How to play Bananagrams

Learn the rules to the Bananagrams game Bananagrams quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules.
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RULES:
The object of the game is to be the first player to use all their letters. Layout all the letter tiles face down on the table and mix them up. These are called the bunch. Each player takes their starting face down tiles from the bunch based on the number of players playing. 21 tiles each for 2 to 4 players, down to 11 tiles each for 7 to 8 players.
There are no turns, all play happens simultaneously. To begin, one player says “Split” and all the players simultaneously turn over all their tiles face up and race to arrange them in their own intersecting word grid. Words must read from left to right or top to bottom and each word must connect to at least one other word with at least 1 shared letter. You may rearrange your word grid at any time as often as you like.
Whenever a player places their last face up letter in their grid, that person calls out “Peel” and every player, including that player, takes 1 more tile from the bunch. Anytime during the game, you may call out “Dump” and put one of your letters back, face down in the bunch and take 3 new tiles in exchange. Dumping has no effect on other players and there is no limit to the number of times you can dump.
When the bunch is depleted to fewer tiles than there are number of players, then the first player to use all their letters in a connected word grid yells “Bananas!” and wins. The other players now inspect the winning grid. If that grid contains misspelled words, proper nouns, abbreviations, or other unacceptable words, then the other players call out “Rotten Banana” and the winner doesn’t win but is instead out of the game. Return their tiles face down back to the bunch and play continues until there is a legitimate winner.

[@JamieBainbridge]

I don't really like boardgames but Bananagrams has been a long favourite. Whoever came up with this is a legend.

[@Victimesty]

This is explained better than the game manual itself! Wonderful job, my friend. I was having trouble with the difference between Peel and Bananas situations. Now I get it - It´s the remaining letters in the Bunch that make the difference.

[@TripleSGames]

Thanks!

[@chevynovascotia3301]

Thank you for the easy game directions. Sometimes rules can be confusing if you've never played before.

[@Booowendytestaburger]

I'm in second grade and I play bananagrams in the classroom thanks to you I know how to play now

[@LouisFontanarosa-fh8fz]

Bros in fourth grade now

[@stacykidd926]

Thank you! So simple to understand. My mom and her friends and I can play

[@adaabeja2061]

I was so interested in getting this game. I'm glad I watched the tutorial and saw that I'm fine with my large scrabble and travel scrabble lol

[@Blob1_456]

1:53 FBI OPEN UP

[@AnathexAdventurer]

When your Scrabble game doesn't come with a board...

[@annevetter6864]

It’s a zillion times faster than Scrabble

[@marksteele6172]

And no score

[@cypher6083]

I'm a little confused about the length of the game. There are 144 tiles. So for 2 players that's 2x21 tiles, 42 tiles, to start. 102 tiles in the bunch. Assuming no Dump that is 51 Peels. So with 2 players you are expected to rearrange a complete word grid 52 times!? Even if you Peel 50 times and the other player finishes the last Peel before you they win; so basically only the final Peel matters to determine the winner?

[@marissalum9564]

You don’t have to rearrange at all if you’re lucky. You may be able to keep adding tiles to your existing words. You are correct about the last peel. Anyone can steal the game at the end even if they aren’t doing well throughout the game. I would say game play is a lot shorter with more people so for 2 players it might be around 30 minutes or less? Just depending on the luck of the draw

[@cypher6083]

@@marissalum9564 Thank you for the reply. I appreciate your help.

[@raycenteno7698]

I feel like this game can go on forever.

[@Mmdmade]

Even more fun with kids is to tell a silly story with all your finalized words - sort of like a Rory story cube moment.

[@erastorodriguez7717]

Yes teach us how to play pay day

[@courtneyreid5068]

Flip it like a flip a gram flip it like a flip a gram for gram

[@steadypace7224]

One YT tutorial is a man playing by himself and at one point he is rearranging some words which results in a gap and an incomplete word, at which point he picks up another letter....I didn't think you could call peel until you had a complete board... So is the rule that you can have gaps during game play as long as at the very end, if you want to call Bananas then all your words must be complete and connected only then? Or was that tutorial just wrong?

[@erastorodriguez7717]

Teach us how to play pay day please

[@cjackchen12]

👍 Nice

[@dking657]

Teach us how to play pay day

[@erastorodriguez7717]

Also teach us how to play bop it, rubix cube, simon says.

[@TripleSGames]

They are on the schedule :D

[@erastorodriguez7717]

Also can we be pen pal

[@erastorodriguez7717]

@@TripleSGames can we be pen pals i love board game too.

[@doctor_sandvich]

Rubik’s Cube*

[@likhan.ghosh.]

You can say Split at anytime where all players must take a new piece

[@cectv8476]

Oh banana!

[@kmojz99]

"learn the rules to the Bananagrams game Bananagrams"

[@crystaldreamvisions6578]

So bananagrams is Scrabble for kids, basically, but much simpler.

[@sandraallisonhatcher270]

Bananagrams is much more fast paced than Scrabble (no waiting around for others to take their turns) and great for adults. I love Scrabble but BG is a great addition to any game closet.

[@ericktorresrodriguez]

Oo 💀

[@honeyjuice219]

First

[@dimbe4122]

I don't get what's the point. Its literally playing by yourself and yelling buzzwords while the other players do their own thing. Where is the group play?

[@sandraallisonhatcher270]

You are basically racing to finish.

[@giggs-chan2004]

1:53 FBI OPEN UP