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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
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
558 of 564 people found the following review helpful
By CristyW
Durability:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
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.
109 of 109 people found the following review helpful
By M. JOHNSON
Durability:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
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.
101 of 105 people found the following review helpful
By J. McKeever
Durability:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
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.
29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
By Toller Girl
Durability:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I was shopping for a Christmas gift for my niece last December, and came across all of these rave reviews for Bananagrams. So I bought one for us 50/60-somethings instead (she'll get one this year.) It lives on the kitchen table and we play a few games almost every morning before we go to work. GREAT GAME!!!!! No waiting around for your turn, no angst trying to achieve the triple-word-value square, no getting stuck with hopeless letters turn after turn, no arguments, no dictionary - just pure love of and fun with words. It's complete flexible and you can easily change the rules, for example if you are playing with a novice or child, or just for a change (try playing into and building onto your opponent's pattern.) It definitely gets tossed into my travel bag from now on.
42 of 45 people found the following review helpful
By Mother Hen
Durability:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I have nothing to add to all the exemplary praises of the other reviews, but did want to say that this game arrives in its zipped banana pouch carrier, with no bulky box or packaging. It's the size of a fat banana, and would fit neatly into a Christmas stocking.
50 of 56 people found the following review helpful
By S. A. Cusack
Durability:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
First purchased this game in Minneapolis. It's for all age groups over 5.
Before school the game was played by 3rd and [...] grandchildren. Just recently played it with 2 retired teachers, a lst grade teacher, and a librarian. We couldn't stop playing it. Later one of the friends called to say she had just ordered two of games; one for her home and the other for the granddaughters. Many ways to play. Exciting!
Before school the game was played by 3rd and [...] grandchildren. Just recently played it with 2 retired teachers, a lst grade teacher, and a librarian. We couldn't stop playing it. Later one of the friends called to say she had just ordered two of games; one for her home and the other for the granddaughters. Many ways to play. Exciting!
86 of 101 people found the following review helpful
Durability:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
4.0 out of 5 stars
This product appears to simply be official packaging for a game we've been calling "Speed Scrabble" for years. Just ditch the Scrabble board and use the letters. Each time a player finishes using all the letters he's drawn, he yells "Draw 2!" and everyone takes two more tiles. The first person to use up all tiles wins. Scoring is negative: just add up the values of everyone's left-over tiles, like at the end of Scrabble.
For three or more people, it does help to have two sets of tiles, of course.
For three or more people, it does help to have two sets of tiles, of course.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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Durability:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I played this once and had to buy it for each of my grandchildren. Great game for all ages!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great game
Great for all ages. Buy several and give as gifts. It can be played alone or with a group of friends. Read more
Published 2 days ago by Janet A. Moore
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantasic travel game.
Bought this for a trip to Italy and we played it every night before going to sleep. Fantastic little game to have around.
Published 11 days ago by Anton
5.0 out of 5 stars
Family Fun for ALL ages!
Game was suggested to me to get my mom for Mother's Day since we are big time Scrabble players. Fun times we have with it!
Published 12 days ago by Kerry M Shaw
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun, fun, fun!
My husband, sister and I fell in love with this game when visiting relatives. I've never cared too much for Scrabble but I really do enjoy this game. Read more
Published 12 days ago by Judith A Jurgensen
5.0 out of 5 stars
Going BANANAS
Love this word game! If you like playing scrabble you will love this game.
Highly Recommend!
There are no cons. Read more
Highly Recommend!
There are no cons. Read more
Published 15 days ago by Jeff
5.0 out of 5 stars
Our family and friends love Bananagrams
My grandchildren and I love playing games. However, being older I am not as sharp or fast as they are. Read more
Published 19 days ago by Patricia A. Biasotti
5.0 out of 5 stars
SO FUN!!
This is such a fun game! Moves quickly and encourages kids to stretch their vocab a bit. Playing with only adults can get ugly though, so competitive!!
Published 19 days ago by Charlie
5.0 out of 5 stars
family plays this game every holiday.
The game is simple - you have scrabble type tiles with letters, but no points. The goal is to make words as fast as you can (building off other words) with your set of tiles. Read more
Published 19 days ago by Angela the physicist
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great game!
Read about this game and bought it immediately. Love the packaging and starting playing the game right away. Lots of fun. Read more
Published 20 days ago by Sharon M. Bressen
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bananagrams
This was a gift for my eight year old daughter. She loves games. This is a great family friendly game that is challenging but fun. Read more
Published 20 days ago by Lisa Grady-Willis
