Last night, instead of watching the Mad Men season premiere, I was playing Draw Something. But it wasn't just me: Susie was playing it, and our contributing writers were playing it, and basically we were all hanging out somewhere in our respective houses last night trying to guess each other's doodles.
Draw Something, if you don't know, is an iOS (and Android!) game that basically lets you play Pictionary with friends. You start off with a word that you need to draw for the other person and when you're finished, Draw Something sends your entire drawing process off to your opponent. Your opponent can then watch a replay of your drawing process to guess your word, and after they've done so correctly it's their turn. For each correct drawing, you earn coins, and these coins can buy you extra color pallets or "bombs", which can be used on each turn to eliminate any extranneous letters that are not in the word you're guessing.
Draw Something is developed by Omgpop, but because of its crazy popularity -- 20 million downloads five weeks after launch -- Zynga jumped in and threw the company $180 million. We're not quite sure what exactly has peaked the interest of so many users, but it's now our favorite way to spend Saturday afternoon. So, here's a glimpse at some of our beautiful creations, and send me a screencap of your master creation if you'd like and I'll add it to the pile!
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