“Playfulness is at the heart of what we do at Aardman and I look forward to sharing how we embrace that in our creative processes,” said Crossingham.

Fog of Love has been hailed as a breath of fresh air to the tabletop scene, but when you look at designer Jacob Jaskov’s history as a pioneer in the world of innovation, it’s no surprise.

“We’re excited about moving Board Game Club into a bigger venue for May,” said Board Game Club co-founder, Lesley Singleton.

Spin Master claims Mattel’s Mecard toys infringe on at least two of Spin Master’s patents associated with its Bakugan toys.

Alexa will provide more educational answers to questions, praise kids for saying ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ and boast strict privacy controls.

Despite a revenue dip on the same period in 2017, Character’s UK domestic sales achieved record levels in January and February 2018.

“Although we are a tiny player in the toy arena, we feel it is our duty to support an event which encourages creativity and innovation,” said Entertoyment director Josep Pastor.

We caught up with Gruhl and Weir to learn more about how they split design duties on a game, and find out more about the latest addition to the Happy Salmon family: Funky Chicken.

We caught up with Fraser-Bell to find out more about where the idea for FReNeTiC came from, and what he learnt from the design process behind Accentuate that informed the development of his new game.

Hasbro’s net revenues for the first quarter 2018 decreased 16 per cent to $716.3m.