Cranium: The Next Big Drinking Game!

Not Just for Family Fun!

I bought Cranium's The Family Fun Game for my family as a Christmas 2006 gift. It was something I was sure would pull my husband's lazy butt off the couch and bring the family together. Not only did that work, my husband is now the first to suggest 'Let's play a game!'

To describe this game best, I have to mention it is never the same thing twice.

You need at least 4 people to play, because you need at least 2 teams and at least 2 people per team to play. It is hard to say what age this is appropiate for, because the youngest you'd have to be to play this is probably somewhere around 5. It is important to say it doesn't matter how old you are, you will not be bored with this game. (Thusfore, I wouldn't say this is for ages 5+ because then you would be thinking 'oh goody, a little kids game.')

There are four different 'colors' of cards, each offering their own type of 'mission'. The categories and some examples of what you'll be doing follow.

Data Head is the trivia category. There are many 'true or false questions'. The knowledge this tests is appropiate for all ages, there are no questions that are 'too easy' or 'too hard'. This is the least physical category. Along with trivia questions, you may be shown a pattern for ten seconds of different colored squares, and then be given 6 colored dice to roll and re-create the pattern from memory. Your team may also be tested to work together and list a certain number of things in a challenging category.

Star Performer is one of the most physical categories. At one turn your group may be attempting to flip a certain number of plastic frogs through a ring that one team mate must make out of clay and hold mid air. You may have to choose one team mate who can lie down with a cube on their forehead, and stand up without the cube falling. You may have to work together to scavenger hunt the house for 3 requested items (example, something you can roll on the floor with your nose.)