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	Topics Pictionary Topic Home Objective Each team moves a piece on a game board formed by a sequence of squaresSquare (geometry) In plane geometry, a square is a polygon with four equal sides, four right angles, and parallel opposite sides.... . Each square has a letterLetter (alphabet) Overview A letter is an element of a writing system.... or shape identifying the type of picture to be drawn on it. The objectiveObjective (goal) An objective or goal is a personal or organizational desired end point in development.... is to be the first team to reach the last space on the board. Gameplay The team chooses one person to begin drawing; this position rotates with each word. The drawer chooses a cardCard As generally a small flat object, typically made from heavy paper or plastic.... out of a deck of special Pictionary cards and tries to draw pictures which suggest the word printed on the card. The pictures cannot contain any numberNumber A number is an abstract entity that represents a count or measurement.... s or letters. The teammates try to guess the word the drawing is intended to represent. There are five types of squares on the board, and each Pictionary card has a list of five words printed on it. Players must draw the word which corresponds to the square on the board on which the team's marker is: P - PersonPerson A person is defined by philosophers as a being who is in possession of a range of psychological capacities that are regarded... /PlacePlace Place is a term that has a variety of meanings in a dictionary sense, but which is principally used in a geographic sense as... /AnimalAnimal Animals are a major group of organisms, classified as the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa.... (or any nounNoun A noun, or noun substantive, is a part of speech which can co-occur with definite articles and attributive adjective... ) , or related characteristics O - ObjectObject (philosophy) In philosophy, an object is a thing, an entity, or a being.... (things that can be touched or seen) A - Action (things that can be performPerForm Overview PerForm and PerForm PRO were electronic forms program, initially designed to work under GEM in DOS.... ed) D - Difficult (challenging words) AP - All Play (any type of word) AP category (and a few other words) are designated as "All Play". For "All Play," the teams compete against each other. Each team designates a player whose purpose will be to draw pictures. The team that guesses the word first gets to advance and take the next turn. If none of the teams guess the word, the turn passes to whichever team should have been next. Winning a turn If a team wins its turn by correctly guessing a drawing inside the time interval, that team then rolls a dieDice A die is a small polyhedral object, usually cubical, used for generating random numbers or other symbols.... and advances that number of squares to take another turn. If the team runs out of the time allotted for guessing a word, that team does not advance and the next team takes a turn. Also if the drawing member of a team does not draw the right picture and the team guesses what s/he is drawing and s/he is caught, then that turn is rewarded to the next team in line. See also iSketchISketch iSketch is a browser-based drawing game for all ages, similar to Pictionary, designed by Robert Wahlstedt.... , a Pictionary-like online game Pictionary (1989 game show)Pictionary (1989 game show) Pictionary was a children's game show based on the board game of the same name.... and Pictionary (game show)Pictionary (game show) *Pictionary* was an American television game show which aired in syndication during the 1997-1998 season.... , two television shows that were based on Pictionary Win, Lose or DrawWin, Lose or Draw ... , a game show with a similar concept to Pictionary Pictionary (video game)Pictionary (video game) Pictionary is an NES puzzle game where one player draws a picture and another player has to guess what the other player has ... Telephone Pictionary External links and , pictionary-like online games , share and discuss your Pictionary drawings.