Cranium Cadoo
Cranium Cadoo Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Contents
- Gameboard
- Two Decks of Challenge Cards
- 1 Custom Die
- Sketch Pad
- 40 Plastic Scoring Tokens
- Special Red Secret Decoder Mask
- Cranium Modeling Clay in Plastic Zip Bag
- Sand Timer
Component Notes
- SOLO Cards: You do these on your own. You can complete your four-in-a-row only with a SOLO card.
- COMBO Cards: The other players guess what you are doing. If somebody shouts it out, you share the same spot on the board.
- Tokens: Get a four-in-a-row to win!
- Timer: Beat the timer on every challenge.
- Sketch Pad: Draw cool things.
- Cranium Clay: Make fun stuff.
- Special Die: Roll to see which box of cards you draw from.
- Secret Decoder Mask: Use this to read the secret words or answers on the cards!
1. Get Ready
- Choose the color of your tokens. Each player takes all the tokens of one color. If you have more than four players, see the special instructions for team play on the back page.
- Open up the board, take all the goodies out of the box, and set them up so everyone can see everything.
- You're ready to start! The youngest player goes first.
2. Get Started
Object of the Game
Be the first to get four tokens in a row – across, up, down, or diagonally – and win!
On Your Turn
- Roll the die to see which kind of card you get – SOLO or COMBO.
- Draw your own card and read it out loud so everyone can hear you. Your card tells you what to do and how to place tokens if you succeed.
- Start the timer when you're ready to begin your challenge. Can you beat the timer? Congratulations!
- Pass the die to the player on your left. Your turn ends after one card.
3. Place Your Tokens
If You Succeed on a SOLO Card
Way to go! Put one token on any open spot. No one can place a token on top of yours.
If You Succeed on a COMBO Card
Excellent! You put one token on any open spot, and the player who shouted out the right answer puts a token on top of yours. BOTH of you can use that spot to go for your four-in-a-row.
If nobody guesses correctly, you may not place tokens on the board.
4. Get Four-In-A-Row to Win
Be the first to get a four-in-a-row and you win! But you can win only on a SOLO card! Say you have three tokens in a row and you roll a COMBO. You can still do the COMBO, and you still get to place tokens if you succeed – you just can't choose the spot that would complete your four-in-a-row. Only a SOLO card gives you a chance to go for that fourth winning spot.
For Example
Blue would have to roll a SOLO to play for this spot and get a four-in-a-row.
If Purple shouts out Blue's COMBO answer, BLUE can't choose this spot, because it would give Purple a four-in-a-row on a COMBO.
What If Nobody Gets a Four-In-A-Row?
This happens sometimes. Keep playing until the board is full. The player with the most tokens on the board wins the game.
How to Play in Teams
If you have more than four players, you can play the Cranium Cadoo game in teams. A team can be any number of people, from one to four or more.
In teams, game play works almost the same. When it's your team's turn, roll the die and draw your SOLO or COMBO card.
If your team rolls a SOLO, you and your teammates do the challenge on the card together. The other teams watch and check your answer.
If your team rolls a COMBO, choose one player on your team to do the challenge while all the other teams try to guess. (The people on your team don't guess!) If another team shouts out the correct answer, both teams place tokens on the board. Your team chooses the spot.