The Pictionary board game master page. A complete guide. Review, how to play, editorial, useful links, similar games, FAQ, interesting facts and so much more. Pictionary is the classic party game of drawing and guessing in teams. It still holds up today because it is the best at what it does.

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PICTIONARY GAME INFO


RELEASE:1985
PLAYERS:3 – 16 Players
DURATION: 90 Minutes
AGE:12+
GENRE:Party – Drawing
DESIGNER: Rob Angel
ARTIST:Gary Everson
PUBLISHER:Hasbro

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PICTIONARY OVERVIEW


Pictionary is a charades-inspired word-guessing game invented by Robert Angel with graphic design by Gary Everson and first published in 1985 by Angel Games Inc. Hasbro purchased the rights in 1994 after acquiring the games business of Western Publishing before eventually selling the rights to Mattel. The game is played in teams with players trying to identify specific words from their teammates.

This is one of those classic party games that has been around for a long time. It makes perfect sense for a communication game to be limited to what you can convey via drawing and Pictionary takes advantage of that perfectly.

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PICTIONARY REVIEW


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We have not reviewed this game yet but you do not need us. This game has been around for over 30 years and is synonymous with the combination of drawing and games. It still holds up today because it is a simple game that does what it does better than anyone else.

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PICTIONARY HOW TO PLAY


Clues are given and one player on a team at any given time must convey that clue through drawing. Players gain an edge if they have a good imagination when guessing, empathy for their teammates, and/or a general ability to communicate in restricted circumstances. A board is provided, just to keep score on, which focuses the competition.

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PICTIONARY SIMILAR GAMES


We thought about everything from gameplay to theme, intensity level to overall motivations, the quality and more to determine what are the five most similar board games to Pictionary. The quick recap of the list is below with the link to the descriptions and full article below it.

  1. Telestrations
  2. A Fake Artist Goes to New York
  3. Pictomania
  4. Duplik
  5. Scrawl

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PICTIONARY INTERESTING FACTS


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PICTIONARY FAQ


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PICTIONARY EDITORIAL


10 Best Drawing Art Board Games

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PICTIONARY VIDEOS


How To Play Pictionary By Triple S Games [TRT 02:43]



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