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Cranium

Cranium 1998

Design Whit Alexander , Richard Tait Art Gary Baseman , Damon S. Brown Publisher Cranium , Inc.
5.7 /10
BGG rating
#11213
BGG rank
1.4
Weight
4–99
Players
8
Best at
60
Minutes
13
Age
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Expansions & Promos

3 on record
Cranium New York Booster Pack 2001 Cranium Booster Box 2 2000 Cranium Booster Box 1 1999

About the Game

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

Filed Under

Categories
Party Game Puzzle Trivia Word Game
Mechanics
Acting Line Drawing Paper-and-Pencil Roll / Spin and Move Singing Team-Based Game
Family
Cranium
Also known as
Cranium Primo Edition
BGG ratings
10,095 · geek rating 5.57
BGG data
refreshed Sep 7, 2026

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