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Cranium

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1998 · 4-99 players · 60min · weight 1.42 · 10,029 ratings

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ID
891
Name
Cranium
Year
1998
Rank
6964
Min players
4
Max players
99
Playing time
60
Min playtime
60
Max playtime
60
Avg weight
1.4158
Num weights
606
Bayes avg
5.57369
Average
5.68436
Users rated
10029
Num owned
20800
Wanting
22
Wishing
208
Num comments
2437
Fetched at
Sat Apr 25 2026 16:25:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (6)
ActingLine DrawingPaper-and-PencilRoll / Spin and MoveSingingTeam-Based Game
Categories (4)
Party GamePuzzleTriviaWord Game
Description (909 chars)

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

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