BeatBox - Game Rules

How to Play BeatBox

BeatBox is a social guessing game where players try to identify who submitted each song based on the music and their knowledge of other players' tastes.

Song Submission

Submit songs that reflect your personality
Or use deception and submit songs that match someone else's
Links are added to the pool for future rounds

Guessing Phase

Listen to the song during the guessing period
Make your best guess about who submitted it
You can't guess yourself (that would be too easy!)

Player Roles

Moderators

Start new game rounds when enough players are available
Have the ability to show the embeded video
Can shuffle to new songs before the round begins
End rounds and determine winners
Reset rounds if needed
Archive leaderboards and reset player stats

Players

Submit songs to the pool to be used in rounds
Listen to songs during active rounds
Make educated guesses about song submitters
Compete for wins and leaderboard positions
Upload and change avatars
Become the Goat

How to Win

Correct Guesses

Be the first to guess the actual submitter correctly
Earn points toward your win percentage
Improve your guessing accuracy

Incorrect Guesses

Don't lose points, but don't gain any
Still count toward your total guesses
Learn from mistakes for future rounds

Note: The first player to correctly guess who submitted the song wins the round!

Game Mechanics

Round Start

Moderators start rounds when ready
A random song is selected from the pool
Guessing period begins immediately
All players can start making guesses

Round End

Moderators end rounds when ready
Winners are determined automatically
Results are displayed to all players
Leaderboards are updated

Resets & Shuffles

Song Shuffles

Available before any guesses are made
Changes to a different song from the pool
Clears all existing guesses
Resets the guessing timer

Round Resets

Reset if something went wrong
Song remains available for future rounds
Completely clears the current round
No winner is declared

Important: Shuffles and resets should be used thoughtfully to maintain game flow and fairness.

Strategy Tips

For Submitters

Submit songs that truly reflect your taste
Or submit songs that match someone else's style
Watch how others guess to learn their thinking
Build a consistent musical identity

For Guessers

Listen carefully to the song's style and genre
Consider what you know about other players
Remember previous submissions and guesses
Think about who might be trying to deceive you