 AMAZING fun for all ages |
| Review Date: November 28, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Phlogiston, West Hartford, CT USA |
I got this product on the day before Thanksgiving and the next day my parents, my wife's parents and other family members came over to the house. We had folks varying in age from one another by over fifty years. Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE had an absolute blast with this game.
The rules are easy to learn and it is easy to master the interface (one power switch and two buttons) on the digital menu that assigns the subjects that folks have to digitally represent.
The set includes:
1) The Pictionary "Man" which is a blank human shaped figure made of, what seems to be, a dry erase board type material. On the bottom of the foot of the "Man" one finds an on/off switch, an LED display and two buttons (labeled 1 and 2, respectively). After one turns the switch on, one presses the #1 button to get one's general subject (Person, Title, Misc., Role Play, Action, etc.). One announces the general subject to one's team. One then presses the #1 button again to get the specific topic (if it is a person it might be anyone from Ghandi to Moe from the Three Stooges). One DOES NOT tell anyone else what the specific subject is. One must use items 1-4 to convey, visually, what this specific subject is. If one's teammates guess the subject successfully, then the team gets a point. The first team to 15 wins. The #2 button is used only in the "Challenge" round, which is played after seven questions. One can learn more about the "Challenge" round by purchasing the game.
2) A rectagular object made of the same material that opens up and stores various other game pieces.
3) A cylindrical object made of the same material that does not open up to store items.
4) Two blue markers (one for each team) that are used to draw on items 1-3 in order to create visual clues that will allow one to guess the subject offered by the Pictionary "Man".
5) A cloth that erases the blue marks but, miraculously, does not turn blue as it erases!
6) A score card that has "Team 1" and "Team 2" printed on it. Next to each team name, there is a series of 15 boxes, which one checks off, respectively, as each team earns points. The score card is marked with the provided markers and cleans as easily as items 1-3. You never create more than two teams. With more people, you just increase the size of the teams.
7) The rules of the game are also provided.
BATTERIES ARE NOT INCLUDED. You have to provide three AAA batteries on your own, but that is a small sacrifice to make for the joy of playing such a wonderful game.
For the first few questions, we had a hard time. We were getting subjects like "Ribeye Steak" or "Groin". As the game went on, though, we started doing things more creatively. For instance, we once got the action subject "slide". We didn't even draw. All we did was take the rectangle, put it at an incline and slid the Pictionary "Man" down it. It took only a few guesses before somebody got slide. The other team then got the action "mount". They drew a picture of a horse on the rectangle and then moved the Pictionary "Man" in such a way that he appeared to be mounting the horse.
At the end of the evening, and this is the most important part, I told everyone that I would be reviewing this game and I needed their input. I asked them, "How many stars, out of five, does this game deserve?" Men, women, senior citizens, middle aged folks, newlyweds and youngsters all agreed, FIVE STARS.
The game made for a great introduction to a fabulous family get together. Everyone enjoyed it and it really loosened people up. Folks who used to just come to eat and who barely spoke were really getting involved. We all had lots of fun and it really inspired us to be creative. Even though the first few words felt impossible to us, we quickly found new ways to convey messages visually and had a blast doing it.
So, five stars for fun, five stars for durability, five stars for being a great social activity for every demographic and four stars for educational value. It might not be a day at school, but it does inspire one to think in new ways, and that's good enough for something that's just so darn fun.
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Great Game
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| Review Date: September 23, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Jane Dough, Ohio |
This game is so much fun! You draw on the little man and his two props, to make the other team guess what he is.
1) Of COURSE it takes batteries. It is electronic.
2) I love the electronic aspect of it. It makes it so much easier, no cards, easy to keep track of. Much simpler!
3)The scoring is EASY. Just a wipe off board that you write your point (or no point) for that round on.
4) 30 seconds is more than enough time to act out the word or phrase. We even felt like this was a lot of time for some words. The word comes up on the bottom of his foot, so you are able to hide the word from your teammates even if they are right next to you.
We never have encountered any words yet that a 12-14 year old wouldn't understand. The more difficult category is TV, where the man will be a TV character. You may not know some of the TV shows, but hey, that's pictionary.
The only criticism that I would have is that some players will just try to draw a picture on the block, and play it like regular pictionary. (not even use the man). So for the first few rounds we didn't use the block. It is fun because you can not only draw on him, but he an act things out with the props. I kind of wish he was bendable.
All in all, this game was so much fun!!! I just brought it to a party of 8 people, and we had a blast!!!!! There really isn't anything to NOT like about it! Wow!!! |
Electronic Pictionary Man is fun, easy to use and great for parties!
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| Review Date: November 26, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Dennis A. Amith (kndy), California |
Pictionary is a game that has become a staple in party games and to get a large number of people into groups and have an enjoyable time.
Mattel now brings us Electronic Pictionary Man and definitely introducing another fun way of enjoying the popular party game.
This time around, this game comes with a figure (which needs three AAA batteries), a round prop, a rectangle prop, 2 erasable markers, wipe cloth and the game rules.
The object is still the same, divide players into two teams and a team will select who will draw the clues on their turn. And of course, you change a person will draw the next clue on their turn.
The game is separated into the following categories:
People (Character, Celebrity, History)
Actions
Titles (Movie, Music, TV)
Role Play (Occupations and Pastimes)
Miscellaneous
So, instead of a dry erase board, you have the markers to write on the figure, the round or rectangle prop.
Under the figure is a digital screen and two buttons (and an on and off button). Push the large button and you will be given a clue, and then a brief time to think of what to draw and then the timer will start. Push the button again to stop the timer. If your team fails to answer the correct clue, you pass on the figure and props to the other team.
After 7 turns, Pictionary Man will then go into a challenge round and teams will see need to answer as many answers in the time allowed. And also teams can be allowed to steal points as well. The first team to reach 15 points can win the game.
So, an example of a clue is the film "Men In Black" how would you use the figure or the round or rectangle props as clues. Or another clue would be "librarian", "ballet dancer" or Roseanne Bar, how would you draw these? The game also features over 2,000+ clues, so plenty of clues and it's quite random, so you don't have to worry about getting the same clues over and over again in a round.
As for durability, they are pretty much hard plastic and the round and rectangle props can be opened to store things inside. The rectangle stores the marker wipes and you can even put the markers inside them.
As for the figure, it has a speaker and digital display on the bottom, it's pretty hard plastic but I wouldn't drop it from a high distance.
And I think that the battery life is quite long, especially since it has a sleep mode included.
As for the ease of use, it's actually quite easy to use. There are only two buttons and the digital display tells you which button to press (1) or (2).
I enjoy Pictionary Man because if you have a small group of people around a table, then it's quite fun to play. Also, because you get the three props, a little more creativity involved in how you use them.
All in all, highly recommended to those who love party games!
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A great experience
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| Review Date: January 10, 2009 |
| Reviewer: KOL, NY state |
This was a Holiday gift to the whole family "from Santa" and what a hit.
We are great Pictionary fans, playing all year long - men vs women games; this is sure to add to the excitement of family night. We are all adults playing - this might be difficult for younger children. A sure hit with us! |
I Just Bought This Game for $19.79 (12/18 @ 9:53 am)
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| Review Date: December 18, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Realty Devlpmnt, Orlando FL |
| Toys R Us has this game for $19.79 - what a rip off here on Amazon. You have to call Toy R Us though - it's not available online. I just bought 3 games for gifts and with tax and shipping my cost for all 3 games was $75.66. Call 800-ToysRUs (869-7787) to place your order. |
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