Description
The award winning anagram game that will drive you bananas! If you are looking for a word game that is educational, requires no pencil, paper or bulky board, and can be played in as little as 5 minutes, you are looking for Bananagrams! The object of the game is to create as many words as possible from your tiles, each word interconnected by a shared letter. Bananagrams's simple, parallel play lets every member of the family play at his own level. And because the goal of Bananagrams is to use every tile, the challenge of rearranging already-laid letters into new words builds both vocabulary and spelling skills.
Beginning with all 144 letters face down each player takes 21 tiles leaving the remainder in a pile in the middle. At the word 'Split' everyone turns over his tiles and starts making his own grid of intersecting words. As soon as anyone has used all his letters, every player must take another tile, whether they are ready for it or not. If someone has a letter he just can't fit into his grid, he can put it back into the pile - but he has to take three extra letters as a penalty. When there are fewer tiles left than there are players, the anxiety increases as everyone races to be the first to complete their grid.
As you can imagine, Bananagrams' high adrenalin strategy makes the original game very exciting. But there are less stressful alternatives too. In Banana Smoothie all the facedown letters are divided equally among the players. And in Banana Café, a variation that is best for restaurant play, tiles are drawn out of the banana pouch instead of being spread on the table.
Each Bananagrams bright yellow cloth banana bag contains 144 ivory-like letter tiles, and fits comfortably in a purse or pocket. This fast-paced word game's portability makes it perfect for airports, restaurants, even camping. Complete instructions are included. 2 to 8 players.
