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Friday, March 12, 2010
Review And Giveaway: "You've Been Sentenced " ENDED
I recently received some games from McNeill Designs. Which I was very excited about reviewing and offering one lucky reader a chance to win a set in a giveaway.
I was excited about this, because my family and I really love to play games. For the past 3 days we have been testing out these games. The games we got are "You've been Sentenced," including 5 add on decks:
Reader’s Digest National Word Power Challenge Deck
Sports Highlights Deck
Sci-fi and Fantasy
Pop Culture Deck
Gourmet Cuisine Deck
Also included was a fun card game called "Twisted Fish." and the "Wheel of Chore-ture.
Information about You've been sentenced:
The latest in the evolution of games, “You've been Sentenced!” is the first game in history to really turn making sentences into a very funny, playable, and challenging game. Using a unique word deck of pentagon shaped cards containing conjugations of funny words, famous names from throughout history, familiar places, and wild cards, players have to make grammatically correct and justifiable sentences. The real fun begins when players have to read their sentences out loud and explain what they mean to the rest of players. They form the jury and vote thumbs up or down on whether the sentence and justification stand and the points are scored. 540 cards with over 2,500 words insure billions of possible sentences so the game is never repetitive and has unlimited re-play value.
My take on the games:
We first played "Twisted Fish." Here's a picture of my daughter playing it. This is a fun game similar to Go Fish, but with a twist. She wants to play this again soon.
Last night my son, daughter and I all played "You've been sentenced." Here's my son getting his cards ready to play:
The kids really enjoyed playing this. And were really getting a kick out of making some very silly sentences. Any game that is fun and includes learning is great in my book. The kids liked it so much, they wanted to play again and weren't concerned about watching TV, playing video games, or anything else last night. So to me that says it all!
And don't forget the Wheel of Chore-ture. My daughter has been spinning this and has even been doing some chores using this.
Buy It: If you would like to purchase any of these products for yourself please visit McNeill Designs.
Win It: One lucky reader will win a complete set of these games. You've been sentenced, all 5 add on decks, Twisted Fish, and the Wheel of Chore-ture (approx. $80.00 value!)
Mandatory Entry: Visit McNeill Designs and tell me something interesting you found. Or simply tell me why you want to win these games.
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RULES: Giveaway is open to US Residents only. Giveaway ends March 26, 2010 11:59 PM EST. Winners will be chosen via Random.org. Must have valid email in blog profile or leave email in comments otherwise you will be disqualified. Winners will have 48 hrs. to confirm by email, If no confirmation in that time frame a new winner will be chosen.
Disclaimer: I received a complementary set of these games from my sponsor for the sole purpose of reviewing and offering a set in a giveaway. Receiving a complementary set in no way effected my review of these games. I received no monetary compensation for this post.
Our family loves playing games in the evenings, especially when we have company over. We always make sure we get at least one board game every Christmas and birthday. But, it's hard to find good games on a limited budget, so I'm always looking for alternative ways to add to our collection. All that to say, we would LOVE to win this! :)
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would love to win this to have for a game night with the boys!
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Would love to win this game set. My husband is laid off, and our family has been staying in making pizza and doing game nights...to save money and not feel so upset about not having the money to go out. Yesterday was my sons birthday, we had a few of his friends over and played with his nerf guns...no expensive party this year.
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I would love to in this for my grandkids~they would love it :-)
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i learned "You've Been Sentenced" went online and into classrooms with the help of Technology Based Learning and Research and Arizona Technology Enterprises.
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