Cranium Scribblish Review and Giveaway

by Stefany on November 5, 2010

Games are fun for kids and adults alike.  I love sitting down and playing a fun game with Kenzie and just enjoying spending time together.  That is why I was so thrilled to review a new game called Cranium Scribblish.  Described as a cross between “The Telephone Game” and Pictionary, this is a great game for anyone over age 8.

Everybody grabs a card, chooses a caption, and then tries their best to draw it in 45 seconds. From there you pass on your drawing (now with the original caption concealed in a cool Cranium scroll) to another player, who has to write a caption for your sketch. This mayhem continues around the room with more sketches and captions until the end when everyone tries to figure out how “this” became “that”.

There is no need to worry about being able to draw… which I was because I am certainly not an artist! This is fun with stick figures or other fun sketches. If you have a game night, or want to start one, I recommend this game as a fun way to start!  This would also make a great gift for that tween boy or girl or another family for Christmas!

Hasbro has kindly given me another Cranium Scribblish game to give away!

Here is how to enter:

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Entries will be accepted until 11:59pm (CST) on November 22, 2010. Winner will be drawn by random generator and posted on the Winners page. The winner will be contacted by email and will have 48 hours to respond in order to claim their prize. This giveaway is open for US residents. One entry per household please!

Disclosure: I received a review product to facilitate this blog post from Hasbro through MyBlogSpark. All thoughts and opinions are 100% my own. Images taken directly from the sponsor.





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Chuck G November 5, 2010 at 11:02 pm

We love reg Cranium & WhoKnew

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We like Cranium Party Playoff and the Original Cranium.

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Christine November 6, 2010 at 12:45 pm

We like the orginal Cranuim. Thanks for the chance!

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We don’t have any Cranium games, but our current favorite is Pictureka.

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Heather R November 6, 2010 at 9:49 pm

I think I would love the CRANIUM – Hullabaloo for my daugther!

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NTE November 7, 2010 at 9:55 pm

We’ve never played Cranium, but it looks awesome. Round here, we’re big fans of Scattegories.

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we have played the Original CRANIUM and the boys enjoy that game alot

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mary h November 11, 2010 at 11:29 am

My sister says Scribblish is the best new game, but I’ve always been a Scrabble kind of person – just can’t get anyone to play it with me.

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