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Rock the stage, roll the dice, and rule the Sunset Strip in Hair Band - where big hair, bold riffs, and backstage drama take center stage on the road to glam metal glory!
Hair Band is a dice placement, engine building, and resource management game in which you’ll form an upstart 80’s glam metal band in Hollywood and compete to become the most awesome new band on the Sunset Strip. Each round, you’ll be rolling dice and placing them on the board to practice, write songs, play shows, promote, or party. Heavy metal musicians can be a reckless and unruly bunch, so you’ll need to steer clear of band drama and keep your rowdy Rockers out of trouble. There’s a record deal at stake here, and the first band to reach the label’s contract requirements gets to sign on the dotted line and wins the game.
Hair Band is a hilarious tribute to the most decadent and often ridiculous scene in rock music history, and will appeal to music fans, 80’s kids, and anyone who was ever in a band or wanted to be.
—description from the designer
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- Friendships are more important than games anyways.
- Board games should be relationally and kind of enjoyment focused.
- This is intoxicating in a really good way.
- If I could build this into something that just has a really good rhythm in my life, maybe a little bit of financial support, that would be the dream.
References (from this video)
- Vibrant, thematic concept with strong art potential
- Dice mechanic adds drama and strategic depth
- Indie release; distribution may be limited at first
- Gigs, posters, and drama on tour
- Glam rock era; eighties hair bands
- Humorous, energetic
- Feast for Odin
- Gricola
- Charter Stone
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Control spots on the board to stage gigs and earn points.
- Area control / performance slots — Control spots on the board to stage gigs and earn points.
- Dice Placement — Dice determine action strength; players place dice to spots with varying payoff.
- Dice placement / resource allocation — Dice determine action strength; players place dice to spots with varying payoff.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- one of my top five games of all time. I think it's brilliant.
- it's not about consuming the alcohol.
- it's a love letter to all gamers who love board games basically.
- central rondelle mechanism where you always feel like you're doing something.
- this is a really cool little tactical tile laying puzzle that's really fun.
- distilled it into a two-player only experience. Very streamlined.