# Anybody playing Draw Something? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 23, 2012, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-playing-draw-something/616612 "2012-03-23T16:24:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-playing-draw-something/616612/181 "2012-05-01T23:18:58Z")
> [@Agent\_Foxtrot](#): > > Thanks, but I just uninstalled it after giving it a second chance. Any game where you need to wait a day for an opponent to make his move is not very fun in my opinion (not saying anything about you… just the nature of the game in general). Yeah, I hear you. I have a bunch of people I play with, and I fit responses in between work and other stuff, so I can’t always get to them right away. I actually like the way it works–you can get to it when you get to it, and as long as you don’t take _too_ long, everything’s good. As always, YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-playing-draw-something/616612/182 "2012-05-02T03:26:33Z")
> [@Agent\_Foxtrot](#): > > Thanks, but I just uninstalled it after giving it a second chance. Any game where you need to wait a day for an opponent to make his move is not very fun in my opinion (not saying anything about you… just the nature of the game in general). if that is the reason then you’ve not given the game a fair shake. [Asynchronous multiplayer games](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15016736#post15016736) should be approached with a different mindset from other games. you don’t play a single game and wait days for the next turn, you start as many concurrent games as your time and patience dictates. feel like playing for half an hour? then start games and draw away while taking your turns in existing games during that time, and stop when you want to. once you have enough games going on, you’ll have a daisy chain of games ready to play at your own pace without needing to start more. only have 5 minutes to draw while waiting in line? this game is perfect for that. the thing is, unlike other multiplayer games, this format places no onus on you to schedule a time to play. you play for as long as you wish and only when you want to, with no waiting time. ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-playing-draw-something/616612/183 "2012-05-02T13:24:19Z")
I’m currently running 25 sessions, and usually don’t have more than 8 or so sessions waiting for my turn when I pick up the ipad in the evenings. It takes about 30 minutes to run through those (more if I’m feeling “artistic”), and I’m done. On weekends I might play a bit more. And today I finally got “hobo” as a choice, but didn’t play it. What usually works for that one? A guy with a bindle (bag on a stick)?? ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-playing-draw-something/616612/184 "2012-05-02T13:42:25Z")
Sorry, I’ve been neglecting this lately - I’ll get back on it! ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-playing-draw-something/616612/185 "2012-05-02T14:47:16Z")
> [@Labtrash](#): > > And today I finally got “hobo” as a choice, but didn’t play it. What usually works for that one? A guy with a bindle (bag on a stick)?? That’s what I always do. A cheerful guy in ragged clothes with a bindle, walking down railroad tracks. ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-playing-draw-something/616612/186 "2012-05-02T14:50:40Z")
Wow, I feel stupid that I didn’t know how to do a screenshot on my ipad (I’m a noob-owner). Just hit the sleep and home buttons? That’s it? Photobucket, here I come! ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-playing-draw-something/616612/187 "2012-05-02T19:36:39Z")
News flash: If you haven’t updated recently, _do eet!_ 😃 One word: \*\*UNDO! \*\*(happy dance) ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-playing-draw-something/616612/188 "2012-05-02T23:37:02Z")
I am **DefinitelyNotPicaso** ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-playing-draw-something/616612/189 "2012-05-03T00:15:43Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > I am **DefinitelyNotPicaso** You left out the second s. ! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-playing-draw-something/616612/190 "2012-05-03T00:18:09Z")
> [@Labtrash](#): > > You left out the second s. ! 🙂 I know, I totally meant to do that! For seriously! ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-playing-draw-something/616612/191 "2012-05-03T00:31:54Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > I know, I totally meant to do that! For seriously! I’m curious. I put in DefinateltNotPicasso, and now it calls you something else. Does my name show up or does Labtrash? ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_in\_second\_hand\_clothing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9d8465/32.png) [@wolf\_in\_second\_hand\_clothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_in_second_hand_clothing)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-playing-draw-something/616612/192 "2012-05-03T05:21:27Z")
You show up as **labtrash** for me. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-playing-draw-something/616612/193 "2012-05-05T21:05:46Z")
I apologize for any crazy drawings! My granddaughter was playing with my phone again. She loves this app! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-playing-draw-something/616612/194 "2012-05-05T21:10:40Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > I apologize for any crazy drawings! My granddaughter was playing with my phone again. She loves this app! 😛 What’s your game name? I want to add you. 🙂 (I’m Meeplet). BTW, for all those I play with: I apologize if my responses are slow on the weekends. I do most of my drawings during work breaks during the week, or in the evenings while watching TV, neither of which I do on the weekends. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-playing-draw-something/616612/195 "2012-05-05T21:23:04Z")
rebo2610 I’ll play anyone! But I suck. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2012, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-playing-draw-something/616612/196 "2012-05-06T14:52:27Z")
Weird. I started a game with Reno, and it chose the word for me. Which I didn’t want! ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2012, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-playing-draw-something/616612/197 "2012-05-06T15:23:27Z")
> [@Labtrash](#): > > Weird. I started a game with Reno, and it chose the word for me. Which I didn’t want! That happened to me once, but I think it was because the iPad picked up that I’d gotten my wrist too close to the screen while reaching for something past it. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-playing-draw-something/616612/198 "2012-05-07T21:24:37Z")
I’ve added a couple of y’all. Hey - what does my username show up as? ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2012, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-playing-draw-something/616612/199 "2012-05-07T21:42:41Z")
I’m playing it, but what annoys me is what annoys me about all Zynga games: good idea, poor implementation. I’ve played for about five days so far and here are things I’ve noticed 1. Can’t purchase new colors except in game 2. Can’t get back to main menu once you’re inside a game unless you complete your turn. This means watching someone guess your picture, THEN guessing their picture, THEN drawing your own new picture before you’re allowed access to the main menu again 3. Can’t turn the screen sideways to do a landscape picture 4. No timeline as far as # of hours or # of days since player X’s last turn 5. When choosing new opponents, no indication on when they last played a turn 6. No going back during your opponent’s drawing turn to watch the drawing being done again. 7. No option to rewatch or save any drawings at a later point (except on a screen grab but that’s not in-game functionality). ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2012, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-playing-draw-something/616612/200 "2012-05-07T21:48:55Z")
2 is the worst - when I get stuck on someone’s image and want to move onto someone else’s and come back to it, I have to manually close the app (so it forgets where it was in the app), re-open it… usually twice because it often crashes the first time, then pick something else. That’s part of the reason I’m not getting my turns all that often, when I get stuck it’s a hassle to move on. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-playing-draw-something/616612.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-playing-draw-something/616612.md?page=11)