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I'll include the IMDb synopses for each film, so you don't need to have seen any of them to play. Just pick the one that interests you the most! In fact, I recommend doing this instead of just choosing the films you've already seen.

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I think we'd all get exhausted by a ~20 round game, so this game will only cover winners through the 1960s. There will (maybe, eventually) be a second game for the New Hollywood era and beyond once this one is finished.

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ROUND ONE

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1. Wings (1927): Two young men, one rich, one middle class, who are in love with the same woman, become fighter pilots in World War I.

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2. The Broadway Melody (1929): A pair of sisters from the vaudeville circuit try to make it big time on Broadway, but matters of the heart complicate the attempt.

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3. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930): A young soldier faces profound disillusionment in the soul-destroying horror of World War I.

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4. Cimarron (1931): A newspaper editor settles in an Oklahoma boom town with his reluctant wife at the end of the nineteenth century.

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5. Grand Hotel (1932): A group of very different individuals staying at a luxurious hotel in Berlin deal with each of their respective dramas.

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6. Cavalcade (1933): The triumphs and tragedies of two English families, the upper-crust Marryots and the working-class Bridges, from 1899 to 1933 are portrayed.

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PARENTS AND FIRSTBORN

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If you chose:
1 (Wings):
Parents have the initials KA(D)Y and HN(M)A.

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Their first child is a son. He has one name that is aviation-related, one name inspired by either parent, and an optional third name from the US top 25 for 1927. These may be in any order.

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2 (Broadway Melody):
Parents have the initials CK(L)Z and FU(G)M.

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Their first child is a daughter. She has one name that is music-related, one name inspired by either parent, and an optional third name from the US top 25 for 1929. These may be in any order.

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3 (All Quiet):
Parents have the initials PF(B)E and VL(T)D.

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Their first child is a son. He has one name that is military-related, one name inspired by either parent, and an optional third name that is more commonly used as a surname. These may be in any order.

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4 (Cimarron):
Parents have the initials HA(K)L and LL(A)R.

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Their first child is a daughter. She has one name that is western-themed, one name inspired by either parent, and an optional third name inspired by nature. These may be in any order.

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5 (Grand Hotel):
Parents have the initials TP(C)C and AK(I)O.

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Their first child is a son. He has one name that is German, one name inspired by either parent, and an optional third name that is also a place name. These may be in any order.

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6 (Cavalcade):
Parents have the initials DP(D)G and KO(R)F.

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Their first child is a daughter. She has one name that is traditional English, one name inspired by either parent, and an optional third name that is ancient or medieval. These may be in any order.