Welcome to | SETUP |
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Cranium is the outrageously fun party game for four or more players that will get you and your team sculpting, acting, puzzling, and even spelling backwards to win!
OBJECT
The object of the game is to be the first team to move clockwise around the board and into Cranium Central™, where your team will attempt its final activity for the win!
ON YOUR TURN
Divide into teams of two or more.
1Each team chooses a game piece and places it on the purple Planet Cranium® labeled S T A R T.
Set out the four
2character card boxes: Creative Cat®, Word Worm®,
Star Performer®, and Data Head®.
3Set out the
die, timer, 
and tub of
Cranium Clay®.
4Give each team a pad and pencil.
5Now you’re ready to play Cranium!
At the start of the game, the team with the person whose birthday is coming up next goes first.
1drawn from the character card box that matches the colored space your team’s game piece is on.The team to your right draws your card and reads it aloud to you. Your card is
On your first turn, ® and every time you’re
on a purple Planet Cranium, you get to choose which box your card will be drawn from.
2Your team does the activity described on the card.
data head ® | star performer ® | creative cat ® | word worm ® |
Getting on the fast track
On every Planet Cranium you have a chance to get on the fast track. If your team
is successful on the first activity you do on the Planet Cranium, hop on the inner fast track. Otherwise, take the outer scenic path.
If you’re successful...
3 Roll the die and move to the next color indicated on the die. You must stop on
every purple Planet Cranium even if your roll would otherwise take you past it. If you roll purple, zoom ahead to the next Planet Cranium. Your turn is now over. Play passes to your left.
If you don’t succeed...
Don’t roll or move. You must wait until your next turn and try again. Your turn is now over.
REMEMBER
I n C r a n i u m yo u r o l l a t t h e E N D o f yo u r t u r n , a f t e r yo u h a v e
s u c c e s s f u l l y c o m p l e t e d a n a c t i v i t y.
