Word-game enthusiasts may be familiar with Bananagrams. Created by a Rhode Island family, it's kind of like Scrabble, but without a board.
Tile letters come in a pouch shaped like a banana. The rules are different, too. Players race to build crosswords.
A Rhode Island family created this increasingly popular game. The company held its first Bananagrams tournament in the United States yesterday in Providence (the very first tournament took place last year in London).
Twelve elementary and middle school students made the final cut for the Bananagrams Challenge. We bring you this postcard from the tournament featuring CEO Rena Nathanson. She credits her late fatherAbraham, from Cranston, for coming up with the idea of Bananagrams.
Four Rhode Islanders were among the 12 finalists: Grant Culton, 4th grade, Hampden Meadows School, Barrington; Hope Gee, 6th grade, Archie R. Cole Middle School, East Greenwich; Julia Shellard, 5th grade, Oak Lawn Elementary, Cranston; and Jaida Tillinghast, 4th grade, George J. Peters, Cranston.
Nathonson plans to hold more tournaments in other U.S. regions. This year marks Bananagrams' 10th anniversary.
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