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Guess the Artist
Guess the Artist is a music quiz game where players have to identify a singer or band from a covered-up picture and hints that are given throughout the game. Instead of just memorizing specific albums, players will have to consider the artist’s career, music style and important achievements to reach the answer.
Hints to help identify the artist
One of Guess the Artist’s best features is the “HINTS” system. Clues change each round and provide various information about the artist, such as their style of music, the initial letter of their name, the year of their birth, a song name, or an award they have won.
With each turn, participants learn a new fact that allows them to develop a mental profile of the artist, piece by piece. A genre hint can be a huge help in narrowing down the options, while a song title or award could be the clincher if you know the artist.
Don’t guess too soon when there aren’t many clues
It's not always successful guessing from the starting information with five turns to go. If the artist is not immediately recognized, gamers can choose “No idea → show more pixels” to reveal more of the image and continue collecting clues.
One interesting method is to mix several sorts of information. For instance, the genres 'Pop' and 'Soul' don't tell us anything on their own, but if combined with an initial letter, a hit song or a particular award, the list of possible musicians gets a lot shorter.
Guess the Artist and its database of 332 artists
Guess the Artist has 332 artists at the moment, so gamers have a large list to examine. This is where musical expertise can come in handy, and players who know the names of artists, hit songs, genres and career milestones will have an edge.
The image, unveiled square by square, is actually a hint in itself. A small piece of a face, clothing, a setting on a stage or a distinctive visual aspect can be immensely helpful when combined with the clues below.
Players must pick after each move whether to submit an answer or access more information. This decision-making process is the central difficulty of Guess the Artist, turning each round into a mini-test of the player’s ability to recognize artists and their musical expertise.
Guess the Album is a similar game, but instead of guessing artists, it is about guessing album titles.