Draw something
I’ll apologise before I start because if you have read any of my iPhone App reviews you’ll know I can sometimes get a little carried away. I am after all somewhat addicted to these game Apps.
This particular App I decided to download because it was free, however after playing for a short time I decided I had to upgrade to the paid for version, this meant no ads and more words so for 69p I freed myself from those annoying ads. The game itself is pretty basic and straight to the point, so much so that any age group would be comfortable playing it. The basic idea is to choose a word from a list of three, draw the word then send it off to your opponent for them to guess it correctly, win some coins and send you a drawing back and that’s it.
All about Draw Something…
When you begin the game you are invited to make an account which includes your username and email address. You can also connect to Facebook through this game but I don’t know much about that because I don’t use Facebook myself. I connected with my email address and that works well enough for me. I then was given the option to find players, I could look for players in several different ways which are, Email, Facebook friends or random. If I knew of anyone else with the game and knew their username I could also connect with them that way.
Playing the game…
Once connected with another player I was able to choose a word from the list of three, the easiest with word on the list is worth one coin, the next is a little harder worth two coins and the last is usually quite a difficult word but gives you three coins. If I decide that all three words are too difficult for me to draw, I have the option of using a bomb to get three new words. Bombs can be bought for coins. So after I have chosen which word to draw, I just touch the correct area of the screen and get on with it. In the beginning I had four basic colours to use, but this is what the coins are all about because you can buy different colour sets, which for me personally makes the game more fun to play with lots more colours to choose from. Once I finish my picture and I’m happy with it I can send it off to my opponent, I can also send a message with the picture if I choose, as the option is there should I decide to use it. Once I receive a drawing back from my opponent, I have to guess what the picture is; I’m given several letters to choose from in order to make the word that represents the drawing. Sometimes the pictures I get sent are impossible to guess even with the letters there in front of me to help, because of this there is the bomb option again, a bomb gets rid of some of the letters in the list making it slightly easier to guess what the picture is. More bombs can be bought for coins should I run out. The game then continues backwards and forwards, each time my turn is recorded and it’s fun to see how far I can get before someone passes and I have to start from turn one again, I believe since updates the highest turn to reach is 999.
I’ve managed to get to turn hundred and something before my opponent passed on one of my pictures and we found ourselves at level one again.
You don’t need to be Picasso to play...
Under no circumstances do you have to be able to draw really well to play this game, it’s just a bit of fun to play with your friends. I’ve had words sometimes just written on the screen when I tap to guess. I guess that’s because some people do struggle to draw some of the words, so they just write the word across the screen. It does sort of take the fun out of the game and what I’d call cheating but hey, it’s just a game and it’s supposed to be fun for everyone. If I get a really good picture through from someone I’ll save it and maybe post it on Twitter, there are options to send the pictures to Twitter and Facebook or you can just save them. If you draw a good picture yourself you can save that also.
If you play, please add me to your list…
I have been playing Draw something for a few months now but I usually have to choose random for my opponents, this is okay but I always seem to be waiting for them to send me another picture and me being me, I just want to play and play. The only people I know will send me pictures are my son and my daughter but even they have become slack in sending pictures back to me. As I’m not on Facebook I can’t add friends from there so if any of you reading this have this iPhone App or are thinking of getting it please add me to your list of players, because I won’t keep you waiting for a picture I promise.
My username (Myredpip) what else would it be!
To conclude…
So, this little App is a real hit and very popular with a lot of people and I’m not surprised really. It’s quite an addictive little game and very enjoyable to play. Maybe I am a bit over the top with my games but I just love it when I notice I have pictures ready and waiting for me to guess. I like the fact that when a new picture is sent to me, I’m given the option to watch my own picture which I sent, being drawn again and I can see exactly which point of me drawing it that they guessed the word. I don’t have to sit through this though, I can just skip it if I choose, but sometimes it’s fun to watch.
I think I’ve covered about everything, but there has been a recent update which has given the game a whole new look so there may be a few new things I’ve missed, but either way the game in my opinion is well worth 69p. Made and produced by OMGPOP available from the App store on iTunes, also available on Android. Download the free version and see what you think.
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Absolutely Drawsome... 
One of my friends has this on his iPhone. It looks like a lot of fun especially if you like Pictionary.