This table presents all music-related games that were found on the internet. Additionally there are non-musical titles, if they are used somewhere on the wiki as a reference, or game-style components without specified rules (card decks, or sets of musical dice).
With non-musical omitted:
by title
by author
by availability
by year
Smaller tables by topic:
About Plagiarism in Games
Board Game Geek
Body Percussion
Dice
Inspire cards
Itch.io
Karaoke
Memory
Modular Synth and Studio
Notation Cards
Oblique Strategies
Rhythm game
RPG
Rule Cards
The Art of Adaptation
Tonic (Card Set)
Toy Instruments
Space Rock Opera | Andrew J. Young | 2022 free |
In the role of Earthlings abducted into space (by accident) save the Earth with "name that tune" skills. |
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With Feeling! | Raymond Vermeulen | free |
A role-played musical that uses a tarot deck for randomization. |
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Improvisation & Composition Inspiration Cards | Joy Morin | 2011 free |
A set of clip-arts for piano teaching studio |
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Music Bravo | Rrrrrose Azerty | 2022 free |
Rule cards and inspire cards combined |
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Four Sung Mechanics | Eleanor Estragon | 2021 free |
Playtesting version of token mechanics suitable for RPGs |
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Tasty Score | Kosmologym | 2021 free |
A larger spatial piece of found sound, rhythm, and recipes |
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Grand Staff Flash Cards | Kasper Hviid | 2020 free |
A set of helpful notation cards for treble and bass clefs |
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Symphony | Iliya | 2021 free |
A process for co-creating a duet |
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Three Chord Twister | Jess Driscoll | 2018 free |
Funny chord randomizer concept |
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Jammonit! | nemoinslumber | 2020 free |
Constraints for genre, instrument, and structure of a song |
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Art of Noises | Kim Foale | 2014 free |
Words-to-music game with an open license |
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Musical RPG in 12 words | odolany | 2023 free |
A nano-RPG (here, limited to only 12 words due to game jam concept). |
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Das Neunundneunzigmusikspiel | Lee-Sean Huang | 2009 free |
A goose roll-and-move game made of 99 carefully chosen musical prompts |
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Wordy Connections | Bez Shahriari | 2022 free |
A soundscape game based on words forming sentences |
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Do It for the Music | David Berg | 2014 free |
An RPG about a band on a jazz-rock scale, with encouraging options for music-making |
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Musical Multiverse of Mayhem | Ross A Coulbeck | 2021 mix |
On an adventure between the worlds, find a proper tune for a given setting |
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Our People's Song | Eleonor Estragon | 2021 mix |
"A sung TTRPG for creating epic tales", a ritual setting weaved with improvised music and token-based story negotiation. |
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Music, A Role-Playing Game | Jared Sinclair | 2019 mix |
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Morning Phase | Kyle David Frost | 2021 mix |
Drawing/listening-only (to Beck) and nostalgia cartography solo RPG |
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Mixtape | Ian Feral | 2019 mix |
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Silent Prayer | Eric Stein | 2020 mix |
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Empty Orchestra | Jeff Stormer | 2018 mix |
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Swan Song | Oliver Hong Syncope Coding | 2020 mix |
A dark comedy LARP in a corporate setting played in a karaoke booth |
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Scherzando | Amber Autumn vinegarviola | 2020 sold |
A role-playing game where you either act out a scene or provide the soundtrack. |
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Hard to be the Bard | J.D. Mills Nate Trier et al. | 2021 sold |
A campaign for D&D with options of running it as a musical (and backing tracks) |
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Maracas | Bruno Faidutti Hervé Marly | 2020 sold |
A listening game with percussion but minimum performance |
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MĂ©nestrels | Bruno Faidutti Sandra Petrini | 2020 sold |
Theme-only, medieval party with minstrels |
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TrollFest | Bruno Faidutti Camille Mathieu | 2022 sold |
Theme-only, fantasy creatures in bands on festivals |
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Dixit | Jean-Louis Roubira | 2008 sold |
This game, and extensions, is a huge set of inspire cards, rules focus on speaking but allow musical play |
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Cacophony | 2008 sold |
Noisy charades with physical constraints |
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Wee Whimsical Creatures | Bez Shahriari | 2021 sold |
In full: "A game about WEE WHIMSICAL CREATURES and trying to identify them after someone makes noises", 80 pictures |
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Patch: The Card Game | James Cigler | 2020 sold |
A deck for exploring modular synthesis with card types like "Abstraction", "Progression", or "Disruption" |
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GSG Strategy Jam Cards | Actitect | sold |
Rule cards targeted at live electronic jamming with polished graphics |
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Muse | Jordan Sorenson | 2017 sold |
Beautiful set of inspire cards; one of inspirations explicitly tells to hum a melody |
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Etudes | Sharon Gal | 2020 sold |
Cues deck with occasional non-standard, involved typography and Tarot inspirations |
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Oblique Strategies | Brian Eno Peter Schmidt | 1975 sold |
Traditionally used in the studio this deck is now the classic of a rule cards genre |
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Tonic | Scott Hughes | 2015 sold |
This game comes with dice and a deck where each card is a simple improvisational activity |
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Morgan Page Quick Tips | Morgan Page | sold |
48 cards with longer tips from a Grammy-nominated producer |
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The Songwriting Decks | Friedemann Findeiser | sold |
From Holistic Songwriting, text-based, split into Melody, Harmony, Lyrics, Rhythm, and Structure |
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Spontuneous | Rob Ridgeway | 2010 sold |
A direct application of song association mechanic for singing snippets of songs |
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Hossa! | Andrea Meyer | 2000 sold |
A cooperative song association game |
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Sing it! | Vangelis Bagiartakis | 2014 sold |
A song association game with word choice and time pressure |
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Disney Song Challenge | 2018 sold |
Karaoke with challenges from corporate movies repertoire |
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Encore | 1989 sold |
Song association with many titles seeked to a single word |
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Rock the Beat | Gabriel Ecoutin | 2008 sold |
Gesture rhythmically to "We Will Rock You!" body percussion |
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Drakkar Tum Tum | Alexander F. Francisco | 2020 sold |
A rhythm game done in sync to recitation, with a rowing boat setting |
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FiveLines | Takashi Saito | 2019 sold |
Music-themed rhythm game played to a backing track (now as: Hey Yo) |
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PARTYtura | Katarzyna Cioch Wojciech Wiśniewski | 2020 sold |
Polish music-themed rhythm game with a quite loose synchronization |
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Tempo | Francisco Gallego Arredondo | 2021 sold |
A rhythm game where a player marks the beat and gives to others syllables to perform |
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Biff Baff | 2015 sold |
A rhythm game where you drum on the box |
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Heroic Echoic | David B. H. Barton | 2020 sold |
Assemble a super-hero team by playing cards with sound effects from comics |
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Pit | Edgar Cayce Harry Gavitt George S. Parker | 1903 sold |
Old and non-musical but vigorous, open-outcry trading game with a bell |
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Cinematique | Alan Skinner Linda Skinner | 2006 sold |
Comes with kazoos for film-related tune guessing |
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Sing Out | Occasional Ell | 2020 sold |
A virtual LARP based on singing shanties |
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Orchestrion | Eaves Mendes | 2019 sold |
A Song for Five Players and One Listener Online |
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If It Wasn't For... | Starshine Scribbles | 2020 sold |
A cooperative storytelling game about drunken singing and nostalgic tales |
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Songerist | Kanding Tuquiero | 2022 sold |
A tabletop roleplaying game about making a song on your own or with other people |
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Cascade | rpgnatalie | 2020 sold |
A vowel-based songmaking game with roles for hero, monster, and chorus |
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CopyCat | Scott Hughes | 2019 sold |
A call-and-response card game to teach ear training, from the author of Tonic |
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Rhythm Blox | Wes Crawford | sold |
A rhythm game with notation cards and backing tracks |
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Songnario | Kevin Williams | 2021 sold |
Find and perform a song fitting to a given scenario |
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Theatre in a Box: The Musical Theatre Board Game | 2020 sold |
A game of songs and trivia |
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Fairy Prank | Jeremie Kletzkine | 2020 sold |
Charming game of found sound and listening |
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What's That Sound? | Jonathan Favre-Godal Corentin Lebrat | 2021 sold |
Listening, guessing, and performing sound effects |
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Cute Comical Creatures | Bez Shahriari | 2022 sold |
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Ell Deck | Bez Shahriari | 2017 sold |
Abstract game system with numbers, letters, and patterns; design contests are regular, and a musical ruleset is yet to be seen |
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Yogi | Bez Shahriari | 2017 sold |
A party game, and also a set of general physical constraints |
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Songwriting Cards | Eric Grivilers | 2023 sold |
A set of chord progressions and Circle of Fifths operations for songwriters |
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Guitar Craft Aphorisms | Robert Fripp | 2022? sold |
Inspirational cards with three decks: Discipline, Silence, Love |
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Shanty Hunters | Tristan Zimmerman | 2022 sold |
A role-playing game (GUMSHOE engine) with a quest to gather sea shanties (and sing them on your way) |
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Ooga Booga | David Boniffacy Daniel Quodbach | 2011 sold |
A memory-based party game about a cavemen language with some body percussion |
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Burmeister cards | Elam Rotem | 2022 sold |
Cards showcasing a theory from early music sources |
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Juego de Tonos | AgustĂn Lozano | 2013 sold |
A universal deck for musical activities based on pitch classes. |
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echoes: The Dancer | Matthew Dunstan Dave Neale | 2022 sold |
First in the series of "audio mystery games" solved through listening to samples |
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Rohema Groove Cubes | sold |
A set of dice for drumming |
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Ani Beee, Ani Meee | Federica Monzio Compagnoni | 2023 sold |
A game based on animal sounds themed around a band |
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Sea Dracula | Jake Richmond Nick smith | 2008 sold |
A comedic RPG where as an animal-lawyer you may rap, sing, or dance. |
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Music Doctor Improv Cards and Picture Prompts | Jim Oshinsky | 2021 sold |
Educational cards with instructions on the fronts and images on the backs |
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Cowlien | 2023 sold |
A limited communication card game where you "moo!" to give signals. |
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Berridos | Paz Navarro Moreno | 2019 sold |
A game of quick reflexes and animal sounds. |
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Scott Joplin Melody Dicer | 1974 rare |
A take on Musikalisches WĂĽrfelspiel in the ragtime genre |
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Signs | Peter Brötzmann | 2002 rare |
Abstract inspire cards designed specifically for musical improvisation |
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Images | Peter Brötzmann | 2002 rare |
Integrates with the game Signs (visual cues) |
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Muzundrum | J. S. Kingfisher | 2009 rare |
Theory-only. This game introduced the 12-sided Musician's Dice with pitch classes on the sides |
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Cobra: Game of the Normandy Breakout | Brad Hessel David James Ritchie | 1977 rare |
Only a wargame, but also an inspiration and namesake for John Zorn's gamepiece |
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Music City | Ian Howard | 2022 rare |
A full musical micro-game made as a promo for a board gaming convent |
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FlipSpark: Music Production | rare |
An announced Kickstarter project for the studio game with 4 types of cards |
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Are You Phrazy? Holiday Carols Edition | Dave Rockenbaugh | 2005 rare |
A game based on singing existing songs about winter |
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Karaokards | Ste Curran Holly Gramazio | 2013 rare |
A game for karaoke with combining cues |
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Art Deck | Holly Gramazio | 2018 rare |
Non-musical, rule cards for drawing pictures |
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Lyryx | Craig Candelaria | 1996 rare |
Song association with a sand timer and player elimination |
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Vocal | Pascale Loiseau Marc-Éric Gervais | 1989 rare |
French karaoke with betting on performance |
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Instant Songs | Olusanya Blessing Oluwafemi | 2020 rare |
Song association with options |
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Nebuta Beat | Nagisa Kujira | 2019 rare |
A rhythm game with elements from a traditional Japanese festival |
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Onk-Onk | Jean-Baptiste Fremaux Thomas Luzurier Paul-Adrien Tournier | 2013 rare |
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Flail and Wail | Dave Rockenbaugh | 2005 rare |
A rhythm game with a CD and a transparent maraca with a dice inside |
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Zombie Crisis: Party Edition | Anthony Gill | 2009 rare |
A rhythm game played to an audio track |
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A Clave de Candombe | Emanuel Sánchez | 2012 rare |
A rhythm game with traditional South American inspirations |
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Jazz: The Singing Card Game | Anxietydecending | 2013 rare |
A memory game organized around scat vocals |
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Noteability | 1990 rare |
A guessing game with a small electronic plastic piano |
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Benny Goodman Swings into a Game of Musical Information | 1940 rare |
Challenges on (old) pop and classical, like guessing a song played on a xylophone |
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Ding Dong Forest | Dietlind Löbker | 2012 rare |
Two toy instruments and five educational games to be facilitated by an adult |
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Chief Boom Pat-a-bang | Stefan Dorra Manfred Reindl | 2014 rare |
Native American setting, a drum, and rhythm recognition |
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Host Your Own Music Night | rare |
Many modes, props, and four kazoos for song recognition |
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Kleine Musik-Maher | Dietlind Löbker | 2014 rare |
German children game with four bells |
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Play that Tune | 2003 rare |
Song recognition with a sound-making stepping mat |
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Shake'n Play | rare |
Acoustic memory (Memo-like) game with 16 shakers of 8 distinct sounds to listen |
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Kazoo That Tune | rare |
Guessing songs played on kazoos |
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Beeline | Joyce Johnson Colleen McCarthy-Evans | 2006 rare |
Non-musical, but with a buzzer |
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Noisy Neighbors | Westley Ciaramella Keith Millman | 2018 rare |
A game of making noises, listening, and guessing |
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Smash or Trash | Jeanine Calkin Daniel Calkin | 2008 rare |
Sing a famous song but make up new lyrics for it on a given subject |
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Music Rocks | 2013 rare |
A set of dice with words/objects frequently occurring in popular songs |
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Musical Dominoes | C. W. Grimm | 1893 rare |
Classic Dominoes adapted to musical notes |
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Dragons of Despair | Tracy Hickman Carl Smith et al | 1984 rare |
An AD&D module with music provided to be sang by one of the characters |
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Muzoracle | J. S. Kingfisher | rare |
The Tarot of Music, a system with cards and dice |
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Musical Casino:The Major-Minor Game | Carl W. Grimm | 1910 rare |
Notation cards for forming chords and hand management. |
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Igloo Pop | Heinz Meister Klaus Zoch | 2003 rare |
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