Telestrations® will get your family and friends laughing as they draw what they see, then guess what they saw for hours of hilarious miscommunication. All players simultaneously sketch, pass, and guess while revealing laugh-out-loud and unpredictable outcomes!
Remember or ever play the old-school game "Telephone"? It's a game where you have a line of people and the first person in line whispers in the ear of the person next to them something, then that person does the same with the next person in line, and so on and so on. By the time you get to the last person in line, what they have been told is nothing like what the first person said.
"With Telestrations® you guess what a person drew, then draw what they guessed, and see how funny the changes get! will get your family and friends laughing as they draw what they see, then guess what they saw for hours of hilarious miscommunication. All players simultaneously sketch, pass, and guess while revealing laugh-out-loud and unpredictable outcomes!"
Players
Age
Time
4-8
10+
30 Minutes
Game Components
Telestrations® comes with 130 Cards, 8 Dry-Erase Markers, 8 Reuseable Sketchbooks, Rules
Communicating Your Imagination With A Drawing
In Telestrations® you quickly discover it's not just about points and scoring, it's about using your imagination! But it doesn't stop there! You could say that Telestrations is similar to "Pictionary" but it brings the old-school game of "Telephone" into the mix. In almost every evaluation group we worked with, the term "Pictionary Telephone" was used to describe the gaming experience.
To make it more simple, all of the participants form a chain except with Telestrations, it's write a word, draw the word, guess the drawing, draw the guess, and so on, with the drawing and word evolving with each new player, resulting hilarious final reveal at the end.
A Deeper Look
To begin your game with Telestrations®, you first place a card box in the center of the group playing. It's important to remember that each player needs to select a sketchbook, one of the eraseable markers, and one card from the card box. What helps immensely is that each of the sketchbooks have a different color wire coil and have tabs. You can rest assured those tabs are invaluable to help you open to the right page when are handed your sketchbook.
Select a Prompt
Each player draws a card from the card box and selects one of the Prompts on that card. Now they secretly write the prompt in their sketchbook. OPTION: Each card includes a starred category, such as "TV SHOW". As a group, choose ONE category from ONE players card, and each player will come up with their own Prompt within that category.
From there, you turn to "SKETCH IT" page 1. You then draw your Prompt. Now this where it really gets interesting. You turn to "SKETCH IT" page 1 and then...PASS YOUR SKETCHBOOK TO PLAYER ON YOUR LEFT! That player secretly looks at your Prompt, then gets ready to draw it on the "SKETCH IT" page 1.
Sketching, Guessing, and Passing
At this point, everyone should be on "SKETCH IT" page 1. everyone has to draw the Prompt they just looked at, hide the sketch by turning to page 2, and then they pass the open book onto the player on their left.
Now everyone should be on "GUESS IT" page 2. Player now have to flip back to the previous page and secretly look at the sketch. They then switch back to page 2 to write their guess. Now the player flips to the next page of their sketchbook an passes the open sketchbook to the player on their left! Everyone continues to pass and guess until they get their own sketchbook back. NOTE: Everyone's sketchbook should end with a guess.
The Big Reveal
As you can see from the illustration above, there is no telling what the hilarious outcomes will be with each game. Telestrations® provides the perfect way to facilitate communication and develop interpersonal skills. The more the players, the greater the amount of laughs!
Why Telestrations is a "STEM" Game
Telestrations® isn't a traditional STEM game, but it's great for developing Science/Technology(visual communication, tech-like interfaces), Engineering(systematic decoding), Art (sketching, design), and Math(pattern recognition, counting) skills through its "Telephone Game" of drawing and guessing, boosting creative thinking, interpretation, and collaborative problem-solving without needing artistic skill.
Science | Technology | Engineering | Math
An Important Detail To Consider
In closing, we are proud to recognize this game as a recipient of The Toy Man® Seal of Approval. Across all evaluation segments, Telestrations® consistently ranked highly and earned multiple awards.
We sincerely hope you have learned something from this review of Telestrations® It is a pleasure to serve you!
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Category:
Family Games
Target Age Group:
10+
Independent Lab Tested
EU Compliant
CE Marked
ISO Certified
CPSIA Compliant
RESNA Certified
CSA Certified
TÜV Compliant
ETL Certified
UL Approved
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PRODUCT SAFETY SEALS
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