Hollywood 1947

It is 1947 and you are part of the booming Hollywood film industry. However, there is suspicion that communists are hiding in your small production studio, inserting “unpatriotic” messages, themes, props and text into your films! Can you find all the communists before your studio is shut down? Or will you be suspected and banished from the industry yourself?

In the game, each player is secretly a patriot, communist, or rising star. Each round, each player has a unique job to perform (such as Screenwriter, Director, Actor, Editor, etc.). These jobs affect what kind of movie is made that round, what cards players have in their hands, and who gets special information. Players can choose to skip their job and instead reroll two dice in the game. At the end of each round, players with a star on their die get to add a card to the movie.

The added cards are shuffled, one is removed, and the rest are revealed. The team with the most symbols (including those on that round's movie poster) wins the round! Indicate the winning team for the round by placing that team's matching film strip on the movie poster. The first team to win 4 rounds wins the game! The Rising Star plays both ways by trying to make the game last 7 rounds and have the 7th round be a draw.

Hollywood 1947 is a social deduction game. You may never reveal your cards or your loyalties to anyone, but you may say whatever you like about the cards you have put into a movie, or your true loyalties. Open discussion about which cards you have put into a movie is encouraged. However, if you are a communist or a rising star, lying will often help you achieve your goal, since the majority of players will be patriots.

That's it. Most players get the hang of it after just a few minutes. So let's start making movies, but be careful who you trust!

Hollywood 1947 is the 5th standalone game in the Dark Cities series by Facade Games. Previous games in the series are Salem 1692, Tortuga 1667, Deadwood 1876 and Bristol 1350.