Thursday, March 11, 2010

You've Been Sentenced, Twisted Fish, and Wheel of Chore-ture Review & Giveaway


My family and I love to play card games and board games. Every night after dinner, as long as homework and chores are done, we all sit down together for an hour to play a game. I really think it helps to bring our family closer together.  Thanks to The Product Review Place and McNeill Designs my family and I were given the chance to try out a few fun games.


The first game we tried out is "You've Been Sentenced". You can  choose ten cards with different words on them. The object of the game is to make sentences that actually make sense with those words. If  someone thinks the sentence doesn't make sense, then each side has to argue their point and whichever players are not involved in the debate become the jury and determine who is right. 


I think me and my husband had more fun than the kids. He kept making crazy sentences and I had to call him out.  Here is a sample of one of our sentences "Sugar Robinson left Superior Scott flashing the cat-like Frank Sinatra."  My daughter made that one with a little help from me. I think this is a great game that encourages kids to read. With lots of add-on decks, the game will  never get old. Some of the words were a little challenging for my kids, but as long as their is a grown up playing to help a little, that shouldn't be a problem.



Next we tried out the "Twisted Fish" card game. Fish has always been one of our favorites, but this game is a new twist on an old classic. They have some extra cards called zingers that allow you to do things like ask for an extra card or deny a player a card they asked for even if you have it.  The artwork on the cards is fun and creative. This one is easy enough that my kids can play on their own if they want to.


Lastly, we received the Wheel of Chore-ture. I never thought my kids would not only willingly to their chores, but volunteer to do them. But with the Wheel of Chore-Ture hanging on the fridge, each night both kids want to take a spin to see which chore they will have to do. This is something every parent needs to have!

One very lucky winner is going to receive all the items I received to review. That includes the original You've Been Senteced Board Game and all the add-on decks, The Twisted Fish Card Game, and the Wheel of Chore-Ture. That's a $78 value!   To enter, visit McNeill Designs and tell me something you learned. For additional entries, you can do any of the following, but you must complete this initial entry first.  Any entries that do not follow these guidelines will be deleted.



1)Subscribe to my blog by email
2) Subscribe to my feed
3) Follow my blog on friend connect
4) Blog about this giveaway with a link to New Age Mama and McNeil Designs.(5 Entries)
5) Follow me on twitter and tweet this giveaway-Include @gabbylowe and leave the link in your commnet (Once a day)
6) Become my friend on Face Book
7) Become my friend of Myspace
8) Comment on any non-giveaway post (1 entry per comment)
9) Enter one of my other giveaways (You can enter as many as you want, but only one bonus entry)
10) Grab my button and tell me where I can find it


This giveaway will end at midnight on 4/1/10 and is open to the US only. The winner will be chosen via a random number generator. Thanks again to McNeil Designs for offering this great prize!








***Please note that I received no form of monetary compensation for this post. I did receive a sample of the product to try in order to write a fair and honest review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own and were not influenced in any way. ***

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