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Board Game Bananagrams Review
Bananagrams (2006) is a brain game where you arrange and rearrange letters to make words. You play by taking Letter tiles from a shared pile and organising them into a crossword grid. It is a game of speed, quick adaptation and that glorious feeling of joy when you finally fit your tiles into place.

Our examiner, Rob Prior, first checked Bananagrams a year ago. It was re-examined by Rich Adams and updated 3 months ago.

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Bananagrams is a brain game where you arrange and rearrange letters to make words. You play by taking Letter tiles from a shared pile and organising them into a crossword grid. It is a game of speed, quick adaptation and that glorious feeling of joy when you finally fit your tiles into place.

You play by taking Letter tiles from the shared pile and organise them into words joined correctly together. As soon as you've done this you shout "Peel" and everyone takes two more tiles - whether they are ready for them or not. You then use the new Letter tiles with any leftover to add another word to your grid.

As you play, you continue taking letters and adding them to your increasingly complicated grid. You first try to fit them into the words that you already have in place, but often you need to disassemble words and rearrange them to free up letters or to make longer words so that you have space to add in your new words. This continues until all the letters in the pile are used up and the first player to finish is the winner.

It's a game that delivers equal amounts of joy and frustration. No sooner have you felt the joy of completing a word, than you are forced to begin the process of rearranging all over again. Combine this with being forced to take tiles by other players when you aren't ready for them and you have a speedy thinking game for those that like adapting, re-doing and fighting to finish first.
 

BenefitsBenefits

This game is good if you want to:

Play StylePlay Style

This is a Brain Game and Sequencing game with Puzzle and Race elements. You can play with 1 to 8 players in the same room. Best with 3 to 5 players.

 
You can play this game in the following styles:

DurationDuration

Learn to Play: This takes 5 minutes to learn. This is a simple-to-learn game, which should only take you a few minutes to fully understand. Here the complexity and interest come from the words that you make and the order in which you have to construct them.

The first time you play it's worth trying the following:
  • Give all players chance to organise their starting tiles before saying "Peel" for the first time.

Play Time: This game will take between 15 minutes and 20 minutes to complete.

Age RatingsAge Ratings

Skill Level

7+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Younger players need to have a wide enough vocabulary to be able to quickly fit the Letter tiles together. They also need the resilience to be given more tiles when they are not ready for them.

Content Rating

We rate this suitable for 3+ years-olds.

CostsCosts

There are no additional in-game purchases, loot boxes, adverts or subscription costs.
 
There are many different versions of this game, which are adapted for different languages. There is also a large letter version for players with different visual needs. 
 

DetailsGame Details

Release Date: 01/01/2006

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Players: 1-8

Genres: Brain Game, Sequencing (Puzzle and Race)

Components: Bag and Tokens

Developer: Bananagrams (@Bananagrams)


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