry Potter Phenomenon = A Happy Stefan! By Stefan Marseglia (MagikGuy)'''

There are two main areas of Stefan’s life in which he has grown accustomed to throughout his short lifetime as a teenager on Earth, and these are: A) his appreciation for the media, especially DVD’s and B) J.K. Rowling’s success in creating the Harry Potter phenomenon

To many citizens of Earth the concept of a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) is very familiar, however to Perplexians this may not necessarily be the case; because of this a standard definition of a DVD can be seen below:

''A DVD is an optical disc storage media format that is used for playback of movies with high video and sound quality and for storing data''

DVD’s are being used on Earth today for various reasons, however they are mainly being used in order to improve one’s acknowledgement of various forms of media, while to also improve the quality of one’s recreational time. In saying this the attraction of using DVD’s in games is starting to emerge throughout different marketing companies and is consequently becoming increasingly popular with consumers and games such as the ''Scene It?'' series and the ''Trivial Pursuit'' series are illustrations which can convey this fandom to Perplexians.

Another vast-growing popularity among Earthlings is the concept of the Harry Potter phenomenon which was created by the author J.K. Rowling. To Perplexians the adventures of Harry Potter may not be a topic of great discussion, due to the limited knowledge of the novels at hand, however a standard definition of the Harry Potter phenomenon can be seen below:

''Harry James Potter (born July 31, 1980) is a fictional young wizard who is the protagonist in a series of fantasy and wizardry novels by J. K. Rowling and the movies based on them.''

The actual meaning of this essay should be made more simpler for you now, since you have been given some prior knowledge which is located above, as well as the title of this essay which should again be self-explanatory. If you still have not guessed where this is going, then let me tell you. Stefan is going to review his favourite game, a DVD-related game entitled ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' which has been created by the well-known Mattel company.

----

''Harry Potter Scene It?'' is a successful variation to Mattel’s ''Scene It?'' series of games, which enables players to gain insight into the continuing adventures of Harry Potter, Hogwart’s most renowned pupil. The game comprises of an original "twist," since there is the inclusion of a DVD, which challenges players on various Harry Potter challenges relating to the four Harry Potter movies, ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone'', ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'', ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' and ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire''. The whole concept of the game will be sure enough to highlight who amongst you are great wizards and who are merely muggles!

''Harry Potter Scene It?'' is a game of remarkable yet simple premise and at heart is similar to ''Trivial Pursuit'', due to the fact that players must move their tokens around a board answering questions as they proceed, demonstrating their knowledge on trivia to try and be successful in winning the game. ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' demonstrates this factor, but also includes 160 question cards based on three different subjects, the first being the world of Hogwarts and life associated at Hogwarts, the second being the Wizarding World and life associated outside of Hogwarts and last but not least the world of muggles and questions relating to the non-magical world such as with the Harry Potter actors and actresses. This followed by the inclusion of "House Points" cards, which are similar to ''Monopoly’s'' "Community Chest," the DVD which brings players a great deal of challenges such as ''Guess Who The Character Is?'' and different Harry Potter puzzlers like anagrams are sure enough to entertain the whole family for hours on end!

Once the game has begun the adventure really starts to progress, since there are two dices: one which allows the player to advance forward, while the other selects a category for the player to answer when landing there. There are various categories based in the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game such as:

'''My Play Challenge:''' This allows the player rolling the dice to answer a Harry Potter related question from the DVD; an example of this type of challenge relates to viewing a clip from one of the first three Harry Potter movies and answering a question based on the clip.

'''All Play Challenge:''' This allows all of the players to answer a Harry Potter related question from the DVD; an example of this type of challenge relates to deciphering the name of a Harry Potter character from listening to a voice clip from one of the Harry Potter movies.

'''Players Choice:''' This allows the player rolling the dice to select either to answer a question from one of the question cards, select a “House Points” card or to answer a question from the DVD using the "My Play" option.

The ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game is very user-friendly, since it displays the instructions of how to play the game not only on paper, but on the DVD, which can be seen as very useful for people whom prefer to learn using visual tactics opposed to reading tactics. The game also allows players to gain a great deal of flexibility, since one has the option of selecting how long the "timer" for each question will last for; this can be set to 10, 20 or 30 seconds, which could be decided depending on the age range or the extent of the Harry Potter knowledge of the players at hand. It is stated on the box of the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game that it is intended for players of age range 8-adult and this is very much the case, since a child is as likely to get the question correct as much as an adult, depending on their knowledge of the Harry Potter phenomenon.

The ending to this game is very thrill seeking, since there is a "Winner Takes All" scenario, which can lead to one player winning the game by landing on the space labelled "Stop" and answering one Harry Potter related question first, before any other of the players have a chance to do so. If this fails then the same player does have the attempt to win on their next round using the "Final Cut" scenario, which allows the player to answer one to three Harry Potter related questions on their own, depending on their position on the "Final Cut Circle" which ranges from the rings three, to two and finally one, in order to land on the glorious winning spot, which is located at ring one to eventually be glorified as the winning champion and the almighty wizard of the game!

This game has been created with the players mind at heart, as there are two ways to play the game, one of which is the "normal" version and takes account of the whole board, but the other is a “shortened” version and allows players to fold up the board in half, so that a game can still occur, but is shorter for those whom have a limited time frame. Furthermore this game accounts for different scenarios of players since there is also the option to use the game at parties, due to the fact of the "Party Play" option which allows the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' DVD to be used as entertainment at parties, preferably at parties that are either related to Harry Potter or the people at the party have the knowledge of the Harry Potter world in the first place!

The possible downside to this game is that it could eventually become quite repetitive; however the inclusion of the "Pre-Set Game Play" option tries to minimize this by shuffling the DVD after every game play, so that in another game the questions which are presented to the players in one game are not the same ones as before. In saying this the game may also be a disadvantage to younger players, as from experience with my brother whom is only 8, younger children may enjoy the clips which are shown, but have trouble reading the questions which are presented to them and stating a response within the time limit, even if it is the full allowance of 30 seconds. In addition to this the various challenges relating to word games may also hinder young children’s opportunities to fully participate with the game, however as the answers are displayed gradually with hints, for example with the anagrams then this may be suffice for the young players to actively play the game without any difficulties

To conclude the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game is an excellent product which is much more liberating and social than many other games, as players not only compete with each other, but also with the DVD in order to answer it’s questions correctly to eventually try and win the game. The game is presented in an attractive and excellent packaging, while the game pieces are made of metal and have great artistic detail on; I feel that one must consider the great extent in regards to the quality that Mattel has made this game to be. ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' is a game which has been established for people of all ages, from the minimum of two players to the whole entire family; I believe that Mattel has produced another successful ''Scene It?'' game to it’s current series and this game would make an excellent present for Harry Potter fans and Perplexians*!

<nowiki>*</nowiki>When we can eventually find a way of transporting goods between Earth and Perplex City.

----

Tales From Earth:DVD Games

2005-12-10T08:30:11Z

MagikGuy:

'''DVD Games + The Harry Potter Phenomenon = A Happy Stefan! By Stefan Marseglia (MagikGuy)'''

There are two main areas of Stefan’s life in which he has grown accustomed to throughout his short lifetime as a teenager on Earth, and these are: A) his appreciation for the media, especially DVD’s and B) J.K. Rowling’s success in creating the Harry Potter phenomenon

To many citizens of Earth the concept of a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) is very familiar, however to Perplexians this may not necessarily be the case; because of this a standard definition of a DVD can be seen below:

''A DVD is an optical disc storage media format that is used for playback of movies with high video and sound quality and for storing data''

DVD’s are being used on Earth today for various reasons, however they are mainly being used in order to improve one’s acknowledgement of various forms of media, while to also improve the quality of one’s recreational time. In saying this the attraction of using DVD’s in games is starting to emerge throughout different marketing companies and is consequently becoming increasingly popular with consumers and games such as the ''Scene It?'' series and the ''Trivial Pursuit'' series are illustrations which can convey this fandom to Perplexians.

Another vast-growing popularity among Earthlings is the concept of the Harry Potter phenomenon which was created by the author J.K. Rowling. To Perplexians the adventures of Harry Potter may not be a topic of great discussion, due to the limited knowledge of the novels at hand, however a standard definition of the Harry Potter phenomenon can be seen below:

''Harry James Potter (born July 31, 1980) is a fictional young wizard who is the protagonist in a series of fantasy and wizardry novels by J. K. Rowling and the movies based on them.''

The actual meaning of this essay should be made more simpler for you now, since you have been given some prior knowledge which is located above, as well as the title of this essay which should again be self-explanatory. If you still have not guessed where this is going, then let me tell you. Stefan is going to review his favourite game, a DVD-related game entitled ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' which has been created by the well-known Mattel company.

----

''Harry Potter Scene It?'' is a successful variation to Mattel’s ''Scene It?'' series of games, which enables players to gain insight into the continuing adventures of Harry Potter, Hogwart’s most renowned pupil. The game comprises of an original "twist," since there is the inclusion of a DVD, which challenges players on various Harry Potter challenges relating to the four Harry Potter movies, ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone'', ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'', ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' and ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire''. The whole concept of the game will be sure enough to highlight who amongst you are great wizards and who are merely muggles!

''Harry Potter Scene It?'' is a game of remarkable yet simple premise and at heart is similar to ''Trivial Pursuit'', due to the fact that players must move their tokens around a board answering questions as they proceed, demonstrating their knowledge on trivia to try and be successful in winning the game. ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' demonstrates this factor, but also includes 160 question cards based on three different subjects, the first being the world of Hogwarts and life associated at Hogwarts, the second being the Wizarding World and life associated outside of Hogwarts and last but not least the world of muggles and questions relating to the non-magical world such as with the Harry Potter actors and actresses. This followed by the inclusion of "House Points" cards, which are similar to ''Monopoly’s'' "Community Chest," the DVD which brings players a great deal of challenges such as ''Guess Who The Character Is?'' and different Harry Potter puzzlers like anagrams are sure enough to entertain the whole family for hours on end!

Once the game has begun the adventure really starts to progress, since there are two dices: one which allows the player to advance forward, while the other selects a category for the player to answer when landing there. There are various categories based in the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game such as:

'''My Play Challenge:''' This allows the player rolling the dice to answer a Harry Potter related question from the DVD; an example of this type of challenge relates to viewing a clip from one of the first three Harry Potter movies and answering a question based on the clip.

'''All Play Challenge:''' This allows all of the players to answer a Harry Potter related question from the DVD; an example of this type of challenge relates to deciphering the name of a Harry Potter character from listening to a voice clip from one of the Harry Potter movies.

'''Players Choice:''' This allows the player rolling the dice to select either to answer a question from one of the question cards, select a “House Points” card or to answer a question from the DVD using the "My Play" option.

The ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game is very user-friendly, since it displays the instructions of how to play the game not only on paper, but on the DVD, which can be seen as very useful for people whom prefer to learn using visual tactics opposed to reading tactics. The game also allows players to gain a great deal of flexibility, since one has the option of selecting how long the "timer" for each question will last for; this can be set to 10, 20 or 30 seconds, which could be decided depending on the age range or the extent of the Harry Potter knowledge of the players at hand. It is stated on the box of the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game that it is intended for players of age range 8-adult and this is very much the case, since a child is as likely to get the question correct as much as an adult, depending on their knowledge of the Harry Potter phenomenon.

The ending to this game is very thrill seeking, since there is a "Winner Takes All" scenario, which can lead to one player winning the game by landing on the space labelled "Stop" and answering one Harry Potter related question first, before any other of the players have a chance to do so. If this fails then the same player does have the attempt to win on their next round using the "Final Cut" scenario, which allows the player to answer one to three Harry Potter related questions on their own, depending on their position on the "Final Cut Circle" which ranges from the rings three, to two and finally one, in order to land on the glorious winning spot, which is located at ring one to eventually be glorified as the winning champion and the almighty wizard of the game!

This game has been created with the players mind at heart, as there are two ways to play the game, one of which is the "normal" version and takes account of the whole board, but the other is a “shortened” version and allows players to fold up the board in half, so that a game can still occur, but is shorter for those whom have a limited time frame. Furthermore this game accounts for different scenarios of players since there is also the option to use the game at parties, due to the fact of the "Party Play" option which allows the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' DVD to be used as entertainment at parties, preferably at parties that are either related to Harry Potter or the people at the party have the knowledge of the Harry Potter world in the first place!

The possible downside to this game is that it could eventually become quite repetitive; however the inclusion of the "Pre-Set Game Play" option tries to minimize this by shuffling the DVD after every game play, so that in another game the questions which are presented to the players in one game are not the same ones as before. In saying this the game may also be a disadvantage to younger players, as from experience with my brother whom is only 8, younger children may enjoy the clips which are shown, but have trouble reading the questions which are presented to them and stating a response within the time limit, even if it is the full allowance of 30 seconds. In addition to this the various challenges relating to word games may also hinder young children’s opportunities to fully participate with the game, however as the answers are displayed gradually with hints, for example with the anagrams then this may be suffice for the young players to actively play the game without any difficulties

To conclude the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game is an excellent product which is much more liberating and social than many other games, as players not only compete with each other, but also with the DVD in order to answer it’s questions correctly to eventually try and win the game. The game is presented in an attractive and excellent packaging, while the game pieces are made of metal and have great artistic detail on; I feel that one must consider the great extent in regards to the quality that Mattel has made this game to be. ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' is a game which has been established for people of all ages, from the minimum of two players to the whole entire family; I believe that Mattel has produced another successful ''Scene It?'' game to it’s current series and this game would make an excellent present for Harry Potter fans and Perplexians*!

*When we can eventually find a way of transporting goods between Earth and Perplex City.

----

Tales From Earth:DVD Games

2005-12-10T08:27:42Z

MagikGuy:

DVD Games + The Harry Potter Phenomenon = A Happy Stefan!
By Stefan Marseglia (MagikGuy)

There are two main areas of Stefan’s life in which he has grown accustomed to throughout his short lifetime as a teenager on Earth, and these are: A) his appreciation for the media, especially DVD’s and B) J.K. Rowling’s success in creating the Harry Potter phenomenon

To many citizens of Earth the concept of a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) is very familiar, however to Perplexians this may not necessarily be the case; because of this a standard definition of a DVD can be seen below:

''A DVD is an optical disc storage media format that is used for playback of movies with high video and sound quality and for storing data''

DVD’s are being used on Earth today for various reasons, however they are mainly being used in order to improve one’s acknowledgement of various forms of media, while to also improve the quality of one’s recreational time. In saying this the attraction of using DVD’s in games is starting to emerge throughout different marketing companies and is consequently becoming increasingly popular with consumers and games such as the ''Scene It?'' series and the ''Trivial Pursuit'' series are illustrations which can convey this fandom to Perplexians.

Another vast-growing popularity among Earthlings is the concept of the Harry Potter phenomenon which was created by the author J.K. Rowling. To Perplexians the adventures of Harry Potter may not be a topic of great discussion, due to the limited knowledge of the novels at hand, however a standard definition of the Harry Potter phenomenon can be seen below:

''Harry James Potter (born July 31, 1980) is a fictional young wizard who is the protagonist in a series of fantasy and wizardry novels by J. K. Rowling and the movies based on them.''

The actual meaning of this essay should be made more simpler for you now, since you have been given some prior knowledge which is located above, as well as the title of this essay which should again be self-explanatory. If you still have not guessed where this is going, then let me tell you. Stefan is going to review his favourite game, a DVD-related game entitled ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' which has been created by the well-known Mattel company.

----

''Harry Potter Scene It?'' is a successful variation to Mattel’s ''Scene It?'' series of games, which enables players to gain insight into the continuing adventures of Harry Potter, Hogwart’s most renowned pupil. The game comprises of an original "twist," since there is the inclusion of a DVD, which challenges players on various Harry Potter challenges relating to the four Harry Potter movies, ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone'', ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'', ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' and ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire''. The whole concept of the game will be sure enough to highlight who amongst you are great wizards and who are merely muggles!

''Harry Potter Scene It?'' is a game of remarkable yet simple premise and at heart is similar to ''Trivial Pursuit'', due to the fact that players must move their tokens around a board answering questions as they proceed, demonstrating their knowledge on trivia to try and be successful in winning the game. ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' demonstrates this factor, but also includes 160 question cards based on three different subjects, the first being the world of Hogwarts and life associated at Hogwarts, the second being the Wizarding World and life associated outside of Hogwarts and last but not least the world of muggles and questions relating to the non-magical world such as with the Harry Potter actors and actresses. This followed by the inclusion of "House Points" cards, which are similar to ''Monopoly’s'' "Community Chest," the DVD which brings players a great deal of challenges such as ''Guess Who The Character Is?'' and different Harry Potter puzzlers like anagrams are sure enough to entertain the whole family for hours on end!

Once the game has begun the adventure really starts to progress, since there are two dices: one which allows the player to advance forward, while the other selects a category for the player to answer when landing there. There are various categories based in the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game such as:

'''My Play Challenge:''' This allows the player rolling the dice to answer a Harry Potter related question from the DVD; an example of this type of challenge relates to viewing a clip from one of the first three Harry Potter movies and answering a question based on the clip.

'''All Play Challenge:''' This allows all of the players to answer a Harry Potter related question from the DVD; an example of this type of challenge relates to deciphering the name of a Harry Potter character from listening to a voice clip from one of the Harry Potter movies.

'''Players Choice:''' This allows the player rolling the dice to select either to answer a question from one of the question cards, select a “House Points” card or to answer a question from the DVD using the "My Play" option.

The ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game is very user-friendly, since it displays the instructions of how to play the game not only on paper, but on the DVD, which can be seen as very useful for people whom prefer to learn using visual tactics opposed to reading tactics. The game also allows players to gain a great deal of flexibility, since one has the option of selecting how long the "timer" for each question will last for; this can be set to 10, 20 or 30 seconds, which could be decided depending on the age range or the extent of the Harry Potter knowledge of the players at hand. It is stated on the box of the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game that it is intended for players of age range 8-adult and this is very much the case, since a child is as likely to get the question correct as much as an adult, depending on their knowledge of the Harry Potter phenomenon.

The ending to this game is very thrill seeking, since there is a "Winner Takes All" scenario, which can lead to one player winning the game by landing on the space labelled "Stop" and answering one Harry Potter related question first, before any other of the players have a chance to do so. If this fails then the same player does have the attempt to win on their next round using the "Final Cut" scenario, which allows the player to answer one to three Harry Potter related questions on their own, depending on their position on the "Final Cut Circle" which ranges from the rings three, to two and finally one, in order to land on the glorious winning spot, which is located at ring one to eventually be glorified as the winning champion and the almighty wizard of the game!

This game has been created with the players mind at heart, as there are two ways to play the game, one of which is the "normal" version and takes account of the whole board, but the other is a “shortened” version and allows players to fold up the board in half, so that a game can still occur, but is shorter for those whom have a limited time frame. Furthermore this game accounts for different scenarios of players since there is also the option to use the game at parties, due to the fact of the "Party Play" option which allows the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' DVD to be used as entertainment at parties, preferably at parties that are either related to Harry Potter or the people at the party have the knowledge of the Harry Potter world in the first place!

The possible downside to this game is that it could eventually become quite repetitive; however the inclusion of the "Pre-Set Game Play" option tries to minimize this by shuffling the DVD after every game play, so that in another game the questions which are presented to the players in one game are not the same ones as before. In saying this the game may also be a disadvantage to younger players, as from experience with my brother whom is only 8, younger children may enjoy the clips which are shown, but have trouble reading the questions which are presented to them and stating a response within the time limit, even if it is the full allowance of 30 seconds. In addition to this the various challenges relating to word games may also hinder young children’s opportunities to fully participate with the game, however as the answers are displayed gradually with hints, for example with the anagrams then this may be suffice for the young players to actively play the game without any difficulties

To conclude the ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' game is an excellent product which is much more liberating and social than many other games, as players not only compete with each other, but also with the DVD in order to answer it’s questions correctly to eventually try and win the game. The game is presented in an attractive and excellent packaging, while the game pieces are made of metal and have great artistic detail on; I feel that one must consider the great extent in regards to the quality that Mattel has made this game to be. ''Harry Potter Scene It?'' is a game which has been established for people of all ages, from the minimum of two players to the whole entire family; I believe that Mattel has produced another successful ''Scene It?'' game to it’s current series and this game would make an excellent present for Harry Potter fans and Perplexians*!

*When we can eventually find a way of transporting goods between Earth and Perplex City.

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