Story makers · Countdown · the new year's eve pack
The Year in Doodles
A phrase becomes a drawing becomes a guess, all the way round the party. See how far it drifts.
- ~15 min
- 3–10 people
- One device, or phones
- In the Countdown pack
- Ages 10+
The Year in Doodles is one of the ten games in Countdown, a pack bought once and kept by your group.
What it feels like
A whole year is hard to put into words. So tonight, don't. Draw it, and pass it on. 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 firework that went sideways”
- “The clock at one minute to midnight”
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.
