Electronic Pictionary Man Game
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Toys and Games Reviews of Electronic Pictionary Man Game
Customer Review: Pictionary Man's Crack Hard to Clean
Summary: 3 Stars
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Four of us adults got together last night and made silly idiots out of ourselves by drawing on this little white man and his props and using him to act out a bit of charades between players. We found out our drawing skills are negligible, my one friend isn't sure what a cardiologist is, my husband can't figure out why ramming the rectangular prop against the Pictionary mans rump doesn't make me instantly get slalom skiing ( who would?), and that if you run the dry erase marker over Pictionary Man's crack (on his head) you'll have to spend several minutes cleaning it meticulously with the enclosed hanky for this purpose. Note: The wiping hanky closely resembles a tissue during this cold and flu season, which can lead to an awkward party moment if you reach for the wrong item!
It would be real helpful if Pictionary man actually made a noise or a symbol acknowledging which teams turn it is. Between switching team mates and than having an auctioned off challenge every five to seven questions, it can get very confusing as to whose turn it is, let alone which teams turn. We all agreed that the more people likely the more fun. but also the more confusion.
Customer Review: A great update to the original Pictionary
Summary: 5 Stars
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My kids originally saw this game being advertised on TV and commented that it looked like fun and when they saw me unbox it from Amazon they were excited to try it out. We finally got a chance to try it out this weekend when we had guests in town and it was a BIG hit with everyone that played.
The game is played in two teams, so far we've played it with 6 players (Men against Women) and 10 players (Everyone mixed: Young, Old, Male & Female). Our groups ranged in age from 8 to 50 and although there were a few celebrity names that the younger kids didn't recognize like Steve McQueen, it was not so many that it interrupted the game. Everyone had fun drawing on the "man" and using the "rectangle and cylinder" as props, I was surprised at how creative people can get. I also can't remember the last time I had to set a time limit to "finish up" a game because everyone wanted to keep playing, but this was one.
Overall I think this is a great update to the old Pictionary game for several reasons. Interactive pieces to interest younger kids, the addition of current items to draw and most importantly no more wasting paper!
Customer Review: Great Game!
Summary: 4 Stars
I played this game with some friends and we were so addicted that we played for 4 hours straight! This is much more fun than the regular pictionary game because you can be more creative with the man and give him props. I have to say I do love original pictionary also so maybe I am biased because of that. I think it is great not having to play with the board and having the winners be the team that actually gets the most words correct. It makes the game fast-paced. The electronic timer also makes it easy to keep track of how long you have left to guess the word.
My only criticism of the game is that if you play more than once, the words get repeated pretty often and there is no way to skip the word. If you do skip the word, it changes to the other team's turn, and then the challenge rounds get messed up, so it basically messes up the order of the rest of the game. The challenge rounds aren't really necessary to enjoy the game, so those could always be skipped too. They are a bit confusing but they are fun once you figure out how to play them.
I would say if you have this game you should also have the old pictionary game. This way you could ignore the word on the man's foot and just draw a new card each time to avoid repeats.
Overall it is a great game that can be played endlessly!
Customer Review: Lots of fun...hours of laughs
Summary: 4 Stars
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This is a great game for almost all ages. The game comes with the Pictionary Man, a rectangular block and a round block for extra props to draw on. It also comes with two blue dry erase style markers. I did find that they weren't that dark enough but maybe its because they are new? The rectangle block is also a box that stores the markers, cleaning cloth and score card. The game needs batteries which weren't included but AAA's are easy to get. Its light weight plastic so its easy to handle.
There is a small LCD panel on the bottom of the toy that shows the clues. It automatically picks the category so you don't have a way to select a choice. There is a tick sound that is the timer so it keeps you aware that you only have a little bit to act out the drawing for your team to guess.
The best part of the game is how others draw, many laughs will be had from that alone. The kids liked that they can draw on something other than paper. This is a great game that will be used again during the holidays for sure!
Customer Review: Hip Pictionary with a Chip
Summary: 4 Stars
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An interesting version of Pictionary. No more board and tokens, and it seems like Pictionary also had gone paperless. The white Mr. Pic man is kinda cute, can't resist to think about it as a white voodoo doll when you are holding it. It is big enough to write on. Along with 2 other props, they are practically your whiteboard to draw your clues. In the old game, you often have to draw a man first and then draw what he is doing or holding to have your partner guess a word. Now, with Mr Pic. Man, you already save several precious seconds. It just depend on how good you are in associating the man with the props. Batteries should last a fairly long time. There is only a tiny LCD screen at Mr, Pic man's foot where you get the clues. Batteries not included, that's a bummer; and it takes odd number of batteries, three.
Old Pictionary players may missed the die rolling, the cards and the board. Well, times a changing. You get some, you lose some. But it is still very fun and entertaining.