How to play Sketch Round with Gather
In Sketch Round, players take turns drawing on their phone while the picture builds up live on the TV. Everyone else types guesses on their own phone. You need at least three players and a table screen – Apple TV, iPad or Mac.
Open a room
On the Apple TV, iPad or Mac, choose “Sketch Round”, then “With your phones” and “Open a room”. A QR code and the room code appear on screen.
Join and start
Everyone joins with their phone and taps “Ready”. Once at least three are ready, start with “Start game” – on the table screen or on any phone.
Set the word language
While the first word is being picked, the TV shows a “Words: German” button. Pressing it switches to English words; after that the language is fixed for the game.
Pick a word
Whoever’s turn it is sees “You’re drawing!” and three words to choose from – only that phone shows them. If nothing is picked within 15 seconds, a random word is chosen.
Draw
Draw with your finger on the drawing area. Along the bottom you pick a color and a line width (“Thin”, “Medium”, “Thick”), plus “Eraser”, “Undo” and “Clear all”.
Guess
Everyone else types into “What’s being drawn?” and sends it – several tries are allowed. “Close!” means nearly there, “You got it!” means correct, and the TV announces who got it.
The answer
At the end of the turn the TV shows “The word was” and how many guessed it. It moves on by itself after a few seconds, or press “Next” on the table screen.
Finish and play again
After the last turn the TV and phones show the standings. “Play again” starts a new game with the same group, “Done” on the table screen closes the room, and “Leave room” on a phone takes only you out.
TV and phone
The TV shows the drawing, the timer with “Turn … of …”, everyone’s points and, from half time, a hint with the word’s length. A guesser’s phone only has the input field and the note “The picture is on the TV.” – so all eyes stay on the big screen.
The menu on the table screen (the Menu button on the remote) has “Remove player …” and “Close room”. Anyone who taps “More” and “Leave game” on their phone is out; if too few are left, the game ends with “Too few players left”.