Buffalo Games- Review and Giveaway

It's been ages since I've done a jigsaw puzzle. I still remember watching my Mother patiently sit and put pieces of a complex puzzle together, on our dining room table. I love how you start with nothing and then slowly as the hours pass by you have pieces come together and in the end you have a beautiful picture to behold.

When Buffalo Games contacted me, I looked through the various products they manufactured- Party games, Card games and Jigsaw Puzzles. As soon as I read the word 'Puzzles' I just knew I wanted to do a Jigsaw Puzzle more than anything else. I initially looked around to find something
Bunny girl could do but the smallest puzzles they had were 300 piece puzzles, so I decided I'd pick one that I could do with Bunny girl's help. (Bunny girl is a puzzles buff. She developed a love for puzzles at 2 and a half and presently attempts 60 piece puzzles independently.)

Now everyone knows Bunny girl and I love Disney, thanks to our March '09 trip, so I just had to pick the 'Imagination' 500 piece puzzle

We haven't finished it yet but we're slowly getting there 'stamp' by 'stamp'! Want to see our 'Work in progress' ?

Here's how our puzzle looked 3 days ago...


Here's what it looks like now....

I know....Slow and Steady!!

Buffalo Games began in 1986 and the first product they brought out was the double sided 'World's Most Difficult Puzzle'. This pushed them to the forefront in the 'Games' market and niche-d them in the 'Innovative' segment....a position that they have retained since then.

All the puzzles and games are manufactured in-house in an 87,000 square foot facility in Buffalo, New York. (Can you imagine that? This facility just produces games and puzzles....and more games and puzzles!!)

I know puzzles aren't everybody's cup of tea, so the Team at Buffalo Games suggested they give away their hot selling party game- Likewise!- to one of my readers.

I've never played this game, so I have to brief you in the words of the sponsor....

Likewise! is a thought provoking party game where it pays to think alike. In this game, individuals are presented with a random pairing of a Description and Subject Cards. The pairing might be "Exotic - Car", or "Massive - Breakfast Food" or something like that. Next, players write down or doodle their answers in secret. Finally, they flip their paddles, reveal their answers (and a little bit about themselves in a way). Matching answers move ahead on the game board and the first to the winner's circle is declared the champ. With over 5,000 possible category combinations, this is the laughable, lively, like-minded party game that you'll love!

3-6 Players (Likewise! is for recommended for everyone ages 12 & up.)

Sounds fun!


Here's how you can win it:

1. Mandatory entry (without this, all other entries will be disqualified)-

Visit the Buffalo Games website and tell me another one of their products that looks like fun for your family.


Additional entries:

-2. Sign up for the Buffalo Games e-newsletter. (Subscribers will have a chance to test new products and win fun prizes.)

-3. Subscribe to my blog (remember you need to activate the subscription if you subscribe via email) or Follow my blog & leave a comment stating that you subscribe or follow.

- 4. Blog about this giveaway (leave a comment with a link to your blog post)

- 5. Tweet about this giveaway and add the hashtag #ebmr at the end.

- 6. Add the link to this giveaway on a Mr Linky on a blog giveaway site, forum, carnival. (leave a comment with the link)

-7. Snag my Blog button (the cute little bunny on the right!) and leave a comment with the link


This giveaway is open to US residents, 18 years and above.

1 winner will be chosen with the random.org generator on October 10, 2009 at 10 pm Central time, so enter before that. The winner's name will be posted thereafter. Please note if any winner does not get back to me 48 hours after his/her name has been posted, I will pick a new winner.