Cranium
Board Game
2003 (manufactured)
2003 (manufactured)
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Cranium was created in 1998. It is a board game designed for playing at parties or with large groups of people. Heralded as 'the game for your whole brain', it is unlike other board games in that it includes a wide range of activities. It test four different skills; artistic, trivia, language and performance. Cranium was awarded Game of the Year by the Toy Retailers Association in 2003.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 17 parts.
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| Title | Cranium (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Cardboard |
| Brief description | Board game, boxed, 'Cranium', made by Cranium Inc, China, 2003. |
| Physical description | A square cardboard box (unopened) containing the game. The box is illustrated with the Cranium Brain and associated characters. The bottom of the box depicts the entire game and describes the concept of the game. It has a sticker on the front confirming its Game of the Year status, awarded by the Toy Retailers Association in 2003. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Object history | The game was designed by Re:creation. Purchased in preparation for the Must Have Toys exhibition. |
| Production | Cranium, Inc is a subsidiary of Hasbro |
| Summary | Cranium was created in 1998. It is a board game designed for playing at parties or with large groups of people. Heralded as 'the game for your whole brain', it is unlike other board games in that it includes a wide range of activities. It test four different skills; artistic, trivia, language and performance. Cranium was awarded Game of the Year by the Toy Retailers Association in 2003. |
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| Accession number | B.69:1 to 3-2004 |
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| Record created | August 11, 2008 |
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