Interviews

Deirdre Cross – General Manager, Head of Funko Games – discusses the firm’s Cranium slate, as well as what to expect from Disney Animated.

Hans-Heinrich Mückenheim – founder of Blechfabrik – on how his passion for tin toys became a career

Game designer Luca Borsa discusses his approach to creative collaborations.

Christian Fiore and Knut Happel discuss adapting the hit video game into a tabletop experience.

Funko Games’s Deirdre Cross discusses the stylised figures and immersive play of Star Wars: Rivals

ThinkFun’s Rachele Harmuth discusses her entry into the toy world and how inventors can engage with MESH – which stands for Mental Emotional Social Health.

Ben Kelly – GM of Dumb Ways at PlaySide Studios ­– discusses bringing the brand into board games with Spin Master.

Sam Susz – Senior Director of Games at Spin Master – on how Dumb Ways to Die highlights Spin’s innovative approach to licensed games.

Prolific inventor Peggy Brown discusses the tight-rope walk of designing games that feel both innovative and familiar.

Julie Gwaltney, Senior Director at TOMY, and Lorena Montalvo, Senior Product Designer at TOMY, on why authenticity is at the heart of its new Bebé Fuerte range.