Brand: USAOPOLY

Amazon.comTelestrations is the visual equivalent of the classic school-yard game "telephone." It's a fun-filled sketching game in which everyone's attempts at "art" can turn hilarious. The game starts with a secret word that is passed from player to player. As the word is sketched, interpreted, and then sketched again, it undergoes a visual transformation that will surprise and delight everyone. Designed for players ages 13 and up, Telestrations is sure to be a hit at parties.Eight Players for Maximum HilarityTelestrations is designed for 4 to 8 players. As with the classic game "Telephone," the bigger the group, the more confusing -- and funny -- things can get. Gameplay requires little more than the included erasable markers and sketch books.Each sketch book contains eight erasable pages, and each page is labeled with either an "S" (for sketch) or a "G" (for guess). The spiral binding allows you to flip pages before passing the sketch book to the next player, and the label lets that player know whether to sketch or guess. Aside from the occasional unrepressed snicker, gameplay is silent until the final results are revealed.The erasable markers have a fine point to allow true artists to flourish. Clean-up cloths are provided, as is a timer and a deck of 144 cards, each of which contains six "secret" words.Gameplay: Friendly or Competitive Mode?Much like "Telephone," Telestrations leaves a lot of participants scratching their heads. One player's sketch of a pretzel might end up looking more like a ribbon, and that ribbon might evolve into a banana peel. Only rarely does the final guess match the original word, so playing Telestrations is almost always a delightful comedy of errors.While the game is easy to learn, scoring can get a bit complicated. The instruction manual describes two different modes of gameplay: friendly and competitive. The friendly mode awards points based on the most creative and hilarious drawings, a subjective determination that can lead to either a fun debate or an irritating disagreement, depending on who is playing. In either case, a simple democratic vote may be necessary to speed things up.The competitive mode awards points to players whose sketch helps another player win a point. This determination is straightforward enough, but going back over the drawings and assessing points may be tedious for those who would rather simply laugh at the results. Anyway you decide to play it, Telestrations will bring out the artists in your friends and family, along with lots of loud laughter.What's in the BoxTelestrations game instructions, 8 erasable sketch books, 8 erasable markers, 4 eraser cloths, 144 cards in card box, 90-second sand timer, and die.Product DescriptionTelestrations is the "Telephone Game" Turned Into The #1 LOL Party Game! The award winning Telestrations board game will keep your family and friends entertained and laughing! Draw what you see then guess what you saw for hilarious and unpredictable outcomes. It's miscommunication at its best! Perfect for parties and family time Telestrations is easy for everyone, no drawing skills required!From the ManufacturerTelestrations is the hilarious new sketch, pass and guess party game for ages 12 and up that offers up instant as players simultaneously and continuously get to draw what they see and guess what they saw for a funny and unpredictable outcome every time. It's the telephone game sketched out. In this laugh out loud sketch, pass and guess game, everyone plays at the same time. Using erasable sketch books all players get a Telestrations word, then draw what they see, pass, guess what they saw, pass… and so on until everyone’s sketch book passes by every player and returns back to its original owner. Points are scored for each written guess that matches the original telestrations word. Extra points are scored if last word matches too. Just like the game of telephone, operator, grapevine, whispers or whatever you called it as a kid, the outcomes are unpredictable and the laughter is endless.

Features:

• AWARD WINNING PARTY GAME, also a great ice breaker!
• Telestrations "The Original" for 8 players is what got the party started!
• Perfect for families, small parties or friends
• LOL fun for everyone
• NO DRAWING SKILLS REQUIRED: Stick figures & sense of humor welcome!
• INCLUDES: 8 Erasable Color Coiled Sketch Books, 8 Dry Erase Markers, 1700 total words & phrases to sketch & guess, 60 Second Sand Timer, 8 Clean up cloths, and 1 Die