HASBRO Cranium Matching Madness User Manual

OBJECT OF THE GAME

GET TO KNOW THE CARDS

GET READY

shape

pattern

wild

color

number

HOW TO PLAY

HOW TO WIN

Get rid of all your cards by matching colors,

patterns, numbers, and shapes.

1. In each round, try to match the color, pattern, number, or shape on the play card. The die shows which of these to match.

GET TO KNOW THE CARDS

In this example, the color is green, the pattern is stripes, the number is three,

and the shape is a lily pad.

Each card has a color, pattern,

number, and shape.

GET READY

1. Shuf e the deck and deal seven cards to each player.

2. Turn over the top card and place it face up.

This is the play card. Set aside the rest of the cards.

3. The person whose birthday is coming up next rolls the die  rst.

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wild

2. Roll the die. Any player with a card that correctly matches the play card can throw it down! If you roll a wild, you can

match the color, pattern, number, or shape of the play card.

If there are no matches, roll the die again.

HOW TO PLAY

shape

number

pattern

3. The  rst person to play a matching card wins the round and leaves the card face up. This is the next play card.

4. The person who won the round rolls the die for the next round.

5. Keep repeating rounds until someone runs out of cards. Shuf e the cards and play again.

HOW TO WIN

The  rst player to get rid of all their

cards twice wins Matching Madness!

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