Holiday Shoppers Help Underprivileged Kids While Saving Money, Having Fun & Building Relationships

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HOLLAND, Mich., December 1, 2020 – With citizens stuck inside for most of 2020, people are eager to be together this holiday season, even if they have to connect via Zoom or FaceTime. Everyone’s suffering "cabin fever" and many need help figuring out what to do since most entertainment and dining is shut down.

Beginning today, Giving Tuesday, Storyastic offers The Rank Game main game and any expansion pack FREE, with the purchase of the main game and any expansion pack. This gives all consumers immediate access to wholesale pricing for the game named “Favorite Pick” by the American Specialty Toy Retailers Association at Toy Fair NY, the largest toy and game convention in the Western Hemisphere. 

This affords consumers with the ability to “buy one get one free” so they can gift the game to other important people in their lives, with the game that’s bringing people together across America, after THE RANK GAME was fully-funded on Kickstarter in less than 48 hours and has gone on to sell into retailers and living rooms in 47 U.S. states as people discovered “the gamification of conversation” through THE RANK GAME during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

To multiply the positive impact THE RANK GAME has on relationships, Storyastic is also donating 10% of all proceeds from the BOGO promotion to benefit children and families in need across the U.S. and around the world. This occurs not just on Giving Tuesday, but throughout the entire month of December. The following philanthropic organizations are the beneficiaries: 

   • Boys & Girls Club of America Give Kids the World        • Playworks Michigan
   • Child’s Play Charity Kids Around the World                    • Wait No More - Focus on the Family
   • Family Life Communications Kids Play International     • Young Life

THE RANK GAME is a new all-together party game created to help friends and families “tech less and talk more” as they have belly-laugh fun while strengthening their relationships. Designed by “Disney couple” Dana and Chip Brown, a Walt Disney Imagineer and a Disney Studios Producer, and parents of three, THE RANK GAME gives families and friends a simple and interactive way to combat cabin fever and engage in positive, fun conversation. 

THE RANK GAME is an ‘all-together’ game because it brings people from all backgrounds together, and also, everyone is playing the game all together at once, so nobody has to wait for someone else to take their turn. The rules are easy, pick a card and start ranking. Whichever Guesser comes closest to the Ranker’s choices, wins! It couldn’t be simpler. This promotes fun competition, because players only win when they look at the topics from other peoples’ perspectives. This basic element defines the community-building power of THE RANK GAME. 

“The Rank Game was created to empower friends and families to have intentional, real-world experiences together. It's gratifying to see so many people so positively impacted by a game that gets all of us back to basics," said Dana. “We are completely humbled by how well The Rank Game has done in everyday people’s lives and especially all the positive impact it’s having on campuses, in hospitals, in corporate environments and family-oriented philanthropic organizations.”

“With so many people telling us how they enjoy playing the game often, and coming back to buy more copies to give others, we wanted to put together a program that makes it easy and affordable for them to gift The Rank Game,” added Chip. “We also wanted to leverage everyone’s interest and enthusiasm in The Rank Game to help those less fortunate, especially with all the families negatively impacted by the pandemic.”

To get the free main game and any expansion pack, just visit TheRankGame.com and do the following:

1. Put two main games and any two expansion packs in their cart. 
2. Use the promo code “RANKBOGO” at check out.  Their cart will make two of the items free, effectively giving anyone anywhere the same wholesale pricing that retailers get. 
3. Storyastic will automatically deduct 10% of the proceeds and redirect those funds to the philantropic beneficiaries listed above.

THE RANK GAME fills the holidays with fun, light-hearted conversations that foster intentional, meaningful human connection. And, now, consumers can get the game at wholesale prices to give the gift everyone wants—quality time together. And, they can feel good about their purchasing fueling Storyastic’s donations to quality organizations focused on helping underprivileged kids and families. Learn more about THE RANK GAME at TheRankGame.com.

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About Chip and Dana Brown
Dana was a Lead Designer at Walt Disney Imagineering for two entirely new-concept parks: Disney’s California Adventure/Paradise Pier and TokyoDisneySeas/Mediterranean Harbor. This role included the responsibility of creating the interactive and magical experiences in-between the rides, in open spaces, restaurants and retail, where consumers spend most of their time. Chip has spent more than 25 years in the media and entertainment industry, including TV, film, internet, live theatre, radio, animation, music and publishing. He helped lead Disney’s Tony ® Award-winning The Lion King to become the largest financial opening in Broadway history.

About Storyastic
Storyastic cultivates meaningful human connection in the age of tech and screentime through the creation of fun, interactive experiences and tools simple enough for everyone to play. Founded by Dana Brown, former Lead Designer at Walt Disney Imagineering and Chip Brown, former producer at Walt Disney Studios and publisher for HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Storyastic is an imaginative toy, game, and entertainment company whose debut product is THE RANK GAME, named Favorite Pick at Toy Fair NY, the largest toy and game convention in the Western Hemisphere. 

CONTACT:   Chip Brown, (310) 497-7400, chip@storyastic.com