Thursday, October 29, 2009

Giveaway #2 for October 29th:(CLOSED)


A Copy of Great Games by Matthew Toone

I received a copy of this book from Matthew Toone. I think it is so much fun. It has 175 great game ideas--I plan on using them when I have birthday parties, when I need to plan a church activity, or if I ever return to the classroom as a teacher. My dad also loves to plan games and activities when his family comes home for the holidays. Therefore, I got him a copy of Great Games too.

Are you looking for family games, group games, or children's games and activities? Or are you planning a party, date night, family get-together, or a game night? This book includes hundreds of fun game and activity ideas for people of all ages, groups of all sizes, and there are games for every type of setting and category!

In addition, this books actually helps people everywhere save money - no game or activity costs any money to plan or participate in!

More importantly, the purpose of this book is to bring families together, create fun and meaningful memories, and provide wholesome entertainment for everyone!

DISCOUNT: Great Games is normally $25.95. However, for the readers of Give Away Today, it is 40% off, which makes it only $15.95! What a deal! To buy this fun book for you or someone you know, click here. They will ship to anyone around the world.

No matter where you reside, you can enter to win Great Games by Matthew Toone up to THREE times.

For one entry, leave your first and last name in a comment.
Example: Jane Doe

For a second entry, please visit Great Games website here. Click on "View Book" and then click on the front cover, and keep clicking until it brings you to the index. Look at all of the games that Matthew Toone has to offer. Once you have done this, return to Give Away Today and in a NEW comment tell us your first and last name and a game you would like to try from Great Games.
Example: Jane Doe: The Noun Game, King of the Dictionary, and Act the Adverb are all fun games I can play with my children. They have a good time, while they also learn something--perfect!

For a third entry, in a NEW comment tell us your first and last name and a game you loved to play as a child (or adult).
Example: Jane Doe: I loved playing "Kick the Can" as a child. As an adult I lvoe to play Wallyball.

The winner of Great Games by Matthew Toone will be announced Friday, October 30th. Please visit us then to see if you are our winner and to discover our new giveaway for the day. Thanks!

641 Comments:

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Vickie said...

Vickie Palmer - Love Scrabble, Hate Monopoly.

Ashley said...

Ashley Harper; Catch Phrase is one of our family favorites

Jessica said...

Jessica Nye: As a child I really liked Mountain Cricket and as an adult I really love any game! If I can get people to sit down and play a game, I'm happy! Some faves would have to be Puerto Rico, Settlers of Catan and Ticket to Ride.

The Lucksters said...

Kellie Jorgensen-Fo' Shizzle My Nizzle Fo sure.

Megan said...

Megan Foote

I would like to play Mafia

The Lucksters said...

Kellie Jorgensen-I love Yatzee.

Megan said...

Megan Foote

A game I loved as a child was Electronic Detective!

Ashley said...

ashley Harper: I'm always happy to learn new card games

Shelley said...

Shelley Rollins- I loved playing kicball as a kid and sardines

Shelley said...

Shelley rollins- Bottom Ball looks fun

Kristin said...

kristin stout

Anonymous said...

sarah narramore

Anonymous said...

sarah narramore: i loved playing ghost in the graveyard. It is kind of like hide and seek but tons more fun!

Emily Hayes said...

Emily Hayes

Emily Hayes said...

Emily Hayes: all the games looked so fun- I think my husband would love the words games.

jeanine said...

Jeanine Crane; Sweedish Bowling sounded interesting... I need this book for my family and for the Youth at church!!!

Emily Hayes said...

Emily Hayes: as a kid we always played the abc game in the car- we could never beat my mom.

jeanine said...

Jeanine Crane: we used to love playing Mafia when we were in high school... now my husband and I enjoy a good game of trivial pursuit after the kids have gone to bed

We Krazy Knuts said...

Sheri Knutson.
I don't know what it is, but fo' shizzle my nizzle sounds like it would be fun!

We Krazy Knuts said...

Sheri Knutson. My siblings and I loved playing Statue our in the front yard.

Anonymous said...

Melanie Rogers

Rachel said...

Rachel Cultice

skizzerliz said...

liz Wilkinson

ACReviews said...

Ashley Camp: I would like to play Duel of Words

ACReviews said...

Ashley Camp: My favorite game was/is Pretty, Pretty Princess!

Jess said...

Jessica Martin

Jackie Nelson said...

Jackie Nelson

Kimberly said...

Kimberly Pueblo: I'd like to try Square of Chaos

Lisa said...

Lisa Boshell: I loved playing capture the flag and sardines.

Kimberly said...

Kimberly Pueblo: I used to play human bowling: one person on roller skates down the driveway into empty garbage cans...it was so much fun!

Jackie Nelson said...

Jackie Nelson-How would your partner answer

Jackie Nelson said...

Jackie Nelson- as a kid my favorite game was chinese jumprope

Lisa said...

Lisa Kros: I loved to play four-square

Lisa said...

Lisa Kros: I would love to learn Square of Chaos

Erica said...

Erica Bybee: frisbee baseball sounds fun!

Erica said...

Erica Bybee: Capture the flag

jules said...

julie reneer

Anonymous said...

Kiersten Davis

chromiumman said...

christopher harner

Heather W. said...

Heather Ward
Fo shizzle my nizzle

Heather W. said...

Heather Ward
I use to always play Hide n Seek of course ..
and cops and robbers.

Kim H said...

Kim Hancock: I want to try Octopus.

Kim H said...

Kim Hancock: We used to play red light, green light.

Melissa said...

Melissa Duran

Crissa Pollmann Robertson said...

Crissa Robertson: I would like to try the InchyPinchyWinchy

Crissa Pollmann Robertson said...

Crissa Robertson: I loved playing Clue!

Anonymous said...

Mari Anne Lambert

Melanie Howe said...
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Lori said...

Lori Mineer: Books and Runs

Anonymous said...

Mari Anne Lambert: my daughter and son-in-law helped out at our Halloween carnival last night - they were great!

Laura said...

Laura Wilkinson: Bum (card Game)

Jess said...

Jessica Hutchings: How does your partner answer? sounds like an interesting and fun game.

Jess said...

Jessica Hutchings: I loved playing Nerts (a fast action card game).

Lori said...

Loti Mineer: anything calle dfor shizzle my nizzle must be fun

Anonymous said...

Anne Scalarone

Adam and Sarah said...

Sarah Freitas
Fo' Shizzle My Nizzle -- no idea what it is, of course -- but it sounds funny and fun. :)

Anonymous said...

Anne Scalarone: I would try the human knot game, might get pretty complicated with our huge family though :)

Adam and Sarah said...

Sarah Freitas
I loved Ghost in the Graveyard as a kid. The best!

Anonymous said...

Anne Scalarone: As a kid I loved to play Red Rover with every kid in the neighborhood.

Alyssa said...

Alyssa Young: I loved to play sardines.

Amy said...

Amy Bethers: No bears are out to night

Amy said...

Amy Bethers: OCtupus

Blain & Britney Young said...

Britney Young:Fo' Shizzle My Nizzle

Blain & Britney Young said...

Britney Young: I loved playing hide in seek.

Aspen said...

Aspen Casper: tetherball

Aspen said...

Aspen Casper: Fo' Shizzle My Nizzle (just for the name alone!)

Heather H said...

Heather Haslam ~ I loved playing hide n go seek at my friend Christy's house in the dark.

kristib said...

Kristi Brown

Emilee said...

Emilee Hunter

kristib said...

Kristi Brown: I loved playing thimble. I just introduced it to my boys and they thought it was hilarious!

Emilee said...

Emilee Hunter: I'm totally wanting to try Fo' Shizzle My Nizzle

Emilee said...

Emilee Hunter: The first game that came to my mind was Kick the Can. We played that all summer long as children!

Anonymous said...

Raelyn Anderson

Heather K said...

Heather King: The human bowling game.

Heather K said...

Heather King: I used to play capture the flag with all the neighborhood kids.

Anonymous said...

Raelyn Anderson - Probably Guess that movie, my kids are great at that

Anonymous said...

Raelyn Anderson - I loved playing taxi on our bikes we would end up on different corners all over the neighborhood

megan said...

Megan Talmadge

The Mayne's said...

RuthAnn Mayne-Whatever you do don't smile.

The Mayne's said...

RuthAnn Mayne-I loved played sardines (like hide and seek)

Anonymous said...

Amy Green

Anonymous said...

Amy Green: My family's favorite was Taboo

megan said...

megan talmadge

Veronique said...

Veronique Singh-Psychiatrist sounds intriguing

Veronique said...

Veronique Singh- I loved playing Chinese Jumprope and now, I love playing Pictionary

Unknown said...

Sarah Bradley

Unknown said...

Sarah Bradley: I have no clue how to play but Big Booty sounds like my kind of game!

Unknown said...

Sarah Bradley: I liked to play Kerplunk. Trust me, it's fun.

Lindsey said...

Lindsey Wells

Lindsey said...

Lindsey Wells: Fo' Shizzle my Nizzle sounds fun and interesting

Lindsey said...

Lindsey Wells: I like to play any kind of game, I mostly enjoy watching people and the interactions.

Becky J. said...

Becky Jensen

Becky J. said...

Becky Jensen: Slammers and Creepers sounds fun

Becky J. said...

Becky Jensen: I loved playing German spotlight outside with my sibs and all the neighbor kids.

amy said...

Amy Horsburgh- curious about Big Booty game!

amy said...

Amy Horsburgh- my favorite game is Cranium!

alli said...

Allison Price

alli said...

Allison Price: Noun Game

alli said...

Allison Price: My favorite game is Cranium.

Bombtastic Belle said...

Melissa Nunley
I'd do team charades

Bombtastic Belle said...

Melissa Nunley
red light green light was always a a favorite as a kid

Vee said...

Brookeh Call

Candace said...

Candace Willard

Vee said...

Brookeh Call: I would like to try "whatever you do don't smile" with my girls. I think it would be hilarious.

Vee said...

Brookeh Call: My friends and I loved to play a variation of spoons (using forks and knives) growing up.

Andrea, Mrs. said...

Andrea Hales: Reckless Dress-up--cuz I like to dress up recklessly!

Andrea, Mrs. said...

Andrea Hales: Hand & Foot (the card game)

Brockett's said...

melissa brockett-reckless dress up......doesn't that sounds fun?

Brockett's said...

melissa brockett-I loved playing dodge-ball on the trampoline.

Catherine said...

Catherine Tanner: we loved to play sardines and murder in the dark, now we like settlers!

Nichole said...

Nichole Parrish

Nichole said...

Nichole Parrish: I want to try "Traps"

Nichole said...

Nichole Parrish: I love the game Settlers of Cataan

Anonymous said...

Allison Phillips

Rachel said...

Rachel Chamberlain

Megan said...

Megan Rinke

Rachel said...

Rachel Chamberlain: I think I would never and How would your partner answer? sound really fun.

Megan said...

Megan Rinke: My favorite was Steal the Flag... I could always run faster than the boys!

Rachel said...

Rachel Chamberlain: I loved playing clue when I was a kid.

Anonymous said...

Tracee Larson

Anonymous said...

Gale Clement

Spencer and Melina said...

Melina Maughan

Spencer and Melina said...

Melina Maughan: wrekless dress up sounds interesting!

CL said...

Cheryl-Lynn Adams: How would your partner answer?

Spencer and Melina said...

Melina Maughan: my fav game is Pounce

Suzanne said...

Suzanne Stewart

CL said...

Cheryl-Lynn Adams: I loved to play the animal game

The Sanderson Fam said...

Erin Sanderson

The Sanderson Fam said...

Erin Sanderson- My family are PIT addicts!

Anonymous said...

jessica hammond

Anonymous said...

jessica hammond: i loved to play checkers with my Dad

Anonymous said...

Ashlie Cowley

Anonymous said...

Ashlie Cowley: The game Fo' Shizzle my Nizzle sounds interesting...

Anonymous said...

Ashlie Cowley: I like to play a dice game we call 10,000

RodR said...

Rod Roberts

Jennye Harding said...

Jennye Harding

Jennye Harding said...

Jennye Harding: I loved to play No Bears are Out Tonight...we would get the entire neighborhood involved and run up and down everyones backyards.

Anonymous said...

Elaine Abbott

Anonymous said...

Elaine Abbott: I think the "Whatever you do, don't smile" game would be fun.

Jennye Harding said...

Jennye Harding: I would try "whatever you do don't smile"

Tammy said...

tammy ward

Tammy said...

tammy ward- charade drawing

Tammy said...

tammy ward- mouse trap

Anonymous said...

sara mendenhall

Callen and Kellie said...

Kellie Bagley

Callen and Kellie said...

Kellie Bagley
Fo Shizzle my nizzle????

Callen and Kellie said...

Kellie Bagley
I loved playing rich man poor man

Brittany said...

Brittany McMullen

brittanym112 at gmail dot com

Erin said...

Erin Engler

Brittany said...
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Brittany said...

Brittany McMullen
I liked to play dodge ball capture the flag when I was a child.

brittanym112 at gmail dot com

Brittany said...

Brittany McMullen

I would like to try big booty. Sounds funny.

brittanym112 at gmail dot com

Karyn said...

Karyn Ormston

Karyn said...

Karyn Ormston: memory (my daughter loves to play this)

Karyn said...

Karyn Ormston: I used to love playing hide and seek

Landon, Dana and Julien said...

Dana Garner
I like the act the adverb game

Landon, Dana and Julien said...

Dana Garner
My favorite game that I played when I was little was Round House

Natalie A. said...

Natalie Ahotaeiloa

Natalie A. said...

Natalie Ahotaeiloa, I'd like to try Sheer Deception.

Natalie A. said...

Natalie Ahotaeiloa, I always liked Hide and Seek, Tag, and Kick ball!

vicki said...

vicki newby

Erin said...

Erin South

Anonymous said...

Sally Dean: Don't spell a word sounds interesting. It looks like this book covers every one ever made. I have a WAY old game book I's like to compare.

Anonymous said...

Sally Dean:

Anonymous said...

Sally Dean: I loved tetherball.

Anonymous said...

Chelsea Gibby

Anonymous said...

Chelsea Gibby, love mormon bridge, rook, mother may I

Anonymous said...

Fo Shizzle my nizzle, Chelsea Gibby

Anonymous said...

Teresa Johnson : Emotions

Anonymous said...

Teresa Johnson : Cigarette Tag

Anonymous said...

Teresa Johnson

lil misses' mama said...

Ashley Culbertson

lil misses' mama said...

Ashley Culbertson: I have no idea what this game would entail, but the title sure sounds interesting: fo shizzle my nizzle!

lil misses' mama said...

Ashley Culbertson: I loved playing capture the flag with our youth group!

Hayley Locke said...

Hayley Locke

Jake and Lauren said...

Lauren Packard

Jake and Lauren said...

Lauren Packard: I like the game fo shizzle

Jake and Lauren said...

Lauren Packard: I loved making forts with my brother

Dalling Family said...

Katie Dalling

Dalling Family said...

Katie Dalling
I loved playing Sardines - kinda the opposite of Hide and Seek. www.katescraftcorner.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

Laurie Underwood

Anonymous said...

Laurie Underwood: The first game that caught my eye....Fo Shizzle my Nizzle! Okay!

Anonymous said...

Laurie Underwood: When I was in kindergarten, my friends and I would play S.W.A.T. team during nap time - we would crawl all over the floor and pretend we were sneaking around...I was a total tomboy!

Anonymous said...

Lori Johnson

Anonymous said...

Lori Johnson: I would like to try intellectually rambunctious.

Anonymous said...

Lori Johnson: One of my favorite games has always been nertz.

The Taylor LIfe said...

Christin Taylor

The Taylor LIfe said...

Christin Taylor: I loved to play red rover red rover.

Jinxy and Me said...

C Duran

Sarah said...

Sarah Tadje

Sarah said...

Sarah Tadje: My favorite game used to be capture the flag.

Sarah said...

Sarah Tadje: I would like to try fo shizzle my nizzle cause it has a cool name.

busymama said...

Brandi Campbell

busymama said...

Brandi Campbell: I loved playing red rover as a child & love playing ultimate rock, scissors, paper with our family and neighbors now!

b.liz said...

Beth Thompson

Anonymous said...

Katrina Brush

Anonymous said...

Katrina Brush: We loved to play Annie I Over

Connie said...

Connie Thatcher

Connie said...

Connie Thatcher:I love monopoly!

Jinii said...

Jinii Boren

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