My Latest Obsession - Draw Something

Every now and then an iPhone game comes along that you just can't put down. Fruit Ninja, Angry Birds, etc.

The flavour of this month: Draw Something, developed by OMGPOP. Draw Something and OMGPOP were both reportedly bought by the social gaming empire Zynga, responsible for Farmville and the Bubonic Plague.

It's available on iOS and Android and will most likely be expanding to other platforms soon. 

The concept is simple and familiar: think Pictionary with a touch screen, powered by social media. It's brilliant. And I can't put it down.


You find people through Facebook or their Draw Something username or completely by random straight from the app, then you create a game. You're given the choice between three things to draw and earn coins if they're able to guess what it is, one coin for the easiest, two for the middle ground, and three coins for the hardest option. You can later spend those coins on add-ons to give yourself a leg up. You can also buy coins with real money, if money is truly no object to you. But it's much more rewarding to ear those coins in the game.

It goes back an forth between whoever you're playing with from drawing and guessing and it's truly a genuine, fun experience.

Some words are difficult to imagine as a picture, for example, how do you draw 'voice?' or 'ripple' (no I didn't say nipple) It leads to some really funny and clever drawings that are always unique.

The game narrows down your guess to so many letters, and if you're stuck you can use a bomb to eliminate some of them to improve your chances. However, once the bombs are gone you need to spend your coins to buy more, so only use them if it's absolutely necessary.

The only issue is, even when you have 20 games going at once, which I totally do, you can end up waiting a long time before somebody plays back. But sometimes it's good to put it down, come back later and BAM! 10 responses ready. Sweet.

I highly recommend Draw Something, it's addictive, hilarious and just plain fun. Can't go wrong.

Draw Something retails for .99 cents and there is also a lite version on the app store.

Happy drawing.