Bananagrams - Educational Anagram Game - Family Game

Description: Bananagrams is a new award-winning anagram game that will simply drive you bananas!  It is a fast and fun game that does not need paper, pencil or a board.  A single round can be played in as little as 5 minutes.  It can be played anytime, anywhere:  at home, in restaurants, campgrounds, etc.  Makes a great travel game. The ivory-like tiles are stored in a unique banana-shaped nylon case.  Bananagrams Rules:  Place all 144 ivory-like tiles face down on the center of a 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. 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. 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. 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.  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. For ages 7 and over (grades 2+) and 2 to 8 players. This item is brand NEW.  Ships the next business day, once payment has been received and cleared.  We do offer combined shipping discounts. OUR PRICE  $14.95 Terms of Sale:  Shipping:                                                                                                                                                                                                                         We will ship all item(s) by the next business day, once payment has been received and cleared.  We most often ship via USPS Priority Mail, USPS Parcel Post or UPS Ground. Express shipping is available upon request.  Items can ship via USPS Express Mail or UPS Next Day or Second Day Air.  Please contact us for more information.  We package all items carefully to help prevent damage while in transit, however, we can NOT be responsible for any damages or losses that do occur.  We can NOT be responsible for any delays that may occur once your item(s) have shipped.   Buyers in Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico will have their orders sent via USPS Priority Mail or USPS Parcel Post. We will ship to APO/FPO boxes.  Please include a contact phone number (required on the Customs form) and be certain your shipping information is complete and accurate.  International Orders: We will ship via USPS First-Class Mail International (7-10 business days delivery), Priority Mail International (6-10 business days delivery) or Express Mail International (3-5 business days delivery). Please contact us if you have any questions concerning International Orders. 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We strongly suggest you purchase this insurance if you are concerned about the item(s) you have purchased.  Please remember, we are NOT responsible for loss or damage, if insurance is not purchased or available on a particular shipping method.  UPS shipments are automatically insured up to the first $100.  Please consider purchasing additional insurance if your shipment is over this amount.   All international orders require insurance and will be included in the shipping cost, except First-Class Mail International where insurance is not available.  Please remember, we are NOT responsible for any loss or damage, if insurance is not purchased or available on a particular shipping method.  Payment:                                                                                                                                                                                                                         We accept Paypal, Mastercard, Visa, Discover and American Express Cards for all orders shipped within the USA.  Please contact us if you wish to pay by credit card.   Payment for all International orders is to be made through Paypal only and in US Dollars.  Please make payment within seven (7) days of purchase or end of auction.  Failure to make payment will be reported to eBay and result in a negative feedback.  Contact Information:                                                                                                                                                                                                    If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us by phone at 610-882-0533 between 10AM and 9PM Monday through Saturday and on Sunday from 12PM to 5PM (Eastern Time).  Email address: [email protected] Mailing Address:  Art & Drafting Connection, 2353 Schoenersville Road, Westgate Mall, Bethlehem, PA 18017-7416.    Returns:                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Satisfaction is Guaranteed.  We will refund 100% of the purchase price, less shipping and handling, within 14 days, provided the item is in its original saleable condition with all of its parts, tags, labels, documents, and/or accessories intact. 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