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Summary: Learn how to play the game Pictionary, including the object of the game and the equipment needed, from a game expert in this free instructional video.
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The game of Pictionary became very popular in the 1980s. Released by Parker Brothers, it is a board game in which players try to guess words based on their teammates drawings. Each team moves a piece along a track of squares on the board until one team reaches the end first. Each square contains a category from which the drawing is made, and which each correct guess, the team rolls the dice and advance to take another turn. Pictionary has been adapted into a game show, a video game, and is played competitively world wide every two years at the Pictionary World Championship.
In this series of free videos you'll get step-by-step instructions on how to play the game of Pictionary. Expert Melissa Schenk demonstrates all aspects of the game, from the equipment you'll use, the rules and objective of the game, preparation tips, and advice on how to win the game. If you plan to win the Pictionary World Championship, these free online video tutorials are a great place to start your training.
"Hello, my name is Melissa Schenk on behalf of Expert Village. Today we're learning some basic tips for playing the game Pictionary. So in our first clip let's first go over of course the equipment, contents of the game and also the object of the game. Now when you first open up your Pictionary box you're going to find a few things, of course a game board, a 1 minute timer, 500 word cards in that box there, 4 markers and some dice and of course 4 category cards and 4 pads of paper and 4 pencils, that's the contents of the box. Now let's talk about the object of the game, the object of Pictionary it is this, it's to identify through sketched clues as many words as necessary to advance to the finished square. You'll see the finished square on the board itself, as you see we're demonstrating, right there and you want to get to the finished square and correctly identify the final word. Now you have to keep in mind that sketches can't include things such as letters, numbers or the number symbol, we'll talk about that in an upcoming clip. Now that we've gone over the equipment in great detail and we also know the object of the game, let's get into actually the preparation needed to play the game Pictionary."
eHow Article: How to Play Pictionary
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