Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Low interaction
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
Bananagrams is a Scrabble-like game without the board that's much like Pick Two!, but without the letter values. In the regular game, using a selection of 144 plastic letter tiles, each player works independently to create their own "crossword".
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Pattern Building
Place elements to create arrangements that satisfy scoring or action patterns.
Cooperative Game
Players coordinate their actions toward a shared objective and win or lose together.
Tile Placement
Place tiles to build a shared or personal spatial arrangement.
Memory
Remember previously revealed information, positions, or sequences.
Read the full game description
Bananagrams is a Scrabble-like game without the board that's much like Pick Two!, but without the letter values. In the regular game, using a selection of 144 plastic letter tiles, each player works independently to create their own "crossword". When a player has incorporated all of their letters in their crossword, all players take a new tile from the pool. When all the tiles are gone, the first player to use up all the tiles in their hand wins. By contrast, My First Bananagrams has 80 lower-case letters and 13 dual-letter combo tiles that players use in multiple activities and minigames.