Re: [Audyssey] Bananagrams anagram tile game
Hi Charles, Yeah, I also put dymo tape on my Up Words tiles. I think that Up Words is easier than Scrabble. And for me that is because there are words on the board that you can look at and see if you can change them with the letters that you have. And I do like it better when playing with a person who likes to build up words rather than putting words all over the board as if we were playing Scrabble. Just love to change 2 or 3 words at a time and get major points. BFN Jim I wouldn't even write Email without a spell checker. j...@kitchensinc.net http://www.kitchensinc.net (440) 286-6920 Chardon Ohio USA --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Bananagrams anagram tile game
Ah, I see. so essentially the game functions as scrabble, but with independent play rather than each player taking a turn. An interesting varient, though i suspect you could play equally well with a standard set of scrabble tyles forgoing the board, rather than the official bananagrams set. Beware the Grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: "Phil Vlasak" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 7:33 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Bananagrams anagram tile game Hi Folks, I found these instructions on-line, so they may be the ones to the game. Rules for Bananagrams 1 Place all 144 tiles face down on center of table. These tiles are referred to as the "BUNCH". For games of 2-4 people, each player takes 21 letters from the bunch, keeping them face down. For 5-6 players, 15 letters are taken. For 7-8 (or more) players, 11 letters are taken. 2 NOW THE GAME BEGINS!!! Any one player says "SPLIT" whereupon all players turn their own tiles face up and proceed to form their OWN collection of connecting and intersecting words. The words may be horizontal or vertical, reading left to right or top to bottom. Each player may rearrange his/her own words as often as desired. Players DO NOT take turns, but play independently of each other and at the same time. 3 When a player has none of his/her original letters left, that player says "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 collection of letters. 4 At any time, and as often as desired during play, any player may return a difficult-to-use letter back to the center of the BUNCH, face down, but MUST TAKE THREE LETTERS IN RETURN. The player must declare this action to the other players by saying "DUMP". This exchange does not affect the other players. 5 Play continues until there are fewer tiles in the BUNCH than there are players. The first player with no remaining letters shouts "BANANAS" and is the winner of that hand. The other players may now inspect the winning hand for misspelled or incorrect words. Proper nouns are not acceptable. Any available dictionary may be used. If all words are acceptable, that player is the WINNER OF THAT HAND. If any word in the "winning" hand is found to be unacceptable, that player becomes the "Rotten Banana" and is OUT OF THAT HAND, and must return his/her letters, face down to the center bunch and the game now resumes for the remaining players. SUGGESTIONS FOR PLAYING BANANAGRAMS "BEST OF." A hand can take as little as 5 minutes, so players, if desired, could play for the "best of five" or "the best of ten". BANANA SMOOTHIE (For those who want to play a less hectic game) All tiles are placed face down on the table The letters are divided equally among the players, remaining face down. Players then play the regular BANANAGRAMS game, but there is no "peeling" or "dumping". The first player to use all his/her letters shouts "BANANAS" and is the winner of the hand. If the game ends in a stalemate, the player with the fewest remaining letters is the winner. BANANA CAFÉ (Play in restaurants while waiting for service) The BANANAGRAMS pouch is placed on the table. Each player takes 21 tiles from the pouch. Players then proceed to play the regular game with "dumping" but NO "peeling". The first player to use all his/her letters says "BANANAS!!!" and is the winner. BANANA SOLITAIRE (One player) Place all letters down on center of table. Take 21 letters and proceed to play the game. Only peel when needed. Try to beat your own best time in using all 144 letters, or try making as few words to use all 144 letters. This can be a relaxing way of honing your Bananagrams skills. BANANA CHALLENGE Play the regular Bananagrams rules but words must be three letters or longer. NO two letter words. Advanced players could create their own special game by limiting the acceptable words to a specific category such as animals, food & drink, etc U.S. Tel. (401) 781-9649 U.K. Tel. +44 (0) 20 8876 3013 www.bananagrams-intl.com i...@bananagrams-intl.com --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://au
Re: [Audyssey] Bananagrams anagram tile game
Hi, Hmmm...they actually make that one in Braille; I actually have it. ThoughI honestly prefer Scrable. Best Regards, Hayden -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Charles Rivard Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 4:24 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Bananagrams anagram tile game I used to have that game, too. It was actually harder than Scrabble due to the smaller board, which really made you think. I put Dymo tape on the tiles, which worked well.. --- Shepherds are the best beasts! - Original Message - From: "Jim Kitchen" To: "Phil Vlasak" Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 4:10 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Bananagrams anagram tile game > Hi Phil, > > That Bananagrams anagram tile game sounds pretty fun. > > My all time favorite word game is Up Words. It is very similar to > Scrabble. How ever the board is smaller and you can stack the letters to > change the words on the board. You can only stack the letters five high, > but if you change a letter that intercepts two words, you get the points > for both words. Friends helped me to braille the tiles for the game. > > TGIF and BFN > > Jim > > Slut slut slut er I mean Ho! Ho! Ho! > > j...@kitchensinc.net > http://www.kitchensinc.net > (440) 286-6920 > Chardon Ohio USA > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Bananagrams anagram tile game
I used to have that game, too. It was actually harder than Scrabble due to the smaller board, which really made you think. I put Dymo tape on the tiles, which worked well.. --- Shepherds are the best beasts! - Original Message - From: "Jim Kitchen" To: "Phil Vlasak" Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 4:10 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Bananagrams anagram tile game Hi Phil, That Bananagrams anagram tile game sounds pretty fun. My all time favorite word game is Up Words. It is very similar to Scrabble. How ever the board is smaller and you can stack the letters to change the words on the board. You can only stack the letters five high, but if you change a letter that intercepts two words, you get the points for both words. Friends helped me to braille the tiles for the game. TGIF and BFN Jim Slut slut slut er I mean Ho! Ho! Ho! j...@kitchensinc.net http://www.kitchensinc.net (440) 286-6920 Chardon Ohio USA --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Bananagrams anagram tile game
Hi Phil, That Bananagrams anagram tile game sounds pretty fun. My all time favorite word game is Up Words. It is very similar to Scrabble. How ever the board is smaller and you can stack the letters to change the words on the board. You can only stack the letters five high, but if you change a letter that intercepts two words, you get the points for both words. Friends helped me to braille the tiles for the game. TGIF and BFN Jim Slut slut slut er I mean Ho! Ho! Ho! j...@kitchensinc.net http://www.kitchensinc.net (440) 286-6920 Chardon Ohio USA --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Bananagrams anagram tile game
Hi Folks, I found these instructions on-line, so they may be the ones to the game. Rules for Bananagrams 1 Place all 144 tiles face down on center of table. These tiles are referred to as the "BUNCH". For games of 2-4 people, each player takes 21 letters from the bunch, keeping them face down. For 5-6 players, 15 letters are taken. For 7-8 (or more) players, 11 letters are taken. 2 NOW THE GAME BEGINS!!! Any one player says "SPLIT" whereupon all players turn their own tiles face up and proceed to form their OWN collection of connecting and intersecting words. The words may be horizontal or vertical, reading left to right or top to bottom. Each player may rearrange his/her own words as often as desired. Players DO NOT take turns, but play independently of each other and at the same time. 3 When a player has none of his/her original letters left, that player says "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 collection of letters. 4 At any time, and as often as desired during play, any player may return a difficult-to-use letter back to the center of the BUNCH, face down, but MUST TAKE THREE LETTERS IN RETURN. The player must declare this action to the other players by saying "DUMP". This exchange does not affect the other players. 5 Play continues until there are fewer tiles in the BUNCH than there are players. The first player with no remaining letters shouts "BANANAS" and is the winner of that hand. The other players may now inspect the winning hand for misspelled or incorrect words. Proper nouns are not acceptable. Any available dictionary may be used. If all words are acceptable, that player is the WINNER OF THAT HAND. If any word in the "winning" hand is found to be unacceptable, that player becomes the "Rotten Banana" and is OUT OF THAT HAND, and must return his/her letters, face down to the center bunch and the game now resumes for the remaining players. SUGGESTIONS FOR PLAYING BANANAGRAMS "BEST OF." A hand can take as little as 5 minutes, so players, if desired, could play for the "best of five" or "the best of ten". BANANA SMOOTHIE (For those who want to play a less hectic game) All tiles are placed face down on the table The letters are divided equally among the players, remaining face down. Players then play the regular BANANAGRAMS game, but there is no "peeling" or "dumping". The first player to use all his/her letters shouts "BANANAS" and is the winner of the hand. If the game ends in a stalemate, the player with the fewest remaining letters is the winner. BANANA CAFÉ (Play in restaurants while waiting for service) The BANANAGRAMS pouch is placed on the table. Each player takes 21 tiles from the pouch. Players then proceed to play the regular game with "dumping" but NO "peeling". The first player to use all his/her letters says "BANANAS!!!" and is the winner. BANANA SOLITAIRE (One player) Place all letters down on center of table. Take 21 letters and proceed to play the game. Only peel when needed. Try to beat your own best time in using all 144 letters, or try making as few words to use all 144 letters. This can be a relaxing way of honing your Bananagrams skills. BANANA CHALLENGE Play the regular Bananagrams rules but words must be three letters or longer. NO two letter words. Advanced players could create their own special game by limiting the acceptable words to a specific category such as animals, food & drink, etc U.S. Tel. (401) 781-9649 U.K. Tel. +44 (0) 20 8876 3013 www.bananagrams-intl.com i...@bananagrams-intl.com --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Bananagrams anagram tile game
I would think that the game is similar to Scrabble, given the number of tiles. However, it is said to be an anagram game, which leads me to believe that, instead of placing tiles to form any word, the words must be anagrams of a root word or phrase. --- Shepherds are the best beasts! - Original Message - From: "dark" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 12:52 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Bananagrams anagram tile game wellwhat do you think the difference betwene the monkies who evolved into humans and those who stayed behind is? One lot just stuffed their faces with bananas, the others played puzles with them and got cleverer! ;d. Btw phil, how exactly does this game work? are the rules the same as scrabble, or is there some variation. Beware the Grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: "shaun everiss" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 6:49 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Bananagrams anagram tile game oh man. I thought bananas were for eating. now I know what happens to the skins At 03:00 a.m. 18/12/2010, you wrote: Hi Folks, I just ordered a physical game from ILA,Bananagrams Bananagrams is the anagram game that will drive everyone from 7 to 97, well, bananas! Fast and fun, this scrabble-like game requires no pencils, paper, or boards. Educational and great family fun for 2 to 8 players. Includes 144 tiles that are stored in a cloth, zippered banana. Available in Braille and non-Brailled. Going bananas has never been so fun! Item Number: 363586 In Stock $27.95 I will report on the game when we get it unless someone has done this already. http://www.independentliving.com/prodinfo.asp?number=363586 Phil --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Bananagrams anagram tile game
wellwhat do you think the difference betwene the monkies who evolved into humans and those who stayed behind is? One lot just stuffed their faces with bananas, the others played puzles with them and got cleverer! ;d. Btw phil, how exactly does this game work? are the rules the same as scrabble, or is there some variation. Beware the Grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: "shaun everiss" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 6:49 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Bananagrams anagram tile game oh man. I thought bananas were for eating. now I know what happens to the skins At 03:00 a.m. 18/12/2010, you wrote: Hi Folks, I just ordered a physical game from ILA,Bananagrams Bananagrams is the anagram game that will drive everyone from 7 to 97, well, bananas! Fast and fun, this scrabble-like game requires no pencils, paper, or boards. Educational and great family fun for 2 to 8 players. Includes 144 tiles that are stored in a cloth, zippered banana. Available in Braille and non-Brailled. Going bananas has never been so fun! Item Number: 363586 In Stock $27.95 I will report on the game when we get it unless someone has done this already. http://www.independentliving.com/prodinfo.asp?number=363586 Phil --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Bananagrams anagram tile game
oh man. I thought bananas were for eating. now I know what happens to the skins At 03:00 a.m. 18/12/2010, you wrote: Hi Folks, I just ordered a physical game from ILA,Bananagrams Bananagrams is the anagram game that will drive everyone from 7 to 97, well, bananas! Fast and fun, this scrabble-like game requires no pencils, paper, or boards. Educational and great family fun for 2 to 8 players. Includes 144 tiles that are stored in a cloth, zippered banana. Available in Braille and non-Brailled. Going bananas has never been so fun! Item Number: 363586 In Stock $27.95 I will report on the game when we get it unless someone has done this already. http://www.independentliving.com/prodinfo.asp?number=363586 Phil --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
