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Backseat Drawing box art
2008 Ranked #10,569

Backseat Drawing

A team drawing game has artists follow verbal directions without knowing what image they are creating. Teammates race to identify the result, turning unclear instructions and rushed guesses into escalating confusion.

Party Games Party Game Line Drawing Team-Based Game

Players

4-10

Play time

20-30 min

Age

12+

Complexity

1.11/5

Rating

6.21

Harder to teach Low interaction Light strategy

Overview

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Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.6/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.2/5

Low interaction

Player scaling 4.6/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 3.4/5

Light strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

"Two teams race to identify drawings done by their own team members. But the artists don’t know what they are drawing—they can only follow the instructions given by another team member.

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"Two teams race to identify drawings done by their own team members. But the artists don’t know what they are drawing—they can only follow the instructions given by another team member. Laughter erupts as players attempt to follow direction and to guess what is being drawn. With Backseat Drawing, there’s no time to stop and ask directions— the fun never stops!" Re-implemented by: Backseat Drawing Junior

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Play and group

Players
4–10
Best with
4
Play time
20–30 min
Age
12+
Complexity
1.1/5
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Credits

Designers

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Peggy Brown Catherine Rondeau

Artists

2
John Kovalic Cathleen Quinn-Kinney

Publishers

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