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1999 Ranked #16,340

Top Banana

A positional children’s game has monkeys leap from rock to rock, aiming to finish each round higher than the others. Every climb and descent changes who holds the best spot and can claim the title.

Animals Children's Game Hand Management Animals: Apes / Monkeys

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.5/5

Rating

6.07

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How does it play?

from Translation: A long way away there are a few palm trees, an a bit more sunshine than here, a wild band of monkeys and many bananas. We are right in the middle of of a typical banana paradise.

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from Translation: A long way away there are a few palm trees, an a bit more sunshine than here, a wild band of monkeys and many bananas. We are right in the middle of of a typical banana paradise. Nothing disrupts the peace. Nothing except the wild shrieks from atop a monkey rock. The monkeys have a competition for the title Top Banana today. Let us see what happens… With orderly quick movements monkeys leap from rock to rock, first up, then down. Each has just one goal, to sit higher than the others at the end of the round, so he can get the best view. Unfortunately only the one who can do this the best can claim the title Top Banana.

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
30 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.5/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Jim Winslow

Artists

1
Vincent Kim

Publishers

5
Brio AB Broadway Toys LTD Korea Boardgames Piatnik Schmidt Spiele

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