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[sudgy]

Some of you have heard of this game, and some of you hadn't.  Here are the rules when playing in real life:

1. Each player gets a stack of papers, where the number of pieces of paper in the stack is equal to the number of people playing.
2. Each player writes a phrase of some kind on their paper, then passes the stack to the player to their left.
3. Each player draws a picture of the phrase they got on the next piece of paper in the stack, then passes the stack to the player to their left.
4. Each player writes a phrase describing the picture (trying to be the same as the original, but usually failing).
5. Repeat steps 3-4 until each stack has gone around to all of the players.
6. Reveal each stack in its entirety and laugh at the results.


I've heard of people playing online before, so I thought we could try that here.  Here's how we'll do things:

1. Each player who signs up will be put into random order.  Whoever is next on the list is who you will "pass" things to.
2. Each player will PM the next a phrase.
3. Each player will draw that (details of drawing are a bit later).
4. Upload the image somewhere (I've used imgur before), then PM the link to the image to the next person.
5. Decipher the picture, write the phrase, then PM the next person with the phrase.
6. Repeat steps 4-5 until done.  Keep track of them all and make sure you know what the order is.
7. To draw pictures, you may either draw them in real life then scan it, or draw on an image editor.  You may not use images from something else.  Everything must be original, and probably crappy.  You can't have words or symbols of any type on your pictures.  You may use any file format.
8. Keep everything you are doing secret.  You may not PM anyone other than just to pass it on.
9. In your PMs, write the name of the original writer and what number person you are to look at it to make things easier to order afterwards.  So, say I gave a phrase and sent it to someone, and I say "Sudgy 1", they would draw the picture and send it saying "Sudgy 2", next "Sudgy 3", etc.
10. Once one is done, PM all the results of one of the "stacks" to me.  I'll compile it and post it in this thread.
11. We aren't going to try to synchronize our movements.  I don't see why we need to, so we won't.  Just pass whenever you finish with something.
12. You can't PM the person that sent you something for clarification about something in the phrase itself ("Is that supposed to be such-and-such?" etc.).  You can PM them about some other random thing.
13. Send your things to the next person and the original person.  When it is finished, either the original person can compile them here or they can send it to me and I will.
14. One more rule, keep it clean.  Even if a picture looks like something, it shouldn't be, so find something else it can be.

Player list in order: (pass your things to the player below you on the list (for example, I'll always pass to Jimmmmm))

Watno
Max7272sp
A Drowned Kernel
Sudgy
Jimmmmm
Hugovj
Axxle
Lekkit
scott_pilgrim
Grujah Nevermind

[Max7272sp]

I absolutely love telephone pictionary in real life, and would gladly try it out online - great idea!

Two things my friends and I like to do when we play:

First, most people start with the phrase, but I prefer starting with a drawing - I find it more fun to let people draw whatever they please, and then see what others can make of the drawing.

Second, we typically put a limit on the numbers of words you can use in your phrase (typically around 7). Trying to describe a complicated image in only a couple words can add to the hilarity.

Just my two cents, but regardless count me in.

Max

[scott_pilgrim]

/in

[Watno]

\in

[Axxle]

/in

[Axxle]

11. One more rule, keep it clean.  Even if a picture looks like something, it shouldn't be, so find something else it can be.

Shoot!

[sudgy]

I absolutely love telephone pictionary in real life, and would gladly try it out online - great idea!

Two things my friends and I like to do when we play:

First, most people start with the phrase, but I prefer starting with a drawing - I find it more fun to let people draw whatever they please, and then see what others can make of the drawing.

Second, we typically put a limit on the numbers of words you can use in your phrase (typically around 7). Trying to describe a complicated image in only a couple words can add to the hilarity.

Just my two cents, but regardless count me in.

Max

I prefer starting with a phrase, because people could not know what they draw at first.  I find it funner to try to see how in the world that thing that looks frog-horse hybrid was actually a dog, not just randomly seeing something that looks like a frog-horse hybrid.

Also, I've found some of the funniest ones I've done were ones that had a lot of words.

Sorry for immediately turning down your suggestions.  I feel mean now...

[A Drowned Kernel]

/in

[A Drowned Kernel]

Also when I play, we pass to the right, and I demand that we uphold that rule for our version.

[Axxle]

Also when I play, we pass to the right, and I demand that we uphold that rule for our version.

Pssh, I know right? Who passes to the left?

I demand a poll.

[sudgy]

Well, it's different here anyway, as it isn't in a circle, it's a list.

[A Drowned Kernel]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xECUrlnXCqk

[Lekkit]

This is actually one of my favorite social games. I'm /in!

I am terrible at drawing, but that only adds to the fun!

[Donald X.]

There is another way you can do this in a thread that doesn't require any organization and just happens as fast as people contribute.

Go to the Instant Gratification Telephone Pictionary thread. Add a reply that's something like "claimed." Look at the post above yours. Compose a picture if it was text; compose text if it was a picture. If you made a picture, host it somewhere, such as imageshack. Post your text or picture, replacing your "claimed" post. If it's text, put it in spoiler tags. If it's a picture, give it a name that's just random letters and numbers and post the link to it; we won't know what it is without clicking.

Contribute just once per thread. If you post "claimed" and see someone else has done likewise above you, you can either wait for them to finish and then work from what they post, or change yours to "claimed" and try again later or not.

Later, if anyone cares, someone can remove the spoiler tags and convert the images to embedded images, so that the resulting sequence can be enjoyed without highlighting and clicking.

[Hugovj]

/in

[Grujah]

So, kinda like that website,

drawception?

/IN.

[sudgy]

I'm going to start it after this weekend, so those of you who want to play, sign up.

[Jimmmmm]

/in

[sudgy]

Alright, I'll get this started.  Just wait a few moments.

[sudgy]

Everybody, start making your phrases now and pass them whenever you feel like.  Here's a couple of clarifications:

1. We aren't going to try to synchronize our movements.  I don't see why we need to, so we won't.  Just pass whenever you finish with something.
2. When you are the last person with one, announce in the thread that it is finished.  Then, everybody needs to PM me with what they did for that one.

Also, Donald, I decided not to take your suggestion because this gives everybody an equal chance.

[sudgy]

Also, the ordered players list is in the first post.

[sudgy]

Another rule I forgot: You can't have words or symbols of any type on your pictures

[sudgy]

Yet another thing: You can't PM the person that sent you something for clarification about something in the phrase itself ("Is that supposed to be such-and-such?" etc.).  You can PM them about some other random thing.

[Axxle]

I think a good idea to keep everything in order is to CC the person who started the chain, it's easier to manage one chain than parts of all of them.

[sudgy]

I think a good idea to keep everything in order is to CC the person who started the chain, it's easier to manage one chain than parts of all of them.

CC?