Cranium Hullabaloo

Designed for children ages 5 and up, Cranium Hullabaloo is a high-energy game full of music, sounds, and surprising fun.

Kids listen closely and think fast as they jump, twist, wiggle, and giggle to the voice of Hullabaloo's electronic ringmaster. Cranium Hullabaloo can be played anytime -- after school, birthday parties, or rainy days.

Place the Cranium Hullabaloo electronic unit on the floor, spread the 16 colorful pads around the room, and you're ready to play. Push the button, and the voice of Hullabaloo will have kids doing such things as: stomping to a triangle, spinning to a musical instrument, or even giving high-fives to every player they can reach.

Whoever's on the lucky pad when Hullabaloo says "Freeze!" is the winner and gets to do a fun victory celebration. So the winner is completely random each game, but the game moves so fast that it won't be hard to play many games in a single session.

Each round brings new moves and a chance for another player to celebrate. Since more than one player can share pads, Hullabaloo also reinforces the spirit of cooperation while giving every player many chances to shine.

Cranium Hullabaloo will be available in fall 2003 for a suggested retail price of $24.95.

Cranium's New Family Game

This game, the name of which had not yet been announced at Toy Fair 2003, is described as a game that gets you guessing what others are thinking in a madcap race against the clock.

This game celebrates the fun facts, inside jokes, and funny memories that only someone close to you would know. It provides giggles and laughs for everyone-from an 8-year-old, to a teenager, and even mom and dad.

On each turn, players come up with their unique answer to quirky questions like how many hours it's been since their last bath (not shower), how many trees they've climbed in their lifetime, and what nickname they wish they could give themselves. The player's answer is written on the combination timer and magic slate, and then passed to the first guesser.

Everyone takes turns passing the countdown timer while they figure out hints and zero in on the correct answer before the timer goes off in their hands.

Cranium's family game will be available in fall 2003 for for a suggested retail price of $19.95.