Friday, February 25, 2011

Synonyms Board Game Review & Giveaway


In our house its family game night every night. As long as homework and chores are done, I always try to find at least an hour to spend playing board games with the kids.  When we play so often its nice to have a variety of games to choose from. When those games are educational as well as fun, that is a bonus that is definitely worth looking into. One of the games I recently came across is called Synonyms, and its the perfect way to teach your children challenging word play while enjoying a fun and fast paced game.

Synonyms is a challenging word game that requires thought and interactive play.  Players race their pawns around the board and the first to collect all the letters of the word "SYNONYM" will be the winner. Each time a player rolls the dice, they will have to choose a card. Once you have selected your card, the timer is set and you will have to think of the designated number of synonyms to the word you choose.  If you succeed, you've earned a letter.  But there is a twist. A competitor can declare a challenge. If they can name more synonyms that you, they can steal your card.


Synonyms comes with more than 400 word cards, making for hours of game play. My kids loved it and I was amazed at the number of words they were able to come up with. While designed for children ages ten and older, my eight year old was able to play with no problems. Its a great way to keep them on their toes. It will especially come in handy in the summer to keep their minds fresh and active. If you have kids or tweens, this is a great game to add to your collection.

One lucky winner is going to receive their own copy of Synonyms. To enter, just visit their website 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) Follow my blog on friend connect
3) Blog about this giveaway with a link to New Age Mama and Snyomyms(5 Entries)
4) Follow me on twitter and tweet this giveaway using the button at the top of this post (Daily)
5) Become my friend on face book  or a fan of New Age Mama on Face Book (one entry each)
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9) Post this giveaway on any sweepstakes site, Mr Linky, or other networking website-leave the link where I can find it (1 entry each)
10) Become a fan of Synonyms on face book
11) Follow Synonyms on twitter

This giveaway will end at midnight on  3/16/11 and is open to the US only. The winner will be chosen via a random number generator. Thanks again to Synonyms 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. ***

187 comments:

Kimberly said...

I can buy it at Amazon
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sohamolina said...

I learned Derek Gaffney is the co-creator of SYNONYMS

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Katie said...

I learned that the company donates part of the sales from the board game to educational organizations and literacy programs. Very cool.
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pitufas_021 said...

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Gladys Parker said...

Lindergaff, LLc Sells 2 books and this game. They are located in San Jose California. They have in many magizines. They offer low cost items to organization to sell. They donate to literary programs.
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I learned that it's available on Amazon.com
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Kari said...

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Cheri said...

What a cool game! I learned that this company lets you sell this wonderful game at a discounted price as a fund raiser! :)

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I am a subscriber too!

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I follow Synonyms on Twitter through my business account of For Your Bug-a-Boo. :)

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I learned that you can buy the game at Amazon.com.
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bison61 said...

they also have cookbooks- Dancing Gourmet Cookbook sounds good

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That they sell their game on Amazon.

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i learned they also offer The Nutcracker Sweet book

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