GREER, S.C., Dec. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Throughout the month of December, junior gumshoes can test their detective skills at Ryan's^®, HomeTown^® Buffet and Old Country Buffet^® via a partnership with the classic Hasbro^® board game, Clue^®. The restaurants will be featuring Clue-themed activities on the popular Family Night each Thursday night from 5 to 8 p.m.

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Every Thursday night in December, the buffet restaurants will offer engaging activities for children based on the mystery game. These activities will unlock a special code from Hasbro, which provides 10% off any product at www.HasbroToyShop.com. The discount is an extra bonus for guests during the holiday shopping season.  As with all Family Nights at the popular chains, kids eat for $0.99 with adult purchase and are treated to free balloons and cotton candy.

Online, kids can play an interactive mystery, 'The Case of the Missing Plate,' to decode more special offers. In addition, families may register to win a weekend stay at the Singer Castle on Dark Island in New York and an ultimate Clue family game pack. The sweepstakes' prize is worth $9,000. No purchase is necessary.  To enter or for more information and the official rules, visit ryans.com/clue/sweepstakes, oldcountrybuffet.com/clue/sweepstakes or hometownbuffet.com/clue/sweepstakes.

About Ovation^® Brands
In the Fall of 2013, Buffets, Inc., one of the nation's largest restaurant companies, marked its 30^th anniversary.  New executive leadership spearheaded a reinvention of its structure and culture and subsequently renamed the company Ovation^® Brands. 

Ovation^® Brands currently operates 341 restaurants in 35 states, comprised of 332 steak-buffet restaurants and nine Tahoe Joe's Famous Steakhouse^® restaurants.  The restaurants are principally operated under the Old Country Buffet^®, HomeTown^® Buffet and Ryan's^® brands. Ovation employs approximately 18,000 team members and serves approximately 100 million customers annually.  Corporate headquarters are based in Greer, SC with a Corporate Support Center located in Eagan, MN. For more information, visit www.OvationBrands.com.

SOURCE Ovation Brands