Jelly Deals: DropMix discounted in the UK

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Last year, the creators of both the Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises, Harmonix Music Systems, got together with legendary toy maker Hasbro to release its latest invention - DropMix. Well, DropMix Music Gaming System, to use its full name.

DropMix is a unique rhythm-based board game that uses NFC cards to let players competitively or cooperatively create music built from samples of existing songs. It's something that's a lot easier to understand once you see it in action rather than having it described to you, honestly, but imagine being able to build a song that uses the drum track from It's Tricky, the synth from The Final Countdown, the vocals from Ms. Jackson and the infectious horn section from Cake's Short Skirt/Long Jacket. Then imagine being able to change these parts at will to your heart's content.

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