Friday, March 26, 2010

100 Days in the USA ~ Giveaway! CLOSED

Updated-Congratulations Laura #21-you won!

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Way back when we had our 1000 Subscribers Celebration, I was sent 2 awesome games from Out of the Box . The first one, Backseat Drawing-I reviewed here {we still love it}. The next one, 10 Days in the USA-I saved until now as Pac Man is a bit older and it is more of an advanced game.

You can read the rules of this unique game here, and some modifications for younger kids here. This is a game that I will need to play with Pac Man for quite awhile, and we have yet to get Dad involved but I am sure he will whoop us all.

This game takes tons of focus and strategic thinking, even my brain was tired {in a good way}. It is recommended for ages 10 and up, Pac Man is almost 8. We just played it in a modified way and worked togetherer and it was awesome. I could really see his brain working as he explored the different ways to create a travel plan that would work for him.IMG_1120

It is an awesome game, the board alone is wonderful as a teaching tool itself even without the game! You could easily just use the board and cards to find the states! In our version of play this day, Pac man won the game!

Here’s the view of how Pac Man won {and yes, the cat helped a ton}…

Start in Texas, walk to LA {since it borders TX}, fly to GA {since they’re both blue}, drive to MO{since they share a bordering state}, walk to IA, drive to ND, walk to MT.IMG_1127

They also have different versions of this game, {Europe, Asia, Africa}, and so many other great learning games on their site, we love Apples to Apples also!

Would you like to win 10 Days in the USA???


Mandatory Entry…

Visit Out of the Box Games and tell me one other game that you like after you browse around their site a bit. Leave the name of the game in your 1st comment!

After you do that, you can gain some extra entries by any of the following, remember to leave an extra comment for each item so they will count as entries...

  1. If you Follow/Subscribe to 1+1+1=1 give yourself an extra entry.
  2. Follow Out of the Box Games on Twitter
  3. Become a fan of OTB on Facebook
  4. If you will take a photo of your kid(s) playing this game and post about it and Out of the Box Games on your blog if you are the winner, give yourself an extra entry!!! (an honor thing)

This Giveaway is open for USA only.

I will select a winner using Random.org, so be sure you leave a separate comment for each entry, I will also be moderating comments to check that your entries are valid-please be honest!

Contest ENDS April 8, 2010. Winner will be announced here, and emailed (your email MUST be in each comment/or enabled in blogger). Winner must reply to my email within 48 hours or another winner will be chosen.

118 comments:

  1. If I won this game I would definitely take a photo! I have an 8 year old daughter who would LOVE this game :)

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  2. Hi,
    I follow this blog. After hearing about how you use a blog reader I finally tried it! It is wonderful. Thanks :)

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  3. I think the Gold Digger game looks great! Our family would love to play this :)

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  4. The game Mix Up looks like a lot of fun! :)

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  5. I would take pics and post about it if I won! :)

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  6. I became a fan of OTB on facebook

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  7. I follow you...

    Kristie
    gksherrard@yahoo.com

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  8. Having younger kids I would probably like Backseat Drawing Jr.

    Kristie Sherrard
    gksherrard@yahoo.com

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  9. squint junior
    mommymomentblog AT gmail DOT com

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  10. we would love to try the game 7 ate 9 it loooks fun and funny

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  11. SO MANY GREAT GAMES BUT Wallamoppi LOOKS AWESOME!

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  12. I would love any of the other 10 Days games. Or all of them, actually. :)

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  13. I subscribe to your blog via bloglines. I would love this game!

    Thank you,
    Tina

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  14. I think the game Mix Up looks like fun :)
    cdanielshafer

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  15. I follow 1+1+1 on Facebook now :)

    cdanielshafer

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  16. I will post a pic of my kids playing with the game on my blog if I win.
    markntiff777@msn.com

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  17. Letter Roll
    markntiff777@msn.com

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  18. i follow you!

    elleeyun@msn.com

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  19. back sweat drawing looks good. i didn't win last time. =)

    elleeyun@msn.com

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  20. I think the Pepper game looks fun!
    tolsmamm at juno dot com

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  21. I would love to take a picture and post about it on my blog if we won!
    tolsmamm at juno dot com

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  22. I follow OTB on twitter
    tolsmamm at juno dot com

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  23. Subscriber to 1+1+1+1
    and love it!

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  24. I would be happy to post a pic on my blog if we won!

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  25. My son would also love the Pirate vs. Pirate game I bet.

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  26. LetterFlip looks really fun! My 11 year old DD would love that!

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  27. I would definitly take a picture and blog about it! :)

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  28. I am a fan on Facebook of OTB Games

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  29. Word on the Street looks pretty fun.

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  30. I definitely would post a picture of my son playing this on my blog if I win.

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  31. I am a fan of OTB on Facebook.

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  32. I follow Out of the Box.
    Gretchen
    gretchen_morrison@hotmail.com

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  33. I am so about sharing photos of us playing learning games.

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  34. We so have played Apples to Apples, but don't own it yet either.

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  35. This looks like a fun game, and so do Squint and Squint Jr.

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  36. I follow 1+1+1=1 !!!! You share great ideas and resources!
    theborman5@yahoo.com

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  37. 7ATE9 and SUPER CIRCLES both look like fun games for my kiddos!!
    theborman5@yahoo.com

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  38. I think my kids would like backseat drawing.

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  39. I follow you! Have been for ever a year now. time flies!

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  40. Hi Carisa, I would love this game for my daughter! I reviewed the website and I really like the wallommpi game!



    Colleen SHerlock

    witchymom@gmx.com

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  41. I would take pictures of my daughter playing the game!

    Colleen

    witchymom@gmx.com

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  42. I follow 1+1+1=1!

    Colleen

    witchymom@gmx.com

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  43. I subscribe to 1+1+1, and am glad I do! Almost teared up when I saw your son's trip from La to Ga, though. We just PCSed (Army moved) from there to here!

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  44. I would so love to get Backseat Drawing or Word on the Street for my boys. They would love those games! I've only ever heard of Apples to Apples before.

    (vindiciti yahoo com)

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  45. I would photo blog my kids playing the game if I won.

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  46. Twittering with OTBgames @Vindiciti.

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  47. I would be happy to review this game, and show some picts!

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  48. I don't know why I even try for these... I NEVER win!!! But this is worth another try!
    I follow 1+1+1=1

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  49. I'm a subscriber and a follower! Thanks for the fun give away :)

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  50. I like the 10 days in.... games, looks like fun learning to me!

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  51. I subscribe via email!
    katkirkwood@gmail.com

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  52. Wallamoppy looks fun and age appropriate for my daughter!! Thanks!
    katkirkwood@gmail.com

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  53. I follow your blog! I love it! I've been here a lot lately. Thanks for all of the Easter ideas.

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  54. If I won this game, I would definitely post about playing the game with my son. That's what my blog is all about!

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  55. I want 10 Days in Europe. I lived in Europe for 4.5 years and loved every minute of it.

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  56. I would take pics and blog about it.

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  57. I love word games - Letter Flip would be perfect!

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  58. I liked 10 Days in Africa, Asia and Europe since we are starting Galloping the Globe. But the Letterflip game looked cool too!

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  59. I would post a pic - I love letting friends and family know what fun we are having!

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  60. I am a subscriber to your blog.

    Shannon C
    cimsha@aol.com

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  61. I would love any of the 10 Days games, I have a geography degree so it's my favorite subject to do with the kids!

    Shannon C
    cimsha@aol.com

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  62. I would take a pic and restart my blog if I won! I've needed some motivation to redo it.

    Shannon C
    cimsha@aol.com

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  63. Fish Eat Fish looks pretty cool :)

    judychrz at gmail.com

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  64. I'm a subscriber to 1+1+1=1.

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  65. If we won the game I would post photos on my blog.

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  66. 7ate9 looks like it would be fun and great math practice.

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  67. I became a FB fan of OTB games.

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  68. I don't own any of the games yet, but the Letterflip game looks really cool.

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  69. Became a fan of OTB on Facebook.

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  70. I think my son would love the pirate pirate game! Love your blog. Thanks for all the help yuo given me in the beginning stages of homeschooling my son. :) karebear0313@yahoo.com

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  71. I couldn't pick just ONE game that I liked. I liked the following games from the Out Of the Box website: Letter Roll, Letter Flip, 10 Days USA (any geography game), My Word, Cloud 9, 7 Ate 9, Squint Jr., Wallamoppi, Zen Benders, and Mix-up. Even though my daughter is too young for most of these games right now ... I am sure that I could think of other ways to use them until she was old enough to play the correct way. I would LOVE to win the 10 Days USA game - we don't have a lot of geography or Social Studies materials at home.
    Tracey at Tot Play
    tlmswt2000@msn.com

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  72. I would definitely post a picture of my daughter (Alyssa) playing or using this game if we won it.
    Tracey at Tot Play
    tlmswt2000@msn.com

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  73. I follow (subscribe to) your 1+1+1=1 blog.
    Tracey at Tot Play
    tlmswt2000@msn.com

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  74. I know that we would love Backseat Drawing, but I'm not sure if we'd want the junior, or regular version.

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  75. I subscribe to you and love to share your website with other homeschooling mamas!

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  76. I think Letter Roll sounds like a blast, and educational. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  77. I'd be glad to post about my kids playing the game if we win!

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  78. I'm dying to try Pirate vs. Pirate, and then a crossover game of Pirate vs. Ninja.

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  79. Pirate vs. Pirate
    We played a prototype of Pirate vs. Pirate at SaltCon in February and can't wait for it to come out this year.

    www.TheBoardGameFamily.com

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  80. I follow OTB on Twitter too.
    We have also posted our reviews of OTB games on Twitter.

    http://twitter.com/BoardGameFamily

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  81. OTB has fantastic family games.
    We also follow OTB on Facebook.

    Here is a link to our current video reviews of OTB games:
    Card games: http://bit.ly/bgJbns
    Backseat Drawing: http://bit.ly/cPTbiI

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  82. I follow this blog and BTW its such a Blessing!

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  83. Hi,
    I'm your newest follower.
    I recently went to a convention and saw these games and fell in love with them, but I can't afford to buy them all.
    If I could have just one I would get 10 days in Africa, we currently sponsor a child from there and would love to learn more about there culture and life over there. I beleive it would be more relatable for our children.

    www.ourhopeisinthelord.blogspot.com
    April

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  84. I follow your blog too.

    www.ourhopeisinthelord.blogspot.com

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  85. this game looks like alot of fun!

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  86. another game I saw on the site was cloud 9

    thanks
    kathey
    childofgod8@sbcglobal.net

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  87. The Chain Game looks fun!

    hawaiismn(at)gmail(dot)com

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  88. I'm following Out of the Box Games on Twitter. (@hawaiismn)

    hawaiismn(at)gmail(dot)com

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