Hitster Original (DE): music party game with a timeline for 2 to 10 players

Hitster from Jumbo is a music game where you don't need detailed music knowledge so much as a feel for the decades. Each card has a QR code on the front. You scan it with the free Hitster app, the song starts on Spotify, and you place the card in your own timeline where you think its release year belongs. Only when you flip it over do you see the year, title and artist.

If the card is in the right spot, your timeline grows. According to Jumbo you don't need to be a music expert, but naming the title and artist improves your chances via the Hitster tokens. According to Jumbo there is also a cooperative mode and a solo variant alongside the competitive game.

The box contains 308 music cards and 37 tokens. Jumbo specifies 2 to 10 players aged 16 and up and around 30 minutes of play. There is practically no setup: shuffle the cards, grab a phone and start.

Worth knowing: Hitster doesn't work without a smartphone and music streaming. According to Jumbo, automatic playback runs via Spotify. With Spotify Premium everyone can scan for themselves; with Spotify Free one person acts as the DJ. With other streaming services you have to look up the songs manually. You'll need an internet connection. This is the German edition.