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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- Game Info
- Photo Gallery
- Overview
- Review
- How To Play
- Similar Games
- Interesting Facts
- Useful Links
- FAQ
- Editorial Articles
- Videos
- People Also Enjoyed
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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 PHOTO GALLERY
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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.
- Telestrations
- A Fake Artist Goes to New York
- Pictomania
- Duplik
- Scrawl
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PICTIONARY INTERESTING FACTS
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PICTIONARY USEFUL LINKS
If it is a topic that has not yet been covered, you can most likely find more information here on your topic of choice. From official Pictionary useful links to very unofficial ones.
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PICTIONARY FAQ
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PICTIONARY EDITORIAL
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