ISketch
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iSketch is a browser-based drawing game for all ages, similar to Pictionary, designed by Robert Wahlstedt. Players take turns in drawing a word or topic (using a mouse or tablet) while the rest try to guess. Puzzles come in over 20 languages and over 200 themes and range from easy to difficult. Aside from the standard game rooms, players can create custom rooms where they tailor game settings to their needs, and select non-standard settings or word lists. Players are also presented with a private 'studio' where they can practice, and share drawings with others.
Uncommon among online games, iSketch is free of advertisement and no registration or setup is required to play, although it is advisable to read the game instructions first. In general, player mentality is social: rules are mostly enforced by the players themselves, and it is not uncommon for player communities to spring up around certain rooms.
According to the version history on the site, the game was first released in 1999.
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Moderation
Users of iSketch have the ability to moderate the game in order to ensure fairness and adherence to the rules. Regular players who have played a set number of games can warn an artist who violates the rules. An artist that receives warnings from three individual players loses their turn to draw. Subsequent offences by the same artist require only one vote to invoke the turn loss.
Users are also able to boot players from rooms using a similar voting method. Players lose the ability to vote off their fellow players if they abuse this functionality.
Administrators also exist within the game. They are notified whenever a user votes to kick one of their fellow players, and they may intervene if felt necessary. Administrators may support the descision of the voting user and assist them, or warn them if they are abusing the moderation facilities.
Administrators can also ban persistent offenders.
Known issues
Due to limited server capacity, one might often experience a "The server is currently full. Please try again later." message when trying to log on.
See also
External links
- Play iSketch (requires Macromedia Shockwave)
- English iSketch Forum Rapidly growing forum community started by iSketch player Petay in April 2006.
- iSketch-Italian Italian community of iSketch players
- French iSketch gallery
- Dutch iSketch Forum Dutch community of iSketch players (with gallery, guestbook and photo's of players).fr:ISketch