Bananagrams is one of All-Toys-Best-SellingBrand : bananagrams, Our Price : $14.95
Bananagrams
Manufacturer : bananagrams
Color :
Product ASIN : 1932188126
Availability :
Average Rating :
Total Review :
Label : _All-Toys-Best-Selling, Brand_bananagrams
Features
- Recommended for 7 years and up
- Great for travel
- For 2 or more players
- Features 144 letter tiles that are face down in the middle, from which players choose their tiles
- It hides a word game with huge appeal
Product Description
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 five minutes. It is a great for family fun as well as being educational. Bananagrams portability makes it perfect for travel. Just grab the pouch and go.
This Might Be Similar Product
User Reviews for Bananagrams
not just for kids
Don\'t let the age range fool you - this game is great for teens and adults. I just played it with a teen group and we had 5 of them jockeying for space at the table. A terrific game.
Fun Alternative to Scrabble
I\'ve played Bananagrams with a number of different players, and ultimately, I must say that the game is fun, but there are some issues. The short advice is that if you like word games (like Scrabble), you\'ll probably like Bananagrams.
The game itself is pretty straight forward. Each player takes a number of tiles (somewhere between 16-20 tiles each), and then the game starts. You must take your tiles and start forming words in a crossword puzzle style. After someone has used all of their tiles, they yell \"Banana\" and everyone grabs an extra tile to work into their crossword puzzle. The game continues until all tiles have been taken, and the first to finish then is the winner.
The problems with this game come into play when trying to mesh in with it\'s audience. If someone is really good at this game, it tends to be impossible for any other player to win. If a player happens to get a good set of letters and finishes their initial set quickly, then they tend to keep yelling banana until the game ends. Likewise, when you get behind it\'s very difficult to get back in the game. These problems occasionally ruin the game, but players tend to get used to this.
The bright side is that bananagrams is also a pretty free form game. It can work with a number of players (even 1), could easily be played in teams, could be played as one giant crossword rather than 1 crossword per player, and with some additional though, more alternative game types could be created (maybe even something as simple as \"nouns only\").
Overall, the fast gameplay and free form nature of the game help it appeal to a wide group. Don\'t expect this game to last you all night long, but it\'s great as a more casual event where everyone can participate.
Fun! Fun! Fun!
If you love word games or crossword puzzles, you will love this game. WARNING: The solitaire is a time-stealer if you get adddicted!
Great for older kids
This is a great choice to add to your travel games if your kids are 8-12 and up. Similar to Scrabble with a hint of Boggle.
Fun, Portable... and a Great Cranial Workout
My co-workers and I have the occasional \"game night\" -- we usually play Cranium, Uno, Scattergories and the like but when someone pulled Bananagrams out of her purse, it wasn\'t long before we got over our initial skepticism. It is, as others have pointed out, a lot like Scrabble without the board -- only instead of building off of other people\'s words and having to keep score, you work solely with your own letters/words. Plus, not having to really keep score is a huge bonus (rather, the first person out of tiles -- when there are no more tiles left in the community pool to draw from -- wins). I\'ve already played with my parents on a recent visit home (they both loved it) and I suspect this will now be packed for camping trips right alongside my tent.
0 comments:
Post a Comment