Cranium Party Playoff

by Hasbro

Product Features

• This game is for full-grown grown-up adult fun.
• 4 or more players
• Game includes, 250 tiles, 100 challenge cards, 25 knock-out cards
• 150 score sheets, 1 decided finger, 4 pencils, 1 envelope and rules sheet

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0022EMVOK
• Manufacturer recommended age: 6 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,436 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Product Description

Welcome to the game that pits people, places, stuff, and actions against each other in a tournament of wits and off-the-wall matchups. Guess which tournament tile will knock off its competitors, advance through the rounds, and emerge as the Undisputed Champion. For ages: Adult.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get everyone involved!, August 31, 2009

By 

Cheryl M. Crow (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Cranium Party Playoff (Toy)

My friends and I love this game because on every turn, everyone is involved (similar to Hoopla, another great Cranium game)!

Who (likely) WILL enjoy this game:
This game is great for those who like to compare/contrast different things/people/places and make persuasive and entertaining arguments (similar to Apples to Apples). Party Playoff is more interesting to me than Apples to Apples because there is an arc to the game - the Sweet 16 format makes it feel like you're going somewhere, whereas with Apples to Apples each round feels the same. I find Party Playoff more engaging overall.

Who might NOT enjoy this game:
Party Playoff is not for people who like games where there is a very clear, evident and objective "winner" and "loser." The fun of this game is definitely in the "journey," not in actually winning. I'm a very competitive person but I still enjoy this game because the arguments are often so hilarious that it doesn't bother me that there is no clear way to "win." That being said, others might feel differently and not like the game because it is so subjective.

I'd say give it a try...if you can FIND IT! My only problem with the game overall is that it's so hard to access, since it's not available at most retail outlets anymore. IF you can find it, it's worth it!

5.0 out of 5 stars Unique and fun game that tests your powers of prediction and persuasion, March 16, 2011

By 

Andrew (Palo Alto, CA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Cranium Party Playoff (Toy)

I agree completely with the review by Cheryl Crow! A few of my friends gathered together recently for fun and games; the hostess had picked this game up randomly on clearance from Starbucks of all places. We all loved the game so much we played it all weekend! The board basically looks like a large March Madness bracket (without the play-in games!), with the 4 regions representing actions, places, people and things. Instead of college teams, the brackets get filled with markers that say on it, for example, "Stephen Colbert," "Mother Nature," "taking a nap," "going shopping," "Paris," "zero gravity chamber," "wasabi," "futon." Then each player writes down their predictions of which items they think are going to make it out of the 4 regions into the Final Four as well as the eventual champion. These predictions are put into an envelope and then the game begins. Players take turns choosing a faceoff and drawing a card with a question. For instance, for a faceoff between "taking a nap" and "going shopping," the question might read, "Which activity is easier to do upside down?" Then everyone discusses their opinions and a vote is held to determine the winner of that particular matchup. Of course, if one of the items is your secret pick, you try everything you can to convince the others to vote your way! We found this game very unique and a great conversation starter (sometimes the discussion would really take off so that it'd take a while to get back to the game, but that was most of the fun). Highly recommended, but as Cheryl's review states, Cranium no longer produces this game, so you'll have to find it secondhand, but I was pleased to find that some amazon vendors carry it!