What is the imdb party game?

I played this game yesterday night at a party and thought it was worth writing up because I couldn’t find it anywhere. I’ll have to credit either Mike, Karolina,  Steve or Sharon for the party game.

The game works like this…

1. Everybody sits in a circle with their mobile phones. One player  (the loser from the last round) picks a film from imdb.com. announces the film title and year to the circle.
2. Everybody else types the predicted imdb rating of the film announced into their calculator app or write it down on paper.
3. Once everybody (except the player who announced the film) is done, rating predictions are revealed to everybody around the group
4. Highest and lowest are noted and the player who announced the film reads out the actual imdb rating.
5. The player with the furthest rating from the imdb rating loses and needs to drink a shot of vodka. The loosing player then goes on to pick the next film in the next round.

Other rules…

• Cheating by looking up the imdb rating is punishable by a double shot of vodka.
• Players can challenge the player who announced the film title if its too obscure. That player must read out a description and the top actors in the film. If nobody recognises the top actors, another film must be picked.
• If there is a draw of any kind, the players in the draw have to guess the rating of a sequel or prequel. If there is no such thing, a related film must be found.

Variations…

• While people choose their rating, the film picker can read out the first public review, a quote or piece of trivia. Film covers can be shown of theme music played.
• Vodka can be substituted for any other spirit or any other forfeit