Doodle Gator: sketch it, guess it

Can't draw to save your life? Even better. Doodle Gator turns a Telegram group into a draw and guess game: one player gets a secret word and sketches it on a board, and everyone else races to type the answer. 🎨

You add the bot to a group, and rounds play out right in the chat. About 26,000 people play every month, and the project runs community game chats in both English and Russian.

Bad drawings make it better

Word-based charades rewards smooth talkers. This rewards quick hands and imagination. A stick with ears could be a rabbit or a TV antenna, and the chat arguing about it is half the fun.

A sketch takes seconds, so rounds stay short. It works well in office chats during a break, family groups and friends who have not caught up in a while. 😄

Getting a game going

1. Press START in a private chat with the bot, then add it to your group.
2. Send /start in the group to begin a new game.
3. The artist opens /board. It is a drawing canvas that opens inside Telegram.
4. The group guesses. The first correct answer scores.
5. Need a refresher? /rules lays out the details for newcomers.

Switch the language with /lang and tune how games run in /settings.

Your own crocodile

Beyond the rounds, Doodle Gator has a small economy and some collectibles:

• /dile lets you pet and look after your crocodile companion. 🐊
• /history keeps a gallery of everything you have drawn.
• /auction puts drawings up for auction so players can bid on favorites.
• /stats shows how many words you guessed and drew.

Find a busy table

/top_chats ranks the most active game groups, and /active_chats lists the ones that played most recently. If your own group is quiet, jump into another one and play with strangers.

In a mini app directory, the game holds an average rating of 4.5 from just over a hundred reviews. ⭐

Premium, if you play a lot

Frequent players can subscribe through /croco_prem. The perks and price are shown inside the bot, so read them before paying. The core game works fine without a subscription.

Quick tips for the artist

• Outline first. A recognizable shape gets guessed faster than fine details.
• Arrows are fair. Pointing at the key part of a drawing helps.
• Split compound words. Draw each half one after the other.
• No letters. Writing the word ruins the round and usually breaks the rules.