Hasbro Ji Ga Zo Puzzle Game Review

I like puzzles but don't like to do the same one over and over. I found a way to spend less money on puzzles and a way to do any picture you want for your puzzle! It's called Ji Ga Zo, and it's from Hasbro!  This unique puzzle game allows you to upload your favorite photo, create a map as a guide to do the puzzle, then get to work!




Ji Ga Zo, a revolutionary new product, allows you to use photos to create personalized puzzles. In fact, you can use the same 300 pieces in the puzzle to make virtually any image – a child, spouse, friend, pet or celebrity! Each game comes with CD-Rom software to convert any image into a puzzle map of symbols and colors. The map is then used to transform the sepia-colored pieces into your image. Since the puzzle is assembled based on a custom map, the image can be changed, the map updated and the pieces reshuffled for hours and days of fun!

I really wish you all could see just how cool this is in person.  It's so much fun to upload your photo, print out the assembly map, then put together your puzzle!  And the kids thought it was so cool to be able to see themselves as a puzzle! I couldn't believe how this worked, and thought it was the best puzzle I have ever seen! I won't have to buy puzzles anymore, since I can use this one over and over!  I was really glad to be able to try this out! Buy Ji Ga Zo for just $24.99 from Hasbro by clicking here!

I was not compensated for this post. I was given the above mentioned product in exchange for a review on my blog.  All opinions are honest and 100% my own.  Photos from Hasbro.

Hasbro Family Game Night/Tombstone Pizza Promotion

To help ensure that FAMILY GAME NIGHT is fun and carefree, Hasbro and TOMBSTONE® Pizza are teaming up this month to give you FREE (up to $7.01) TOMBSTONE Pizza with the purchase of a new game. For a limited time, pick up ANY Hasbro game at your local retailer, then visit the "Special Offer" tab at FamilyGameNight.com to download a mail in offer form to receive a coupon for a FREE (up to $7.01) TOMBSTONE Pizza. Whether you choose MONOPOLY or SCRABBLE, Original or Garlic Bread, head to your local retailer before this offer ends on April 30. Visit them at FamilyGameNight.com or on Facebook for more information and full offer details.

5 Ways to help your family de-stress with Hasbro!!

One of your goals this year may be to bring your family closer together! Nothing could be better than Family Game Night!! Relationship expert Karen Deerwester reminds us that “laughter is the foundation for a resilient, happy family. In this fast-paced time of year, Family Game Nights renew families and encourage us to be our best and have fun!”

Deerwester suggests five ways that games can help families de-stress during this time of year:

1. Don’t over-schedule. Choose a night that works for the entire family and enjoy un-plugged fun with Hasbro games
2. Give yourself a break and plan for a takeout dinner to save time for games during Family Game Night
3. Get the children involved by having them choose games -- they’ll be excited to participate!
4. Bring home new games to inspire unexpected fun
5. Reward the family for playing by giving special awards, privileges and treats

Looking for a great game for you Family Game Night? The frenzied fun of Hasbro card games reaches a new level in 2011 with the introduction of the NEW Ratuki card game. With Ratuki, families will enjoy card-slamming fun as they race to complete runs of five with numbered cards represented by Roman numerals, numbers and dice. Players will feel a rush of excitement as they try to be the first to slam down their cards and collect the most cards in the group.

I got the chance to review Ratuki on my blog!! This game is lots of fun! Fast paced and exciting, you will love this game! I love games that go quick because no matter how much time you have, you can usually get a game in!  It is really easy to play and fun for everyone!  Build piles of cards from 1 to 5, but watch out: it’s a card-slamming frenzy! Be the first to slam a 5 on the top of the deck, shout “Ratuki!” and the cards are yours.  Find Ratuki at a store near you! Click here out find out where to buy it!!

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I was given a sample of Ratuki to review on my blog from Hasbro!  I was not obligated to give a positive review.  Photos and info from Hasbro!

December Savings from Hasbro Games

The final countdown to the holiday season has begun! During this festive time of year, it is always important to remember that one of the best gifts is time spent together as a family. Relationship expert Karen Deerwester reminds us that “laughter is the foundation for a resilient, happy family. In this fast-paced time of year, Family Game Nights renew families and encourage us to be our best and have fun!”
With busy holiday schedules, Deerwester suggests five ways that games can help families de-stress during this time of year:

1. Don’t over-schedule. Choose a night that works for the entire family and enjoy un-plugged fun with Hasbro games
2. Give yourself a break and plan for a takeout dinner to save time for games during Family Game Night
3. Get the children involved by having them choose games -- they’ll be excited to participate!
4. Bring home new games to inspire unexpected fun
5. Reward the family for playing by giving special awards, privileges and treats

If you have gifts to check off on your holiday shopping list or are in search for fun entertainment as your family gathers during the yuletide season, look no further than the game aisle. On December 5, check inside your USA Weekend to find exclusive coupons offering $5 off a great selection of Hasbro games including brands that you know and love, such as Scrabble, Twister, Trivial Pursuit, Sorry!, Pictureka!, and more. And starting December 6, visit www.familygamenight.com to access these coupons online.

I have a partnership with Hasbro and they asked me to share this post. I was not compensated for doing so.

Hasbro Family Game Night!

Game Night Get-Togethers
While we love keeping you up to date on Hasbro’s latest and greatest games for your kids and families, we wanted to be sure we kept you in the loop on Hasbro’s game eerings for adults, too. As the temperature cools and we begin to hibernate indoors, game nights are a perfect excuse for adults to get together for a night of fun and laughs.

Pick the night, grab some snacks and drinks, and have a selection of games that will be fun for the whole group close by. Hasbro’s collection of adult party games will have your guests up and out of their seats in no time, and by the end of the night they’ll have their calendars out to plan their next game night!

Hasbro’s Game Night games include:

• Trivial Pursuit: Bet You Know It
• Cranium
• Electronic Catch Phrase
• Pictionary
• Taboo
• The Game of Things…
• Scattergories

You can learn more about these games here.
Some of our favorite suggestions for the perfect Game Night menu:

• Make-Your-Own Pizza. Get the dough in the freezer section of your grocery or buy uncooked dough at your local pizza place, and put out a bunch of toppings. Pick up some wine and sodas and then sit back while your guests assemble their own pizzas.
• Finger Foods. Wine and cheese, and maybe some pigs in a blanket! Easy to eat finger food is always a good bet for game nights.
• Dessert and champagne. Who needs a main course when there is chocolate on the menu?
• Chips, Dip and “BYOB”. Each guest brings a chip and dip pairing, and their beverage of choice. It doesn’t get much easier than that!

Just in time for the holidays, Hasbro wants to help you stock your game closet. Find a coupon for $5.00 OFF the new Trivial Pursuit: Bet You Know It at www.trivialpursuit.com and pick up the game at a local retailer before your Thanksgiving festivities. We know you remember Trivial Pursuit, but we BET you don’t know THIS version!  Trivial Pursuit: Bet You Know It is a laid-back, party-perfect edition that is sure to make your festivities a success!
And be sure to check out the Game Night Fun page on Facebook for some more Game Night ideas and information! www.facebook.com/GameNightFun
How to Keep the “Happy” in “Happy Thanksgiving”
Thanksgiving kicks off a fun and festive time of year that often involves busy, crowded households.
To keep kids and adults happily occupied during the Thanksgiving weekend, try setting up Pictureka!: Disney Edition in a central location in the house and let family play throughout the holiday weekend. Everyone can take turns searching for Nemo, Woody, Mickey, Mulan and friends in the fun Pictureka! style.

THIS POST WAS A VOLUNTARY POST TO SHARE THE GREAT OFFERINGS FROM OUR PARTNER AT HASBRO.

Hasbro Family Game Night: Trivial Pursuit Bet U Know It & Trivial Pursuit+Giveaway (3 winners!)

I'm the kinda mom who would rather stay in, put the kids to bed, have a drink or two and play a game with a few good friends. Who needs to be out at the bars when you can have a few close friends over for good drinks and lots of laughs? I love to play Hasbro games on our game nights, whether it is Family Game Night or girls night!  I think Family Game Night is important because it is a wholesome way to bring your family together and do something fun! This is a great activity for any family, and Hasbro offers so many great games to make your Family Game Night perfect!

Recently I got together with my husband's sister and our very close friend for a night full of fun! We played Trivial Pursuit Bet You Know It and were surprised at how it went! We all thought the person with the most questions answered right would end up winning. The beauty of the Bet You Know it edition is that you can be the one who doesn't get any of the questions right and you can still win!  My sister in law ended up buying most of her wedges, and she won the game!

Product Description:
Bet You Know It edition is the most inclusive and exciting version of TRIVIAL PURSUIT yet, where players don't have to know all the answers to win - but they do need to know their friends!  TRIVIAL PURSUIT: Bet You Know It edition introduces high stakes betting to trivia, where players bet on whether or not their opponents know the answer. Guess correctly and players will earn chips that can be used to buy wedges -- or they can earn wedges by answering questions correctly on their turn. On each turn players are able to choose their favorite from one of four rotating topic cards in the specially designed "Mixologist" envelope. So, players may answer a GEOGRAPHY question about Dogs, Breakfast, Broadway, or Jingles. TRIVIAL PURSUIT "Bet You Know It" cards have 1,800 fresh questions which also feature a variety of new styles including images and multiple choice.  With a chance to earn a wedge on every turn - victory is that much closer!

We loved this game so much!  We had so much fun laughing at the crazy impossible questions and hilarious responses we would come up with.  The game did take quite a while to play, I think almost 2 hours.  We also didn't read ALL the directions, so we weren't aware of the limit on how much you can bet at a time until later on in the game.  But still, it was alot of fun and is now our  new favorite game. I had to do a bit of coaxing to get my friend to play at first, but she was super into it very quickly! There are a variety of genress and some pretty funny topics!  This game will be a great way to spend time with anyone 16 and over!!

I also got to try Trivial Pursuit Steal:

STEAL is the perfect trivia game if you have just 15 minutes to spare.  This fast-paced game is the first ever Trivial Pursuit card game that combines questions and answers with the strategy of winning your wedges by stealing your opponents' - all in a quick-play card game.

This game is perfect for me and the hubby to play, since it is hard to have time to play a long time together. It is fun to be able to win by stealing from your opponent, makes for an entertaining game.  The questions are just about the same as a regular game, and I am all about trivia games!  Steal can be quick too, once you get the hang of it and learn how to strattegize! I love that even if you don't get all your questions you can still win the game! This makes it more fun for someone who doesn't always do well at trivia games!  And I also loved that it was a card game, which means easy to take with you anywhere and no little pieces to lose!

And now 3 of you can play Trivial Pursuit Steal too! Here is how to enter to win your own Steal game from Hasbro!!:

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Contest begins now and ends December 3, 2010 at 11:59 PM PST. Winner will be selected via Random.org and will be notified by email. Winner must respond within 48 hours or forfeits prize. 
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  Hasbro provided my blog with samples to review and also prizes for the giveaway on my blog.  I was not under any obligation to write a positive review. Some photos from Hasbro

Taking Family Game Night on the Road! Review and Giveaway!

Family game night is a great way to keep your family close and have fun together! And there are great games for any age group! Hasbro knows that families travel alot, and so to take the fun of some of your favorite games on the go, they have created some great new card games!!


I got to try out three of them: Sorry Revenge, Yahtzee Hands Down and Mille Bornes Card Game.  Here is a bit about each one!


Sorry Revenge:

Win the race to flip all of your pawn cards home and sweet revenge is yours! Take turns to play number and action cards to change the play pile’s total. Get the pile to 21 without going bust to get one of your pawn cards home. But watch out – someone could play a SORRY! card and steal your win!

Includes 109 cards, 1 reminder card and instructions. For 2 to 4 players.

Ages 6 and up.

This game is a fun alternative to the regular Sorry! game, and is really easy to learn how to play! It gets everyone excited and involved, and is great for many families!

Yahtzee Hands Down:

Keep your wits about you and your eye on the cards! Collect dice cards to make classic combinations: 3 of a kind, 4 of a kind, small straight, large straight, full house and YAHTZEE! Re-roll by discarding cards you don’t need and taking a chance on new ones. But here’s the twist – pit your hand against another player’s. Score high and win the Combo card points. It’s great YAHTZEE fun in a card game!

Includes 12 combo cards, 12 chance cards, 84 dice cards, 1 starter card, 1 reminder card, 1 combo sheet and instructions.

For 2 to 6 players.

Ages 8 and up.

I love the original Yahtzee! This game is a fun twist and it makes it a refreshing new game while still a bit like the original! Also easier to keep the pieces, since you don't have a bunch of dice to keep track of!

And also I played Mille Bornes Card Game!

Put your foot down… it’s time to play MILLE BORNES! Play distance cards and speed towards the finish line, or put the brakes on your opponent with nasty hazards! Drive carefully, because they’ll be playing hazards on you too. Out of gas? Play a Gasoline card. Got in an accident? Play your Repairs card. Be the first player to travel 1000 miles and win!

Includes 115 cards, instructions and scoresheet.

For 2, 3, 4 or 6 players.

Ages 8 and up.

I had never heard of or played this game before, but I was so excited to try it out! This was definitely my favorite, because not only are you playing to stay alive, but you are trying to set your opponent back too!  This game is fun no matter if you have 2 or 6 players! What a great way to pass the time!

Hasbro would like to help your family have your own Family Game Night with these great card games!! Here is how you can win!:

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Contest begins now and ends August 26, 2010 at 11:59 PM PST. Winners will be selected via Random.org and will be notified by email. Winners must respond within 48 hours or forfeits prize. Good luck!

Hasbro provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product

Family Game Night Giveaway!!

Hasbro is the place to find great family games!!!  And I would rather play games with my kids than let them sit in front of the t.v. all day!!  I was super excited to try the game Pictureka!

Product Details:

Find it fast!  Find it first!  Pictureka! is the exciting game of visual hide & seek.  Collect the most mission cards to win! Place the 9 game board tiles on the table in a 3 x 3 grid.  Players than take turns rolling the dice, selecting a mission card and trying to find objects fast or first.  Three different card decks keep the game exciting -- players either have to find a matching image or objects that fall into a category like "things that can fly".  And watch out, the gameboard can change on any turn -- special mission cards instruct players to turn over, rotate or switch one of the 9 gameboard tiles.  In this game its finders keepers: you get the card if you find the object fast or first.  Collect enough cards to win, and you're the Pictureka! champ!

My girls and I had a blast searching for all the silly things on the boards!! We even made a simpler version for the littlest one by removing the time limits, and simply taking turns searching for what the card asked!

This popular picture finding game is bringing family and friends together for fun for all ages! The games says 8 and up, but like I said we made up our own version for my 2 and 4 year old.  The cards are even in spanish and english, so its great for anyone, and even helpful in teaching a 2nd language!!

Hasbro offers lots of other great games!! Here are a few of my favorites!!:

PRETTY PRETTY PRINCESS Disney Princess Cinderella Edition Game

Battleship

Scrabble Slam

Where to Buy?

Click Here to find out where to buy all of your favorite Hasbro games!! 

You can win your own Pictureka! game!! Here is how to enter!!:

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Contest begins now and ends May 13, 2010 at 11:59 PM PST.  Winner will be selected via Random.org and will be notified by email. Winner must respond within 48 hours or forfeits prize.  Good luck!

Hasbro  provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose.  Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product. Hasbro will also be providing the winner with a product. Photos from Hasbro