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You’re waiting for your morning joe. The woman in front of you is on the phone with someone. Girlfriend? Boyfriend? Definitely someone like that.

“Oh man, that’s like the square root of my soul,” she says.

Before you realize what you’re doing, you’ve said it out loud: “Square Root of My Soul is the name of my next band.” You’ve never been in a first band, let alone have plans for a next one. You don’t even play an instrument. But it was too perfect not to say.

Then the guy behind you chimes in. “Sounds more like a concept album.”

He is an idiot, naturally. But how do you prove it?

Band or Album, the Social Game You're Playing Even Now, is a Hite-Tidball Joint

Band or Album is the game that knows the truth. That every word or phrase in English could be the name of a band, or of an album, but not both.

The single correct answer, in each case, is a reflection of the Platonic ideal that is Band or Album, neither opinion nor conjecture, often elusive, and only arrived at through the consensus of playing the game with others. Sometimes augmented by social lubrication.

Wait, What Is This, Really?

Band or Album is a social game by Kenneth Hite (Trail of Cthulhu, The Dracula Dossier) and Jeff Tidball (Eternal Lies, Horus Heresy).

It's an easy game to be played with any number of friends, layered over any and every social interaction: Chatting over drinks. On the phone with your mom. Posting on social media. Playing another game.

There’s never a wrong time to play Band or Album. In fact, you’re never not playing Band or Album – even now. Because Band or Album is a meta-conversation that, once started, is impossible to stop.

What Do I Need to Play?

The rules tell you how to play. And show you how to play. And comment on the wisdom and strategy of playing. And teach you how to play on social media or while responsibly enjoying an adult beverage. And tell you how to respond to the weak-minded who are always, like, “What about self-titled albums?” They take the form of a set of old-school CD liner notes, with graphic design by the inimitable Will Hindmarch.

Two PDF versions of the rulesheet are provided: One can be printed out on a large-format printer, back to front, and folded up into a four-panel (eight-faced) rulesheet. The other is better for screen viewing, and presents the rules in logical page and double-page units.

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I Heard That There Are Coins

You heard correctly, but they sell PDFs at this particular joint, don't they?

Official Band or Album coins, and even official Band or Album functional guitar picks, are available elsewhere, but it would be pretty rude to our hosts to get too excited about those until you've bought a PDF, wouldn't it?

That Would Be Rude. I'd Like to Buy a PDF, Please

We thought so. That red "Add to Cart" button is the one you're looking for.

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File Last Updated:
April 15, 2016
This title was added to our catalog on April 17, 2016.
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