Story makers · Deck the Halls · the holiday party pack
Ugly Sweater Doodles
A phrase becomes a drawing becomes a guess, all the way round the room. See how far it drifts.
- ~15 min
- 3–10 people
- One device, or phones
- In the Deck the Halls pack
- Ages 10+
What it feels like
Somewhere, someone knitted a jumper with a reindeer on it and thought, yes. Tonight, we go one better. Here's how it works. The first person gets a secret phrase and draws it, with no words or letters. The next person sees only the drawing and writes what they think it is. The next draws that, the next describes the drawing, and so on round the room. At the end, the whole chain is revealed, and the room picks its favourite moment. Whoever made that drawing or guess scores two points.
How to play
- The first person gets a secret phrase and draws it — no words or letters.
- The next person sees only the drawing, and writes what they think it is.
- The next draws that, the next describes the drawing, all the way round the room.
- At the end, the whole chain is revealed. The room picks its favourite moment.
Scoring: 2 points for the drawing or guess the room picks as its favourite.
You'll get prompts like
- “A reindeer in a jumper”
- “A snowman on a sun lounger”
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.
