Guide Note

Cranium is a popular board game that combines trivia, artistic, word, and performance skills. It is billed as "The Game For Your Whole Brain".

Fast Facts

1. Invented in 1998
2. Inventors: Whit Alexander and Richard Tait
3. Players: 4+
4. Ages: 12 and up

1. Creative Cat - Artistic Skills
   1. Cloodle: Players must sketch a clue for their teammate to guess. Similar to the game of Pictionary.
   2. Sensosketch: The as a Cloodle card, but the artist's eye must remain closed while drawing.
   3. Sculptorades: Player is given a piece of clay in which they must sculpt a clue for their teammate(s) to guess.
2. Data Head - Trivia Knowledge
   1. Factoid: The team confers to answer a trivia question. Similar to the game of Trivial Pursuit.
   2. Selectaquest: The same as Factoid, but the team is given four answers to choose from.
   3. Polygraph: The team confers and decides whether the statement given on the card is true or false.
3. Word Worm - Language Skills
   1. Spellbound: One person on the team must spell the word given on the first try.
   2. Gnilleps: The same as spellbound, but the word must be spelled backwards.
   3. Lexicon: The team is given an obscure word and the team must choose one of four choices of the correct definition.
   4. Zelpuz: The team is given an anagram puzzle and must unscramble the letters to find the answer. A clue is given with the puzzle to make it easier.
   5. Blankout: The team is given a word, phrase or title with letters missing. The team must fill in the blanks to find the answer. A clue is given with the puzzle to make it easier.
4. Star Performer - Performance Skills
   1. Cameo: A player must act out a word for his teammates to guess. No words may be used. Similar to the game of Charades.
   2. Copycat: A player must imitate a famous person or character for their teammates to guess.
   3. Humdinger: A player must hum or whistle a famous tune for their teammates to guess.