What does Telestrations have to do with wargames and military leadership? Everything. Telestrations IS Kriegsspiel.
We often laugh after playing Kriegsspiel. What did you think was happening? What was really happening? What did you tell them to do? What did they actually do? Why? These differences are often hysterical!!! Well, I guess we laugh so we don’t cry.
Real leadership and real command is about communication. Writing orders. Getting your team to work together. How often does this break down? I have 2 words: Murphy’s Law.
Remember the Chinese Telephone game we played as kids? Everybody gets in a line. Then you whisper a sentence in the first person’s ear. They quietly pass it down the line. When you get to the end, the result is completely different right?
Telestrations is Kriegsspiel without the maps and musket warfare. It is Pictionary and Chinese Telephone rolled together into a fun, easy party game.
How does it work? You pull a card with a word on it. You have to draw a picture of that word. You pass your picture to the next person. They have to guess what the word was. Here is an example starting with the word: Recliner
Hysterical! If you don’t have it, get it!!! This is one of the best games ever made. Everyone can play it. I recommend the big 12 player party version. Everyone will want to play. This is a classic.
Caution: Do not play this if you have broken or cracked ribs. You are going to be laughing a lot during this game!
