Puerto Banana

About the game

What is Puerto Banana?

How bananas will your fellow players act in their quest for a bounty of bananas on their boat? Your goal in Puerto Banana is to be the first player to collect 200 bananas. Each player starts with 10 bananas, and the first lot up for bid is 10 bananas. You can secretly bid any amount for this lot — even far above 10 bananas! Players then reveal their bids, and if the player who bid the most would be able to--after adding the current lot first--pay the difference between their bid and the next highest bid, they pay this difference to whoever made the second-highest bid. If the winner cannot afford to pay this bonus, they lose all their stash. You then compare the player with the second-highest bid and the player with the third-highest bid, etc. Eventually either someone wins and pays their bid, or if nobody else can afford to pay then the player who bid lowest gets the lot for free. If bids are tied, players split the banana pot (or bonus). The next lot is for an amount of bananas equal to whoever has the most bananas. Continue to auction lots until someone has at least 200 bananas on their cargo ship, thereby winning the game.

How it plays

Mechanics

Questions players ask

Questions to bring to BoardGameBrain

• How do setup and the first turn work in Puerto Banana?
• When does scoring happen and what ends the game?
• How should the table resolve an unusual timing or rules interaction?