Cranium is the 4-16 player family party game from Hasbro where teams of players have to complete a number of activities in different areas in order to win the game. Players must move around the board, performing various activities, based on the colour of the space they are on, in order to reach the center "Cranium".
When at the centre "Cranium" space a team must complete a final activity selected by the opposing team in order to win.
Set-Up
The set-up for Cranium is pretty straight forward. The board is laid out in the centre with the four decks of cards relating to the four activities placed on the corresponding space. Players place their playing piece on the start space and all the other components (sand timer, pen, paper etc) are put within easy reach.
Gameplay
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.
If they do not complete the activity they stay where they are and end their turn. Next turn they must try again and don't move from the space until they complete the activity.