Electronic Pictionary Man Game
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Toys and Games Reviews of Electronic Pictionary Man Game
Customer Review: More like charades than pictionary
Summary: 4 Stars
This game took a while to grow on us, but now it is one of our favorite party games to play. As you would expect this game is very similar to traditional Pictionary, except that you're drawing on a white plastic man instead of on a paper. The categories are things like action, occupation, character and they generally conform well to the fact that you're no longer limited to drawing on paper. The man also comes with two props that we call the brick and the hockey puck - you can draw on these items as well as the man to help get to the clue. We are not very good artists at all, but even still some of the clues are very challenging, especially the song titles. We also found that rather than just drawing we would end up using the man and his props in a kind of charade format to actually demonstrate the action we were trying to get to.
Overall it's a rather entertaining game if you can deal with the fact that many of the clues are very challenging. Additionally there is some scoring feature that requires some sort of wager/challenge - we just skip through these because the premise doesn't make much sense and it's hard enough to get one clue right in the time allotted as opposed to wagering that you could 2 or 3 right in less time.
Customer Review: Lots of Fun!
Summary: 4 Stars
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Electronic Pictionary Man was lots of fun for my entire family. I'll admit, I had my worries, as I can't recall playing regular Pictionary in a long long time, but this version changed my opinion of the game.
Electronic Pictionary Man is basically Pictionary but with wipe off objects (a man, box, and rectangle) that you draw on instead of regular paper. It comes with wipe off marker and eraser. The 'man' figure takes 3 AAA batteries (you provide those) and will tell you the category and word you need to describe in picture form. Game play varies, but our games averaged 30 minutes.
Note, the items you are given to draw can be tough, so if you're playing with the kids, you might want to consider making up your own words and having them on hand, in case they (or you) get someone who you don't know.
Like I said, we enjoyed this game and had lots of laughs while playing. Great for kids and adults. It would be a nice addition to any board game collection.
Customer Review: A fun family game
Summary: 4 Stars
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This game is a bit like Catchphrase, since it gives electronic cues and countdowns, a lot like classic Pictionary since it's a kind of drawn charades, and a bit new and different, too.
The game gives a word or phrase which the player draws for teammates to guess. There is a doll to draw on, as well as a couple of little boxes ("props"), one circular and one rectangular. You can draw on them all and arrange them in little tableaux to help your teammates guess the word.
The cues range from very simple words like "shaking" to pop culture references like "Sharon Stone." The game is recommended for ages 14 and up, and that seems reasonable, given the range of cues.
The rules of the game are simple. We found that those with skill at drawing had an advantage, as did those with the dexterity to draw on the various shapes and manipulate them quickly.
It's a fun, social game for teens, adults, and mixed groups. Lots of laughs, and just the right length of time.
Customer Review: Decent game, we'll see about longevity
Summary: 4 Stars
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This is a short review based on playing the game just once, will update this in a few weeks after a few more plays.
Decent game, in fact it's better than I expected. Drawing on the figure and its "accessories" with the dry erase marker was a lot of fun. I'm not completely convinced that this game wouldn't work in a non-electronic (say, card-based) way, but the claim is that there are 2000 clues which should make for good repeated play. Game went well, though a lot of the clues were played using only the rectangular accessory rather than the body of the "person."
We'll see if the kids continue to like the game enough for repeated plays. My twin girls are nine years old and they knew most all of the clues that were offered. (Game is listed as 14+ in age.)
Updated: The game was tried a couple more times, but has been eclipsed by playing canasta.
2nd update: There are a few pop culture clues that the kids didn't know.
Customer Review: Pictionary Great, the man not so much
Summary: 3 Stars
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Pictionary is a great game and I have loved playing it in the past. I looked forward to having a go at this electronic version. Firstly I would say that it takes 3 AAA batteries which I find annoying as it is a size I don't always have handy. I found this game to be fun because Pictionary is fun, however the addition of a man adds little to the game. Most of the time we just played with the rectangle and never used the circle. Just after one play there was already some residue from the marker that was not coming off, so I think if you played it a lot you could have trouble cleaning off the pen. Some of the clues which were actions seemed a little odd such as 'curl' or 'mark'. Also every 7 turns it went into the team challenge which can be annoying if you don't want to play that aspect of the game. Pictionary is a game I would recommend however I would go and buy the pen and paper version rather than pay the extra for the electronic one.