Mattel Games Pictionary Air – Navy Pen Version w/ 30% Unique Cards

This game trumps regular Pictionary any day for me. I’m no artist, so it’s always embarrassing when it’s my turn to draw and my drawing looks NOTHING like the object lol. In Pictionary air, you have no idea what you’re drawing and everyone knows it. Can still be competitive and fun. It’s just a toss up on who will be good at this game! Bonus - you can cast it to your TV for bigger laughs, but it does lag a bit. Gist of the game: comes with a pen that works with an app on your phone to draw objects written on notecards. The goal of the game is for your team to guess as many objects you draw as possible in the time given. The catch - only your team can see what you’re drawing!

This game is ok, it takes a minute to get used to drawing while looking at a secondary device. I do not like that you have to have it connected to the TV AND also connected to a phone. Its basically like recording on your phones camera and projecting it through the TV app. Not something the kids can do on their own with friends because they dont have phones or tablets. I was under the assumption you just had an app on the TV and the TV app just registered the motions of the pen, but that is not the case.

I got this on a whim one day when I had a group of friends coming over and I needed to have something to do with them. Since I love the original Pictionary game, I thought this Air version would be a great alternative. Let’s just say there is a learning curve that takes time to enjoy this game. I don’t think my friends and I enjoyed this as much as we thought we would because of the challenges with maneuvering the little wand and being able to see it on the television.

A fun take on Pictionary, Ages 8+

My family was excited to try this! After downloading the app on an iPad and setting up the camera against a different wall from the TV, we were able to cast to the TV for the players guessing. The pen does not require Bluetooth to play this, just pop in the battery and turn it on. It responds to the light-up color of the pen tip, which is red when you turn it on and green when you hold down the button to draw. Part of the fun is that you can be a little “off” as you’re drawing, because you cannot see the lines you’ve drawn. (If you do happen to try to watch yourself on the TV, it makes drawing harder because it is a mirror image). The “ink” color matches whatever team color you choose. It defaults to Blue vs. Yellow (which matches the color of the cards), but you ... MoreMy family was excited to try this! After downloading the app on an iPad and setting up the camera against a different wall from the TV, we were able to cast to the TV for the players guessing. The pen does not require Bluetooth to play this, just pop in the battery and turn it on. It responds to the light-up color of the pen tip, which is red when you turn it on and green when you hold down the button to draw. Part of the fun is that you can be a little “off” as you’re drawing, because you cannot see the lines you’ve drawn. (If you do happen to try to watch yourself on the TV, it makes drawing harder because it is a mirror image). The “ink” color matches whatever team color you choose. It defaults to Blue vs. Yellow (which matches the color of the cards), but you can adjust to others, like pink, green, orange, or purple when setting up a match. During setup, you also choose how many rounds (a minimum of 3) and how much time per round (a minimum of 90 seconds). Ideally, I would’ve liked to have had the option to customize time lengths per team in case you want younger players to have more time. Speaking of ages, this game is listed as Ages 8+, which seems about right. My 5 & 7 year olds played this, with varying difficulty. 5yo needs someone to read the clues to her and has trouble keeping the button held down on the pen when trying to draw- so overall, too young to play but wants to be included so we had one of the grownups help guide the pen with her. 7yo needed a little help with reading the clues, but could navigate the pen fairly well. Both got frustrated at points, but my 7yo still loved it and wanted to keep playing after the rest of the family was done. They also had to be reminded that they could interact with their drawings to help guessers. With older players, you wouldn’t have some of those issues, and I would definitely recommend as something to try for game night! The only other minor complaint is that the clue cards are supposed to be the same level of difficulty, but there are definitely some that seem a lot harder than others. As the game is running, there’s a way to keep track of clues that have been guessed correctly by clicking on the star icon (which also clears the drawing for the next clue), a pause button, and an eraser to clear whatever’s currently drawn. For my younger ones, we used the pause button at times to give them a little extra time to think. I imagine we’ll continue to get more use out of this game as the kids get older and I look forward to playing with more adults once the pandemic lockdown is over! I received this product for free in exchange for my honest review.

Doesn’t work

My son got this for his birthday. Upon turning on the pen to try and connect, it was solid red and wouldn’t connect. Tried several times including replacing the new battery to another new battery. It didn’t work. I returned it to the store and bought another one. Same thing happened with this one. I have a new iPhone and have no issues connecting Bluetooth to headphones, my car, watch, other devices, etc. This product is garbage. Will be returning it for a second time.

Extremely Disappointed

We are extremely disappointed in this game. My 9 year old kept seeing ads and really wanted it for Christmas. When we tried playing it Christmas Day we discovered any other light sources will cause problems. Well it was Christmas, we had lights everywhere. Even without the lights the drawing was still terrible. Everything looks like scribbles. Pretty much like giving a two year old a pen and trying to guess what is being drawn. It’s definitely not like what is shown in the commercial. My kids were very frustrated with it just as I was. I couldn’t even make a picture even close to recognizable.

Great Family Game

This is such a fun game for the family! I love the digital spin on Pictionary, not having to worry about the large pieces of paper is a plus and having a TV large enough to view what folks are drawing is an even bigger plus. I love seeing my young children use their imagination to guess what each other is drawing and I love that the adults and grandparents are able to get in on the fun as well. I would highly recommend this to anyone of any age.

Great product, easy to use!

The PictionaryAir is a great product. It was very simple to set up, with clear instructions that my 8 year old son was able to follow. It was a little tricky at first to get decent drawings but after a couple of turns everyone got the hang of it. The interactive pen is great as you can stop pressing the button in between drawings to stop battery wastage and continuous lines. A great twist on classic Pictionary!Some of the subjects on the card were a little hard for the younger players but there was a great range of topics to draw. We all had a great laugh and will definitely be recommending it for Christmas to others. Like I said, it may be a little tricky for children under 7 due to some of the topics on the cards and the fact the button has to be pressed in to ... MoreThe PictionaryAir is a great product. It was very simple to set up, with clear instructions that my 8 year old son was able to follow. It was a little tricky at first to get decent drawings but after a couple of turns everyone got the hang of it. The interactive pen is great as you can stop pressing the button in between drawings to stop battery wastage and continuous lines. A great twist on classic Pictionary!Some of the subjects on the card were a little hard for the younger players but there was a great range of topics to draw. We all had a great laugh and will definitely be recommending it for Christmas to others. Like I said, it may be a little tricky for children under 7 due to some of the topics on the cards and the fact the button has to be pressed in to draw.The ability to record and save each persons turn was brilliant and kept the laughter alive as we sent it to friends and grandparents who weren’t with us at the time.We used an iPad and a smartphone to play the game but will be trying out the television option once we have more people over. Loved the fact that it also came with a battery for the pen so it could be used straight away. The pen is lightweight too so easy to hold, however it is a bit chunky. I appreciate that may be due to the battery space and all the other mechanical bits that I have no clue about. Regardless of that, we found it easy to use and didn’t have any glitches whilst we played. The app worked for us while we weren’t connected to the internet or data which was a big plus as it meant we could play the game easily and whenever. The quick video instructions were a nice touch. The packaging could of been reduced in our opinion to a smaller box.We give it 5 starts and will be getting a lot of use out of it. Will be great when my son has friends over for play dates too!

Only compatible for a Tv with ios if you have apple TV

You must have a compatible device for this. I have an iPhone that is compatible, but this game is no fun on a phone. We were hoping to be able to use this on a TV, thinking it would work with chrome cast. Unfortunately there needs to be very specific devices to be compatible. iPhone chromecast won’t work, but android chromecast will work. IOS devices can only use Apple TV for this. The technology and compatibility of this needs to be improved. I’ve also attached a photo that shows the compatibility list.

unadvertised open item

purchased this since it was on sale. (wouldn't buy it regular price any way). figured for the sale price and easter, what a deal! except when i got it they brought it in a sealed package not a bag. when i opened it, it was unsealed and the inside box didnt even fit right. looks like the combined 2 open packages to sell. theres a display window (i googled the images and the pen should be displayed) is inside a different box with the cards but inside the box that is designed to display the pen. ive tried any which way to make it work but it definitely was done by the employees. if all works and peices are there, then it should have advertised that it was an open item. but no where did it state that it was. easter is on sunday and we will soon try to play it, if it ... Morepurchased this since it was on sale. (wouldn't buy it regular price any way). figured for the sale price and easter, what a deal! except when i got it they brought it in a sealed package not a bag. when i opened it, it was unsealed and the inside box didnt even fit right. looks like the combined 2 open packages to sell. theres a display window (i googled the images and the pen should be displayed) is inside a different box with the cards but inside the box that is designed to display the pen. ive tried any which way to make it work but it definitely was done by the employees. if all works and peices are there, then it should have advertised that it was an open item. but no where did it state that it was. easter is on sunday and we will soon try to play it, if it doesnt work i will put a formal complaint with corporate office on the ghetto selling tactics from the FF CA location. also the app wont allow me to send a photo. cant adjust the photo on my phone either. Definitely frustrating