An intuitive music composition game platform with various modes of operation in a single reader system and a music mash up collectable card game and method using cards with tags and unique identifications. A single reading platform includes a cover for card storage and for supporting a smart device platform for reading many Near Field communication (NFC) embedded cards, with stacking features and colored light indicated input lanes selection for user identification and selection. Various game modes include individual, studio mix, party modes game play features in music mash up collectable card games, which may be used together with or independent of accessory devices as controllers, or smart device user interfaces with Bluetooth™ or Wi-Fi for communicating user selection and operation.

The electronic game table is a table setup, along with an app, that facilitates the play of role-playing games and other board games by players either in present, or connected remotely. The movements of pieces by players in person are recognized by the table, and the events are sent to the app. On the other side, remote players make changes to the board through the app, which contacts the physical electronic table, and the table automatically moves the corresponding pieces as the app directs. In addition, the table has built-in speakers to give audio output to physically-present players, and a OLED screen embedded in the table top as to give visual response to the users or otherwise simulate the playing board.

An intuitive music composition game platform with various modes of operation in a single reader system and a music mash up collectable card game and method using cards with tags and unique identifications. A single reading platform includes a cover for card storage and for supporting a smart device platform for reading many Near Field communication (NFC) embedded cards, with stacking features and colored light indicated input lanes selection for user identification and selection. Various game modes include individual, studio mix, party modes game play features in music mash up collectable card games, which may be used together with or independent of accessory devices as controllers, or smart device user interfaces with Bluetooth or Wi-Fi for communicating user selection and operation.

A music game for playing a game comprising selecting songs in predetermined categories and rating them includes a music player being configured to access and play one of a plurality of songs when a select actuation is initiated with the music player, the accessed and played song defining a selected song. Each of a plurality of cards has one of the categories indicated thereon, and a drawn card of the plurality of cards determines a previously determined category. A score table comprises a plurality of cells arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns which is configured for tracking a number of rounds of the game, a score for each of a plurality of game players in each round, and a total score.

Disclosed is a media file play game, the media files being advantageously audio and/or video files, the game including: at least two game theme baseplates, each including a radio-communicating chip that contains data including a first identifier intended to correspond to at least one game media file; and a game base including: at least one chip reader associated with at least one reading surface, a memory device in which are recorded game media files, audio and/or video player, adapted to play game media files, a human/machine interface; and a controller designed to play at least one of the game media files, via the audio and/or video player, which is associated with the first identifier collected by the at least one chip reader.

The disclosure includes a method of selecting and playing a video playlist for a trivia-like game. The method may include determining a demographic of game players, distributing at least one playing card to each game player, and selecting a prearranged video playlist comprising a plurality of videos based upon the demographic of game players. In some embodiments, the method includes playing at least one video from the prearranged video playlist, whereby the at least one video may represent at least a portion of a plurality of questions for the trivia-like game.

The disclosure includes a method of preparing and playing a video playlist for a game. The method can include determining an approximate number of players and selecting a prearranged video playlist comprising a plurality of videos. The number of videos contained within the prearranged video playlist can be based upon the approximate number of players. The method can also include playing, via a mixer and a display screen, a first video from the predetermined video playlist. Some methods can also include queuing, via the mixer, a second video from the predetermined video playlist.

The disclosure includes a method of preparing and playing a video playlist for a game. The method can include determining an approximate number of players and selecting a prearranged video playlist comprising a plurality of videos. The number of videos contained within the prearranged video playlist can be based upon the approximate number of players. The method can also include playing, via a mixer and a display screen, a first video from the predetermined video playlist. Some methods can also include queuing, via the mixer, a second video from the predetermined video playlist.

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus, system, and method that allow non-musicians to compose and perform a musical composition. Although some existing electronic devices can provide a virtual environment to compose and play musical sound digitally, manipulating such a virtual environment can be difficult and may require specific software expertise, as well as knowledge of music theory. The present disclosure provides a platform that facilitates the creation of a musical composition without such software expertise or knowledge of music theory. The platform models a musical composition as a simultaneous playback of one or more musical contents. The platform allows players to control or modify one or more of the plurality of musical contents to generate or synthesize a musical composition.

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus, system, and method that allow non-musicians to compose and perform a musical composition. Although some existing electronic devices can provide a virtual environment to compose and play musical sound digitally, manipulating such a virtual environment can be difficult and may require specific software expertise, as well as knowledge of music theory. The present disclosure provides a platform that facilitates the creation of a musical composition without such software expertise or knowledge of music theory. The platform models a musical composition as a simultaneous playback of one or more musical contents. The platform allows players to control or modify one or more of the plurality of musical contents to generate or synthesize a musical composition.