Cranium Super Showdown

by Cranium

Product Features

• State your case and make the illogical logical
• Silly scenarios get everyone laughing out loud
• Product Components: Super Showdown includes 30 trophy tokens, 100 challenger cards, 100 twist cards, 60 contest cards, and 5 secret keepers.
• For 4 to 6 players
• With Super Showdown, everyone gets to be the judge, and Everyone Shines!

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.8 x 7 x 10.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000M2FVO6
• Item model number: 102060301.100E
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #105,526 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Cranium Super Showdown will get your family thinking and creating in illogically logical ways! Pick wacky challengers to take on crazy contests, like monster truck rallies and bubble-gum bubble blowing. Who would win a pie-eating contest: a monkey with backup dancers or a pirate on a pogo stick? It's up to the judge! Have laugh-out-loud fun stating your case, flexing your logic skills, and earning trophies.

Product Description

Who would win a pillow fight - a leprechaun on stilts or a grandma on roller skates? In Cranium Super Showdown, you and your family and friends will pick wacky challengers and take on crazy contests like a treasure hunt or food fight. Add outrageous twists to better your odds, then make your case for the ultimate champion. Features cool trophy tokens and thousands of hilarious combinations. Quick and easy to play. Game includes 60 contest cards, 100 challenger cards, 100 twist cards, five secret keepers, 30 trophy tokens and rules sheet. Tin measures 10" x 6.5". For 4-6 players.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Insanely Fun Game For Adults To Play With Kids... or Without, December 1, 2008

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A. Marks (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Cranium Super Showdown (Toy)

I can't believe this game doesn't have more reviews or isn't more popular. I've had the pleasure of playing Super Showdown several times in small groups of parents with their kids... and this Thanksgiving I played it with just adults and every time it's been a smash hit generating lots and lots of laughter

Apparently it's a lot like "Apples to Apples" which I've never played.

Basically, there's a contest at stake - like "who would best win a snowball fight" or "could stay the longest in a haunted house." First you select from a bunch of fictional characters and archetypes, such as Harry Potter, or A Grandma. Then you add a "Twist" like "After 1 month of practice" or "With a time machine." And then you all argue your case before one player who sits out who acts as the judge. You need to come up with reasons why, for example "Prince Charming with the ability to run faster than a speeding bullet" would beat "Dora The Explorer with a Shopping Cart" at a scavenger hunt.

What's great is that even though the situations and characters are kid-like, you can still make very reasonable, impassioned and hilarious arguments; the childish nature of the subjects just adds to the silliness.

If you've got smart verbal friends, hilarity will ensue! And kids will come up with surprising and silly reasons as well. The designation on the box says 8 and up, and that proved to be true. Also, there's an element in the game that lessens the competition a bit and allows/forces 2 people to wind up arguing for the same combo - this is a great aspect too; these unexpected alliances add to the fun factor and keep feelings from getting too hurt.

One tip - consider setting some parameters on the argument stage, or it could drag on.

GREAT GAME!!! GET IT!!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a great game for learning, August 11, 2007

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J. Trapp - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Cranium Super Showdown (Toy)

I'm a college prof and am now using this game in my debate and persuasion class. It teaches basic invention skills and helps relax nervous students at the beginning of the course. And it's not wasted time! They actually learn how to argue. I'm sold.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone Loves It!, April 30, 2009

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K. McElhanon (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Cranium Super Showdown (Toy)

I have three kids, ages 4, 8 and 11. My husband and I had a 60 year old widow friend over for brunch and we played this game at the table. Everyone was in stitches! My 11 year old has played this game at his sleepovers and we've taken it to get-togethers of all sorts. The actual process of thinking through which contestant, helped or hindered by the assigned twist, would be likely to win that particular contest, is entertaining all by itself! It's not a game you play to win. You play because it's fun!