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The games on our shelf

12 games, one shelf. Every page below carries the full how-to-play alongside the box details, so you can read the rules before anything else.

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GamePlayersAgesA game runsHow it plays
Bananagrams1–87+~15 minEveryone plays at once
Winter Wonderland1–87+~15 minEveryone plays at once
Word-a-Melon2–46+~20 minTurns around the table
Appletters1–45+~20 minTurns around the table
Stars & Stripes1–87+~15 minEveryone plays at once
Gurms2–46+~20 minMatching, no spelling needed
Big Letter Bananagrams1–87+~15 minEveryone plays at once
Party Edition2–810+~15 minEveryone plays at once
Halloween Party2–810+~30 minEveryone plays at once
WildTiles1–87+~20 minEveryone plays at once
The Furglars2–67+~15 minTurns around the table
Spiky Dastards2–614+~25 minEveryone plays at once
Bananagrams box

Bananagrams

Yellow fabric unzips onto the bare table, and the whole room races to build interlocking grids before the pile runs dry.

$11.95 checked at the retail partner that stocks our shelf

Rated 4.9 out of 5 by 26,865 players

Rules and details

Winter Wonderland box

Winter Wonderland

Players race to build connected words while using festive wild tiles to step into any letter spot.

$17.95 checked at the retail partner that stocks our shelf

Rated 4.9 out of 5 by 64 players

Rules and details

Word-a-Melon box

Word-a-Melon

Memory drives this hunt across the board, where flipped letter chips hide again if you cannot use them.

$16.57 checked at the retail partner that stocks our shelf

Rated 4.6 out of 5 by 42 players

Rules and details

Appletters box

Appletters

Young spellers add their tiles to either end of a shared word worm until someone empties their hand.

$12.85 checked at the retail partner that stocks our shelf

Rated 3.9 out of 5 by 30 players

Rules and details

Stars & Stripes box

Stars & Stripes

Eight liberty bonus tiles stand in for any letter when your hand gets stuck.

$12.95 checked at the retail partner that stocks our shelf

Rated 4.8 out of 5 by 29 players

Rules and details

Gurms box

Gurms

Families with young children reach for this box when they want our tile laying without a single letter to read.

$18.95 checked at the retail partner that stocks our shelf

Rated 4.2 out of 5 by 16 players

Rules and details

Big Letter Bananagrams box

Big Letter Bananagrams

Bigger cream tiles and bold black print let players with low vision race right alongside everyone else.

$19.35 checked at the retail partner that stocks our shelf

Rated 4.8 out of 5 by 1,355 players

Rules and details

Party Edition box

Party Edition

Shouts cut across the table because the fourteen party tiles hit other players the moment someone draws them.

$15.99 checked at the retail partner that stocks our shelf

Rated 4.8 out of 5 by 3,282 players

Rules and details

Halloween Party box

Halloween Party

Someone drops a Trick-or-Treat tile in front of your grid, calls out the command, and your race stops until you obey.

$16.99 checked at the retail partner that stocks our shelf

Rated 4.6 out of 5 by 41 players

Rules and details

WildTiles box

WildTiles

Drawing a monkey tile unjams a grid by standing in for the exact letter you need.

$16.99 checked at the retail partner that stocks our shelf

Rated 4.8 out of 5 by 1,605 players

Rules and details

The Furglars box

The Furglars

Trade captured Furgles for gold bullion while defending your stash from rivals who roll hands to steal them back.

$17.99 checked at the retail partner that stocks our shelf

Rated 4.6 out of 5 by 69 players

Rules and details

Spiky Dastards box

Spiky Dastards

Hands collide over the middle of the table as everyone lunges for the right spiky figures the instant two cards flip.

$28.50 checked at the retail partner that stocks our shelf

Rated 4.2 out of 5 by 43 players

Rules and details

Not sure which box fits your table? Three questions sort it out.