Bananas (2011)

About this game

Bananas / Szalone Małpy is a 2-6 player children's game, that easily can be great fun for older gamers. Every player takes 2 to 6 monkeys (depending on the number of players) in his color. At the beginning of the round, players place monkeys face-down, in the middle of the board. After preparation, no one can look at the monkeys - you better remember which monkey is yours! On player's turn, he takes one monkey, and jumps in a straight line in any direction over ther monkeys. Monkeys are "crazy" so they jump over other monkeys - that's the only way to move a monkey. When monkey jumps out of a playing area, it is flipped over, and placed in front of it's owner. The first player to get all of his monkeys out of the board wins the round. The first player to win two rounds wins the game.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 6.
• Rules load. At 1.0/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 5 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.