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Mommy Brain Reports on- Jishaku & Giveaway

September 1, 2008

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Just recently, I was sent a new game called Jishaku. It’s a strategy game unlike any other! When I saw this game’s website, I saw that it had magnets in it, and I had to try it out!

When my game arrived at my door, I was very excited. I opened everything up, and was very surprised at the magnetic power these hematite stones had! They were some of the strongest magnets I’ve ever seen! My Brother in law took out the instructions and read through the rules. I took out the game “board”. There are three ways to play the game, all of them are equally as fun and challenging. They all really depend on your ability to feel and learn the positive and negative attractions of the magnets through the foam game “board”. This was definitely going to be interesting. 

We started out with our magnets, and placed them all around the board. Now, the object of the game we were playing, was to get rid of all of your magnets by placing them on the board. If your magnet caused a reaction where it pulled in other magnets on the board, you had to keep all of those magnets. I thought it was going to be super easy… It wasn’t. It was actually much more challenging than it looked! It was very weird to see your pieces move when you weren’t even touching them. We had some good laughs when the one who thought they were on their last piece caused a reaction and ended up taking out 4 or 5 pieces. 

My Husband saw us playing the game, and wanted to get in on the game. He played my Brother in law, and they had a blast. I think the funniest part is that this game is so addicting! I just kept trying to figure out the best strategy for placing my stones, whether it was get rid of my largest stones first, or place all stones as close to the edge as possible, or whatever else I could think of. Sometimes it worked, most of the time, it didn’t. 

As much fun as it was for us adults, my girls had a lot of fun just playing with the magnets! They are 3 years old, and very curious about how things work. Of course, they’re a little too young to really understand the rules of the game itself, but they did like playing with the magnets, and seeing how they could make them jump from one spot to another in the foam. I was all for it! It made this fun game, an educational tool as well! 

This game was such a blast! I totally recommend it! It would be a great party game! Jishaku is rated for ages 8 and up. The small magnetic pieces make it unsuitable for younger children, especially without parental supervision.

You can get yours for only $17.95 at the Mommy Brain Reports Review Store!

One lucky winner will get a FREE Jishaku game! Enter my giveaway and you can win your very own Jishaku Game!

 

Just go to the Jishaku website, and leave a comment here with what one thing about Jishaku that you like! Comments like “Neat Stuff” or “Cool Giveaway” will not count! Go to the Jishaku site and check things out!!! You can also gain additional entries by doing one or all of the following (please leave a separate comment for each entry):

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This contest will run from 12:01am, September 1 through 11:59pm September 15. Winner must be a resident of the United States or Canada, and winner must enter their email address in order to win this prize. Response required within 3 days, or a new winner will be chosen. Winner will be chosen randomly via random.org. 

129 thoughts on “Mommy Brain Reports on- Jishaku & Giveaway”

  1. I’ve been wanting this game for a while now! I like that “there is an element of surprise when the magnets jump out of position, without warning.” This would be so fun to play! Thanks!

  2. Thank you for offering this giveaway! I like the fact that Jishaku has won the “Major Fun Award”. Now with an accoldate like that, this game has got to be good! If I’m the lucky winner, I’ll take this to the next “game night” that my coworkers hold. 🙂

    Beebs last blog post..Shopping Trip – August 31st

  3. I learned about this game a couple of months ago and I’ve been coveting it ever since. It looks fantastic and I know it would induce more laughter than ever. The element of surprise that it has is the best part!

  8. While alternating turns with your opponent(s), the goal of the game is to place magnets onto the game base – without letting any magnets connect == the goal! Any age can enjoy this game.

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  11. This game sounds like it would be so much fun for the whole family. I really love that the magnets can move out of position, making the game all the more interesting. Thanks so much for this giveaway. This game sounds like a lot of fun.

  17. JishakuTM is a patent-pending, portable strategy game like chess or checkers that can be played anywhere – the kitchen or the beach.

  19. I like the unpredictability aspect. I also like that it can be played anywhere. Souds like a game my whole family would enjoy.

  22. Our two sons would really enjoy this game of strategy and skill. I like the “I’m Out” version of the game! We try to have a family night at least once a month. This game would be popular in our home. Please enter my name in your delightful drawing. Many thanks, Cindi

  25. I like that there is an element of surprise when the magnets jump out of position, without warning.
    and
    In modern folklore, Hematite is considered a grounding stone that helps to maintain the proper balance of mind, body and spirit.

    Thank you!

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

  30. What I like is that every game would be different and it would be fun to have the unexpected happen. Sounds like a lot of fun!
    Lindad4 at cox dot net

  40. Sounds cool! Board games are a staple at our house, and I would love to try this one out! I’m sure my little guy will get quite the fit of giggles as the magnets “jump” into each other! Thank you for the review and giveaway!

  48. I heard about this game a couple of months back and was very intrigued by it! I like the fact that you will never know what kind of reaction the game will have to the placement of the hematite! Lots of fun! Actually……Major Fun! 🙂

    Thanks

  49. I heard about this game on another site first. What I like about Jishaku is that it can be played by adults and kids alike. I think it would be a good game to carry in the car for long trips!

  50. I would love to win this for my son so that he can pay with his son. It’s great that both adults and kids can play.I personally don’t like these kind of games, but I know that they do and I would love to surprise them with this win. They would really love it.

  53. This game looks so neat and the best part about it is it can be used while traveling. We take a 1000 mile drive twice a year and this would be great to have on the trip, thanks!

  54. I love to play different kinds of games. Here is a quote from the website: “In modern folklore, Hematite is considered a grounding stone that helps to maintain the proper balance of mind, body and spirit.”

  60. I’ve been wanting to check out this game for awhile now. I think its interesting how you have to keep the polarity of the magnets in mind during play. good times!

  64. What a great prize. I am always looking for new games to play with my children and grandchildren.
    Thanks for all the wonderful prizes and contests!

  68. I think the game would be very fun and challenging. There are many options for play. The best part is that its a game using magnets. Sounds quite unique and I would love to try it. Thank you so much!

  73. Looks educational and looks like you can keep it together pretty easily. I hate always losing parts to games & puzzles.

  75. I like that it is a game of strategy and not just a commercialized character game. I also like that it won the National Parenting Center Seal of Approval.

  76. This looks like such a fun game, because its so different! And the suprise element is neat too. And its a game with magnets which I haven’t seen any game like that before

  80. The video showing different people play the game illustrates the fun people can have playing the game. I am looking forward to winning this and playing it with all my friends, young and old alike. Thanks for this chance.

  81. Strategy games have always been my favorite, and I am always looking for a new challenge…this game looks very unique, and magnets add a fun element to the game 😉

  82. I love that it can be played anywhere! Not too many games can be played away from a decent sized table. Thanks!

  86. The best part about the game to me is the element of surprise! It’ll never be the same thing twice and that means it will never get boring!
    Thanks for the giveaway!

  91. well, finally a new game. i like the strategic aspect of this game. i would like to win. i like games that require brainpower and also u can play it w/ the kids

  92. My sister has this game. It is so much fund for all ages. I would like to win my own. It would keep the kiddies busy.

  94. wow i have never heard anything like this game before it seems like it would be really fun to play..i love strategy games

  107. Absolutely LOVED the “Strategies” section of their website — I have ~several~ people in my family who would benefit from the reinforcement of “Stop, move slowly, THINK about what you’re seeing before you DO ANYthing” approach…

    We need this!

  108. While I’d be a little worried about littler kids maybe swallowing a magnet, and MAYBE about problems getting it through Airport Security, this would probably be one of the COOLEST games we could get in terms of FORCING some strategy and “slow down, let’s think about this first” behaviors!

  112. This game sounds like it would be so much fun for the whole family. I really love that the magnets can move out of position, making the game all the more interesting. Thanks!

  115. My son in law is a neat freak and everything must be in its own place – just so! I would love to see the expression on his face as the magnets jump out of place and attach themselves to the magnet he is placing! Priceless!!! I got a kick out of watching the startled reactions of the participants in the video at the site. Thanks for the opportunity to participate in this fun giveaway!

  116. My son’s would absolutely love this game. Seeing it will be a small Christmas this year, this would be a great gift!

  120. This looks pretty interesting. It seems like a simple game that would get addictive quickly. Even though my daughter is younger, I think she would enjoy it.

  121. I really love games that are a challenge and looking at this game seems like it would and I love trying new games. I love that this game has a twist to make it challenging.

  123. I love the fact that while you are playing the magnets can jump out of position, surprising you! This sounds like it would be a hoot to play! Thank you!

  125. this seems like such a fun game,i love the fact that you get the poop scared out of you, hahaha! not expecting that from some rocks and an egg carton, hehe!

  127. it sounds so simple yet so fun! i heard it makes a great drinking game too! so fun for the whole family, huh?

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