Picto Rush

About this board game

Picto Rush is a fast-paced drawing and memory game for 3–8 players, with games lasting around 20 minutes. In each round, one player becomes the Reader and reads a list of 20 random words while everyone else prepares to draw.

The challenge is speed: players must scribble 20 drawings in just 20 seconds, giving them only one second per drawing. With so little time to work, each sketch becomes a quick visual reminder that players will need to interpret later.

After the drawing frenzy, the Reader challenges each player three times to remember what they drew. On a player’s turn, successfully figuring out their own drawing earns 2 points. If they cannot identify it, an opponent can hit the bell and steal the answer for 1 point.

• Draw 20 words in 20 seconds.
• Try to recognize your own rapid sketches.
• Let opponents steal missed answers by hitting the bell.
• Take turns as the Reader throughout the game.

Because every player must eventually take on the Reader role, everyone gets a chance to guide the word list and challenge the other artists. The game ends when all players have been the Reader one time.

Picto Rush combines hurried doodling, recall, and competitive answer-stealing in a compact party game built around a single question: can you remember what you drew before someone else claims the point?