Bananagrams WildTiles Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Set-Up
• Now the Game Begins!
• Letter Breakdown for BANANAGRAMS WILDTILES
• Additional Ways to Play
  • "Best Of..."
  • Banana Smoothie
  • Banana Cafe
  • Banana Solitaire
  • Monkey Around!

Set-Up

1. Place all 150 tiles face down (including the WILDTILES) in the center of the table. These tiles are the bunch.
2. Each player takes the correct number of tiles from the bunch.
   • 2-4 players takes 21 tiles
   • 5-6 players takes 15 tiles
   • 7-8 players takes 11 tiles

GOAL: Be the first to use all of your letters in a word grid.

Now the Game Begins!

1. Any player calls out, "Split!" and all the players turn their own tiles face up and form their own crossword grid.

   Don't monkey around - speed counts!

   Words may be horizontal or vertical, reading left to right or top to bottom. Players do not take turns. Opponents work on their own grids at the same time in a race to the finish! Players may rearrange their own words as often as they'd like.

   If a player has a WILDTILE, this tile can be used as any letter the player chooses. Like all other tiles, WILDTILES must be used as part of a word. Each WILDTILE can only represent one letter at a time when placed in a player's word grid. If a player rearranges their grid the WILDTILE may be changed to a new letter.

2. When a player has used all of their tiles in a word grid, that player calls out, "Peel!" and takes a tile from the bunch. At this point ALL OF THE OTHER PLAYERS MUST ALSO TAKE A TILE from the bunch and add it to their own grid.

3. Any time during the game, a player may discard an unwanted tile facedown to the bunch, but they MUST TAKE THREE TILES IN RETURN. They must call out, "Dump!" when doing so. There is no limit to the number of times players can dump. This exchange does not affect the other players.

4. Play continues until there are fewer tiles in the bunch than there are players.

If any word in the winning grid is found to be unacceptable, that player becomes the Rotten Banana and is out of that hand. They must return all their tiles face down to the bunch and the game resumes for the remaining players until a new Top Banana wins the hand.

Letter Breakdown for BANANAGRAMS WILDTILES

A=13, B=3, C=3, D=6, E=18, F=3, G=4, H=3, I=12, J=2, K=2, L=5, M=3, N=8, O=11, P=3, Q=2, R=9, S=6, T=9, U=6, V=3, W=3, X=2, Y=3, Z=2, 6 WILDTILES

Additional Ways to Play

"Best Of..."

BANANAGRAMS is fun & fast! Sometimes, it's over before you've had your fill! Play the "best of five" or "best of ten" hands, if you just can't get enough. Whoever wins the most games is the TOP BANANA!

Banana Smoothie

(for when you're just not in the mood to rush)

1. Place all tiles face down on the table.
2. Divide all tiles equally among the players, keeping them face down.
3. Play the regular BANANAGRAMS game, but with NO peeling or dumping.
4. The first player to use all their tiles calls out, "Bananas!" and wins the game!

Banana Cafe

(great for playing in restaurants while waiting for your meal)

1. Place the BANANAGRAMS pouch on the table.
2. Each player takes 21 tiles from the banana, leaving it open in the center of the table.
3. Play the regular BANANAGRAMS game, with dumping but NO peeling.
4. The first player to use all their tiles calls out, "Bananas!" and wins the game!

Banana Solitaire

(for when you need a little alone time)

1. Place all tiles face down on the table.
2. Take 21 tiles and play the original game.
3. Only peel when needed.
4. Try to beat your own best time in using all the tiles, or try to make as few words as possible to use all the tiles. Or, you can try using NO 2 letter words. This can be a relaxing way of honing your BANANAGRAMS skills. Surprise your friends with your improved gameplay!

Monkey Around!

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