Telestrations: After Dark is like a secret passed through the shadows, where each player begins with a word or phrase from the game’s decidedly grown-up theme. Armed with a drawing pad and a marker you have to interpret the previous player’s message. Here’s the catch: no words or numbers allowed in your masterpiece, only your artistic prowess. Here are examples of words you might encounter.

Here is the card I had to choose from. I will show my book of drawing and guesses for Booty Call.

Once the timer trickles down, the fun truly begins. Pass your pad to the left, and brace yourself for a cascade of whispers. The next player interprets your drawing, writing down what they think it represents on the next page. Then, another turn of the page, another player draws what was guessed, and so the cycle goes, with each turn a transformation, each guess a metamorphosis of the original intent.

As the pads make their rounds, anticipation builds, a bubbling cauldron of curiosity and camaraderie. When the final pages are revealed, the air bursts with laughter, each reveal a delightful surprise far from where it started. Telestrations: After Dark doesn’t have a winner in the traditional sense—oh no, this game triumphs in the joy of the journey, the belly laughs, and the eyebrow-raising reveals that come with each round.

Playing Telestrations: After Dark was like opening a box of laughter potions, each round casting a spell of hilarity that had us clutching our sides. It’s a game that doesn’t just break the ice; it melts it away with the warmth of shared amusement and the glow of friendships illuminated under the mischievous moonlight. The final guess is Nails and Boner. This game of “telephone” shows how messages can be confused when going from one person to another.

For anyone looking to add a spark of whimsy and a dash of daring to their game nights, Telestrations: After Dark awaits, ready to turn the ordinary into an extraordinary parade of chuckles and chortles.