Milton Bradley Re-Calls “Big Stick”
Pawtucket, RI- Hasbro subsidiary and board game powerhouse Milton Bradley announced that it was recalling 15 million units of their bestselling game “Big Stick” Wednesday.
The game, which sells for $14.95 at most retail outlets, and has sold over 10 million copies, has been pulled from the shelves following the announcement.
“We have discovered a flaw in out product that may cause harm to millions of children and their family members,” announced Helen Dimitri, Senior Vice-President in charge of Game Production at a press conference on Wednesday, “That is why we are recalling all of the games that have been produced.”
“Big Stick”, which contains, as the name implies, a big stick, and two white cards each of which say “mercy” on them, is a simple game. It consists of two players, alternating turns at hitting each other with the stick, until one of the participants, gives the other their “Mercy Card”, at which point the game has concluded.
Since the game’s release in 2003 Hospitals in 36 states have reported over 2500 injuries attributed to game play. Whether or not this is the reason for the re-call is unknown.
Hasbro is offering re-funds of the games full-purchase price, plus tax to all those owners of the game who bring in their copies in compliance with the re-call.
What this means for the future of the game in unknown. Those knowledgable in the field of game collecting are already predicting that the re-call of the game will turn it into a collectors item amongst game aficionados.
“The amount of collectors who will now seek out this game as a result of the re-call in enormous. Current owners of the game would easily be able to sell it to a collector for more than triple the price tag that Milton Bradley is offering them for the game” said Michael Bartell-Powell, a game expert for Sotheby’s auction house.
Mr. Bartell-Powell’s prediction appears to be accurate, as recent auctions on internet auction site eBay have copies of the game selling for as much as ₤ 65.75.
The game, which sells for $14.95 at most retail outlets, and has sold over 10 million copies, has been pulled from the shelves following the announcement.
“We have discovered a flaw in out product that may cause harm to millions of children and their family members,” announced Helen Dimitri, Senior Vice-President in charge of Game Production at a press conference on Wednesday, “That is why we are recalling all of the games that have been produced.”
“Big Stick”, which contains, as the name implies, a big stick, and two white cards each of which say “mercy” on them, is a simple game. It consists of two players, alternating turns at hitting each other with the stick, until one of the participants, gives the other their “Mercy Card”, at which point the game has concluded.
Since the game’s release in 2003 Hospitals in 36 states have reported over 2500 injuries attributed to game play. Whether or not this is the reason for the re-call is unknown.
Hasbro is offering re-funds of the games full-purchase price, plus tax to all those owners of the game who bring in their copies in compliance with the re-call.
What this means for the future of the game in unknown. Those knowledgable in the field of game collecting are already predicting that the re-call of the game will turn it into a collectors item amongst game aficionados.
“The amount of collectors who will now seek out this game as a result of the re-call in enormous. Current owners of the game would easily be able to sell it to a collector for more than triple the price tag that Milton Bradley is offering them for the game” said Michael Bartell-Powell, a game expert for Sotheby’s auction house.
Mr. Bartell-Powell’s prediction appears to be accurate, as recent auctions on internet auction site eBay have copies of the game selling for as much as ₤ 65.75.
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