New
Hip Hop Board Game Introduced To Urban Market Based On C-Lo
Game Play
Bling Bling
Board Game
Atlantic City,
NJ (BlackNews.com) - BLING BLING 2002(TM), a new board game
based on Hip Hop's favorite dice game, C-LO, has been introduced
to the market by The Gameologist Group LLC and 456 Productions.com,
two Atlantic City-based, minority-owned companies. Geared to
the urban youth market, the game capitalizes on the notoriety
of C-LO, which has been played in music videos of such Hip Hop
and R&B stars as Biggie Smalls, Jay Z, Nas, Cameron and many
others.
BLING BLING includes
a sound track and a documentary DVD with tracks which are
exclusive to the game, together with interviews by Hip Hop
artists, including Nu Jersey Devil, DJ Envy, Jim Jones, Sam
Scarfo, Riz, DJ Fah, Black Rob, Big Smoke and The King of
Kings, among others.
The
Hip Hop community has been quick to react. Def Jam artist
Sam Scarfo said, "This game is definitely for the Hustlers.";
Black Wall Street artist Nu Jersey Devil commented, "It's
one of the hottest games I’ve ever played."; Bad Boy artist
Black Rob exclaimed, "What? That’s crazy! I won mad money
playing C-LO. Make sure I get a board game!"; Universal
Recording artist Merlino said, "The hood is going to love
you for this!"; and Dipset's Jim Jones quipped, "C-LO
on a board game is a beautiful thing!"
Players
become adventurers in an inner city setting, trying
to gather up as much money and property as possible
in the 30 to 60 minutes that it takes to play. Using
the popular C-LO game play to move on the board and
accumulate cash and property with which to erect urban
city projects, players encounter ups and downs in the
process of their turn. They can win or lose money, move
their playing piece to "The Bank Statement," or play
“C-LO Heads Up” with the Bank for cash or land on "Now
Whut?" and find their fate in the unfortunate and sometimes
hilarious inner city “hoods.” The player that acquires
most of the cash and property, is crowned "Ultimate
Hustler," a title which brings with it opportunities
for bragging and “talking trash.”
“The timing
is right to introduce the BLING BLING 2002(TM) line
of games to mainstream audiences,” said CEO Jeff McGill,
a/k/a SMOKE. “BLING BLING is a game that the inner city
demographic can relate to: the lingo, the situations,
the pit falls and the come ups,” he continued. Intended
for two to eight players, the board game is the “Ultimate
Hustler’s game,” according to McGill, who said that
the new release is subtitled, “Part 1, The Takeover,”
and that it is the first in a series of Hip Hop games
planned for release in 2006.
A portion
of proceeds from the sale of the all games will be donated
to The Gameologist Group Community Trust, and the funds
distributed to non-profit groups which provide assistance
to inner city residents of metropolitan Atlantic City.
The Gameologist
Group, LLC is a minority-owned game development company
that creates and designs games, including casino slot
machines, casino table games, board games, lottery card
games and video games, most of which are Hip Hop-inspired.
The Gameologist Group LLC is developing a BLING BLING
scratch off Lottery card to be released soon. For further
information, contact CEO Jeff McGill 609-553-7979 or
visit www.456productions.com
Visitors to 456productions.com can play a free BLING
BLING slot machine game by clicking on the Gameologist
Group link; On the slot machine click on “MAX BET”,and
press “SPIN.”
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