Read/commented on all. I thought this was a good batch.

Henry

Quoted from oJOHNNYoNUTSo Oh, jeez. The days of John Ritter have somehow evolved to this...

Ah, yes. I remember that script vividly. A personal segue into this dark underground world of screenplays. Funny thing is - a month after writing that I found a 20 inch ’Hajime Sorayama Robot’ (the Gynoid character in that script) at a local Anime shop but, the guy wanted like $400 bucks for it! I’m still contemplating it, lol.

Commented on all as well. Some standout scripts and great to see the variety of stories.

Rick, (Canis) at risk of looking like an eejit what is a P.R.N?

p.r.n.: Abbreviation meaning "when necessary" (from the Latin "pro re nata", for an occasion that has arisen, as circumstances require, as needed).

That's just my own knowledge... it only looks like i copy and pasted it  

Quoted from irish eyes That's just my own knowledge... it only looks like i copy and pasted it

Well done.

Quoted from irish eyes p.r.n.: Abbreviation meaning "when necessary" (from the Latin "pro re nata", for an occasion that has arisen, as circumstances require, as needed). That's just my own knowledge... it only looks like i copy and pasted it

Well done, you! You know, I didn't imagine the Latin was what Rick was referring to. I instantly jumped to thinking it was some lingo I'm not up to date with. I'm so used to looking up acronyms/abbreviations on Urban Dic etc.  

I just assumed it was missing an O

Quoted from Stumpzian I thought this was a good batch. Henry

Not only that imo. From what I read so far I think it offers the best quality of scripts of any OWC I saw within the last two and a half years. An insane quality for me. Such a hard challenge with all those games, never expected this standard. Open genre is also a big win here; pretty entertaining stuff.

Just a few more to review for me. My overall impressions:

Of the three OWCs I have read in my life at this site:

1. The scripts for this one had by far the highest percentage that stuck pretty closely to the parameters of the challenge. I don't know if that is because we are getting better or if it is a function of this particular theme.

2. This one had a nice mix of drama, horror, comedy.

3. I learned a lot about how to write descriptions from review these scripts. There were just some outstanding efforts in that area - the writers did a great job in placing the reader in the scene.

4. A few too many scripts had debates about what particular game the group or family should play - it was kind of common. In almost all cases I thought that it was unnecessary and would have rather had the writer spend those pages on other aspects of the story.

5. As with all OWCs - fascinating to see the different reactions to the scripts.

This was a very good batch of scripts IMO - many of which could easily be filmed.

Quoted from eldave1 This was a very good batch of scripts IMO - many of which could easily be filmed.

I haven't finished them all yet, but I'm gonna agree with ya.

It's also a plus that everyone who submitted seems to be involved. This OWC doesn't have that hater vibe, instead feels more like a potluck where everyone's asking each other for the recipe.

Lots of talent showcased here, big-league caliber players.

Got a few more to do, it's been really enjoyable.

Glad I decided to have a quick and dirty rewrite and take part. I wasn't entering Thursday night, so it was only the time to mull over the script during a drive in the drizzle to gat wick - all fun stuff - that gave me the time to see what could be done.

Nice mix. I always come away from an OWC amazed that the scripts are so different, it's rare for any to be simailr. Sometimes the location is simailr, with here the  occasional board game, but that's about it.

I think a few have some decent potential that hopefully the writer will take on afterwards.

Now where's my script, time for a glowing review of its eloquent genius .... if I haven't done it already

Ps mark - thanks for the education. I often find people think I've copied and pasted when I've said something clever...well it's not that ofte.

Quoted from AnthonyCawood I just assumed it was missing an O

pron?

I honestly don't think this one has been very good. The standard of actual stories seems down to me. On the up side, the standard of the writing has gone up.

I think most struggled with the subject matter. Not that I'm blaming the organiser(s). It's impossible to know what will and will not work beforehand. Better to have tried and failed than to not have tried at all. I think that sounds right.


For my own effort, the old adage, you get back what you put in, certainly rings true here. Although, all things considered, I've probably made a profit. People here are too kind.

I'll echo what some folks have already said in that the quality of the writing and format is up. A lot of clean reads -- but that's what happens here at SS: you learn! There were a few swings and misses, but overall they were pretty good this time around. That may be because Game Night has a seemingly endless amount of possible story lines to choose from. After that, just let your imagination take it away. Looking forward tonthe reveals.

I'm looking forward to guessing who wrote what! I'll probably be completely wrong on all counts, but I'm going to give it a good go.