Cranium

We bought this as a gift for our recent college grad daughter... has provided several "forced family fun" hours for both us and other families..... great selection... will likely buy others in the CRANIUM series.

This game was a little difficult for my fourteen-year-old brother who didn't know many of the songs, people, and events of older generations. For myself, my husband, my mom, etc., it was fabulous fun. I learned that I spell better backwards than forwards! We will definitely pull it out again at the next family event.

I think this game has potential, but it was way too easy to play. We had no trouble answering the questions, so it just became boring after a while.

I think this would be a great game for young people (maybe 8-20?).

We really enjoy this game at our house. We've played it a number of times with different guests and we always have a lot of fun with it. There is a lot of action between drawing and acting and singing. The only problem is that since my kids are in their early teens, there are just way too many songs that they don't know. We handle that by splitting teams so each team has a mixed generation. When I know that the kids won't know a song, then we just pull another card. The sculpting and drawing and charades are probably our favorite part.

Over all, I'm really glad we bought this game. We have loads of fun, squealing and laughing as we rush to beat the timer. I would recommend this as a great way to spend time together.

The very first time this game was played in our home was at a family gathering and only the teenagers played. They were able to put down their cell phones and ipods long enough to enjoy face to face time with other family members. They had so much fun that they wanted to play again and include the adults (go figure!). After that it became a favorite for family nights and at family functions. It challenges you with words (word scramble, meanings, and spelling), trivia questions, creativity (drawings, sculpting with clay) and performing (acting like a famous person, charades). You never know what you have to do next!