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How to Play Cranium on Balloon Lagoon

"Balloon Lagoon" is a game developed by Hasbro's Cranium Games that is ideal for ages 4 and up. It is a multiplayer board game that teaches time limits, spelling, hand-eye coordination and picture recognition. If you have lost your instructions, or they are difficult to understand as is, you may need further explanation. To begin playing Balloon Lagoon, you should review how to play each mini-game within to collect all of the balloons and win.

Instructions

- 1
  Set-up the game board by placing all of the puzzle pieces to the color-coordinated spots on the board. Attach the "merry-go-round" at the center of the board.
- 2
  Pass out a purple game piece, also called a "mover piece." These are your pawns and each player uses his pawn to move around the board.
- 3
  Spin the "merry-go-round" to start your turn. The arrow on the "merry-go-round" will point to one of the puzzle pieces (games) you placed on the board to set-up.
- 4
  Have another player press the top of the "merry-go-round" to start your timer.
- 5
  Play the game the merry-go-round pointed to and try to win before the time runs out to collect balloons. The balloon pieces are collected and stored on your pawn until the end of the game, when they are counted up and the first player to fill his or her pawn with balloons is the winner.
- 6
  Play "Letter Lake" if the merry-go-round is pointing to it. Turn to a word in the flip book (provided) and use the fishing pole to collect all of the letters in the word before the time runs out. Collect one balloon (point) for each letter you collect that is part of the word.
- 7
  Play "Snack Hut" if the merry-go-round is pointing to it. Drop the dice that are printed with pictures of snacks on them, onto the "snack hut." Choose one of the snacks that appear on the dice as the snack you are trying to collect. Leave any dice that land on that snack in the "snack rack" and re-roll the others. Each time a die lands on your chosen snack, place it in the rack with the other dice of its kind. Collect a balloon for each snack of your chosen type are collected.
- 8
  Play "Frog Pond" if the merry-go-round is pointing to it. Flip as many frogs into the pond as possible within your time limit, and collect that many balloons at the end of your turn.
- 9
  Play "Tumble Tides" if the merry-go-round is pointing to it. Choose a picture from the flip book, and press the red buttons on the spinning pieces to match the picture your chose. Collect a balloon for each correct picture piece when your time has run out.

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