TimelineHero: become the music champion!
What you'll need:
- Cards and tokens (for tokens you can use coins, poker chips, rocks, grains, candies, just about anything!)
- Smartphone/Tablet with a QR reader app installed
- Spotify app and a Spotify account (free or premium works)
Number of players:
2-5 (individual or teams)
Goal:
Be the first player (or team) to correctly place 10 songs in chronological order on your personal timeline.
Gameplay:
Note: Be sure to flip your phone right after you scan the QR code, this way you will not see the artist or song name on your spotify app
- Shuffle the cards and deal one to each player/team. Flip the card so the year is visible
- Each player gets 2 tokens. These are used to challenge other players' guesses (explained later).
- Take turns drawing a card, scanning the QR code, and listening to the song. Don't fip the card yet!
- Based on your current timeline, place your card where you think it belongs, guessing the song's release year.
- Flip the card to reveal the song's release year. If you are correct, keep the card and place it in your timeline. If your guess is incorrect, discard the card.
- The next player draws a card and repeats the process.
Adding difficulty with Tokens
- If you think another player placed a card incorrectly, you can use a token to challenge their guess before they flip it:
- Place the token where you think the card should go
- If the challenger is right, they take the song card for their timeline. Discard the token
- If the challenger is wrong, they lose their token and discard the song card.
- Before flipping the song card on your turn, guess the song name and artist name to earn 1 token
- On your turn, discard one token to skip the current song and get a new card
Winning:
The first player/team to correctly place 10 songs in chronological order wins the game
Tips:
- Pay attention to musical styles and lyrical references that might give clues about the song's era.
- Use your tokens strategically - don't be afraid to challenge!
Have fun and get ready to test your musical knowledge!