If your music taste leans more toward synths than meeples, Track Quest might be one to keep an eye on. The new board game has just launched on Kickstarter, aiming to turn decades of electronic music history into something you can play through with friends.
Created by Barcelona-based Aulart, the game spans nearly 60 years of electronic music, covering everything from early disco and Krautrock through to house, techno, and more modern offshoots. It’s part trivia, part timing challenge, with players trying to place tracks in the correct chronological order using audio clips and hint cards.
That’s the clean version, anyway. In practice, other players are actively getting in your way - muting hints, stealing cards, and setting off “panic timers” to throw you off. So even if you do know your eras, there’s still a good chance someone will derail your train of thought halfway through.
The tracklist pulls in some well-known names, including Daft Punk, alongside a wide spread of genres. Expect everything from house and techno to drum & bass, dubstep, trance, and further into niches like hyperpop, IDM, trip-hop, and EBM. It’s less about memorising facts and more about recognising sounds and placing them in context.
One of the more flexible features is the inclusion of around 200 “expansion cards.” These let players shape each session around specific sub-genres, effectively building a custom playlist before the game even starts. It’s a small touch, but it gives groups some control over how deep - or how niche - they want to go.
Overall, Track Quest sits somewhere between a music quiz and a party game, with just enough interaction to keep things from feeling static. If you’ve ever argued about when a track came out or what genre it really belongs to, this is basically that - but with rules.
The campaign is now live, with more details available on Kickstarter for those curious to see how it develops.
