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Draw Something
« on: April 06, 2012, 11:35:27 pm »
Man, this stupid little app (iPhone version) is so addicting. Create a game against GinsuVictim. I'd love to play.

Leave your username here for others to play against you.
« Last Edit: April 06, 2012, 11:45:40 pm by Ginsu Victim »

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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2012, 01:21:34 am »
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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2012, 02:22:18 am »
Drawing sent. ;D

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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2012, 11:17:40 pm »
This game just makes me wish I had an iPad instead. My stylus on iPhone is better than just drawing with my finger, but it's still tough to get anything to look decent. (Had fun drawing Kirby, though)

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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2012, 12:41:55 am »
Its not just Iphone, its cross platform for android too, so Iphones can play androids and viceversa.

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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2012, 10:10:17 pm »
If you play against a bunch of people, you'll see the same words often.  I've only played against two at a time, and I've seen quite a few.

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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2012, 04:52:37 pm »
Anyone remember those saturday night live skits with Horatio Sanz where he would start of drawing genitals and then turn it into something else?  That's my artistic style in Draw Something.  Its amazing how many things you can draw by starting out with a pair of balls and a penis

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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2012, 07:40:19 pm »
Funny Draw Something was a huge draw for me to get the Samsung note using the pen the 5" screen and pen make it sooo much easier than your finger but the actual app has the drawing dot off centre so that's why when you use your finger you always seem to miss using the pen you can see it being off centre but it's a great game I love it  :afro:

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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2012, 07:59:41 pm »
a 99 cent app is what convinced you to get a ridiculously large cell phone?

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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2012, 12:24:54 pm »
a 99 cent app is what convinced you to get a ridiculously large cell phone?


Haters gonna hate.

My GF got the Note two weeks ago. I have to admit it's a pretty cool phone. and for her needs it's perfect.
Some of the stylus apps are cool.

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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2012, 09:09:00 pm »
a 99 cent app is what convinced you to get a ridiculously large cell phone?


No but it was one of the many reasons I purchased it as a phone it really is a great one the screen size is perfect for me and the res makes using it a pleasure for the internet and other apps it's really a mini tablet to be honest and fits in the pocket no probs but I understand the screen size isn't for everyone still playing Draw something on it with the stylus is fantastic.

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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #11 on: April 12, 2012, 04:28:19 pm »


That's awesome. I can see pretty much anything in my mind, but I have no idea how to get there from stroke one.
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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #12 on: April 12, 2012, 09:08:14 pm »
The Angry Video Game Nerd's best friend, ---maternal-smurf--- Mike, posted this review of Draw Something. Check out his skills.

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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2012, 09:28:38 pm »
There CEO did an awesome thing before selling the company.   :cheers:

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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #14 on: April 13, 2012, 12:07:11 pm »
I'm hooked. Username: Jakemoses

I've so far only made random connections, but I'm hooked up with one chick who is amazing. Once I've figured out what she's drawing I type out everything but the last letter so I can watch her drawings come together instead of only getting a brief glimpse of the final product before being moved onto the next round.
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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #15 on: April 13, 2012, 07:45:51 pm »
Motor


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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #16 on: April 13, 2012, 08:44:20 pm »
I got motor within 2 seconds, without even looking at the letters.  I'll admit, sometimes, I have to stare at those letters for minutes before I get it with some drawings.  One guy sent me a drawing of a circle, drew 8 very short lines evenly surrounding it (basically all 8 inter/cardinal directions), then put a big smiley face in the circle.  I couldn't figure it out (before I figured out the random letter cheat, explained below).  Had my wife and kids look at it.  Took them about a minute...spider.  Some other person drew a black, half-assed triangle shape, then filled it with yellow.  Somehow I was supposed to know it was iron.

A cheat is if you can't figure it out, make a note of the letters available, then quit out of the game.  Jump back in (you'll watch the other person guess yours again, which you can skip) and the random letters that are not in the world will change, thereby allowing you to know which ones are in the word.  You don't even need bombs.  Because of this, I've never given up on a word, and gotten them all.

Every so often, I feel like giving the other person a challenge, and I don't draw something (heh) as good as I possibly could, because it would make it too easy.

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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #17 on: April 13, 2012, 08:57:52 pm »
Sometimes I get someone who, instead of drawing a picture, just writes the answer. Like, in letters. They just tell me the answer. This makes utterly no sense to me. At first when people did this I would just write, "That's not fun," when it was my turn to draw and hit "Done." Now I give the iPad to my 5-year old daughter and let her draw. It's hilarious. She spent like ten minutes drawing a forest and, without knowing what it was beforehand, it looked nothing like a forest. The poor bastard was guessing words for at least five minutes before giving up. And I can only imagine the giant "WTF?" floating above their head when they saw the answer.
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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #18 on: April 13, 2012, 09:12:25 pm »
When I get people who just write the answer, or give a clue like "_ _ _ goes moo," I send them back a note calling them cheating scum and then delete the game. (On the game list, just swipe across the name)

Though, like Shmokes, I have had times where I just sent them a completely wrong picture first.

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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #19 on: April 15, 2012, 11:57:35 am »
This game is taking over my world user name is Doctonica and I think some people cheat to get the coins quicker.  You need the coins to get more colour packs in the free version, so just pick the 3 coin word, write it out send it, let them have the 3 coins repeat ad infinitum and eventually you have all the packs.

Be warned my drawings suck, so sometimes there will be word hints, but nothing as bad as "--- goes moo".  It would be more along the lines of Mickey rourke = (along with a really bad pic of a wrestler).   


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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #20 on: April 15, 2012, 01:21:12 pm »
I could be wrong, but I think you get coins only when you guess someone else's pic. So the best strategy for coin accrual is to draw only 1-coin words (because they can typically be drawn quicker) and hope that the people with whom you're playing draw 2 and 3-coin words for you.

For me, the best part of the game by far is drawing. I'm not very good, but I frequently draw far more elaborate pictures than necessary because I'm having fun. I almost always draw 3-coin words because they almost always provide the most challenge and, hence, the most fun. But it's not the best strategy for earning coins. to be perfectly honest I actually paid $5 for like 1400 coins and then I bought a bunch of color packs. I wanted more colors and I didn't want to grind to get them. For me progression in this game is not satisfying at all. I'm not like building up my character or something. I just like drawing and guessing other people's drawings.
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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #21 on: April 15, 2012, 04:33:00 pm »
There have been a few times I have noticed that the wrong picture was sent and the person guessing my picture had the wrong set of letters.


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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #22 on: April 15, 2012, 05:24:44 pm »
The wife has had a few rounds where it was just all wrong letter sets to choose from. IE: She sends "cat" but none of the letters the other player gets could possibly spell cat.

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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #23 on: April 15, 2012, 07:19:54 pm »
I'm not sure I could find any faults in the game aside form two things. The aforementioned letters bug, and the 99 round cap...

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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #24 on: April 15, 2012, 08:03:20 pm »
Is this gonna be like Angry Birds where everyone bitches and moans that a 99 cents game isn't perfect?



One a per player basis.  When they've sold that 99 cent game to a million people, then yes, it should be perfect.
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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #25 on: April 16, 2012, 02:31:41 pm »
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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #26 on: April 16, 2012, 03:02:56 pm »
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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #27 on: April 16, 2012, 03:14:53 pm »
I started a game with pinballjim, he passed on my awesome drawing, too bad its so awesome i cant remember what it was :laugh2:

EDIT: my username is the same as here: elkameleon

If my drawing sucks, im on my phone, if its pretty decent, then im on my ipad :P
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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #28 on: April 16, 2012, 03:24:32 pm »
I could be wrong, but I think you get coins only when you guess someone else's pic. So the best strategy for coin accrual is to draw only 1-coin words (because they can typically be drawn quicker) and hope that the people with whom you're playing draw 2 and 3-coin words for you.

For me, the best part of the game by far is drawing. I'm not very good, but I frequently draw far more elaborate pictures than necessary because I'm having fun. I almost always draw 3-coin words because they almost always provide the most challenge and, hence, the most fun. But it's not the best strategy for earning coins. to be perfectly honest I actually paid $5 for like 1400 coins and then I bought a bunch of color packs. I wanted more colors and I didn't want to grind to get them. For me progression in this game is not satisfying at all. I'm not like building up my character or something. I just like drawing and guessing other people's drawings.

That was nice bacon by the way. You probably guessed that that was me, I dont have a username, just my facebook name. I like guessing more than I like the drawing, I have to admit. I just got enough coins for colors.
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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #29 on: April 16, 2012, 03:37:58 pm »
Damn, didn't realize the other player watched the whole drawing of the pic... Some of mine must look retarded...

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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #30 on: April 16, 2012, 03:41:59 pm »
Damn, didn't realize the other player watched the whole drawing of the pic... Some of mine must look retarded...

Naw, but they take forever though!

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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #31 on: April 16, 2012, 03:43:17 pm »
Next one's faster...

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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #32 on: April 16, 2012, 04:56:41 pm »
Mine are sometimes very quick and often very long. Depends on my mood. If you get bored easily, I'm probably not always the best partner. :)
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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #33 on: April 16, 2012, 05:10:02 pm »
Next one's faster...

WTF man, I was focused on the pubes!

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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #34 on: April 16, 2012, 06:37:07 pm »
Next one's faster...

WTF man, I was focused on the pubes!

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Sorry, was just trying to make it more obvious that it was pants...

That plumber ---fouled up beyond all recognition--- me up, I just got done doing "mario" for someone else, and those letters weren't available...

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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #35 on: April 16, 2012, 07:15:30 pm »
Nevermind... too much ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- going on...
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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #36 on: April 16, 2012, 07:50:24 pm »
The sunblock was awesome! My wife is like, how the hell do you get sunblock from that, so I had to explain the MK control panel to her :P Very creative! :afro:

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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #37 on: April 16, 2012, 08:21:09 pm »
The sunblock was awesome! My wife is like, how the hell do you get sunblock from that, so I had to explain the MK control panel to her :P Very creative! :afro:

It was a rebus wasn't it?  I've done a few of those, like pitbull.
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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #38 on: April 16, 2012, 09:37:00 pm »
The sunblock was awesome! My wife is like, how the hell do you get sunblock from that, so I had to explain the MK control panel to her :P Very creative! :afro:

 ;D

It's more fun playing with people from this forum... can't do that kind of ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- with randoms...

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Re: Draw Something
« Reply #39 on: April 16, 2012, 10:01:34 pm »
Just sent a few off.  With randoms, it's usually always stick figures, but I'm putting more effort into it now.