McNeill Designs’ You’ve been Sentenced! game “Submit Your Sentence” contest now underway

Feb. 8, 2011 - PRLog -- McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds, creators of the multi-award winning word game You’ve been Sentenced! recently announced the “Submit Your Sentence” contest for 2011. The contest will award game enthusiast with monthly prizes for the submission of sentences using the You’ve been Sentenced! word game.

“Many loyal game enthusiasts have written to us over the years with funny sentences and even more hilarious explanations,” explains the firm’s CEO Donald McNeill. “This contest is a natural outgrowth of that excitement. Now we can reward players for their clever sentences with a monthly drawing for prizes that include new games, add-on decks and more.”

Submit Your Sentence Contest Rules:

1.   Your sentences must use only words from the You’ve been Sentenced! game.
2.   2 of the 10 cards may come from any add-on deck you choose, but are not mandatory.
3.   Sentences must be grammatically correct.
4.   Sentences must include an explanation. Special attention is paid to your story, so make it good!
5.   PG rated only, please.
6.   Sentence submission should be in the following format:

Which of (5) the (5) slick (5) fishy (10) blonds (5) named (5) this (5) bagger (10)?

Total cards used: 8/10
Total sentence value: 50 points

Explanation: In a lineup, a group of blonds (of dubious trustworthiness) pointed the finger at the local grocery store’s bagger as the culprit in a crime. Did he do it? The world may never know!

McNeill Designs reserves the right to delete sentence submissions that do not adhere to these rules. Winners will be announced monthly.

Since its creation in 2005, the You’ve Been Sentenced! game has been recognized by both the gaming and education communities and is the recipient of numerous awards including:

* Creative Child Magazine, Seal of Excellence
* Dr. Toy Best Products
* Oppenheim Toy Portfolio, Gold Seal Award
* Spewgie Award, Best Family Fun Game
* iParenting Media Hot Product Award
* FAO Schwarz Toy Auditions, Winner
* National Parenting Seal of Approval
* Mr. Dad Seal of Approval
* George Lucas Educational Foundation's Edutopia magazine, Hot Media for Educators
* MENSA Society's Parenting for High Potential magazine, Resource Roundup Pick
* Scholastic Instructor Magazine Teachers Pick Best of 2009
* Stylish Award from StylishParents.com
* Tillywig 2010 Laugh Out Loud Fun Award

You’ve been Sentenced! is available nationwide through ACD, Alliance, Borders Books, Barnes and Noble, and at hundreds of independent retailers. McNeill Designs products are also distributed internationally in New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, and Canada. For a comprehensive store locator, please visit McNeillDesigns (dot) com.

For more information about McNeill Designs, its products, and people, or to request a media sample, please contact Susan McNeill at 302-478-2757 or visit McNeillDesigns (dot) com.

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Founded in 2004, McNeill Designs creates and manufactures toys and games for kids of all ages including the multi-award winning word game You've been Sentenced and Creative Child Magazine's Game of the Year Twisted Fish.