Cranium, Inc. was a toy and board game developer. The company was founded in 1998 by two former Microsoft executives, Richard Tait and Whit Alexander. They co-developed the Cranium board game. Star Performer: For the overdramatic or thwarted child-stars, these cards are where those who excel at charades, celebrity impersonations or Humdingers (humming a tune for your teammates to guess) come in. So, the Sketch and Sculpt cards will go in the blue section of the board. The timer and dice go in the center of the board. The four colored team tokens go at the start space. Once all this is done, you are ready to start playing. Playing Cranium Cranium's writeup in PR Newswire Association mentioning their award for the 2003 Toy of the Year award". Archived from the original on 2007-04-19 . Retrieved 2007-10-07.

The first thing to do is deal with the equipment. Give each of the teams a paper pad and pencil, then place each of the challenge card boxes in the four corners of the board. They correspond to the color of the cards. There are also all-play cards where all the teams compete against each other in a bid to be the first team to guess the correct answer before the timer runs out. The winning team then gets to roll the dice and move. We’ll talk more about the categories below in the rules section. If the player/ team succeeds in their question/ challenge, they roll the ten-sided dice and proceed to move around the board. If player’s get their first question wrong, they will have to wait and try again on their next turn. a b c Bloom, Jonah. "Good idea and great strategy made Cranium, Inc. a success story.," Advertising Age 75, no. 13 (March 29, 2004): 24.The newest edition of Cranium is the Cranium 25th Anniversary Edition (2023). This party game challenges players to draw, sculpt, act it out, and more using their brains. 4. Is Cranium a fun game? Cranium Kabookii: a video game version available on the Wii platform. Activities comprise a mixture of some from the original game and new games better suited for a video game environment. Players start the game of Cranium on a purple space, which allows the team to choose their activity. The team to the right of the active team will draw the card and read it out. They will also start the sand timer when the active team is ready. If the active team successfully completes the activity then they roll the dice and move that number of spaces, their turn is now over. Play continues with each team performing the relevant activity based on the space they are on and moving around the board. The first team to enter the centre “Cranium” space must complete one more activity of the opposing team’s choice. If they are successful they win the game, if they are not they try again next turn. Final Thoughts on Cranium Metz, Cade (2022-08-03). "Richard Tait, Co-Inventor of the Board Game Cranium, Dies at 58". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-08-04.

Star Performer– For the performer and dramatics. This activity is charades, impersonations or humdingers (humming a tune). Players must perform or act out the activity whilst the team mates are trying to guess. Yes, Cranium is an outrageous and fun game that allows players to showcase their talents. Players team up and engage in activities from four color-coded categories: Creative Cat, Data Head, Star Performer, and Word Worm. 5. Do you need 4 players for Cranium? Also known as Creative Cat, these blue cards will challenge you to either a drawing or sculpting activity. A small pot of clay and pads and pencils are included with the Cranium board game for this very purpose. These challenges often work like Pictionary, where you draw/ sculpt something for the rest of your team to guess. Word Puzzles

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Cranium Pop 5: a pop-culture focused version released in 2006 where one team assigns the point value (ranked from 1–5) the other team will earn depending on how the other team guesses the clue (through acting, drawing, humming, sculpting, or using letter cubes). Whenever you reach one, you must stop even if your roll would take you farther. If you ever roll PURPLE, leap ahead to the next Planet Cranium. Data Head - For the know-it-all in the groups. This is a straight up general knowledge trivia activity, including multiple choice and true or false questions.