FRONT
Ages2teams
8+
®
CARD GAME
OBJECT: Be the first team to reach 5 points by correctly
guessing clues built with the Picture Cards!
CONTENTS:
88 Picture Cards (2 Sets in Blue and Red)
66 Clue Cards
2 Category Cards
Instruction Sheet
SET-UP:
• Divide players into 2 teams.
• PICTURE CARDS feature a variety of simple drawings. Spread
out the blue Picture Cards in front of one team and the red
Picture Cards in front of the other team – make sure all the
cards are visible.
• CLUE CARDS feature ADULT clues on the blue side and KID
clues on the yellow side.
ADULT CLUES
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
KID CLUES
Pumpkin
BACK
6. There is no limit on the number of Picture Cards that can
be used to act out a clue.
7. The only timer Picturists need to worry about is the other
team – it’s a race! Both teams keep giving clues until
someone guesses the correct answer. If your team is first
to guess the correct answer, you score 1 point and keep
the clue card to keep track your score (1 card equals 1
point).
8. If neither team is able to guess the clue, the Picturists can
agree to pass and the clue card is placed on the bottom of
the deck.
9. Play continues with two new Picturists giving the next clue.
Remember, both teams always compete on every clue.
TIPS FOR USING PICTURE CARDS
Don’t feel restricted by the simple
images on the cards – they can
represent anything you want!
For instance, this might look like
a spoon, but it could also be...
Try to imagine different ways you can use
each shape. Just picture the possibilities!
But don’t stop there –
you can also build new images by Picture Cards!
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A Guitar
combining
A
Microphone
Magnifying
Glass
A
Thermometer
A
Turkey
Baster
Vacuum Cleaner
The Godfather
SpongBob Squarepants
Trick or Treat
A Mask
Candy
HALLOWEEN
The icons beside ADULT CLUES identify their category:
Movies
TV
Music
Miscellaneous
Movie Titles and Characters
Show Titles and Characters
Song Titles, Groups, Instruments
Get ready for anything!
KID CLUES aren’t broken into 4 categories – instead, they’re
grouped according to a theme. Themes are printed down the
side of the card and will help younger players zero in on the
correct answer.
Place the Clue Cards face down to the side of the playing area.
If you’re using ADULT clues, make sure the blue side is face
down. If you’re using KID clues, place the yellow side face
down. When adults and kids play together, the KID clues
should be used.
•CATEGORY REFERENCE CARDS feature
the four ADULT clue category icons. If
you are playing ADULT clues, give one
card to each team.
• Both teams select their first “Picturist” – the person who
will use the Picture Cards to act out a clue for their team.
Both teams always have their own Picturist, and every round
the role of Picturist rotates among the different players on a
team.
LET’S PLAY!
1. Every round is an All Play, so both teams will compete
head-to-head on every clue.
2. To begin the first round, the youngest Picturist chooses a
number between 1 and 4 then draws a clue card. Without
saying anything to the other players, both Picturists look at
the matching clue together (if “3” was the chosen number,
they would read the third clue from the top of the card).
On subsequent rounds, the Picturist of the team that won
the previous round gets to choose a number for the next
clue. NOTE: With ADULT clues, the order of categories is
random, so you never know what category you’ll get!
3. When playing KID clues, the Picturists read the card’s
theme aloud to all the players, but read the clue only
to themselves.
4. When the Picturists are ready, they say “Go!”
5.Both Picturists immediately start using their Picture Cards
to act out the same clue at the same time while their team-
mates shout out possible answers. If playing ADULT clues,
the Picturists should point to an icon on the Category
Reference Card to let their team know what category they
are guessing.
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You can even use Picture Cards to interact with
yourself
...............or with objects in the room! For instance,
you could take the “clock” picture card and hold it
against your wrist to communicate wristwatch!
Don’t be afraid to try all kinds of crazy combinations. Pick up the Picture
Cards, use them as props, create scenes from movies, do whatever you
can imagine! You’ll see that these pictures are worth of words!
PICTIONARY® CARD GAME DOS AND DON’TS
YOU CAN...
•Be creative!
•Act out the answer using Picture Cards – think of this as
charades with picture props!
•Use the Picture Cards to build anything related to the answer,
no matter how tenuous the link.
•Don’t feel confined to the playing area – pick up the Picture
Cards, stack them, combine them, interact with them (for
instance, you can pretend to drink from the picture of the
glass) or place them on your body (a picture of “fire” placed
over your heart could be “heart burn”).
•Get players to guess “dock” for “doc,” or “flew” for “flu,” etc.
•Let players know when they correctly guess part of the clue
– point at them, nod, touch your nose – whatever signal
works for you.
•Use basic charades hand gestures such as “bigger” or
“smaller” or “shorter,” etc.
•Pinch your fingers together to communicate small words such
as “an,” “the,” “of,” etc.
YOU CANNOT...
•Speak to your teammates or make any sounds.
•Act out anything without using a Picture Card to do so.
•Point at your ear for “sounds like.”
•Use dashes to show the number of letters in the word.
•Use sign language.
WINNING THE GAME
The first team to reach 5 points wins the game!
STRICTNESS
How precise an answer must be is up to the teams playing and
should be agreed upon at the start of the game. For example,
is “sneezing” acceptable for “sneeze”? “Switch hitter” for
“switch hit”? You decide!
FOR YOUNGER PLAYERS
To make the game easier, let younger players act out the clues
however they want – as long as they use at least one picture
card to do so.
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