FAQ
WE LOVED PLAYING HITSTER, WILL YOU RELEASE MORE SONGS?
In the coming months we are planning on releasing: a Swedish stand alone expansion game, a Danish version, an Icelandic version and a Norwegian version. Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be one of the first to know when it can be expected to hit the market.
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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HITSTER (SWEDISH TEXT) AND HITSTER (ENGLISH TEXT)?
HITSTER (Swedish text) contains the same great bulk of songs as HITSTER (English text), although about 30 songs have been replaced. In addition, the box, rules etc are in Swedish. The two different versions are thus not primarily meant to expand on one another but rather appeal to different kinds of players.
HOW DO I PLAY THE MUSIC?
Download our app from Appstore or Google play, to play the music in the game. To download and use the app you must be located in the Nordics and the DJ must be a Spotify user. Otherwise, click here.
WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF A HITSTER?
The definition of a HITSTER is as follows: The first player to use knowledge, courage and strategy to collect 10 music hits.
IS HITSTER AVAILABLE IN OTHER LANGUAGES?
HITSTER is available in English, Swedish and Finnish on this site, with more versions in Danish, Icelandic and Norwegian to come later this year. Versions in French, Dutch, Deutsch and Spanish are available through our partner JumboDiset.
HOW ARE THE SONGS DISTRIBUTED OVER TIME?
This varies a bit depending on version, but in general there is at least one song for every year from early 50s up until the most recent year when that version of HITSTER was released. The decades with the highest number of songs is 80s, 90s and 00s.
DOES IT TAKE LONG TO GET STARTED?
No, it takes approximatly 5-10 minutes.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE BEFORE I RECIEVE MY ORDER?
Your order normally ships with DHL the same day for order placed before 11.00 (Monday-Friday) and takes approximately 2-5 days before it´s ready to be picked up. You´ll receive an email when it has shipped and a SMS/email from DHL when it has arrived.
FOR HOW LONG ARE WE SUPPOSED TO LISTEN TO EACH SONG?
It's up to you how long time a player can use and we suspect it might vary with how good you think the song is.
WHAT KIND OF MUSIC DOES THE GAME CONTAIN?
The game contains a variety of recognizable upbeat songs within different genres from the past 100+ years. We are confident that you recognize most of them.
HITSTER can be purshased right here on our website and at a number of different retailers.
CAN I START SELLING HITSTER IN MY STORE?
We are always open for new cooperations. Write to us!
HOW ARE THE 3 DIFFICULTY LEVELS SUPPOSED TO BE USED?
The game comes with 3 difficulty levels. Each level is associated with different requirments for what it takes to become a HITSTER. We recommend that you start by playing HITSTER ORIGINAL. If you find that too easy, you move on to HITSTER PRO and then HITSTER EXPERT. Players can also use different difficulty levels in the same game or play as a team in Jamming mode. Read more here.
WHAT HAPPENS IF I GET TWO HITS ON THE EXACT SAME YEAR?
Placing the music card to the left or right of a card on your timeline which turns out to be the exact same year as the music card is both correct.