
- BGG rank
- BGG #772
- BGG rating
- 7.1
A Fake Artist Goes to New York
- 5–10 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.1/5
- 2011

Rules assistance for Portmanteau: Doodles!
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Portmanteau: Doodles! is an expansion for Portmanteau: A Cooperative Game of Linguistic Fusion released in 2025 for 2–6 players and 15–30 minutes per game. It was designed by Robert Fisk and its main mechanics are Drawing.
Unleash your inner artist with Portmanteau: Doodles!, an expansion for the game Portmanteau. While the Speaker prepares the Portmanteau for the round, every other player doodles an image based on their secret item card following a specific condition. Can you draw a piano using only triangles? Can you draw a horse with your eyes closed? These doodles become the inspiration for future rounds — turning your sketches into clues, chaos, and laughter.
Portmanteau: Doodles! supports 2–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Portmanteau: Doodles! is 15–30 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
Portmanteau: Doodles! belongs to these categories: Deduction and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Drawing. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Portmanteau: Doodles! are: Robert Fisk. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Portmanteau: Doodles! as an expansion for Portmanteau: A Cooperative Game of Linguistic Fusion. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Portmanteau: A Cooperative Game of Linguistic Fusion to use it. Check that your edition of Portmanteau: A Cooperative Game of Linguistic Fusion is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.