Bring Family Closer Together This Holiday Season with Award-Winning Board Game, Christmas Gamesake

Players personalize playing cards and board with family memories to create lasting keepsake for generations.

Boulder, CO (PRWEB) August 16, 2006 -- This Christmas, stir up fond and funny family memories for generations to come with a new family gift idea, Christmas Gamesake. Part board game and part family keepsake, Christmas Gamesake embraces the spirit of Christmas by bringing families together in a fun and memorable way.

“Christmas Gamesake is the world’s only game that becomes a lasting family tradition, because it’s written for and by the family,” said Callie Weiant, co-founder of Jocapa Products. “We designed Christmas Gamesake as a way for families to capture their fondest, funniest or most embarrassing memories and come together year after year to build the game and bond through the experience.”

Although the goal of Christmas Gamesake is to reach the North Pole, the real fun is getting there. The game begins with players jotting meaningful memories and past-year highlights on provided playing cards. During the game, players use the cards to move around the personalized board. For example, one card might read: “Dena failed her drivers test again. Move back three spaces,” while another player could select “Brian wins first place in 8th grade science fair. Switch places with the leader. Love, Mom.”

Christmas Gamesake, the winner of The National Parenting Center’s Seal of Approval, comes in a holiday-decorated box and is a gift that can be opened every Christmas, as it becomes an annual holiday tradition.

Christmas Gamesake (MSRP $19.95) is available at select Von Maur and Calendar Club Go! The Game stores nationwide, as well as specialty toy and gift stores. To order directly, call 303-921-6680 or visit www.gamesake.com.

About Gamesake            

The Gamesake series, launched in 2004 by the Boulder, Colo.-based Jocapa Products, is a line of occasion-related board games sold at specialty and gift stores as well as Von Maur and Calendar Club Go! The Game stories nationwide. The games are personalized by the players and can be replayed year after year as a family tradition. For locations or more information about Gamesake or the Gamesake series, call 303-921-6680 or visit www.gamesake.com.

Trademarks:

Gamesake and Christmas Gamesake are registered trademarks of Jocapa Products. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Media Contact:

Lori Geller

Walker Sands Communications

(312) 267-0530

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