Mind the Lines

A co-op drawing game built for people who insist they can't draw a straight line.

πŸ‘₯ 2–8 players⏱ approx. 30 minπŸͺ„ Rules in 5 min8+
SdJ 2025 Β· nominated🀝 Cooperativeβ˜… 6.1 Β· BGG #2,568

Who it's for

Groups who love Pictionary-style chaos but want everyone including the worst artist at the table to actually contribute.

Not for you if…

You want a game with strategic depth, or you take your drawing skills too seriously to laugh at your own giraffe.

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Vibe's take

silly, clever, deduction-driven, laugh-out-loud, quick

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About this game

Mind the Lines hands you the worst tool imaginable for drawing: a board already covered in random scribbly lines, and a secret word you must somehow trace using only what's already there. Everyone draws blind to what the others are doing, then the group has to sift through decoy cards and figure out which words actually got drawn and by whom. It rewards a weird kind of creative logic more than actual art skill, so the person who 'can't draw' often reads the lines best. Thirty minutes, four rounds, and a lot of pointing at squiggles going 'that's clearly a giraffe.'

Draw only along pre-printed linesDeduce who drew which wordWorks for non-artists

By the numbers

Players

Best at 4–6 playersWorks with 3–8

Duration

30 min

Ages 8+

Complexity

1.1 / 5 β€” Very Light

BGG Rating

6.1/10

Rank #2,568

1.3k ratings

Published

2024

Language

Moderate text

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