Cover art for Cranium

Cranium

1998 · BGG
Avg rating
5.69
Bayes rating
5.58
Weight
1.42 (Light)
Players
4-99
Playtime
1 hr
Ratings count
9,778

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Description

Cranium bills itself as the "whole-brain" game. It's a party game that borrows from a host of other popular party games of recent times. Players have to successfully complete activities in each of four sections to win: In 
 - Creative Cat : A player must clue a word to his or her teammates by drawing it, sculpting it in clay, or drawing it with his or her eyes closed.
 - Data Head : A variety of trivia questions. 
 - Word Worm : Players unscramble words, spell challenging words, guess definitions, identify words with letters left out, or spell words backwords. 
 - Star Performer : players must whistle a song, impersonate a celebrity, or act out a clue.

Cranium has elements similar to those of Pictionary, Charades, Trivial Pursuit: Genus Edition, Celebrities, Huggermugger, Claymania, etc.

Expanded by:

 Cranium Booster Box 1
 Cranium Booster Box 2
 Cranium New York Booster Pack




Mechanics

Acting Line Drawing Paper-and-Pencil Roll / Spin and Move Singing Team-Based Game

Themes

Trivia

Publishers

Cranium, Inc. Giochi Preziosi Hasbro Jumbo danspil

Designers

Richard Tait Whit Alexander