In The Big Picture Game, players separate into groups and try to communicate to their partners through drawings. The groups take turns to play, each sending a representative to take a puzzle and draw it on the provided board. Each drawer is supposed to convey three words and a phrase through sketches; the only textual clue to everyone is a word that conveys the central theme of the sketched items. Points are awarded to the drawer's group for their correct answers. After a number of rounds have been played, the scores are tallied and the group with the highest score is declared the winner.