Play Elevated’s Deb Weber on championing the positive benefits of play
Deb Weber talks us through her previous career at Fisher-Price – and how she’s looking to work with inventors at her new consultancy.
Ravensburger bolsters Adventure Book Game range with The Lord of the Rings
“The Lord of the Rings’ immersive story world unfolded perfectly in our adventure book board game format,” said Shanon Lyon, Game Development Manager at Ravensburger.
Schleich readies Wizarding World collection
“The schleich brand is known for authenticity, attention to detail and quality all over the world, and Wizarding World will uphold these properties,” said Schleich CEO Dirk Engehausen.
Hasbro partners with Funko Games for reimagined Cranium collection
The range includes Cranium 25th Anniversary Edition, as well as Cranium Hoopla, Cranium Hullabaloo and the brand new Cranium Big Brain: Detective Game.
Fuse’s Tim Rowe on the best way to get someone excited about an invention
Laura Rowe interviews her dad – Fuse Director Tim Rowe – about his route into toys… And asks whether he’s still wracked by guilt over taking her old toys apart for prototypes!
BBC Studios teams with John Adams for The 1% Club board game
“We are confident that the game will become one of the ‘must-have’ family board games for 2023,” said Simon Pilkington, Group Managing Director at John Adams.
Seven Towns’ Elizabeth Moody on the magical mechanism behind Tippy the Dragon
Elizabeth Moody – Chief Operating Officer at Seven Towns – reveals the physics principal that powered the illusion in John Adams’ balancing game, Tippy the Dragon.
Matt Kelley and Brian Saliba on bringing Monty Python authentically into tabletop RPGs
Crowbar Creative’s Brian Saliba and Exalted Funeral’s Matt Kelley discuss getting the tone right on Monty Python’s Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme.
Ravensburger to launch Disney Lorcana: The First Chapter in August
Ravensburger plans to launch four Disney Lorcana sets a year and the company has deemed it “a game-changer in the billion-dollar-plus trading card game market.”
Top Dog: Why WowWee’s new robot toy blends tech with trends… A chat with Sydney Wiseman
WowWee’s Sydney Wiseman discusses the groundbreaking, tail-wagging tech toy Dog-E