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Luck of the Draw
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- Replay Value (1-10): 4
- Fun Factor (1-10): 8
- Worth Buying (1-10): 4
In this party game, a random word is chosen (such as "volcano") and all players have 45 seconds to draw a volcano. Then, all the volcanoes are shuffled, placed in the center, and then one attribute is drawn (such as "the one that has the most action"). All players then vote on which drawing best fits the attribute, and the drawing with the most votes gains points. Up to three attributes can be drawn per picture round, although that's mostly a minor detail.
The game can potentially be pretty fun, as long as no one at the table is actually trying to win. What that means is that I'll probably never have fun with it. The problem is that, if a player is actually trying to win, the drawing part of the game is very frustrating because you don't know what attributes are going to come up, and the voting part is also annoying because clearly the best strategy is always to vote for your own painting. (The rules say "you can only vote for your own painting if it is truly deserving," but there's no penalty for violating that rule.) Overall, a nice concept, but the mechanics and scoring of the game could really use an overhaul.
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