Name That Tune 80s Edition is probably the most fun and interactive 1980s game on the market. This game is all about the music, bands and videos of the 1980s. The game includes 110 question cards and 55 expert cards. The directions say that the game is meant to be played with a minimum of three players but you can modify the game and play with two players. There are no dice to roll. At the beginning of game play you choose a game piece. According to the game directions the youngest player starts first. Another player then will ask the player’s whose turn it is to answer a trivia question. The trivia question will correspond with the number on the board. For instance, you will start play in the #1 spot, so the other player will ask you a #1 question on the card. There are 6 questions on each trivia card. The questions in the 1, 2 and 3 spots are easier than the questions in the 5 and 6 spot.

After a player moves 6 spots they then move to the circle area. This is when the DVD play beings for the most part. There are some DVD questions on the cards but they do not come up often in the trivia cards. The first DVD circle is Name That Group. When the DVD clip is played you have a short amount of time to name the group. Some of the groups that came up during game play were easy–Queen, The Ramones, and Wham to name a few. Other groups that appeared on the DVD were not very well known to even the most die hard 80’s buffs who participated during my review. Groups such as 10cc, Stimulation and a video by Phillip Oakey and Giorgio Morodor stumped the entire group.

One thing that was clear in the three times I played the game is that certain clips will appear over quite quickly. The game directions make it known that clips will reappear but in different categories and with different questions. They also say that a different assortment of videos would appear when you put the DVD in each time. In all three game plays the same video clips from Kool and the Game, Europe, and Queen appeared. However, once we said let’s just play Bid A Vid after normal game play ended we saw a lot of clips we hadn’t seen prior. We saw clips from Mister Mister, Information Society, and Katrina and the Waves among others.

The game is won win someone wins the “Bid A Vid.” This is when a player says they can name a video in a certain amount of time. It’s fairly easy to win the “Bid A Vid.” The most fun was had when we just decided to navigate the DVD and guess the answers. It was very enjoyable and I hope this product is a success so that refill DVD’s are released.