Jishaku Game Giveaway WITH WINNER
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSEDThe winner of the Jishaku Giveaway is:
Cindi Aylor said...
This sounds like a very cool game that would keep all 4 of our children entertained. Even Mom and Dad will like this one. Thanks for the great contest!
Congratulations! I will be emailing you!
Jishaku (jee-shah-koo) is a patent-pending portable strategy game like chess or checkers that can be played anywhere – in the kitchen or at the beach. But unlike chess, the element of surprise is when the magnet jumps out of position, without warning. Surprise, then laughs, follow as two or more players try to beat the force fields with strategic thinking plus careful and precise handling of the game’s magnetic stones. The unpredictability of the game turns any get-together into a party.
Each game comes with 18 polished magnetic stones, a storage pouch and a novel foam insert where the force fields are teased to stay apart or jump together. The game can be played three different ways –, emptying your “hand” with “I’m Out!”, Roundup and Elimination.
“In Jishaku it matters not only where you place your stones but also how you place each one,” explains Velte. “All magnets have north and south poles and a magnetic field. Study the effect your magnet has on the stones around it. It will attract some and repel others. How you manage that interaction determines your fate.”
The obvious goal of Jishaku, the Japanese word for magnet, is to control your magnets and not have them control you. The game is designed for two or more players and complete instructions are included. Players can also jump to the website, http://www.playjishaku.com/, for strategy tips and some very funny video clips of people of all ages experiencing the game for the first time.
Because of the constant surprise element, the game appeals to both boys and girls ages 8 and up and has special appeal to more mature game players as well. To order online or to find a store nearest you, click on Jishaku. Jishaku retails for $19.95.
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Giveaway will end on July 13th
discount code for 10% off through 7/31 is AMANDA1
7/02/2008 6:51 PM
I would love to win because i'm always looking for games to help with my ADHD. It also allows my sister and I to spend more time with each other!!
7/02/2008 6:59 PM
Looks like a great game
7/02/2008 7:03 PM
We would love to win, we are always looking for games to add to our collection. Every Thursday night is game night and its so much fun.
7/02/2008 7:30 PM
I haven't heard of this game before. I like the hands on and creative aspect to it.
7/02/2008 7:33 PM
i'm a game board dork. i love'em! games and giveaways! come by my blog and check out my giveaway.. you've inspired me to give it a go!
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7/02/2008 7:58 PM
I live stratgey games - great for on holidays
7/02/2008 10:14 PM
Games are a great family thin for us.
7/02/2008 10:58 PM
My daughter is always telling me she wants games to play together as a family.
samsakara@twcny.rr.com
7/02/2008 11:17 PM
I'd like to win because I'm always looking for new things for me and my daughter to do together. Thanks so much for the opportunity.
planetmisty at gmail dot com
7/03/2008 12:53 AM
I would like to win because I think that my daughter and I would enjoy playing it. thanks for the chance.
7/03/2008 1:55 AM
I love games! Especially those that I can play with my younger bros and sis! They'd love this! Thanks!
bunnybox9 at gmail . com
7/03/2008 2:53 AM
I love logic games and my 8 year old son loves any game that involves strategy. He beats me and almost everyone else at checkers and connect 4. Simple games although they both involve stategy. I would love to play this game with him. Thanks for offering this.
7/03/2008 4:04 AM
With the state of the economy, we are doing a lot of camping. This game would be perfect for taking with us. Thanks for the chance.
7/03/2008 4:08 AM
This would be a great family night game to play. Thaks
7/03/2008 4:20 AM
This looks like a challenging and fun game. Thanks for the chance to win.
7/03/2008 4:30 AM
This looks like a challenging game that my older children would really enjoy.
7/03/2008 5:12 AM
setting aside a family night is a great way to keep your family strong. we often use our family night to play games or watch movies. The JSHAKU GAME sounds like a welcome addition to our family night.
7/03/2008 5:45 AM
I love these kinds of games!
7/03/2008 7:06 AM
I have never heard of this game before- it sounds very interesting!! Thank you for the giveaway!
7/03/2008 8:07 AM
I'd like to win because we're taking a road trip this summer and this looks like a fun game that would be easy to play in the car. Thanks for the contest!
7/03/2008 8:20 AM
we play lots of games at our house so this would be great to add to our collection!
thanks!
moore.g at insideconnect.net
7/03/2008 8:30 AM
cool prize
7/03/2008 9:19 AM
I would like to win this for my siblings. they are game freaks, they love them and they play all the time. they love a new game and I'd like to surprise them with something they don't have. thanks.
7/03/2008 9:23 AM
DH and I are sick of tv, and have taken to playing games together. I think we'd enjoy this one.
7/03/2008 9:26 AM
What a cool game! We travel by car alot, and this would be great for the kids during the long drives.
dorsy28(at)hotmail(dot)com
7/03/2008 9:31 AM
Always looking for new and exciting games to play.
7/03/2008 9:33 AM
I love new games
7/03/2008 10:13 AM
Love that it's portable. My husband would enjoy this game.
7/03/2008 10:13 AM
Because it's portable, this would be a great game to take on our camping trips this summer.
gkstratos@ yahoo.com
7/03/2008 10:15 AM
I like strategy games, plus I can use some more games for when the grandkids visit
7/03/2008 11:07 AM
This sounds like a game that I would like.
7/03/2008 11:59 AM
this sounds like fun! i'm always looking for games to play as my husband is a very picky game player!
7/03/2008 12:03 PM
This would make a good birthday or Christmas gift.
7/03/2008 12:48 PM
it looks like a fun game, one that we could enjoy playing as a family on family game night-something we don't do as much anymore, but I'd like to start up again. Thanks for the giveaway!
7/03/2008 2:31 PM
sounds like a pretty cool game
7/03/2008 2:38 PM
I would like to win this game because my grandkids often come over and spend the night. Instead of watching TV we play board games. So this new game will really pique their interest.
Thankis
clenna@aol.com
7/03/2008 2:51 PM
Since we loose the power often and we stay on top of a mountain in the middle of no where with a 10 and 11 year old we play games to keep them occupied. But after playing the same old games over and over they get board and loose interest so to win a new game would be GREAT~!
Martini exotic1@tdstelme.net
7/03/2008 3:18 PM
We have a weekly family game night. This would be perfect, I can just see my daughter laughing with surprise when those magnets jump out of position, without warning. Having a game that is new while being totally different, bringing both surprise, and alot of laughter - is ideal.
7/03/2008 3:27 PM
This looks like a cute and different kind of game for me and hubby to play! Would love to try this! Please enter me!
susies@alltel.net
7/03/2008 3:34 PM
My family loves to play games and this sounds like a fun one.
7/03/2008 3:52 PM
my grandson would love it
7/03/2008 4:47 PM
It sounds simple but challenging.
7/03/2008 5:35 PM
Our family is always looking for new challenging games-this looks great!
Elaine R
emrosser@shaw.ca
7/03/2008 6:36 PM
I love all things magnetic
7/03/2008 6:36 PM
I love all things magnetic
7/03/2008 7:51 PM
Looks very original!! Magnets are cool!!
7/03/2008 9:26 PM
Happy Fourth of July! This is one spectacular game. I love the strategy behind it and using the north/south
magnetic force. A great thinking and learning game. My husband and our youngest son would have a blast playing this game. Please enter me in your drawing. Thanks, Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com
7/03/2008 9:40 PM
I'd like to win because it looks like a cool game. Thanks for the giveaway!
7/03/2008 11:29 PM
Love the Portability! Great idea.
7/04/2008 3:09 AM
This looks like a great game for the whole family to enjoy together...and would love to play it with my husband and kids. THANKS for great contest! :)
7/04/2008 3:51 AM
This is great, I'm looking for some portable games to take with us on vacation in August. We have a 5 hour layover in Atlanta and my three kids will be going NUTS. :)
7/04/2008 4:56 AM
magnetically good for the kids
7/04/2008 6:29 AM
My oldest son loves strategy games, and he always beats me. I would love to try a new game that maybe I would be good at.
7/04/2008 7:54 AM
i want to win
7/04/2008 8:49 AM
I live stratgey games
7/04/2008 9:14 AM
i would love to win because I am always looking for a new game to play with the kids that will keep their interesst peaked
7/04/2008 9:53 AM
I want to win because I love trying out new games.
schola.athenarum at gmail dot com
7/04/2008 10:08 AM
If Canadians may enter I would love a chance to win because my favourite games are the ones which involve both strategy and chance (for example, Scrabble and backgammon).
7/04/2008 10:24 AM
I would love to win this!
7/04/2008 12:09 PM
I like the element of surprise involved in this game, plus I always enjoy playing with magnets.
7/04/2008 1:47 PM
Because our family enjoys playing games a lot and this sounds fun.
7/04/2008 2:38 PM
Family night!!! Thats why I would love to win!!! We always need new ideas for family night and this game would be soo cool!
cpullum@yahoo.com
7/04/2008 5:18 PM
My cousins are flying to Hawaii later this summer and would really have fun doing this on the plane!
7/04/2008 6:10 PM
I'd love to win this to play with my family! We love game nights to relax!
7/05/2008 12:00 AM
I'd like to win this to play with my family. It looks like a fun, challenging game.
partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com
7/05/2008 4:48 AM
Becaue this looks like fun and we love games
platt
neneelynn@yahoo.com
7/05/2008 8:40 AM
I luv playing games!!! And this looks F-U-N!!!
iluv2pray@gmail.com
7/05/2008 8:54 AM
This would be perfect for our Friday Family Game Night. We are always on the look out for great new games like this one. My kids would love this, even my 13 year old son. It is so awesome how they turned magnets into a game. Working with magnets with north and south poles is a great teaching tool. Thanks for the contest.
7/05/2008 10:25 AM
This would be fun to play with my 2 nieces. Thank you!
7/05/2008 2:47 PM
We have "game night" once a week and our supply of Battleship, Monopoly and Trivial Pursuit Jr. is getting old.
7/05/2008 4:09 PM
The family loves to play games together!
jfg06001(at)cub.uca.edu
7/05/2008 5:20 PM
Looks like a fun game
7/05/2008 5:52 PM
I would love to win because our family just loves games!
7/05/2008 6:52 PM
I would like to win this because my family plays games for fun and for education (we homeschool my teen son) and this is one we don't have.
Thanks!
7/05/2008 7:23 PM
This game looks like a lot of fun. I'd like to win because I'm always begging my fiance to play board games, but he continues to point out that we don't really have any that would be fun for just two people. Jishaku would be perfect.
7/05/2008 9:36 PM
What an awesome sounding game! I would love to play a new board game with the family!
7/06/2008 10:00 AM
Would love a new game for game night, sounds great
7/06/2008 11:46 AM
This would be a great family night game to play.
7/06/2008 12:50 PM
I would love to win, because this game looks like fun!
7/06/2008 2:19 PM
I would love to win because I love to play games. My husband doesn't, but this looks like a game I could get him to play with me.
7/06/2008 2:30 PM
My oldest son loves any game that makes him think. I could see the family spending hours playing this game (perfect for a camping trip or other family trek).
7/06/2008 3:28 PM
I would love to win this game to play with my hubby. It looks like fun.
7/06/2008 3:32 PM
i'd like to win this game because we are going on vacation and are looking for games to take with us, this sounds perfect. thanks for the giveaway!
7/06/2008 3:36 PM
This looks like a fun game, thanks for the opportunity to win.
7/06/2008 4:48 PM
I would love to win because once a week we have game night and we can use some variety in our games. This looks like it would be really fun to play.
7/06/2008 5:36 PM
I am always looking for a new game to play with my son. This would be great!
7/06/2008 5:36 PM
I am always looking for a new game to play with my son. This would be great!
7/06/2008 6:20 PM
This would be a great way to keep my kids away from the tv on rainy days! Looks like so much fun!
7/06/2008 7:37 PM
My 10 year old loves games---and magnets are a favorite!
7/06/2008 7:59 PM
great family fun for us!
7/06/2008 8:02 PM
We love to play games. We get together with my husband's family once a month to play games. This would be a great addition!! Thanks for the giveaway!
7/06/2008 10:44 PM
I would like to win, so we have something new to play on family night unstead of UNO.
kadia3 at yahoo dot com
7/07/2008 4:32 AM
a new game for family night-no more tv
7/07/2008 9:46 AM
looks like a fun little game! I'd love to try out something new. Thanks for the op!
7/07/2008 11:53 AM
Our family plays alot of board games. This would be new and exciting for even our younger players.
7/07/2008 12:14 PM
7/07/2008 12:17 PM
Our nephews are visiting and we're busy, busy, busy, but still struggling to keep them entertained! They come back (eek!) for another visit right at the end of summer. Perhaps Jishaku will help keep the boredom at bay.
belinda_streak(at)hotmail(dot)com
7/07/2008 6:39 PM
I would love to get this for my sweetheart. He loves stratgy games of all kinds. Having the magnet pop up might give me a chance of beating him once in a great while
7/07/2008 9:13 PM
I would love to win this game! it looks like something that could keep us entertained for hours.
7/07/2008 10:48 PM
Very interesting looking game. I'd already had it if I had seen it somewhere!
7/08/2008 4:42 AM
Looks like a fun game for rainy summer days!
7/08/2008 4:55 AM
I never understood the goal of these until lately. I would love to try my luck at a game.
7/08/2008 8:23 AM
My family doesn't have cable so we're always looking for new games to play together!
7/08/2008 9:47 AM
I view this game as a great multi-cultural experience as well as being a ton of fun!
7/08/2008 1:31 PM
I love to play games with my grandkids-this sounds like fun
tiramisu392 (at) yahoo.com
7/08/2008 2:16 PM
I am assigned to supply games for our vacation at the beach.
7/08/2008 4:21 PM
Just had a rainy day in a tent.
Need this along on our next campout.
7/08/2008 5:25 PM
I would like to win because Im always looking for new things to get the children away from the tv. This looks like something they would really like.
7/08/2008 5:45 PM
This sounds like a very cool game that would keep all 4 of our children entertained. Even Mom and Dad will like this one. Thanks for the great contest!
AylorCD@aol dot com
7/08/2008 6:31 PM
Anything to get my families brain working is a good thing.
penguinchick@comcast.net
7/09/2008 6:50 AM
Great way to entertain my family!!
7/09/2008 9:49 AM
My husband is very intelligent and I'm always looking for things to challenge him. This would be a great gift for him!
7/09/2008 10:21 AM
my husband and I love strategy games.
7/09/2008 11:38 AM
Hubby and I are always looking for fun challenging games!
7/09/2008 12:27 PM
It looks like an interesting game and I'd love to win.
7/09/2008 1:39 PM
My kids and I have game nites and this would be a great game to add to my collection!! Thanks for the chance to win!!
allenbth3@yahoo.com
7/09/2008 5:19 PM
The core of our family is laughter and humor and we're very fun loving. We thoroughly enjoy playing games together and this is completely up our alley. I'd love to play this as a family!
7/09/2008 6:13 PM
We take a lot of car trips and this would be perfect.
7/09/2008 6:25 PM
I've never heard of this before. I bet my daughter would be fascinated.
7/09/2008 8:26 PM
My 12 year-old grandson LET ME win
at Chess yesterday. Would like to
get a HEAD-START on a game I could
maybe win ON MY OWN.
7/09/2008 8:42 PM
Thanks so much for the opportunity of winning the game! As a free service to schools within 100 miles from me, I do science demonstrations (stage shows, classroom, and small group hands-on) at schools, home school groups, and other events besides running a summer science program. My goal is to facilitate knowledge about science and how we use science in everyday living. One example is teaching the scientific method by trying to figure out what is inside a wrapped gift. I run this with my own money as schools in my area are already threatened with more closures/ consolidations due to lack of funds, and they have cut there extra programs to the bare minimum.
This game would be a great to use as a science demonstration in areas of physics, geology, and microbiology (there are some bacteria that are magnetotactic).
Christina harzmanc@gmail.com
7/09/2008 9:28 PM
I would love to have another thing to do when my friends come over.
7/09/2008 9:35 PM
we are a dorky family of gamers!
7/10/2008 1:12 AM
We started up family game night, a couple months ago, and it made me feel so good, we started playing a game most nights while dinner cooks. If dinner is too involved, it's just my husband and the kids, but often I get to play too. It just makes me feel good to have that together time with all of us in the kitchen. And nobody complains anymore when I say it's time to clean off the table! We need some new games to keep our game time lively :)
7/10/2008 6:43 AM
Looks like fun!
marathonnh at yahoo dot com
7/10/2008 9:50 AM
It would be nice for the kids to play something together and use their brains instead of video games. Ugh!
7/10/2008 12:15 PM
I'd love to win this for my son he ADORES magnets and cool games, too. :)
7/10/2008 2:24 PM
I simply love these kind of games,
i.e. chess, backgammon, go, checkers, etc. and this one would be a worthy and much appreciated addition!
Thanks :)
7/10/2008 3:18 PM
looks like a fun game
7/10/2008 3:48 PM
I'd love to win this for my son whose birthday is the end of this month.
7/10/2008 4:33 PM
Me and my family loves games. yjaneyate@bellsouth.net
7/10/2008 4:40 PM
Sounds like a fun game for family vacations!
7/10/2008 5:30 PM
It would be great to win, my kids love playing games and we all play together. I like beating my hubby the best because he thinks he is always right.
7/10/2008 5:40 PM
My family is always looking for new games.
7/10/2008 9:59 PM
A good game to play with my grandkids.
7/10/2008 10:49 PM
My 13 year old loves chess and is very good at it. I think he would love this and i love it when he finds something new he likes.
7/11/2008 5:30 AM
My grandkids would love playing this game.
7/11/2008 1:23 PM
would like to win because I think that my daughter and I would enjoy playing it.
7/11/2008 4:42 PM
Would love to win this - thanks!!! my grandsons and I love to play games and this one looks like a great new one!
7/11/2008 6:04 PM
I'd like to win becaise I've never won anything before
7/11/2008 6:46 PM
I love games that challenge the mind!
7/11/2008 8:23 PM
I would like to win this game because it looks like agreat family game and here at our house every Thursday night is Family game night, so the variety would be welcome. kristie2 (at) comcast.net
7/11/2008 9:17 PM
WE have extended family game night, and I'd love to beat my sister at any game that has the word "strategy" in it. Smile!
7/11/2008 9:34 PM
We are always looking for something different to play for family get togethers and this would be great! Thanks for the contest!
indyfree07@hotmail.com
7/11/2008 10:00 PM
I love a game with a challenge - this fits the bill
7/11/2008 10:08 PM
I am disabled w/severe scoliosis (6 operations in the last 6 years) and could REALLY use this to help pass the time, esp. during hospital stays or doc visits. - ruppbc@yahoo.com
7/12/2008 7:13 AM
The game strategy and the elemoen of surprise/good thinking/cognitive skills; many thanks sW
7/12/2008 8:14 AM
I would love to win this game to put in my classroom :)
atakpa (@) hotmail (dot) com
7/12/2008 8:29 AM
This looks like a lot of fun, we love puzzle games in our house!
7/12/2008 8:49 AM
I love playing games, and this one sounds really fun!!
7/12/2008 10:31 AM
you say it's portable, anything to keep the back seat busy!
7/12/2008 10:46 AM
Neat game,different and looks like alot of fun. Love the power plays and I think we would play the boys against the girls! Count me in to win
7/12/2008 11:38 AM
Oh yes, this would be a great game to take with us when we travel!
7/12/2008 11:39 AM
I heart magnets!
theyyyguy@yahoo.com
7/12/2008 12:33 PM
Awsome to use for family night!!!
cpullum@yahoo.com
7/12/2008 1:46 PM
We are having to make 2 trips by car that total over 5,000 miles for daughters wedding and birth of new grandson. Just returned from 2500 mile trip for son in laws surgery. Our 2 children and 2 grandchildren will be making the trip with us so need some different games to play on the long trip. This would be a great game for them to play.
Thank you for the chance to win this prize.
7/12/2008 2:32 PM
Sounds like a fun game and its different from anything we have!
7/12/2008 3:43 PM
I would like my kids to explore. Sounds like they will love it.
herry123_us@live.com
7/12/2008 3:46 PM
I would like to win because things are getting a little boring around my house this summer. This would liven things up.
7/12/2008 4:05 PM
I love games like this, but this is the first I've heard of it. Would love to give it a try. Thanks!
7/12/2008 5:37 PM
I'd like to win because, while playing Uno is lots of fun, we could use a new game around here :)
7/12/2008 5:48 PM
I love playing all kinds of board/card games! I'm particularly fond of two player games the my wife and I can play without having to wait for our friends to have a game night. So I would like to win to give me and my wife another game to play. Thanks!
7/12/2008 5:50 PM
I would love to win this game because my family and I are so bored with the games we have!
Thanks so much!
7/12/2008 6:50 PM
please enter me, I like learning new fun interesting games, thank you.
7/12/2008 6:56 PM
I would love to win this cause I wanna play something otherwise then checkers.
7/12/2008 6:59 PM
I love strategy games and so do my kids. We would have alot of fun with this. vidomich(at)yahoo(dot)com
7/12/2008 7:28 PM
I would love to win this for my daughter or brother. love strategy games.
7/12/2008 7:58 PM
This looks like fun and like anyone could play.
7/12/2008 8:19 PM
My wife and I are always looking for new games to play together
7/12/2008 8:45 PM
what a unique way to combine learning and fun. Science and games!
I would love to win this to play with my youngest daughter, she has down syndrome and I am always looking for non-reading games she can learn.
7/12/2008 9:04 PM
This looks like a good game for the kids, where they might actually learn about magnetism, as well.
7/12/2008 9:05 PM
Looks like a fun game to play on a rainy day! My kids are getting bored, they need some new games to challenge them!
7/12/2008 9:35 PM
This looks like a very fun and unique game.
7/12/2008 10:30 PM
I'd like to win it for my brother. He loves these type of games. Would be great for his bd present. Thanks for the contest !!!
SweepsGirl@aol.com
7/12/2008 10:51 PM
This would be great for the entire family! I would especially love to watch my son in law play... he is so anal about everything! I would love to see his face when those magnets start hopping around when they are in control instead of him controlling them. LOL Thanks for the opportunity to win!
7/13/2008 12:56 AM
My son goes through games quickly and I would love to have him excited about a new game.
7/13/2008 1:27 AM
THis would be a great addition to game night. We love to play board games together.
7/13/2008 4:47 AM
I would like to win because this would be a great game for our weekly family game night. It sounds like a very fun challenging game. garrettsambo@aol.com
7/13/2008 5:11 AM
My husband and I love to play games together. We'd love to give this a try.
7/13/2008 7:11 AM
I would like to win this game because it just looks like so much fun! I also love the fact that it is so portable and can be played almost anywhere! Thank you so much for the great contest.
jlilleysprint@earthlink.net
7/13/2008 7:27 AM
I'd like to win because I love strategy games!
7/13/2008 7:27 AM
It looks like fun for the whole family :)
7/13/2008 8:07 AM
I would like to win this as it looks like something the whole family would enjoy :) Thanks for the giveaway!
7/13/2008 8:30 AM
Looks like a great game.
7/13/2008 9:55 AM
we love games
7/13/2008 10:06 AM
We love games and that really looks like a lot of fun! Thanks for the giveaway!
7/13/2008 11:00 AM
I'd like to win...for one, because I've never played this game before and two, because it looks like a new and fun game to play with the family on a Friday or Saturday night. We just love games at our home.
7/13/2008 11:03 AM
My Grandson parks himself in front of the TV. I am always looking for fun things to keep his attention. Thanks!
7/13/2008 11:11 AM
I love games, and this one sounds like it would be tons of fun to play at game night.