Sketch Round or Sea Battle?

The key differences

• There’s no player count that suits both – Sketch Round and Sea Battle are made for different groups.
• From 3 players on, only Sketch Round works: it goes up to 10 players, Sea Battle only up to 2.
• Sketch Round needs a TV, or an iPad or Mac as the table; Sea Battle also runs on phones alone.
• Sketch Round needs at least 3 players – with fewer people, only Sea Battle works.
• Sketch Round is louder than Sea Battle (loud vs. calm).
• Only Sea Battle can be played against the computer – Sketch Round needs real players.
• Sketch Round rewards skill more than Sea Battle (mostly skill vs. skill and luck).
• Sketch Round has more interaction than Sea Battle (lots of back and forth vs. you react to each other).

At a glance

At a glance	Sketch Round	Sea Battle
Type	Party games	Board and dice games
Players	3–10 players	2 players
Length of a game	10–20 min	10–20 min
Age	ages 7+	ages 7+
Luck or skill	mostly skill	skill and luck
Noise level	loud	calm
Learning curve	explained in a minute	explained in a minute
Interaction	lots of back and forth	you react to each other
TV	needed	not needed
Against the computer	no	yes
Teams	no	no
Bluffing	no	no
Reading needed	yes	no

Which one suits you?

Sketch Round

One person draws on their phone while everyone else watches the picture appear live on the TV and types a guess. Faster correct guesses score more – and the worst drawings tend to be the funniest.

Pick Sketch Round when three to ten people are gathered around a TV and like to laugh.

Sea Battle

Each of you hides a fleet on your own phone, then you take turns firing into the other’s sea. A hit earns another shot – so a game can swing in a handful of moves.

Pick Sea Battle when two people want a tense guessing duel with a bit of tactics.

What they have in common

• In both, everyone has secret information on their own phone.
• Both work from age 7.
• Both come free with Gather and need no account.