Draw a Pig From Memory

The pig is on screen for a couple of seconds, then it is gone and the canvas is empty. You draw it back from memory - the round head, the two ears folding forward at the top, the small eyes, and the big oval snout with its two nostrils. Your line is scored against the target and laid over it afterwards, so you can see which parts you kept and which ones drifted.

Everything about a pig hangs on the snout. It is bigger than it feels and it sits lower on the face than memory puts it, so the most common miss is a neat small oval floating in the middle of the head. The ears are the other one: they fold forward as triangles rather than standing up as points, and people who remember them as points draw a cat instead.

This is a practice round: played and scored for real, and it changes nothing in your game - no coins, no best score, no unlocks - so you can take it as often as you like, whether or not you have reached Animals in the Shape Challenge.

Questions people ask

What happens after the shape disappears?: You draw on a blank canvas with no guide underneath, in one attempt. The outline comes back afterwards, laid over your drawing so you can see the difference.
How is my score worked out?: Shape match, coverage, smoothness and scale, combined into one score shown with a star rating and a tip. Shape match counts for the most, at 70%.
Can I play with other people?: Two ways. 2 Players passes one device back and forth, alternating who draws first each round. Multiplayer opens a live room for 2–8 players over 5, 10 or 15 rounds, joined with a six-character code.
How many shapes are there?: 276 shapes across 12 categories, from geometry and letters to animals, food and fantasy.

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