Item: BAN001 Quantity on Hand: 0
Currently on order. 264 units arriving approximately 11/25/2009.
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2009 Fat Brain Toy Award Winner!
Bananagrams has been chosen as a winner in the 2009 Fat Brain Toy Awards which means that visitors to Fat Brain Toys have chosen it as the best-of-the-best in specialty toys, games, and gifts. Congratulations!
This award-winning word game needs no pencil, paper, or bulky board. It is fast and fun. One hand can be played in as little as 5 minutes. Play at home, in restaurants, campgrounds, etc. Great for travel!
Contains:
Cloth banana shaped pouch
144 letter tiles
Rules for Play:
Place all 144 tiles face down on center of table. These tiles are referred to as the "BUNCH". For games of 2-4 people, each player takes 21 letters from the bunch, keeping them face down. For 5-6 players, 15 letters are taken. For 7-8 (or more) players, 11 letters are taken.
NOW THE GAME BEGINS!!! Any one player says "SPLIT" whereupon all players turn their own tiles face up and proceed to form their OWN collection of connecting and intersecting words. The words may be horizontal or vertical, reading left to right or top to bottom. Each player may rearrange his/her own words as often as desired. Players DO NOT take turns, but play independently of each other and at the same time.
When a player has none of his/her original letters left, that player says "PEEL" and takes a tile from the bunch. At this point ALL OF THE OTHER PLAYERS MUST ALSO TAKE A TILE FROM THE BUNCH and add it to their collection of letters.
At any time, and as often as desired during play, any player may return a difficult-to-use letter back to the center of the BUNCH, face down, but MUST TAKE THREE LETTERS IN RETURN. The player must declare this action to the other players by saying "DUMP". This exchange does not affect the other players.
Play continues until there are fewer tiles in the BUNCH than there are players. The first player with no remaining letters shouts "BANANAS" and is the winner of that hand. The other players may now inspect the winning hand for misspelled or incorrect words. Proper nouns are not acceptable. Any available dictionary may be used. If all words are acceptable, that player is the WINNER OF THAT HAND. If any word in the "winning" hand is found to be unacceptable, that player becomes the “Rotten Banana” and is OUT OF THAT HAND, and must return his/her letters, face down to the center bunch and the game now resumes for the remaining players.
Toy Value Index: 9.70
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Fat Brain Index: 8.47
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My rating of Bananagrams
Posted yesterday by Red Lockhart
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Setting: Home
We are really enjoying this product! We have two grandchildren, ages 8 and 10, who were familiar with Scrabble, so they took to this game right away. It goes faster than a full game of Scrabble, and it also offers a more unstructured play for each player's turn.
We like it so much, we bought two other sets as gifts.
Review for Bananagrams
Posted 3 days ago by Karen Thisse
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What a great activity-filled game! The contestants are primarily racing against themselves and all at one time. Word recognition skills are encouraged in such a fun way!
Bananagrams
Posted 7/22/2009 by GHighley
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Setting: Home
On a recent cruise we watched several young people in our group playing this game...it looked like a great way to exercise the brain, flex those vocabulary muscles, and entertain a group of both young and old. Upon our return home I started looking on line to find the game which we now have and are thoroughly enjoying...a great addition to family game night or keeping the grandchildren occupied.
A rating of Bananagrams
Posted 6/1/2009 by Donald Irwin
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This game is a lot of fun. Like Scrabble without the board. Easily transportable, can play anytime, anywhere.
Top Banana
Posted 4/22/2009 by Brooklyn mother of 3
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A colleague of my husband brought this to work for everyone to play at lunchtime. He had so much fun with it, we ordered one for our home. It has been a big hit with kids (ages 5 and over -- some needed a little bit of help), with grandparents, and with everyone else. I have now given two as gifts, and have another on hand for an emergency gift. This game is destined to become a classic!
Elkhorn, Nebraska USA 68022