Cranium

Name: Cranium
Brand: Cranium, Inc.
Rating: 5.7 (10088 reviews)

Cranium, Inc. · 1998

4–9960 min13+ yrs1.4/5 complexity5.7 BGG#11.241 BGG21,1 KParty

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How do you play Cranium?

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.

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official art · Cranium, Inc.

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

game anatomy

Complexity1.4 / 5

BGG rating5.7 / 10

Vibe

Party

Language dependence

Unplayable in another language

Play time

60 min

Players

4–99

Recommended age

13+ yrs

BGG rank

#11.241

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Q3How do you play Cranium?

Cranium is a party game game, for 4–99 players, taking ~60 minutes, featuring acting. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Cranium — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.

Q4How many players does Cranium support?

Cranium is played by 4–99 players.

Q5How long does a game of Cranium take?

A game of Cranium takes about 60 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)

Q6What age is Cranium for?

Cranium is recommended from age 13.

Q7How complex is Cranium?

Cranium has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.4 out of 5.

Right now, none of the shops we track sells Cranium new.

Mechanics & categories

Roll & write →Party Game →Puzzle →Trivia →Word Game →