If you're looking to buy a Bananagrams game you do have a few choices.

There's the classic Bananagrams game that everyone has fallen in love with. Or if you want more letter choices get Bananagrams Jumbo with twice the number of pieces. Giving Bananagrams as a gift? Then think about giving Banagrams with an adorable banana leaf scorepad - keep track of up to 80 games. If you've got lots of Bananagram lovers then you mght want to buy the Double Bananagram Set. Lots of teachers love this option.

Want to play Bananagrams without spreading out tiles? Then get Bananagram: The Book. Written by the only three-time National Scrabble Champon Joe Edley, you're guaranteed hours of challenging fun.

This is the Bananagrams Game that started the latest word game craze.

Here's how you play. Take the 144 tiles out of the banana pouch and place them face down in the center of the table. For 2 to 4 players, each takes 21 tiles and begins to construct intersecting words, like a crossword puzzle -independently of the other players. These can be rearranged as many times as you like. When you've used up your 21 tiles, then you pull more from the center and keep working them in. Player with the most tiles used in words wins.

You can also get the basic Bananagram Game with a Banana Leaf scorebook - 40 pages each with room to score two games. This makes a really nice giftset for a famly.

If you have Spanish-speaking friends or just want to practice Spanish, there is a Spanish Bananagram game available. Wouldn't this be great in a Spanish language class!

With 288 tiles you have a lot of options with Bananagrams JUMBO. Two to four players can play for much longer, or start with more tiles. Or if you have a large family or group of friends more people can play. But of course the rules and fun are all the same! While some people may be very competitive, if I see a nice big, juicy word for someone, I can't help but tell them. If they want me to!

If you love all things Bananagram then you'll love keeping score with the Banana Leaf Score Pad. It's 40 pages long and each adorable yellow score sheet has room to score 2 Bananagram games. The score sheet measures 8.5 inches x 5.5 inches. There are even boxes to track special bonuses for most creative word or longest word.

BananaGrams The Official Book is written by the only three-time National Scrabble champion Joe Edley. It contains over 500 puzzles in 16 puzzle categories, including Banana Trees, where you build word grids based on a theme; Banana Splits, a collection of four quick anagram puzzles to be solved in rapid-fire style; Banana Leaves, with its 4-, 5-, 6- and 7-letter words; Banana Filling—what happens when you add a "K"?; and more.

So if you're someone who loves Will Shortz' puzzles, I think this will be a keeper.