How to Play Music-Star: Your Game, Your Rules (But These Are Pretty Fun Too!)
You can play Music-Star in all kinds of ways. Here are three of our favorites—plus, you’re welcome to invent your own. Just promise us one thing: have fun and sing loudly (even off-key is allowed)!
🎲 Yahtzee Style – Slow and Steady Wins the Notes
- Appoint a quizmaster (a.k.a. Master of Music & Mischief). They don’t play but scan the cards and come up with sneaky bonus questions.
- Everyone writes their name on a score sheet. Yes, legibly please—we’re not decoding doctor’s handwriting.
- One by one, players pick a card and hand it to the quizmaster.
- The quizmaster reads out the number on the card. Everyone writes that number in the matching box on their score sheet.
- The quizmaster scans the QR code and plays the music. Time to tune in!
- Each player writes down the artist, song title, and release year.
- The quizmaster decides if they want to throw in a bonus question—completely up to their mood or mischief level.
- At the end of the game, tally your points. One point per correct answer. Max of 4 points per round if you nail the bonus too!
🔔 The Bell Game – Quickest Thinker, Loudest Dinger
- Appoint your loyal quizmaster again—scanning cards, reading questions, and ruling with (mostly) fairness.
- Everyone writes their name on a score sheet.
- Each player takes a turn picking a card and handing it to the quizmaster.
- The quizmaster reads out the card number, and everyone writes it down.
- QR code gets scanned, the music starts… and so does the tension.
- Each round has three mini-questions: artist, song title, and release year. Bonus question? Maybe.
- Think you know the answer? Smash that bell (gently, please). First to ding gets to answer. If you’re right, you score the point—and nobody else does. No pressure!
👯♀️ Team Mode – Sing Together, Win Together
- Appoint the trusty quizmaster—again. You know the drill.
- Divide the group into two (or more) teams.
- Each team writes its name on one score sheet. Bonus points for creative names like “ABBA-solutely Fabulous” or “The Rolling Clones”.
- Teams take turns drawing cards and handing them over to the quizmaster.
- The quizmaster reads the number, and teams jot it down.
- QR code is scanned, and it’s music time!
- From here, you can play using Yahtzee Style or Bell Game rules—team edition!
🎉 Feeling Creative? Make Your Own Version!
Got a wild new way to play? Maybe you hum the song instead of playing it? Or act it out with interpretive dance? We want to hear it! Send us your custom rules, and your genius might just get added to our official Game Modes list.
Have fun, laugh loud, and let the music take over! 🎶