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Sketchsters Rules

Draw, deceive, detect!

📖 Overview

Sketchsters is a drawing-based social deduction game where one player doesn't know the secret word. Everyone draws their interpretation of the word, but the imposter must create a convincing drawing without knowing what they're supposed to be drawing. Can you spot the fake artist?

4-12 players
1 imposter
~5 min per game

🎮How to Play

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1

Get Your Role

Everyone receives a word to draw - except the imposter! The imposter only sees "???" and must fake their way through.

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Draw

Everyone draws their interpretation of the word on their device. The imposter must draw something that looks convincing without knowing the actual word!

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Gallery

View everyone's drawings in the gallery. Look for drawings that seem off or don't quite fit the theme.

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Vote

Vote for who you think is the imposter based on their drawing. You cannot vote for yourself.

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Reveal

The imposter is revealed! Artists win if they catch the imposter. The imposter wins if they escape detection.

🏆Win Conditions

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Artists

Catch the imposter with your votes

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Imposter

Survive the vote by blending in

🎭The Imposter's Challenge

As the imposter, you see "???" instead of the actual word. You must:

  • 1.Draw something abstract or generic that could fit many words
  • 2.Watch others' reactions during the gallery for hints about the word
  • 3.Blend in and don't draw attention to yourself during voting

💡Pro Tips

  • As an artist, draw something recognizable but not too obvious
  • As the imposter, watch others' reactions during the gallery to guess the word
  • Look for drawings that are too generic or seem unrelated
  • A good imposter picks up context clues from other drawings
  • Pay attention to drawing styles - nervous or rushed drawings might be suspicious
  • The imposter might draw something abstract to avoid being caught