NBC Los Angeles - Two young developers create game like Monoply except with credit. They talk about their road to Hasbro and how it started. NewsRaw talked to the creators via webcam.
Buy Big, Build Big, and Borrow Smart to Win!
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Local entrepreneurs strike it big - LIHerald.com
Local entrepreneurs Adam Kornblum of Bellmore, CEO of Ark Brands LLC, and business partner Joe Davis of Merrick recently struck it big when their brain child, Charge Large, a game similar to Monopoly, was licensed to Hasbro.
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Hasbro buys LI - made board game
Hasbro buys LI-made board game
by Claude SolnikPublished: December 16, 2009
Tags: Board game, games, Wal-Mart A pair of twentysomething Long Islanders have sold the rights to “Charge Large,” a board game they developed, to Hasbro, which is selling it in Wal-Mart and has other mass retailers set to distribute it soon. Joe Davis and Adam Kornblum, entrepreneurs who met at Bellmore’s John Fitzgerald Kennedy High School, created the game that revolves ..
http://libn.com/blog/2009/12/16/hasbro-buys-li-made-board-game/
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Ch. 12 News Interview's Inventors of Hasbro's Charge Large Board Game
Inventors of Hasbro's Charge Large board game on Channel 12 News.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BC-qBYnD_4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BC-qBYnD_4
Saturday, December 5, 2009
KCTV5's Top Holiday Toys 2009 - CHARGE LARGE - #1 for ages 12+
Top Toys for 2009 - CHARGE LARGE
Ages 12-up
Charge Large
Perhaps a sign of the times, Charge Large is all about using credit cards to borrow and win. In the Hasbro game, player buy properties, accumulate wealth and manage debt while trying to get from gold to black card status.
Ages: 12+ Price: 19.99
http://www.kctv5.com/news/21701662/detail.html
Ages 12-up
Charge Large
Perhaps a sign of the times, Charge Large is all about using credit cards to borrow and win. In the Hasbro game, player buy properties, accumulate wealth and manage debt while trying to get from gold to black card status.
Ages: 12+ Price: 19.99
http://www.kctv5.com/news/21701662/detail.html
Radio Clips in Texas - Charge Large Board Game by Hasbro
Hasbro's newest board game, CHARGE LARGE, comes out just in time to provide a counter to the credit crisis, and of course a fun-filled hour of play time....
Saturday, November 28, 2009
A Black Friday Must? New Board Game CHARGE LARGE Teaches Credit Card Restraint - Speakeasy - WSJ
A Black Friday Must? New Board Game Charge Large Teaches Credit Card Restraint - Speakeasy - WSJ
...“The game is a reaction to easy credit,” Joe Davis, one of the game’s inventors, said. “There was a mystique of it, a sexiness to credit.”...
...They displayed Charge Large at Toy Fair last February and took a handful of pre-orders. In March, board-game juggernaut Hasbro Inc. heard about the game.... An agreement was signed with Hasbro in September to license the game..."
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...“The game is a reaction to easy credit,” Joe Davis, one of the game’s inventors, said. “There was a mystique of it, a sexiness to credit.”...
...They displayed Charge Large at Toy Fair last February and took a handful of pre-orders. In March, board-game juggernaut Hasbro Inc. heard about the game.... An agreement was signed with Hasbro in September to license the game..."
READ MORE - A Black Friday Must? New Board Game Charge Large Teaches Credit Card Restraint - Speakeasy - WSJ
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Life - "CHARGE LARGE: A game that takes all the Credit"
Merrick and Bellmore Life - "CHARGE LARGE: A game that takes all the Credit" by Erin Donohue
"...These two young entrepeneuers came by the newspaper’s office to show off their game that teaches players how to create credit, keep credit and, most importantly, what happens when you lose it...
The timing of this game couldn’t be better; the need for it shows itself every day in the newspapers and the television news. It’s about time someone came up with a plan of teaching the pitfalls and the responsibilities of living on credit. According to Messrs. Davis and Kornblum, “Ultimately, Charge Large (the game) teaches players not to fear credit cards, but simply how to leverage themselves wisely.”
"...These two young entrepeneuers came by the newspaper’s office to show off their game that teaches players how to create credit, keep credit and, most importantly, what happens when you lose it...
The timing of this game couldn’t be better; the need for it shows itself every day in the newspapers and the television news. It’s about time someone came up with a plan of teaching the pitfalls and the responsibilities of living on credit. According to Messrs. Davis and Kornblum, “Ultimately, Charge Large (the game) teaches players not to fear credit cards, but simply how to leverage themselves wisely.”
Newsday: "Their Game's all about Credit"
Newsday: "Their Game's all about Credit" by Keiko Morris
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Hasbro's CHARGE LARGE BOARD GAME! Click Here!
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Hasbro's CHARGE LARGE BOARD GAME! Click Here!
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