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TRIVIA · BIG GAME / MARATHON
Music
Decade by decade, genre by genre
60-75 min (Big Game) or 25-45 min/day across 1-5 days (Marathon) · 5-10,000 players (5-8 per team)
No payment upfront · Confirmed in 2 hours
GETTING IN
Easy to join, no setup needed
Three things to know before your team plays.
Any device
Laptop, desktop, tablet, or phone — same experience across screens.
Recommended browsers
Chrome or Safari for stable performance. Disable VPN if you experience connectivity issues.
THE STORY
What awaits your team
Music is the trivia format that gets played at every holiday party because it actually cuts across the table. Three rounds, all genres in scope, no formal music education required.
We open with first-five-seconds — the part where everyone knows it but only one person can shout the title fast enough. Round two pulls one frame from a music video and asks you to name the song, the artist, and the year. Round three is the deep cut: lyrics, chart history, the weirder studio stories.
The team that wins is rarely the team with the music nerd — it's the team that splits coverage. One person's 80s, one person's hip-hop, one person's Top 40 last summer. Cross-generational teams have a structural advantage.
GAME STAGES
Inside the experience — 3 stages
Stage 1
Liner Notes
Themed round: chart-topper years, label history, the weirder facts (Brian Wilson never finished SMiLE in the 60s — when did it actually drop?), genre-defining moments. Multiple-choice with credible decoys.
Stage 2
Frame One
Video round: a single frozen frame from a music video. Name the song. Name the year. Name the director if you want the bonus point. The round where one team member who watched MTV in the 90s carries the round.
Stage 3
First Five
Audio round: 5-second song intros, ranging from radio hits to the song you played at karaoke last week. Type the title in time — first team in clears the question.
Two ways to play Music
Pick how your team experiences the activity. Each format has its own flow.
LIVE FORMAT
Big Game
Pick this if your team has a single moment to gather.
- Length
- 70–90 minutes
- Players
- Up to 10,000 in one live session
- Setup
- Single Zoom + live host + in-game chat
- Best for
- Quarterly all-hands · Holiday parties · Kickoffs
How it unfolds
Connection
Schedule + custom landing page with join button.
Intro & teams
Host welcomes, divides into teams. ~5 min.
Gameplay
Players solve puzzles in the 2D world via in-game chat.
Wrap-up & analytics
Top teams celebrated. HR receives detailed analytics on team performance.
ASYNC FORMAT
Game Marathon
Pick this if your team is distributed across time zones.
- Length
- 1–5 days window
- Players
- Up to 10,000 — team or solo play
- Setup
- Self-onboarded via platform + in-game chat
- Best for
- Distributed teams · Onboarding cohorts · Multi-region offices
How it unfolds
Setup
Schedule window + custom landing page with join link.
Self-onboarding
Pick avatar, play solo or create a team room.
Async play
Progress at own pace. 20-40 min play time per player.
Final scoreboard & analytics
Scoreboard publishes rankings. HR receives detailed analytics.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Questions about this game
What HR leads usually ask before booking Music.
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