Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #544 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Re:creation Group Plc
• Model: 667792010015
• Number of items: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Cranium is an excellent game that embodies all the best aspects of board games--it doesn't last too long (about an hour for a game), it's exciting and funny and it also relies on the chance element as well as skill. The game is played by two or more teams of one or more players and the object is to get round the board into the Cranium Central area and be the first team to complete the activities there. Easy, isn't it? To do this, each team has to complete an activity, the selection of which depends on the square they last landed on--but it has to be completed before the egg timer runs out. There are also two routes to follow--the fast route (only available if you complete your first activity within the time) and the scenic route for those who don't. The activities are split into four groups: "Creative Cat", which asks, amongst other things, that you sculpt a miniature tea set out of clay--or draw a picture of baked beans on toast (with your eyes closed, of course). Then there is "Data Head"--do you know where the saying "back to square one" originates? Did Thomas Crapper really invent the flushing toilet? Another activity is the "Word Worm"--can you spell words backwards or solve puzzles with a cryptic clue such as "nervous neckwear"? Finally, there is the "Star Performer" activity (all families have one or two in this category.) Get them to emulate a John Cleese sketch or act "a back seat driver". When a team reaches Cranium Central, they have to complete one activity from each activity category to win. --Ben King

Manufacturer's Description
Your next party will never be the same now that Cranium has made its way to the UK. Packed with British flair, Cranium UK's 14 riotously fun activities will be sure to raise the roof every time you and your friends and family get together. Think you can impersonate Charlie Dimmock? How about sculpting beans on toast? You won't believe what your friends can do as your team hums, whistles, sketches, acts, sculpts and unscrambles to win. Play the game that Julia Roberts told Oprah Winfrey is "the most fun game . . . we can't stop playing it." You will not believe what your friends can do!

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Customer Reviews

Better with Cranium 2
this is a great game but i think Cranium 2 (or 2nd edition) is a better game for all the family

Family game?
Seriously disappointed by this game! Who dreamt up these questions? Fine if you're armed with a copy of Encarta, or you're a family of know-it-alls, but the average Joe and his children would have no chance of answering half of these questions. I had more fun peeling the pototoes for our Christmas lunch than playing this...

Great fun for all the family
We loved this game at family parties - it has something for everyone and little kids, big kids and even sulky teenagers seem to enjoy being involved. We discovered talents in the family that we never imagined! develops spatial awareness, confidence building, language, drama, teamwork, dexterity. lots of fun! You do need a minimum of 4 people to play and it's not really easy to adapt the rules to play with just 3 people but thats my only criticism. I gave 4 stars for durability becuse you do model with playdoh which dries out if you don't put the lid back on and over time you use up the paper provided for drawing pics.