Graffiti

About this board game

Graffiti is a drawing and guessing game for 3–8 players, played in about 30 minutes. Each turn, one player leaves the room while the remaining players draw a word shown on a card.

Every active player works at a drawing table, with about one minute on the sand timer to illustrate the chosen word. Each card offers two options: a red word marked as easy and a blue word marked as difficult. When time is up, the drawings are shuffled before the absent player returns.

The returning player has one minute to identify the word from the drawings. A correct first guess earns 2 points, while a correct second or third guess earns 1 point. After three wrong guesses, or when the time limit expires, no points are awarded for identifying the word.

• Draw a shared word under time pressure.
• Shuffle the pictures before guessing begins.
• Award 2 points to the drawing considered best.
• Assign the remaining drawings to their creators and score correct or incorrect assignments.

The guesser then selects the drawing they think was best, giving its owner 2 points. They also assign the other drawings to the players; each correct assignment gives the guesser another point, while a player who receives someone else’s drawing earns a point.

Play for as long as desired, or use the two word difficulties for two rounds: one red and one blue. The player with the most points at the end wins. Graffiti includes seven drawing tables, but supports up to eight players because one person is outside the room during each drawing phase.