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Pictionary

A Party Game game for 3–16 players, of 90 min and light on rules. It plays with team-based game, roll / spin and move and drawing. Recommended from age 12. The BoardGameGeek community likes it best with 8 players.

Pictionary is a fast-paced party game of sketching and guessing, often compared to Charades, but with drawings instead of physical acting. Players divide into teams and take turns drawing clues from prompt cards while their teammates race against the timer to guess the correct answer. Some rounds are designated “All Play,” where multiple teams compete simultaneously to guess the same prompt, while other rounds feature solo team turns. Answers range in difficulty, and while artistic skill can help, imagination, communication, and quick thinking matter far more. A game board is used to track progress, adding a light strategic element to the competitive fun. First released in 1985, Pictionary became a massive hit and has remained a staple of the party game genre ever since.

3–16 players90 min playing time12+ age1.2 complexity
5.9 / 10 on BGG
8,701 ratings

Designed by Rob Angel

Published by (Unknown) · Falomir Juegos

Spanish edition Spanish Argentinian edition 1996 (1996) · Ruibal Hermanos S.A.

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