If you’ve never played with Bananabubblegum, then you’re definitely missing out. This is one of those games that’s so addictive it makes you want to play it as often as possible. I played it when I was still relatively new to online board games. It’s been a while since I played it, but I remember how addictive I found it to be. Now I’m ready to share what I learned from playing it.
To play, you must first create your own character. You have a choice of male or female characters and the clothing you wear will affect how the game is played. I chose Peter. I was a big fan of Dr. Who, though my wife probably thought I was going to go for some sort of Star Wars stuff. I chose Peter because he was my favorite Doctor Who, and his clothing style in the game really fit in with what I was trying to portray.
Once you’ve created your character, you’ll notice that each of them has four cards in their deck. They are the colors blue, red, green and yellow. You also get dice along with the cards. These dice have a face on each, and the colors on the dice are going to determine what actions the players can take when they reach a card.
You might be wondering what I’m getting at? Let me explain. You see, Bananabblegum is a game where the objective is to eliminate all the tiles by matching up the same color. The goal is to make your character look like you’d go on vacation in Hawaii.
Some people might think this is silly. After all, why would someone choose a Hawaii vacation color? Well, the answer lies in the mechanics of the game. Bananabblegum is a game where luck has a lot of play. Instead of using real strategy, the game relies on the random nature of each turn.
The point of the game isn’t to win. It’s to keep yourself from spending real money on imaginary points. You’ll notice that in every game, the players are awarded new cards whenever they hit a wall. What you need to do is collect those cards and then use them wisely.
Now let’s talk about some of the cards. Bananabblegum features a mix of luck and strategy. Some cards are used more often than others. Those cards tend to be the ones that are used more often and in turn earn you new money. Some cards, like the Money Maggie card, are rare and only found in certain decks.
This means that you have to build your strategy around those cards and buy the right deck for the job. You might think that this would take a lot of work, but you’d be surprised how quickly you can learn the game. All you need to do is spend some time with it. Bananabblegum is very easy to pick up, but once you start playing you’ll find that it makes a great game to play with your friends. It’s a great party game that the whole family can play.
The mechanics of the game are simple enough. You start out with ten cards. After you draw one, you must immediately throw it away or put it into the discard pile. There are no other rules so you can just have fun with it. Each time you draw a card, another card is added onto the pile.
Once you reach twenty-two cards, the game will end and the player with the most cards at the end is the winner. Bananabblegum includes many variants on the theme. You might like the standard game where you’ve got to name three words from a set of cards. For example, the standard game might have words like…bob, biff, and joe.
You might also like to try a variation of the name game. In this variation, there are two panels that are separated by a transparent stripe. Your job is to go through the striped panel and choose the word under the heading that you think sounds like the letters you’re seeing. You make your choices based on the layout – sometimes the words will be bigger or smaller depending on how the panels are positioned.
Of course, the standard version of the game has words printed on sheets of paper, but the Bananabugglers can use whatever they want to create words on their cards. They can use stickers, paint, or even color pencils to create words. You can play the game with up to four players. You choose words randomly when you start the game. The player who has the most words at the end is the winner. You can continue playing until there are no more words on the cards, or until all the players have thrown their cards into the draw pile.