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Squigglo

Squigglo: Draw & Guess Party

Draw it, guess it, then laugh at what it became.

Drawing telephone for 3 to 12: draw it, guess it, laugh at what it became!

Coming soon to Google Play Watch the trailer

Free on Android. Not on Google Play yet: check back soon.

Squigglo key art
Price
Free
Platform
Android
Players
2-12 players
Offline
Plays offline
Languages
English, Portuguese, Spanish
Age rating
PEGI 3 · ESRB Everyone

Trailer

The video loads from YouTube (privacy-enhanced mode) only when you press play.

What is Squigglo?

Squigglo is a drawing telephone party game for 3 to 12 players. The first player sees a secret word and draws it. The next sees only the drawing and writes what it shows. The next draws that guess, and so on round the table.

Then the whole chain plays back, stroke by stroke, and you find out how "bear" turned into "sad cupcake". No paper, no pens, no sign up: just your phones and your friends.

How to play

  1. Pick a deck of words, the number of rounds and how long everyone gets to draw and guess.
  2. The first player gets a secret word and draws it. Bad drawings are half the fun.
  3. The next player sees only the drawing and types a guess. The next draws that guess, and on it goes: draw, guess, draw.
  4. Watch the reveal. If the last guess still matches the first word, the whole chain scores.
  5. Everyone votes for the best drawing. Votes give points, and the night ends with a champion.

Ways to play

Squigglo screenshot: Draw the secret word before time runs out

One phone

Pass one phone round the table. Between turns the screen hides everything, so no peeking.

Several phones

Everyone draws at the same time on their own phone, one chain per player. The phones connect directly over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi: no internet, no accounts.

Squigglo screenshot: Two phones, one drawing, every stroke live

Duo

Only two of you? One draws, the other guesses against the clock, then swap. Score together and beat your record. On two phones the guesser watches the drawing appear live.

Screens

Squigglo screenshot: Meet Rascal, the raccoon painter
Meet Rascal, the raccoon painter
Squigglo screenshot: Guess what the drawing shows
Guess what the drawing shows
Squigglo screenshot: The reveal: watch the chain unfold
The reveal: watch the chain unfold
Squigglo screenshot: Did the word survive the chain?
Did the word survive the chain?
Squigglo screenshot: Vote for the best drawing
Vote for the best drawing
Squigglo screenshot: 3 to 12 players, 11 decks of words
3 to 12 players, 11 decks of words

Why you'll love it

Meet the cast

Rascal

Rascal

A raccoon painter in a paint-stained smock and a red beret, and your host for the night. He gasps, giggles and applauds at every drawing, and his talking paint palette reads your guesses and names out loud at the reveal.

The music

A messy art studio cartoon on the menus: tuba bass, toy piano, clarinet, kazoo and a slide whistle. While you draw it calms down to a muted Wurlitzer, finger snaps and pencil tapping, and the reveal gets comic suspense with a tiptoe bassoon, timpani rolls and tremolo xylophone.

Updates

Version 1.1.0

In the next update
  • Play together now has its own button in the menu: several phones, here or online
  • The winners' stars and crayon rings are no longer cut off
  • New game, fresh start: no drawing shows as already saved by mistake
  • Several phones: the reconnecting notice is one tidy line and leaves with the room
  • Settings and the Premium buttons always fit your screen, in any language
  • New: What's new in Settings shows what changed in each update

Questions and answers

Is Squigglo free?

Yes, it is free on Google Play. Four decks start locked: open each one for good with a short ad you choose to watch. Ads between nights are rare and never come during play. Two optional one-time purchases exist: Remove ads (about 2.99 EUR) and Premium (about 4.99 EUR: no ads at all, every deck open and the extra drawing time free up to a daily limit).

How many players can play?

The drawing telephone is for 3 to 12 players. If there are only two of you, play Duo: one draws, the other guesses, then you swap.

Does it work offline?

Yes. On one phone you just pass it round. On several phones, the phones connect directly over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, with no internet and no accounts.

Does everyone need the game on their phone?

No. One phone is enough: pass it round the table. Only the several phones mode needs the game installed on each phone.

Which languages does it speak?

English, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil) and Spanish, words and guesses included. The game follows your phone's language.

Which devices does it run on?

Android phones, through Google Play.

Who is it for?

It is made for players aged 13 and over, and great for parties, family dinners and game nights. It is rated PEGI 3 and ESRB Everyone.

What about privacy?

No account is needed. Drawings, names and guesses stay on the phones in the room and are never sent to us. The game sends anonymous gameplay counts to help us improve it, and the ad partner uses the advertising ID and an approximate location from the connection to show ads.

Read the full privacy policy

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