# Sketch Showdown

> Draw-and-guess party game: one person sketches, the whole room races to guess.

by Cya · Free

[Canonical HTML](https://cya.live/apps-center/sketch-showdown)

![Sketch Showdown icon](https://cya.live/apps-center/img/sketch-showdown/icon.webp)

One player draws a secret word while everyone else types guesses. Faster and earlier guesses score more, and the drawer earns a bonus for every person who gets it. The drawer also judges the round, so the turn rotates and anyone can play, host included. Flip on hosted mode and the host sits out as MC instead.

## What you can do

- **Everyone plays, including the host**: The drawer holds the word and judges the guesses, so the referee rotates with the pen. The host runs the timing and scoring and still takes drawing and guessing turns.
- **Hosted mode when you want an MC**: A single "Play too" switch drops the host to neutral MC for a produced show.
- **Speed scoring**: Earlier guesses score more, and the drawer earns a bonus per person who solves their sketch.
- **Private guesses**: Guesses go to the drawer only, so nobody can copy the first right answer.

## How it works in a room

1. The host picks the players and the number of rounds in the Controls panel.
2. The drawer accepts the turn, picks a word and sketches it in the main window.
3. Everyone else guesses from their own screen; the drawer confirms the right ones.
4. Scores update after every round and the pen moves to the next player.

## Screenshots

![Illustration of a hand drawing a cat while a row of avatars hold up empty speech bubbles](https://cya.live/apps-center/img/sketch-showdown/s1.webp)

One sketch, a room full of guesses

![Illustration of a marker pen passed between avatars arranged in a circle, with a stopwatch above](https://cya.live/apps-center/img/sketch-showdown/s2.webp)

The pen passes around the room

![Illustration of a three-step podium with avatars and doodled trophies under falling confetti](https://cya.live/apps-center/img/sketch-showdown/s3.webp)

Scores, podium, confetti

## Add it to your show

1. Start or open your show on cya.live or in the Cya app. You are the host.
2. Open Apps in the room and switch to the Apps Center tab.
3. Tap Install. The app joins My Apps in every room you host.
4. Pick it from My Apps to put it in the main window. Its settings live in the Controls panel.

## Your questions, answered

**How many people can play Sketch Showdown?**

Any number can guess. The host decides who takes drawing turns; guessing is open to the whole room.

**Does the host have to play?**

No. The "Play too" switch turns the host into a neutral MC who runs the rounds without drawing or guessing.

**What does it cost?**

Sketch Showdown is free to install from the Apps Center and runs inside any Cya show.

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