# Web-Based Pictionary Ripoff -- Rather Addicting **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 2, 2005, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-based-pictionary-ripoff-rather-addicting/306502 "2005-06-02T04:37:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2005, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-based-pictionary-ripoff-rather-addicting/306502/1 "2005-06-02T04:37:24Z")
Gaaaa! [Can’t…stop…sketching](http://www.isketch.net/)!! \ Anyway…come, play some web-based Pictionary. Quite a lot of fun. A private, Doper-based room could even be set up. A few complete nimrods on there as well, but whaddaya want…it’s the internet. ---
**Author:** ![BraheSilver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@BraheSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BraheSilver)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2005, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-based-pictionary-ripoff-rather-addicting/306502/2 "2005-06-02T04:43:16Z")
I’m game. But I must warn you: my art sucks so much that everything I draw looks like a still from _Dr. Katz_. ---
**Author:** ![RickQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@RickQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickQ)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2005, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-based-pictionary-ripoff-rather-addicting/306502/3 "2005-06-02T06:34:46Z")
Rather addicting? You Brits with your understatement. I am so hooked. Brynda ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-based-pictionary-ripoff-rather-addicting/306502/4 "2005-06-02T14:51:55Z")
\ And now I won’t be able to play again until about 6:00 this evening. Fricking work, always getting in the way… Brits? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Bird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Little\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Bird)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2005, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-based-pictionary-ripoff-rather-addicting/306502/5 "2005-06-02T15:28:16Z")
This thing is sweet. ---
**Author:** ![sj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@sj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sj2)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2005, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-based-pictionary-ripoff-rather-addicting/306502/6 "2005-06-02T19:31:22Z")
Looks cool! I’ll have to check it out later… ---
**Author:** ![sj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@sj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sj2)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-based-pictionary-ripoff-rather-addicting/306502/7 "2005-06-03T06:23:17Z")
Good idea - perhaps I was in the wrong rooms though. The people in the ones I picked were swearing and spewing racist comments the whole time. Perhaps we need a clean SDMB room… ---
**Author:** ![Hugh\_Jass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4da419/32.png) [@Hugh\_Jass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugh_Jass)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-based-pictionary-ripoff-rather-addicting/306502/8 "2005-06-03T18:07:31Z")
> [@sj2](#): > > Good idea - perhaps I was in the wrong rooms though. The people in the ones I picked were swearing and spewing racist comments the whole time. Perhaps we need a clean SDMB room… I’ve become addicted to this site thanks to the OP. But there does seem to be a high level of jerkiness there. I’ve been in a room with lots of swearing and racist stuff too. I’m assuming it just some teenage boys who think they are hilarious. The advanced rooms don’t seem to have that though. If you see me, say hi. I’m Hugh\_Jass over there. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-based-pictionary-ripoff-rather-addicting/306502/9 "2005-06-03T19:09:09Z")
The server is full, I can’t get on. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-based-pictionary-ripoff-rather-addicting/306502/10 "2005-06-03T20:05:21Z")
Keep trying…I often get that message. I always get logged on by the third or fourth try. Now if only my managers would leave the office already so I could go get my sketch on! 🙂 Hopefully I’ll be in there by about 6:00 EST (I’m **Hal** on there, btw). ---
**Author:** ![skittles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@skittles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skittles)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2005, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-based-pictionary-ripoff-rather-addicting/306502/11 "2005-06-04T05:05:14Z")
OK - I’ve just played for about two straight hours! Addicting is an understatement! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Phnord\_Prephect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df705f/32.png) [@Phnord\_Prephect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phnord_Prephect)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2005, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-based-pictionary-ripoff-rather-addicting/306502/12 "2005-06-04T06:41:56Z")
Gee, I’ve been playing this for a couple years now. If I’d’a just known… Look me up sometime, they call me “Phungoman” over there. Oh, and avoid “Animals Easy”, “English (US) (14)” and any room with the word “Cyber” in it. You’re unlikely to find satisfying opponents in those. ---
**Author:** ![LionelHutz405](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lionelhutz405/32/536_2.png) [@LionelHutz405](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LionelHutz405)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2005, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-based-pictionary-ripoff-rather-addicting/306502/13 "2005-06-04T12:14:47Z")
Yep, if you play for awhile you get to know which rooms to avoid. You don’t have to put up with the racist and mindless stuff. Around the house, Phrases, Big picture… Those are good rooms. Stay away from ‘animals’, or anything with ‘cyber’ or ‘easy’ in it’s name. A nice feature of Isketch is that the idiots can be booted out of the room. (It takes 3 votes.) ---
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2005, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-based-pictionary-ripoff-rather-addicting/306502/14 "2005-06-04T17:57:58Z")
Let me tell you I am so totally addicted to this game. (Thanks, **Hal Briston**!) Well, I’m off to play another round. 🙂