Photo: BCD Jeux, partner shopParty games
Hitster
JumboMarcus Carleson2022
- players
- 2–10
- minutes
- 30
- years
- 16+
In the box
Song cards with QR codes · Hitster tokens · A free app and a Spotify account to play the songs
Official rules (publisher's site)
Box details
- Designer
- Marcus Carleson
- Publisher
- Jumbo
- Mechanics
- OrderingQuestion and AnswerTeam-Based
Where to buy it
Near you and online
In a shop
Within 50 km.
Online
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The basics
Be the first to line up ten song cards in your timeline. On your turn, scan a card, the app plays the song, and you place the card in your timeline according to the release year you guess; well placed, you keep it, otherwise it is discarded. Naming the title and the artist earns a token for skipping or challenging, and the first to ten cards, the starting one included, wins.
The rules, step by step
Setup
Hitster app, 1 card, year side up
- Install the Hitster app on a smartphone, ideally connected to a speaker.
- Each player gets one song card, year side up: this starts their timeline.
How to play
Scan, listen, Place in your timeline, Title + artist: 1 token
- The active player scans the code of a new card; the app plays the song without showing anything.
- They place the card in their timeline, before, between or after their cards, according to the release year they guess.
- Flip the card: if it is in the right place, they keep it; otherwise it is discarded.
- Correctly naming the title and the artist earns a token, which can be used to skip a song or to challenge another player's placement.
Scoring
Well-placed card kept, Starting card counts
- Each correctly placed card adds one card to the timeline. The starting card counts.
End of the game
10 cards in timeline
- The first player with ten cards in their timeline wins.
Going further
Frequently asked questions · In the same family
Frequently asked questions
Two songs from the same year?
A card from the same year as a neighbouring card is correctly placed, whether it goes before or after it.