Thursday, February 24, 2011

Discovery Bay Games Spooky Tales Review & Giveaway

My kids take after their mom when it comes to imagination. They are already writing stories and I can see them moving on to novels by the time they are in high school, just like I did. I love to encourage this type of creative activity. We also love our family game night.  And now, thanks to Discovery Bay Games and their exciting Spooky Tales Board Game, we can combine two of our favorite activities into one.

Spooky Tales is a unique game that not only teaches kids to use their imagination but also encourages them to practice their reading.  It comes with several stacks of playing cards. The cards will provide you with the beginning and ending to your scary story. Then you have tons other cards with words, actions, adjectives and more. Some of them involve things like "mutant zombies" and some could be something simple like "little sister". The trick is to take those words and use them to continue the story with no break in the storyline. The game also comes with tokens that you can use to "steal" someones turn if they can't think of a good line or get stuck. Whoever uses up all their cards first, including their ending card will win the round.



My two older children have been playing this game almost every night since it arrived, even when I can't play with them. I have been amazed at the creative, spooky, and sometimes hilarious scenarios they have come up with. While they have gotten stuck on a few of the words, once I read it to them once they remember it. So in addition to providing a good time, this game is also enhancing their vocabulary.  The game also comes with a cool flashlight that not only lights up but provides sound effects like screams and howls, which the kids and even the baby love playing with even when they aren't playing the game.

Spooky Tales is only one of dozens of amazing games you can find at Discovery Bay Games. They have challenging, funny, and original games for all ages, including adults. You can find their games online on Amazon and Drugstore.com  as well at Toys R Us and Game Daze. If you are looking for some unique games to spice up your family game night, Discovery Bay Games is a great place to start looking.



One lucky winner is going to receive a copy of Spooky Tales for their own little monsters.  To enter, you must visit Discovery Bay Games and tell me another game you would love to own. 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
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3) Blog about this giveaway with a link to New Age Mama and Discovery Bay Games(5 Entries)
4) Follow me on twitter and tweet this giveaway using the button at the top of this post (Daily)
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10) Become a fan of Discovery Bay Games on face book
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This giveaway will end at midnight on  3/15/11 and is open to the US only. The winner will be chosen via a random number generator. Thanks again to Discovery Bay Games 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.  Please note that I  am not responsible for the delivery of this prize and can not be held accountable if, for any reason, is it not received. Furthermore, I am in no way liable for any injuries that may result from the use or misuse of this product. ***

165 comments:

lolamichele said...

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