i didn't mean to vote

in answer to number 2, you could always try typing with out having to look at your keyboard, i'm becoming increasingly keyboard friendly and that helps, at least you can keep attention on the screen,
also, sometimes it is infact car so type it immediately, i find i either get it straight away or i have keyboard vomit (in the form of guesses) which helps my train of thought, the more guesses the more chance right?

Remember past words that came up, since the game is still young and words still tend to be recycled. This is similar to pre-empting a guess.

thanks :) helped a lot!

I disagree with #2. Sometimes it IS "man" or "hat" or "eye". And if you just sit there not guessing, someone else is guaranteed to get it.

Clearly there's two alternative ways to play: guess as much as possible, or wait-and-see. You know which I prefer. I reckon that for every sketch that I lose out on because it was man or hat or eye, there are two more that I win because the sketch revealed more detail and I reacted to it first.

I do agree with point number two, simply because I'm a slow typer :(. I very rarely guess those simpel 'leg' or 'man'-words, because when I do, i will be last anyway. So I think point two does apply to slow typers: you might not be the first to guess 'man', but you can concentrate on what comes next - like when he starts to get something in his hands. And then you may be the first one to guess that...
So I find that just relaxing is the way to go, not rushing and thinking clearly makes you think just one step ahead of the others, making the slow typer still enter the word first.

But I guess the first point gives the best advice: just keep playing it. The first few times you will probably not be earning a lot of points. The experience you gain on the other hand, helps so much the next time! And even though you may not know that many words yet (which helps a great lot too...) but you learn to interpret the drawing, and you start to pick up important details, vital clues for guessing the word. After a while the way you draw becomes clearer for the others aw well, another vital part of the game.

So, it's the start of a new month, and I definitely think I should add to this thread, because my play style has changed a little. So, to rate the above points:

1. Still important, especially for the difficult words!

2. At the start of the round, if the word being sketched is easy, you will lose out by waiting. So it's best to guess whatever comes to mind. If the word is difficult, it will not be guessed at this point, and you should then wait and see how the sketch turns out.

-This is a better strategy when playing against fast typers and very good players.

3. Pre-empting has become more difficult due to the increasing range of words, but can still win you some rounds.

4. Still true, although now I type as fast as I can!!!

Some good advice, but you also need to remember to be simple in your guesses.

Say it looks like a portrait, painting, picture? No it's just art.

One time I was trying to draw lima bean and nobody realized that lime+bean is lima bean.

Something I learned today is that if it's a 6 word clue, it's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

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