Draw Something
A turn-based drawing and guessing mobile game from OMG Pop.
- 1Down to last dollarOMG Pop was nearly out of money
- 2Copied Words with FriendsBorrowed its turn-based system
- 3Number one appHeld the top spot 60 days in 2012
- 4Zynga bought OMG PopAcquired after the number one run
From Mark Pincus on patterns behind successful products
What was said about Draw Something
OMG Pop borrowed Words with Friends' turn-based system and hit number one. With the company on its last dollar, OMG Pop copied the turn-based system of Words with Friends for Draw Something. The app was the number one app for 60 days in 2012, and Zynga then bought the company.
Draw Something is a turn-based drawing and guessing mobile game. Mark Pincus, who ran Zynga, tells the story in the context of patterns behind successful products.
The hidden pattern behind successful products | Mark Pincus (FarmVille, Words with Friends, & more)
OMG Pop, on its last dollar, copied the turn-based system of Words with Friends. Draw Something was the number one app for 60 days in 2012 and Zynga bought the company.
OMG Pop borrowed Words with Friends' turn-based system and hit number one. With the company on its last dollar, OMG Pop copied the turn-based system of Words with Friends for Draw Something. The app was the number one app for 60 days in 2012, and Zynga then bought the company.
Draw Something is a turn-based drawing and guessing mobile game. Mark Pincus, who ran Zynga, tells the story in the context of patterns behind successful products.
More in Games
Paintball Rush
A mobile paintball game used as the worked example of a feature pitch.
7 sources · 14 tips
GamesChess.com
An online chess platform for playing, learning and reviewing games with engine analysis.
6 sources · 29 tips
GamesColor Switch
A mobile arcade game where players pass a ball through obstacles by matching its color.
6 sources · 19 tips
GamesCrossy Road
An endless arcade hopper mixing Frogger and Flappy Bird with collectible voxel characters.
9 sources · 21 tips
GamesWordle
A news organization selling a bundled digital subscription of journalism, games, cooking, sports, audio and shopping.
2 sources · 19 tips
GamesZynga
A social games company behind FarmVille, CityVille, Words with Friends and Zynga Poker.
5 sources · 12 tips
GamesSubway Surfers
An endless runner mobile game and the most downloaded mobile game ever.
2 sources · 11 tips
GamesBlack Box
A puzzle game of unconventional brain teasers that uses the device's features, sold as a paid app with in-app purchases.
1 source · 11 tips