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18 games like Cranium

The best games like Cranium are Cranium WOW, Cranium The Family Fun Game and Cranium Cadoo — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Cranium WOW shares party game, trivia, word game with Cranium.

Ranked alternatives to Cranium (party game, puzzle), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Cranium’s light weight.

  1. 1. Cranium WOW (2007)
    4–16 players · 60 min · ★ 6.1 · Light
    Shares with Cranium: Party Game, Trivia, Word Game, Acting, Line Drawing, Paper-and-Pencil
  2. 2. Cranium The Family Fun Game (2005)
    4–0 players · 45 min · ★ 5.6 · Light
    Shares with Cranium: Party Game, Puzzle, Trivia, Word Game, Acting, Paper-and-Pencil, Roll / Spin and Move
  3. 3. Cranium Cadoo (2001)
    2–16 players · 45 min · ★ 5.3 · Light
    Shares with Cranium: Party Game, Word Game, Acting, Line Drawing, Paper-and-Pencil
  4. 4. Alias (1991)
    4–12 players · 60 min · ★ 5.8 · Light
    Shares with Cranium: Party Game, Trivia, Word Game, Acting, Team-Based Game
  5. 5. Cranium Hoopla (2002)
    2–8 players · 20 min · ★ 6.2 · Light
    Shares with Cranium: Party Game, Trivia, Word Game, Acting, Paper-and-Pencil
  6. 6. Party Alias (2009)
    4–24 players · 30 min · ★ 6.2 · Light
    Shares with Cranium: Party Game, Trivia, Word Game, Acting, Team-Based Game
  7. 7. Quelf (2005)
    3–8 players · 60 min · ★ 5.3 · Light
    Shares with Cranium: Party Game, Trivia, Acting, Paper-and-Pencil, Singing
  8. 8. Showtime (1990)
    4–99 players · 10 min · ★ 5.9 · Light
    Shares with Cranium: Party Game, Word Game, Acting, Roll / Spin and Move, Team-Based Game
  9. 9. The Big Taboo (2006)
    4–0 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cranium: Party Game, Word Game, Acting, Paper-and-Pencil, Team-Based Game
  10. 10. Roller Coaster Hippo (1988)
    3–6 players · 60 min · ★ 4.7 · Light
    Shares with Cranium: Party Game, Trivia, Acting, Line Drawing, Singing
  11. 11. Cranium Booster Box 1 (1999)
    4–0 players · 60 min · ★ 6.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cranium: Party Game, Trivia, Acting, Line Drawing, Paper-and-Pencil
  12. 12. Will Shortz Tribond (1989)
    2–15 players · 60 min · ★ 5.3 · Light
    Shares with Cranium: Party Game, Trivia, Word Game, Roll / Spin and Move
  13. 13. Cranium Turbo Edition (2004)
    4–16 players · 60 min · ★ 6.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cranium: Party Game, Acting, Paper-and-Pencil, Roll / Spin and Move
  14. 14. VisualEyes (2003)
    2–8 players · 30 min · ★ 5.6 · Light
    Shares with Cranium: Party Game, Puzzle, Word Game, Paper-and-Pencil
  15. 15. Tell Me The Grand Quiz Game (1933)
    2–8 players · 20 min · ★ 5.2 · Light
    Shares with Cranium: Party Game, Trivia, Word Game, Team-Based Game
  16. 16. BLURT! The Webster's Game of Word Racing (1992)
    3–12 players · 60 min · ★ 5.5 · Light
    Shares with Cranium: Party Game, Trivia, Word Game, Roll / Spin and Move
  17. 17. Imagine (2015)
    3–8 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.9 · Light
    Shares with Cranium: Party Game, Puzzle, Acting, Team-Based Game
  18. 18. Loco Motive (2009)
    4–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.5 · Light
    Shares with Cranium: Party Game, Puzzle, Acting, Team-Based Game
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Cranium?
Cranium WOW (2007) is the closest match to Cranium, sharing party game, trivia, word game. It rates 6.1/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Cranium?
Cranium WOW, Cranium The Family Fun Game, Cranium Cadoo are the top-ranked alternatives to Cranium in the MeeplePick database, matched on light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.

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