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HOW TO PLAY

The Game Flow

1
Create & Join
One person creates the game and shares the code. Everyone joins with the code, picks a nickname and color.
2
Category Revealed
A category is shown to all players (e.g. "Song that makes you cry" or "Guilty pleasure banger").
3
Pick Your Song
Search Spotify and secretly pick a song that fits the category. Nobody sees your choice.
4
Listen & Guess
Each song is played one by one. For every song, guess which player picked it.
5
Reveal
After each guess, the true DJ is revealed. See who fooled everyone!
6
Next Round
New category, new songs. Play as many rounds as you set up.

Scoring

Correct guess+2 pts
Wrong guess-1 pt
(Score can't go below 0)floor: 0

Bonus Points

Everyone guessed correctly
If all non-owner players guess the DJ correctly, each correct guesser gets +1 bonus point.
Perfect prediction (Song Owner)
When your song is playing, you predict how many players will guess it's you. If you're exactly right, you earn +2 bonus points!

Tips

  • 🎭Pick songs that don't match your usual taste to throw people off
  • 🎧Players with Spotify Premium get full song playback
  • 📱Everyone plays on their phone — the host controls the game from their device
  • 👥Best with 4-8 players who know each other's music taste