Telestrations Board Game First Impressions
Telestrations proves that I can’t draw…
So this should be fun!
Each player begins by sketching a TELESTRATIONS word dictated by the roll of a die. The old fashioned sand timer may limit the amount of time they get to execute their sketch, but it certainly doesn’t limit creativity! Time’s up! All players, all at the same time, pass their sketch to the next player, who must guess what’s been drawn. Players then simultaneously pass their guess — which hopefully matches the original word (or does it??) — to the next player who must try to draw the word they see — and so on.
That’s it basically, the blurb says it all.
You get a random word or phrase on a card. Well, Each player gets 6 on their own card and you roll a die and all use one form of the same number.
You then draw the word as best you can on a little flip book dry wipe thing.
Everyone passes the book to the next person on their left who looks at the picture, flips over the book and writes down what they think you drew.
Everyone passes it on again and the next person draws what they just read etc
This is repeated and eventually, the book will get back around to the player who started it and you get to flip through it and see where it all went wrong.
We played this 8 player so 8 books were being passed around and you only have 90 seconds to draw so you can’t craft a masterpiece every time…
I had Robot, easy… I also had Surprise Party.. not so easy.
Easily one of the most fun games around and I haven’t seen a group of people laugh so much playing a game.
There is a scoring system but we don’t bother with it.
Telestrations Update June 2018
I’ve played this a lot since and even owned it for a while. The humour doesn’t go but it requires 2 things… that kinda contradict each other.
- People scattered around the circle who can’t draw
- Everyone playing the game to the best of their ability
The best laughs come from spontaneity. The innocent mistake or the drawing has gone wrong. If people do this purposefully, the game loses a lot.
Still, loads of fun as a quick filler with people that just want a laugh!
Jesta ThaRogue
