Draw Something was a video game developed by OMGPop based on its browser game Draw My Thing,[1] launched on February 6, 2012.[2] It won a Flurry App Spotlight Award in 2012.[3] In the first five weeks after its launching, the game was downloaded 20 million times.[4] On March 21, 2012, both Draw Something and OMGPop were bought by the gaming company Zynga for $180 million.[1] The game's popularity peaked on the day of the sale at 15 million daily active users,[5] and the number has been dropped to 10 million by early May.[6]
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| Developer(s) | OMGPop |
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| Stable release | 2.4.7
/ July 31, 2015 |
| Operating system | iOS 5.1.1 or later, Android 2.3 or later, Windows Phone |
| Website | omgpop |
The game is available in a free version, which shows interstitial advertisements between games; a standard version which has no advertisements between games, but allows the player to obtain bombs in exchange for watching advertisements; and a more expensive Pro version for the iPad which offers unlimited bombs.
On April 25, 2013, Draw Something 2 was released for iOS. However, both games are no longer available.
Gameplay
editTwo players take turns drawing a picture of a given word, after which their partner must guess the word from the drawing.
The person drawing will always have a choice of three words worth one, two and three stars. The words given are random, and the more valuable the word the more difficult it will usually be to represent in a drawing (for example, "circle" might be a one-star word, whereas "lion" might be worth two-stars, and a more abstract idea like "stress" could be three-stars).
After the player has finished drawing, the guesser will view a stroke by stroke replay of the drawing, without the pauses in between. The guesser is given a number of blank spaces representing the number of letters in the word, and a selection of scrambled letters, which include all the letters of the word plus some more letters which are not in the word. The guesser gets unlimited tries and time to use these letters and attempt enter the guess word. The drawer gets an opportunity to watch their partner guess the drawing as it is replayed. Each player is given a number of "bombs". As a guesser, the bomb eliminates letters which are not part of the answer; as a drawer, the bomb gives a new set of guess words to choose from. If the guesser cannot guess the word, they can "pass", forfeiting the game. This breaks the pair's winning streak.
As of December 15, 2022,[7] Draw Something is no longer available in the App Store.
Board game
editIn 2012, Zynga, in conjunction with Hasbro, released a physical board game version of Draw Something under the "Hasbro Gaming" imprint. This is one of several games in the Zynga game library to be released as physical board game versions. Others include Words with Friends, a CityVille edition of Monopoly and several kids' games based on FarmVille.[8] [9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Chen, Brian X.; Wortham, Jenna (March 25, 2012). "A Game Explodes and Changes Life Overnight at a Struggling Start-Up". The New York Times. Retrieved Jan 3, 2023.
- ^ Poland, Steve (May 27, 2014). "Draw Something Historical Timeline: February 6, 2012 launch to March 21, 2012 $183M sale". Stevepoland.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved Aug 2, 2016.
- ^ "Red Stamp, Fooducate and Draw Something Win Flurry 2012 App Spotlight Awards". Bradenton Herald. 14 March 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ^ "Draw Something app surges to 20 million downloads". BBC. 5 April 2012.
- ^ Kuitinnen, Tero (March 30, 2012). "Did Zynga Buy OMGPOP Literally the Day It Peaked?". Forbes.com. Retrieved Aug 2, 2016.
- ^ Tassi, Paul (May 4, 2012). "Draw Something Loses 5M Users a Month After Zynga Purchase". Forbes.com. Retrieved Aug 2, 2016.
- ^ "Closure Announcement: Draw Something — Draw Something Help Center". Archived from the original on 2022-12-28. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
- ^ "Zynga games page of HasbroToyShop.com. Retrieved October 17, 2012". Hasbrotoyshop.com. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- ^ "Home". alt-cal.com.