How to Win at Skribbl.io Against Your Friends
Fantastic game where you try to predict what other people are drawing online and get points. It does not require an account or Adobe Flash Player to play, and there is no cost associated with doing so. However, when you first begin, it may seem a little bit confusing to you. This wikiHow will teach you how to play Skribbl.io, even if you have no previous experience.
Skribbl.io is a very funny online game where you try to guess what other people are drawing or have other people guess what you are drawing. Using a mouse or trackpad to draw always results in bad, messed-up pictures, but if you're playing with friends and you're all on a call together, you can have a lot of fun. Even though the main goal of skribbl is to have fun, it is very satisfying to play well and beat your friends. Here are my ideas and tips on how to do that. In each section, I start with some general ideas and then give specific ways to do things.
Word Selection
When it's your turn to draw, you get three words to choose from. This choice is very important because the drawing round is where a lot of points can be earned. Here are some questions to ask when choosing a word:
How easy is it to guess your word?
The first thing that comes to mind is to pick the easiest word to draw. Usually, this is the most important thing to think about, but you should also think about how you'll draw a word and how well the other players will understand it. Most of the time, how easy something is to draw is a good indicator of how well it will be understood. However, this isn't always the case. For example, a dandelion might be easy to draw, but it might be harder to guess what it is because the word is long and a simple yellow or white flower can mean more than one thing. The best words are ones that are easy to draw and easy to guess. A lot of the "easy to guess" part does depend on how good you are at drawing, but good word choice makes your life easier.
How many letters are there?
As the dandelion example shows, the length of the word you pick matters. Choosing a three-letter word can be helpful because it drastically cuts down the number of words that can be guessed. Choosing a three-letter word also makes it more likely that someone guessing random three-letter words will get a "__ is close" message. At that point, they could give away the answer by guessing words that are similar to the one they have. Longer words are harder because they have more parts. I'd like to see a graph of guess times versus the length of the words. At a certain length, I'd say around 7 letters, players will stop counting how many letters they need to fill and just try to guess words that might fit.
How many ways are there to draw the word?
If you're stuck with 3 hard words, think about how you could draw each one in a different way. For example, I recently chose "fountain" and drew a very bad drinking water fountain when I could have drawn a fountain like you might see in a plaza. Also, it might be easier to draw parts of a compound word than the whole thing. For example, it might be easier to draw a sword and a fish separately than a swordfish. To get out of bad situations, you have to think outside the box.
How easy is it to guess your word?
The first thing that comes to mind is to pick the easiest word to draw. Usually, this is the most important thing to think about, but you should also think about how you'll draw a word and how well the other players will understand it. Most of the time, how easy something is to draw is a good indicator of how well it will be understood. However, this isn't always the case. For example, a dandelion might be easy to draw, but it might be harder to guess what it is because the word is long and a simple yellow or white flower can mean more than one thing. The best words are ones that are easy to draw and easy to guess. A lot of the "easy to guess" part does depend on how good you are at drawing, but good word choice makes your life easier.
Who do you want to draw?
Lastly, you have to think about the group when you choose a word. This is usually only possible when you play with friends. If you choose a word that only one person in the group can figure out quickly, everyone else will have less time to guess it, which will cost you points. This can also work to your advantage; if one of your competitors doesn't watch a show or get a joke, you can leave them out by choosing your words carefully.
Niche techniques
Here are some techniques that aren't used very often, ranked from least to most disgusting.
- Don't choose words that are easy to guess at the beginning of each round, because you'll have less time to draw a good picture.
- Choose a color for your word and fill the screen with it.
- Choose words that have been drawn before.