How to play:
Hip Hop Wins "The Card Battle" is a multi-player card game. Whoever sold the most albums and won the most awards win the match. You have to have 3 matches to win a Mic, the first player or team to win 5 Mics is the Winner.
Each player or team selects 1 card, you determine which player or team wins a match by adding up each artist’s or group’s accolades that are listed on the cards selected. *If a card has a platinum album or grammy there will be an additional point added (Ex +1), If a card has both there will be two points added (Ex +2)
Example, Card A: has 1 gold, 2 platinum & 0 awards totaling 3 points. Card B: has 2 gold, 1 platinum & 3 awards totaling 6 points. After adding additional points for their platinum albums & grammys, Card A will total to 4 and Card B will total to 8. The winner would be Card B.
Each player or team has to win 3 Matches to win a Mic. The first player or team to Win 5 Mics Wins the game. (A Mic symbolizes a Round)
*FOR A Bonus* Add 1 extra points to your count if you can correctly guess the official name of the artist or group on the card selected.
*WILD CARDS* The Legacy Card: If a Legacy card is selected, you automatically win that match. The Specialty Card: If a Specialty card is selected, you automatically win that round. If a Legacy Card and a Specialty Card are pulled at the same time, the Specialty Card wins and you automatically win that round.
INCASE OF A DRAW:
If cards are plucked at the same time that has the same amount of accolades or is the same wild card type you determine who wins the match according to who revealed their card first.
The Fact Check:
So that the game remain fun and easy we researched accolades of each artist and group by how many gold and platinum albums they’ve sold (only) and Grammy Awards they’ve won in their career up until May 2024.
Individual song singles sales are not factored into the accolades listed, just gold and platinum albums.
Resources: www.riaa.com • www.grammy.com