
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,276
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Airship City
- 3–4 players
- 75–120 min
- Complexity 3.2/5
- 2018

2022
Rules assistance for BANANINE
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
For 2 players

What would you like to know?
Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
BANANINE is a board game released in 2022 for 2–5 players, 10 minutes per game, and ages 6 and up. It was designed by Masaki Suga (須賀 正樹) and its main mechanics are Hand Management.
In Bananine, you will compete to collect banana cards with quantities ranging from 1 to 9. On your turn, take one stack of banana cards from the banana market and add them to your storeroom. Then choose banana cards from your hand with a total quantity equal to that of the cards you took and place them in the banana market. Before ending your turn, stack the cards in the banana market by quantity. If a stack’s total quantity is 10 or more, discard that stack. At the end of the game, score each quantity of banana card separately. The player who has the most banana cards of a given quantity in their storeroom will score points for it. -description from designer
BANANINE supports 2–5 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for BANANINE is 10 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists BANANINE for ages 6 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
BANANINE belongs to these categories: Card Game. Its main mechanics are Hand Management. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of BANANINE are: Masaki Suga (須賀 正樹). These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists BANANINE as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.