Lord of the Chords: The Complete Edition

My husband and I are musicians and we homeschool our 3 kids. This games is a great way to teach theory and have fun!! Also epic customer service when our order was delayed.

I ordered this game as a gift for a work mate. It arrived in good order and he is ecstatic!

Love it! the learning curve is a bit high because there is ALOT of info to absorb, but we started with the easiest form of the game. I got all our 4 teenagers/young adult children arguing the merits of their theory skills during the game! looking forward to having my studio students play this game alongside their theory lessons. Sincerely, Carol Man Lee, Temple City, CA

Kids loved it! Great gift for college aged music students!

Took longer than normal to arrive, but their customer service was very prompt.

I'm not a fan of the puns (some of the cards feel like they were made pun first, rules second), but they don't detract from the game.

This is great for anyone already in music. If this was around when I was in band, it would've gone with me to every concert.

I got to be honest. I have no idea what this game is about. But my son who is pursuing his master's in music at Carnagie Mellon loves it. He and his girlfriend (also a musician)' have stayed up and played it half a dozen times in the few weeks since he received it for his birthday. Also I'd like to say the customer service is very responsive. There was a bit of a mix up at shipping and the support team promptly squared things away. If you or someone you know is a music fan I highly recommend.

Lord of the Chords: The Complete Edition

I haven’t had a chance to play it yet, but all the pieces are of good quality and everything was there.

The concept is great! But the gameplay / rules learning curve is very steep even with music theory knowledge. Should make a tutorial video if there isn’t already one. A few spelling mistakes on the cards and German “H” notation feels very strange. Great potential though.

There's also some general spelling mistakes on the card descriptions which, while not detrimental, still makes me wonder how much this was proofread and playtested before shipping. I'm also not sure in what universe A# = B, but if it's a German thing...yeah okay, I guess.

Either way, it's a fine tabletop game. It's definitely advantageous to already know some theory, as you won't need to keep double checking the key signature tiles or pour over the descriptions on cards like "submediant." As a jazz musician, part of me would've liked some more theory from that discipline included, but after playing this with non-musicians, I can say the game as is complex enough without it.