[GAME OVER - FINAL POST INBOUND!] Pictionary 8: "Now with 100% more Ping!"

[ping111]

Previous games: Telephone Pictionary, Telephone Pictionary 2, Telephone Pictionary 3, Telephone Pictionary 4, Telephone Pictionary 5, Telephone Pictionary 6 Telephone Pictionary 7

8 is best number.

The first-ever Telephone Pictionary not hosted by Diego Havoc!

Time for some copy pasta from Diego...

THE RULES

On the first day, I will PM a line to the first player. That player will then have to draw what I have sent them and send it back to me. I will then pass this one to the next person in the list, who will have to write something that describes the picture they received, and so on and so on until everyone has had a turn.

When you receive a line, you have 24 hours to do a picture. When you receive a picture, you have 24 hours to write a line. If you miss your deadline without a valid reason¹, the task immediately gets shifted to the next person in line, and you will be moved to the back of the queue. Miss your deadline twice and you're out. This may seem harsh, but it's to prevent the game from stalling for too long. Try to let me know in advance if you don't think you'll be able to do your bit when it comes up and I'll do my best to reschedule.

For writers: Don't be too specific. You have one sentence. Make it count! Be creative! Don't pick out every detail, but give the gist of what's happening in your picture.

For artists: You do not need to be a good artist. It doesn't need to be good! I cannot stress this enough. You have 24 hours, but don't think that means you should try to create a masterpiece in that time. A 10 minute sketch drawn with a mouse in MS Paint is perfectly fine, and it makes things interesting for the next person in line.

The game is over!

SIGN UPS!

Please specify: Line, drawing, or no preference, and where you'd like to be in the list.

Black for lines,[colour=#ff0000] red[/colour] for drawings

1. ping111

[colour=#ff0000]2. BrainedBySaucepans[/colour]

3. Phil the Time Wizard

[colour=#ff0000]4. crp_dude[/colour]

5. MyLittlePonyTales

[colour=#ff0000]6. StarStorm[/colour]

7. weesh

[colour=#ff0000]8. Diego Havoc[/colour]

9. Linkhopper

[colour=#ff0000]10. Fawkes[/colour]

11. Sparkleheart

12. Browneh

[colour=#ff0000]13. Imagination[/colour]

14. LordGecy

[colour=#ff0000]15. AshCloud[/colour]

16. Davroth

[colour=#ff0000]17. Hippojack[/colour]

18. ping111

[colour=#ff0000]*12. Angie Cakes[/colour]

^{1: Valid reasons: Accidents and emergencies. Invalid reasons: "I forgot", "I didn't have time" etc.}

[RarityDash]

Cool. I'm in again. i'll take a line.

[StarStorm]

Hooray!! Another round!! I would like to do a drawing somewhere in the middle, please ^^

[MyLittlePonyTales]

GAME COMPLETE! Final post to come soon

Make sure you proofread!

Also, you may want to list the open numbered spots, so we know how many there are until we start.

I will also take a line.

[BrainedBySaucepans]

Give me a drawing, and feel free to fit me in wherever, I'm not fussed.

[Linkhopper]

Give me a line please!

[weesh]

Thanks ping! I'll take a line, but if we end up needing more pictures, I can switch.

Edit: also, this is number telephone pictionary number 8!

[Sparkleheart]

Alright, guess I may as well jump into this one. I'd prefer a line, but I can do an awesome mouse drawing if you need someone to fill one of those slots.

[StarStorm]

WAIT. So, Tales gets to pitch me a line and Weesh gets to interpret my drawing..? Oh my gosh!! This round is gonna be so magical!!

[BaconofChaos]

Slot #8 please!

[ping111]

WAIT. So, Tales gets to pitch me a line and Weesh gets to interpret my drawing..? Oh my gosh!! This round is gonna be so magical!!

I do my best.

[crp_dude]

Alright, let's try this again! Apis reporting in, ready to [colour=#ff0000]draw[/colour]! Save a spot for poor ol' me! c;

[weesh]

Behind the scenes, Fawkes and Angie have signed up for the remaining pictures.

Perhaps a few more spaces should be added in case someone is still interested in joining in.

[ping111]

Alright, we now have a consecutive line, so we're just going to wait a day or two to see if anyone else wants to join in, then the game shall begin!

[weesh]

I've been thinking about what makes a good line for a while, and am approaching a conclusion:

"a good line is an interpretation, not a description"

In TP#7, the best line was "Lightning Dust finds Rainbow Dash's discomfort amusing" because it was accurate, non-descriptive AND forces the next writer to wonder "why?".

[abc]

can i have a line, i almost missed the second one in a row!

[Imagination]

Sign me up for anything! The last one was so much fun

[BrainedBySaucepans]

So... when do we start? Some notice would be nice since my life has got weirdly busy recently. I can still art at short notice, but I may have to shift other things around depending on when it is.

[ping111]

Probably very soon, Sauce. Once we get one last person to end on a line, we'll start up.

[weesh]

It is NICE to start and end on a line...but I am not sure that it is necessary.

[RarityDash]

Heh. Personally, I think it's actually better to end on a drawing.

[LordGecy]

I want in on this! Star suggested it and I say Yes!

[CloudShimmers]

I'd like to join, I'll draw ^^

[weesh]

Heh. Personally, I think it's actually better to end on a drawing.

I can see that, since the drawings are a bit more exciting...but ending on a line is pretty groovy too, since you can directly compare the first and last line.

Maybe, just to switch things up, one of the rounds could strive to start and end with a picture?

[crp_dude]

Arright then! Come on, ponies, we just need somepony who can write words that tell people what they see! That requires a lot of skill, don'cha-know! <:I