The Music Game

The Rounds

Make sure you read all the Game 36 Rules Criteria and the various challenges.

See the 'General Notes' at the end of the right-hand column.

Rd.	Theme	Criteria
1	Driving	A song that is about driving. Fairly straight forward, but just make sure it's driving not riding, sailing etc! Must be in the song title or clearly within lyrics, not the artists name.
2	Top 20 Singles	Any song that has appeared at some time in the UK Top 20 singles chart.
3	Emotions	A song the is about an emotion. The obvious examples are Love and Hate, you could try to find something else! Can be the song title, in the lyrics or the artists name.
4	Liquid	Something wet! Water, tea, coffee, beer, but also a river, the sea..... up to you! Can be the song title, in the lyrics or the artists name.
5	The Free Round	Absolutely anything you like!
6	Mammals	A song about Mammals. Be careful with this one, it is not about all animals, just mammals, so check your biology first! Can be the song title, in the lyrics or can be the artists name.
7	Top 20 Albums	Similar to the Top 20 Singles round, but this time albums have their turn. Any track from an album that entered the UK Top 20 Album charts at some time. However, the song entered must be an album only track, not released as a single. For clarity, given that any track can be a classed as a single over the past few years, any track that has not entered the Top 50 UK singles chart.
8	Three Word Titles	Pretty obvious. Any song that has exactly three words in it's title. If there's something in brackets, it must be included within those three words.
9	Somewhere On Earth	A place on Earth. It could be a town, city, mountain, river, even a country etc etc. It must be a specifically named placed not just a mention of a general geographic feature, and it can't be The Earth itself! Can be the song title or clear in the lyrics But, not the artists name

The Challenges

Below are four 'Challenges'. As well as selecting your songs to fulfil the various themes and criteria, you must also ensure that some of your songs comply with the Challenges listed below as well.

All challenges must be included. The game will deduct 10 points for each challenge not completed.

Challenge	Requirement
Enter Two Extra Songs	Enter TWO extra songs. You can put two extra songs in one round or an extra song in two of the rounds. However, You may only use one extra song in the last round
Four People In Band	One of your songs must be by a group that has four people in it at the time of the song being recorded. Note: Some bands use extra people when recording, so for clarity we are looking for four named members of that band, not those extras who are not considered a part of the band. (Four People)
An Artist Not Used Before	One of your songs must be by an artist that has never been used in the Music Game before this game. You will need to refer to the 'All Music Games' spreadsheet. If a band has been entered before, you may enter songs by a solo artist, or 'spin-off' bands from it, so long as they've not also been entered before. (Not Used Before)
Include A Cover Version	One of your songs must be a Cover Version. Note: It can not be a Live version. (Cover Version)

Challenge Notes:

You can combine the challenges into the same songs.
You could even use one song to combine all four challenges!
When you name your song files add the above notation shown in brackets at the end of your song title.

General Notes For The Game

Avoid entering too many obviously 'known' songs where possible. Don't just refer to Greatest Hits albums, etc
See the All Music Games list and avoid previously entered songs
You may only enter an artist once within the game. However, someone may appear in more than one band.
All songs entered should fit within the criteria/themes of each round
There is no limit on the length of songs, however we all have different music tastes, so please bear that in mind.
For clarity 1: Where 'song' is noted, this can also be an instrumental track, etc.
For clarity 2: Where the word 'Artist' is used, the intention is individual artist or band/group.