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Divide into teams
of two or more.
Each team chooses a
game piece
and places it on the purple Planet
Cranium
®
labeled
S T A R T
.
Give each team a
pad and pencil
.
Now you’re ready to play Cranium!
Set out the four
character card
boxes:
Creative Cat
®
,
Word Worm
®
,
Star Performer
®
,
and Data Head
®
.
Set out the
die, timer,
and tub of
Cranium Clay
®
.
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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!
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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 first turn
,
and every time you’re
on a purple
Planet Cranium,
you get to choose which box
your card will be drawn from.
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 ve
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.
REMEMBER
If you’re successful...
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
.
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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
.
Getting on the fast track
scenic path
Planet Cranium
fast track
star performer
®
creative cat
®
word worm
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Your team does the activity described on the card.
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data head
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The team to your right draws your card and reads it aloud to you. Your card is
drawn from the character card box that matches the colored space your team’s
game piece is on.
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ON YOUR TURN
At the start of the game, the team with the person
whose birthday is coming up next goes first.
SETUP
