Hitster Latino: the timeline game built on Latin hits
Hitster Latino is a themed edition of the Hitster music party game, packed with the reggaeton, Latin pop, salsa, and more that fill the dance floor across the Spanish-speaking world. Here's what makes the theme tick, how it plays, and where to get it.
Prefer digital?
Tunigma has a Latin genre and Latin American regions, so you can lean a whole round toward Latin hits, free on your phone.
Hitster Latino is a themed edition of Hitster, the music timeline party game from Jumbo. It keeps the same guess the song and place the year mechanic as the rest of the range, then fills the deck with Latin music: reggaeton, Latin pop, salsa, and plenty more from across the decades. It's a standalone box you can play on its own, and like most Hitster sets it can be shuffled into your other decks.
What is Hitster Latino?
At its core it's still Hitster: you listen to a song, then place it on a shared timeline in the right spot by the year it came out, building a run of correctly ordered tracks. Latino draws on a century of Latin music, the songs that have soundtracked parties, weddings, and radio stations across Latin America and Spain.
The theme: a century of Latin music
This edition is built around 300 cards of Latin hits reaching back across roughly the last hundred years, so no single generation or scene owns it. The joy of the box is how much ground it covers, from the classics your grandparents danced to right up to the tracks topping charts today. The theme pulls together a familiar spread of sounds:
- Reggaeton and urbano: the dembow beat that took over the clubs and then the global charts, the modern engine of Latin pop.
- Latin pop: the crossover ballads and radio anthems that turned Spanish-language singers into household names worldwide.
- Salsa and tropical: the brass, percussion, and dance floor staples that run through generations of Latin gatherings.
- Older classics and regional styles: the earlier hits and enduring standards that stretch the deck back across the decades and reward the players who know their history.
Because the music sits at the heart of so many celebrations, the game plays with a real party energy even though the rules match the original. Rounds fill up with people recognizing a song from the first bar, arguing over a release year, and getting up to dance before the card is even placed. It suits a group that grew up with these songs, or one that simply loves the sound and wants a game built around it. If Latin music is what fills your speakers, this is the box aimed squarely at your table.
How it plays
Latino runs on the standard Hitster timeline rules, so a reggaeton banger or a salsa classic plays exactly like any other card: you hear it, then slot it into the shared timeline by the year it came out. The catch with this deck is that a familiar chorus can trick you into guessing a decade too early or too late, which is half the fun at the table. The full walkthrough of tokens, steals, and the tougher modes lives on the guide to how to play Hitster.
How it differs from the Original and other editions
Every main Hitster edition shares the same timeline rules, so the difference is always the song pool and the mood it creates. Latino trades the original's all-round mix for a deck of Latin music, while Guilty Pleasures leans into cheesy sing-along hits. Here's how the three compare:
| Feature | Hitster Latino | Hitster Original | Hitster Guilty Pleasures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core idea | Build a timeline by release year | Build a timeline by release year | Build a timeline by release year |
| Song theme | Latin hits: reggaeton, Latin pop, salsa, and more | A broad spread of the biggest hits | Cheesy, catchy guilty pleasures |
| Mood at the table | Warm, danceable, celebratory | Classic all-round quiz | Nostalgic, silly, sing-along |
| Win condition | First to place 10 songs | First to place 10 songs | First to place 10 songs |
| Best for | Fans of Latin music and lively parties | A first Hitster box for any crowd | Groups who love a cheesy chorus |
Latino stands on its own, but nothing stops you from tipping its Latin cards into another deck when you want a longer game with more range across the timeline. There's a wider look at the full lineup on the Hitster editions page, along with dedicated rundowns of Hitster Guilty Pleasures and the newer Hitster Flying Mic.
Who it's for
Latino is built for fans of Latin music and for lively, sociable game nights. It suits parties, family gatherings, and any group where a reggaeton beat or a salsa horn line is enough to get people out of their seats. Because the songs span a full century, it gives every generation at the table something they recognize, from the older classics to the latest urbano hits, so the resident music buff has no real head start. The 16 and up age rating and the party-first feel make it a better match for a warm, loud night than a quiet, serious music round. If your group already has the original and wants a change of flavor, or simply lives for Latin music, this is an easy one to reach for.
What's in the box
- Songs: 300 cards, over 300 Latin hits with QR codes.
- Tokens: 37 chips for claiming and stealing cards.
- App: the free Hitster app scans the cards and plays each song.
- Players: 2 to 10.
- Age: 16 and up.
- Play time: around 30 minutes.
- Publisher: Jumbo.
Where to buy
A US edition of Hitster Latino is on shelves now, and it turns up at the usual game and toy retailers. Which language and edition you can actually order shifts from country to country, so the official Hitster website is the place to confirm what reaches your region. A few verified listings to start from:
- United States: the US edition is at Target (around $27.99), with a listing also at Amazon.
- Spain and elsewhere: availability shifts by country, so check the official Hitster site for the edition and price offered where you are.
Prices depend on the retailer and your region, so it's worth comparing a few listings before you buy.
Prefer to play digitally?
If it's the guess the song and place the year timeline game you're after, but you'd rather skip the box, the cards, and the setup, you can play the same style of game right on your phone. Tunigma plays the songs itself, with no cards to scan and no Spotify, Apple Music, or other streaming app or subscription, and it's a free download. It has a real Latin genre and Latin American countries you can pick as regions, Mexico among them, so you can filter straight to Latin music and build your own timeline of hits. You pick the mood yourself, by decade, genre, and country, so a Latin round is only a couple of taps away. There's a fuller look on the Hitster alternative page, a wider rundown of the best Hitster alternatives, and an overview of the boxed range on the Hitster editions page.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Hitster Latino?
It's a themed edition of the Hitster music timeline game, filled with Latin hits: reggaeton, Latin pop, salsa, and more. The rules match the original: you hear a song and place it on your timeline by release year, but the whole deck is made of Latin music.
How is it different from the original Hitster?
The rules are the same. What changes is the song pool. The original spreads across the biggest hits of the last century, while Latino focuses on Latin music from across the decades, which gives the table a warmer, more danceable mood.
What kind of music does it include?
The deck reaches across roughly a hundred years of Latin music, mixing reggaeton and urbano, Latin pop, salsa and tropical sounds, and older classics, so it covers both recent chart hits and songs from earlier generations.
How many cards and songs does it have?
The box holds 300 cards, so over 300 Latin songs, along with 37 tokens for claiming and stealing cards.
How many people can play?
Anywhere from 2 to 10 players can join a game of Latino, it's rated for ages 16 and up, and a round tends to wrap up in about half an hour.
Can I combine it with other Hitster editions?
You can. Latino is a complete game on its own, yet its Latin cards mix happily into your other Hitster decks when you want a bigger, more varied timeline to build.
Do you need the app or Spotify to play?
Downloading the Hitster app costs nothing, but it plays each track by linking out to a music streaming service, so hearing the songs in Latino will usually mean having a streaming account of your own.
Is there a digital version of this kind of game?
The boxed game runs on cards and the Hitster app. For a fully digital timeline game with no cards to scan and no streaming subscription, Tunigma is a separate app that plays the songs itself and has a Latin genre and Latin American regions you can filter by, so you can build a Latin round on your phone.
Hitster is a trademark of its respective owner. Tunigma is not affiliated with or endorsed by Hitster.