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The Anagram game that will drive you bananas. The award-winning word game that needs no pencil, paper, or board. Fast and fun. Players race against each other to build crossword grids and use all their letter tiles first. Great for travel.
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Bananagrams is a FAST and FUN word game that requires NO pencil, paper or board. All you need is a table. One hand can be played in as little as 5 minutes. Great family fun as well as being educational! Bananagrams portability makes it perfect for travel. Just grab the pouch and go! Each Bananagrams pouch contains 144 ivory-like letter tiles and instructions.
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506 of 511 people found the following review helpful
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Do you like Scrabble but get hung up trying to use those special point squares, are bummed when someone "steals your spot", or dragged down by Debbie Dictionary ("just let me look up this one word") or Slow Joe (who takes 20 minutes for each turn)? Well you would love Bananagrams, because it solves those problems. There are no special squares (or squares at all), no points on the letters (all are worth the same) and no time to dawdle. You are instead rewarded for speed and flexibility in making your own crossword. You can completely pull apart your crossword and start from scratch if you need to or just swap out a letter here and there, but don't get caught with a bunch of spare letters when an opponent goes out!
It is exciting and challenging to play this game with adults, but it can be fun to include the kids. You can easily adapt the rules to suit yourself. We "handicap" the adults by drawing two tiles for every one the kids draw. You can play solitaire or have several players.
A similar game that I also love is Learning Resources' "Take Four". If you are the type who would prefer to have a grid to keep those tiles straight, or likes to have a few "jokers" thrown in, you might prefer this. But Banagrams is far more portable and much cheaper. I like both of these games so much (as well as the spelling card games Quiddler, My Word, and Tri-Virsity) that the old Scrabble board is gathering dust.
It is exciting and challenging to play this game with adults, but it can be fun to include the kids. You can easily adapt the rules to suit yourself. We "handicap" the adults by drawing two tiles for every one the kids draw. You can play solitaire or have several players.
A similar game that I also love is Learning Resources' "Take Four". If you are the type who would prefer to have a grid to keep those tiles straight, or likes to have a few "jokers" thrown in, you might prefer this. But Banagrams is far more portable and much cheaper. I like both of these games so much (as well as the spelling card games Quiddler, My Word, and Tri-Virsity) that the old Scrabble board is gathering dust.
99 of 99 people found the following review helpful
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This is a family favorite! There are a variety of ways you can play this game. We use three or four sets for our large "extended" family games. One of the best facets of this game is its portability--fits in a purse, backpack, or car glove box. We give bonus points at the end of each for the most creative word, longest word, etc.
87 of 90 people found the following review helpful
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I played this game with a close family member and was in love with it at first sight. Unlike Scrabble, you play somewhat independently and are able to rearrange words constantly to make your letters fit and to create new words. You know that annoying friend or family who always takes your spot in scrabble??? They can't take the spot you wanted to use! You're truly working against the clock to be the first to say "Bananas!"
I've bought it for everyone I know as a gift since then. It's original, super fun and portable. A great game to travel with, play in hotel, at pool, on plane, keep kids busy at restaurant (or you and your friend/ spouse) while waiting for dinner! Lots of ways to use this portable, simple game.
I highly recommend and will continue to give this as a gift.
Only negative I can conceive...durability. Be careful of marking the letters somehow. We hope no one cheats, but if you scratch them on a black table...well then...try to clean it off.
I've bought it for everyone I know as a gift since then. It's original, super fun and portable. A great game to travel with, play in hotel, at pool, on plane, keep kids busy at restaurant (or you and your friend/ spouse) while waiting for dinner! Lots of ways to use this portable, simple game.
I highly recommend and will continue to give this as a gift.
Only negative I can conceive...durability. Be careful of marking the letters somehow. We hope no one cheats, but if you scratch them on a black table...well then...try to clean it off.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
banana grams
Fantastic spelling practice. Durable tiles and fun banana to carry them in. My 7 year old says this is the best game ever - I think because it is very user friendly, no rules to... Read more
Published 10 days ago by Dotia
Take the competitiveness out of scrabble
This game take the competitiveness out of scrabble. There is no board and no points values on the letters. Just plain tiles in a banana-shaped bag. Read more
Published 23 days ago by Mama Lou
Enjoyable spelling challenge
My husband and I divide the tiles and try to use them in a crossword fashion with the least number of words. Read more
Published 24 days ago by Mary L. Spangler
So MUCH FUN!
I received my very own Bananagrams for my birthday a few years ago and since then have bought it for no less than 6 different people as a gift. Read more
Published 28 days ago by Maria
Bananagrams............
Great item. Great price. Great service. Bought this for my kids and my wife and I play it all the time even with out the kids.
Published 29 days ago by Corvairking
Bananagrams-Great Game
This game is similar to Scrabble, but to me at least, it is more fun because you are playing constantly-no waiting for someone else to take a turn. Keep a dictionary handy. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Shirley L. Davis
Bananas!
Scrabble is fun. Anagrams are fun. Using 7+ letter words is fun. Not waiting on your opponent to come up with something to play is fun. This game is wonderful. Read more
Published 1 month ago by diandrajr
Bananagrams is a great game!
This game comes in a bright yellow bag, and it is really fun. There is some competition with the other people you are playing with, but the competition mostly stems from yourself. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Lyrata
Nursing home game
Purchased for the ladies in the local assisted living they loved it.
It does not take a lots of room like many games.
Nice game.
It does not take a lots of room like many games.
Nice game.
Published 1 month ago by Nap
Banangrams
My family loves game night. Banagrams is a favorite.Everyone works alone but tries to finish their puzzle first. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Brooklyn New York
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