Pictionary Vs AI makes the AI guess in a new version of the classic game

Mattel announced today that it is launching a new version of classic board game Pictionary: Namely, a version where players pit their drawing skills against an AI to see if it can guess the answers. This new version, called Pictionary Vs AI, uses the Google Quick Draw neural network as the players’ opponent. It’s available to pre-order and will be available in October.

According to Mattel, in this version of Pictionary, players scan a QR code at the start of the game and use their phones as the AI’s “eyes.” Once they’ve done their drawing, they present it to the AI, which will try and guess the answer. Players can also win points by betting whether or not the AI will correctly guess each others’ drawings. They can also partake of special challenges to earn more points, such as drawing with their eyes closed or without using their hands.