Pictionary (pronunciation: /ˈpɪkʃənᵊri/ , US /ˈpɪkʃəˌnɛri/) is a guessing word game invented by Robert Angel with graphic design by Gary Everson and first published in 1985 by Angel Games Inc.he team chooses one person to begin drawing; this position rotates with each word. The drawer chooses a card out of a deck of special Pictionary cards and tries to draw pictures which suggest the word printed on the card.