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When it comes to spending quality time with the family, many people are going back in time to the days where families sat around the table and enjoyed a good board game. There are so many great games on the market now that it can be hard to choose the best one. Bananagrams has been a very popular word game for the last few years for a couple of important reasons.

First of all, the game is quite inexpensive when compared with other games. Instead of paying $30, $40 or even more for a board game with a bunch of parts and pieces, Bananagrams can be purchased for less than $15 and comes in an easy to carry banana-shaped case. There are 144 letter tiles and that's it- no cards, dice or other pieces that could be easily lost.

Secondly, the game is easy to play no matter what age range the family members are. Even if you have young kids, everyone can still join in on the phone at their own level. While the 5 year old spells their sight words, the older kids can spell harder words. Everyone is challenged at their own level.

The concept of the game is simple: You build your own crossword puzzle as fast as you can trying to use up all of your letters. Of course, there are other rules for the game which will involve you choosing more tiles from the center of the table. The object is to be the last person with no tiles left.

Because there is no game board to worry about, you can take Bananagrams with you anywhere. It would be a great game to play on vacation when you are sitting in a hotel room looking for something fun to do. It's also a fantastic learning opportunity for kids. For instance, make it a race using the 144 tiles and have the kids spell out their spelling words for the week.

The game is recommended for ages 7 and up, but anyone can play as long as they can spell at least smaller words. There are also a few Bananagrams accessories that you can purchase including the double Bananagrams set which has 2 complete sets. There is also Bananagrams Jumbo which has double the amount of tiles

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