Drawing · All ages
Portrait Swap
Everyone secretly draws someone else in the room, at their best. The portraits come up one by one: who is it?
- ~20 min
- 3–10 people
- One device, or phones
- Free
- All ages
What it feels like
Tonight, everyone is an artist, and everyone is a model. You'll be handed someone in this room to draw, in secret. Draw them at their best... the way their friends see them. Then we'll hang the portraits, one by one, and find out who's who.
How to play
- Each of you is dealt someone in the room, in secret. Draw them at their best — a look, a habit, something they love.
- Give your portrait a title if you like. No names or letters on the drawing.
- The portraits come up one at a time. Who is it? Say it out loud or lock it in on your phone.
Scoring: 2 points for each portrait you recognise. The artist scores 1 for everyone who gets theirs. Keep it kind: draw them the way their friends see them.
What you need
3 to 10 people and one phone, tablet or laptop to pass around — or everyone on their own phone in a room. Nothing to download, no accounts. The best lines can be sealed into your group's Almanac and come back in later games.
