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How to Play

EraDrop is a real-time multiplayer music guessing game. A 30-second clip plays and everyone guesses — artist, year, or title — depending on the mode. Play with friends on your phones, solo, or take on the daily challenge.

🎮 Game modes

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Classic — Drag a slider to guess the release year. Closer = more points.
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Year — Pick the correct year from 4 options. Faster = more points.
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Artist — Pick the correct artist from 4 options. Faster = more points.
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Title — Pick the correct song title from 4 options. Faster = more points.
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Mix — Random mode each round — Year, Artist, or Title.

🔄 Each round

  1. 1.A track starts playing on the host screen. Listen carefully!
  2. 2.On your phone: drag the slider (Classic) or tap one of the four options (Year / Artist / Title / Mix). Tapping locks you in immediately.
  3. 3.The round ends when everyone has answered or the 20-second timer runs out. The host reveals the answer and scores update.

📱 Joining a game

  1. 1.Open EraDrop on your phone and enter your nickname.
  2. 2.Type in the 6-digit PIN shown on the host screen and tap Join Game.
  3. 3.Wait in the lobby until the host starts the game.

🎧 Solo & 📅 Daily Challenge

🎧 Solo

10 rounds, your choice of mode, fully local. No login or leaderboard. Score up to 13 000 points.

📅 Daily Challenge

Everyone plays the same 10 songs in Mix mode. One attempt per day — your score goes on the global leaderboard. Resets at midnight UTC.

🏆 Scoring

Classic — distance-based

DistancePointsResult
Exact1000🎯 Perfect!
1 year off900🔥 Great
2 years off800🔥 Great
5 years off500👍 OK
8 years off200😬 Close-ish
10+ years off0💀 Miss

Formula: max(0, 1000 − years off × 100)

Year / Artist / Title / Mix — speed-based

Correct answer = 500 pts base + 25 pts for every second left on the clock. Max 1 000 pts. Wrong = 0.

⚡ Bonuses

  • 🚨Final round — double points. All scoring rules apply, just ×2.
  • 🔥Streak bonus. 3 correct answers in a row = On Fire 🔥 — earn an extra +250 pts every round the streak continues. One miss resets it.
  • 🏆Bar chart podium. At game-over, scores are shown as a proportional bar chart. Ties share the same rank (1st / 1st / 3rd).
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