2025Bryan Bornmueller
- Videos
- 131
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- 91
1 - 4 players20 minLight weight

2026Ted Mann Schaller
From BoardGameGeek
Curtains up-it's time to perform! Counterpoint invites players to experience the world of classical chamber music through cooperative trick-taking. Take on the role of an adorable classical musician, play your part by collecting your own suit, and navigate through increasingly complex real-life classical chamber music compositions. No actual music experience required! Structurally, Counterpoint is based on traditional trick-taking games like Bridge, Spades, or Euchre. Players start by bidding on their hand of cards. Then through trick-taking work together to make sure that everyone meets their bid. If everyone is successful then you've won the game! But the fun doesn't stop there. Counterpoint includes 50 scenarios based on real-life classical chamber music compositions by a wide variety of composers including Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart, Debussy and many more. Each scenario comes with special rules and goals that increase the difficulty of the game from easy to virtuoso. Immerse yourself in the world of Counterpoint by listening to the music (from the included playlists) while you play! -description from the designer
Counterpoint has 4 videos from 3 creators: 3 reviews and 1 how-to-play guide. They date from May to July 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Counterpoint | How to Play | Learn to Play in 10 Minutes! | A Cooperative Trick-Taking Board Game" by kovray, which runs 10 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Counterpoint | A Cooperative Classical Music Trick-Taking Game! | Kickstarter Board Game Preview" by kovray. 3 creators have reviewed it.
If you like it, try The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Trick-Taking Game, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Trick-Taking Game, Sail or The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine, which share several of its mechanics.
2025Bryan Bornmueller
1 - 4 players20 minLight weight
2026Bryan Bornmueller
1 - 4 players20 minMedium weight
2019Thomas Sing
2 - 5 players20 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Curtains up-it's time to perform! Counterpoint invites players to experience the world of classical chamber music through cooperative trick-taking. Take on the role of an adorable classical musician, play your part by collecting your own suit, and navigate through increasingly complex real-life classical chamber music compositions. No actual music experience required! Structurally, Counterpoint is based on traditional trick-taking games like Bridge, Spades, or Euchre. Players start by bidding on their hand of cards. Then through trick-taking work together to make sure that everyone meets their bid. If everyone is successful then you've won the game! But the fun doesn't stop there. Counterpoint includes 50 scenarios based on real-life classical chamber music compositions by a wide variety of composers including Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart, Debussy and many more. Each scenario comes with special rules and goals that increase the difficulty of the game from easy to virtuoso. Immerse yourself in the world of Counterpoint by listening to the music (from the included playlists) while you play! -description from the designer
Designer
Ted Mann Schaller
Artist
Brandon Campbell (II)
Publisher
Square Cactus Games
Mechanics