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Nominees for Game Innovator of the Year include Peggy Brown, Gary Pyper and Bang Zoom.

“We’re working closely with suppliers, families, play experts and engineers to introduce more sustainable, innovative designs and help drive demand for recycled materials,” said McDonald’s Chief Sustainability Officer Jenny McColloch.

The deadline to submit ideas is October 11th and the competition final will take place in-person at BLE on November 19th.

“We are delighted to be teaming up with The Point.1888 to take the UK’s one and only Official Charts into new areas,” said Official Charts Company Chief Executive Martin Talbot.

“We didn’t have an element that did Tan’s gorgeous hair justice, so we had to make an entirely new wig element – in shimmering silver of course!” said Matthew Ashton, Vice President of Design at the LEGO Group.

Matt founded the company with his brother-in-law, Laurence Emmett, and the firm’s debut games includes colour-mixing card game Egg Slam and trivia title So Wrong It’s Right.

“Children love to put stuff in a bowl and say they are making a magic potion – this led us to thinking how that magical process could result in a real-life pet that they create and the idea for Magic Mixies was born,” said Moose Toys’ James Austin-Smith.

Over the next 12 months, Champion will produce six different Catan beers, each reflecting a different terrain within the game.

“Bringing these two brands together marks an iconic musical moment for a passionate group of guitar and LEGO brick lovers,” said Fender’s Richard Bussey.

“We are excited to build this partnership with Asmodee into a new world of fun, high-quality products for fans to enjoy,” said Erin Zipperle, founder and CEO of Rollacrit.