Interview
Pack It In: vital packaging advice from specialist retailer Becky Ottery of Eclectic Games
Eclectic Games’s Becky Ottery reveals the packaging mistakes that make retailing a game hard work
What if a chain-reaction toy could defy gravity? Doozi’s MD, Mike Goldman, talks ZipLinx
Mike Goldman on ZipLinx: A link-springing, ball-flinging, joy-bringing new toy from Doozi
Scrabble by the book: Publishing Manager Gerry Breslin on branded dictionaries by Harper Collins
As Scrabble turns 75, Gerry Breslin discusses how Harper Collins extends the brand in books
Fisher-Price’s Allison Gabbey on the secret sauce to successful inventor relations
Allison Gabbey – Sr. Inventor Relations Associate at Fisher-Price – on why she loves working with new inventors… And the key to a perfect pitch.
Fisher-Price’s Linda Chapman on innovation, collaboration and creativity
Linda Chapman – Director of Product Design for the Baby Gear and Newborn categories at Fisher-Price – on parent-led insights, creative fuel and working with inventors.
Liz Peters, Head of Portfolio UK and Ireland at tonies®, discusses what makes a great brand partner
Why Liz Peters never says never when looking for licenses at tonies®
IMC Toys’ Julia Majure and Virginia Corbella discuss bringing something fresh to the doll aisle with Cry Babies
IMC Toys’ Julia Majure and Virginia Corbella explain what inventors need to know about creating for Cry Babies.
Identity Games’s Chief Creative, JM Duparc, discusses how The Traitors went from TV show to family game
What makes The Traitors and Miffy right for Identity Games? JM Duparc on licenses old and new
Pat Marino – Director of Hobby Games at The Op – on making Mountains Out of Molehills
The Op’s Pat Marino discusses blending themes, components and mechanics to create intuitive gameplay.
BMT’s Calvin Leibrock, Robert Civettini and Alex Malblanc talk One Trick Pony
The trio from Big Monster Toys discuss the secret to cracking the impressive ‘looping lasso’ mechanism in Goliath’s One Trick Pony game.