Pictomania

The timed guessing phase turns every round into chaos, and I love that you can earn points for both drawing and guessing. Played it with six people and the frantic scribbling had everyone yelling over each other.

I've never laughed so hard losing a game. The whole table shouting guesses at my terrible stick figure before the sand runs out is chaos in the best way, and guessing other people's scribbles is just as frantic as drawing your own.

The timer really makes this one shine, since you only get a few seconds to sketch something recognizable. Our group of six finished three rounds and immediately wanted to play again.