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How To Play - GO BANANAS! CARD GAME
Availability: Usually
ships within 24 hours
Object of the
Game
The first player to
collect all the cards wins.
Set-Up
Shuffle the deck
and deal out all the cards equally to each player. (Place any
extra cards back in the box). Stack your cards face down in a pile
in front of you. (You will need both hands to slap in this game so
no holding cards in your hand!)
Game Play
In unison with the
other players, count "one, two, three," then draw the top card from your
pile and turn it face up in front of you, in the middle of the playing
area. (Make sure your cards are visible to everyone.)
Now, without taking turns, try to be the first player to spot and slap
two different piles containing one of the three following combinations:
Monkey Matching
Opposites
When you spot a red
(wild) monkey card and a blue (mild) monkey card showing the same number
of monkeys on top of two different piles, say. "Go Bananas!" and slap
the piles. The winner collects both piles of cards and puts them
un-shuffled at the bottom of his face down pile.
When you see two
opposite monkeys with the same number, be the first to slap the piles
and say, "Go Bananas!"
Gotcha Gators
Gators love to
catch monkeys! If a Gotcha Gator card appears at the same time as
either a red, wild monkey card or a blue, mild monkey card of the same
number, slap both piles, yell, "Gotcha Gator!" and collect all of the
cards.
Special Note:
The Wild Gotcha Gator card takes any monkey card, regardless of
color.
Banana
Mush-Match
A fresh banana and
a rotten banana on top of different piles make a match. When you
spot a banana mush-match, slap the piles and yell, "Splat!" Put
the piles of cards aside (out of play), and collect one card from each
player's draw pile.
Don't Slip!
If you become
overexcited and slap a pile by mistake or forget to say "Go Bananas" or
"Gotcha Gator" or "Splat" when you slap, you lose a card. Take the
top card from your face down pile and place it face up under one of the
piles in the middle of the playing area.
The End
If you lose all
your cards, you're out of the game. Leave your face up pile in
play as other players may still slap it if the top card matches another
card. Whoever ends up with all the cards wins.
Some games last
longer than others, so you might want to play with a time limit.
At the end of the designated time, everyone counts their cards.
The player with the most cards wins.
Notes
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In a two-player
game, split your cards into two face down piles before playing and turn
over both top cards every round.
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If there are no
matches in a round, all players start another round in unison by drawing
their top face down card and adding it to their face up piles.
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If two players slap
the piles at the same time, each player gets one of the two slapped
piles.
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It's possible that
there will be more than one pair of matches per round. However,
only the first match slapped wins.
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