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Draw a balanced triangle
Drawing a triangle is easy; agreeing on one isn't. Pointing up or sideways, which corner to start from, equilateral or tall and thin — the simpler the figure, the less room to hide, and the gap between two people's "obvious" shows up in the score.
What the engine watches
The shape dimension checks for three corners, a closed outline and a similar width-to-height ratio. The orientation dimension separately compares tilt, so apex-up versus apex-down is a real fork in the road. A closed three-corner figure. Compares corner count, aspect ratio and closure; outside 2–6 corners it barely counts as the prompt.
How people usually draw it
Apex-up triangles dominate, split between people who start at the bottom-left and go around in one stroke and those who draw the two slanted sides first and close with the base. Near-equilateral is standard, though you'll see low wide mountains and tall thin ones. Upside-down and right-angle triangles are the minority.
How to sync better
Think "mountain" — apex up, base flat — and you'll match most people. Closing it in one continuous stroke keeps the stroke dimension steady too.
A little trivia
That a triangle's interior angles add up to 180 degrees was already proved in Book I of Euclid's Elements, around 300 BC.
FAQ
Is apex-up the "right" triangle?
There's no right answer, but apex-up is the majority. Odds are your partner will draw it that way, so it's the safe pick.
Does it still count if my corners are rounded?
Soft corners are harder to read as a triangle and can cost shape points. Pausing for a beat at each corner before changing direction makes all three points stand out.