Ever wanted to build the perfect band from a deck full of punny fake pop stars? Headliner is a music-themed card game about drafting bandmates, building buzz and stealing the spotlight, and it is on Kickstarter right now.
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Set up your group for freeThe game comes from Chris Couch Games, a small Memphis-based publisher whose previous release, Holiday Hills, earned a warm following. Headliner leans into engine-building. You draft band members and combine their abilities to generate hype, then cash that engine in to score. The real charm is the deck itself, stuffed with groan-worthy musician puns that make the whole thing feel like scrolling a festival line-up.
It has already proven popular. The original crowdfunding run on BackerKit sailed well past its modest $3,000 goal, pulling in close to $15,000 from around 370 backers, and Couch has since launched an Encore campaign on Kickstarter so anyone who missed the first round can still get on board.
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See how it worksAs a light, quick card game with a genuinely fun theme, Headliner is the sort of thing that fills the gap between heavier games on a games night, or works as an easy opener before the main event. Small-publisher passion projects like this live and die on word of mouth, so if band-building card games are your jam, it is worth a look while the campaign is live.
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Sources: Chris Couch Games | Kickstarter | Choose901
