Women In Toys UK to host Tea and Biscuits networking hour
The session will be hosted via Zoom and take place on Friday morning between 11AM and 12PM.
Tinder for board games: Tokyn’s Evan Kline on what his meet-up app brings to the table for inventors, design directors and players
Tokyn CEO and co-founder Evan Kline talks us through how his new app is looking to ‘reconnect the world through play around the table’.
Jazwares joins Mojo Pitch 2020
“We are on the hunt for great product and are excited to be working much more closely with the inventing community,” said Jazwares’ Michael Rinzler.
Eight reasons to write better rules
Deej Johnson looks at why well-written rules are the touchstone of better games, better brands and better word of mouth.
ToyAid initiative rallies toy industry to help raise funds for Global’s Make Some Noise charity
Smyths Toys has kicked things off by pledging £50,000 to the cause.
Deadline extended for Play Creators Awards 2020 nominations
You now have until Tuesday, June 30th to get your nominations in.
Buffalo’s John Bell on bringing BuzzFeed into board games
To find out more about the design process behind the firm’s upcoming line of BuzzFeed games, we caught up with John Bell, Director of Design and Product Development at Buffalo Games.
Art of Asmodee: Lookout’s Klemens Franz on what drives the ‘non-intimidating’ look of games like Agricola, Bärenpark and Grand Austria Hotel
We caught up with Klemens Franz, who acts as both art director and featured artist at Lookout, to find out more about the role art plays in the success of the studio’s games.
Art of Asmodee: Z-Man Games’ visual-creative team talk passion, positivity and Pandemic
We caught up with visual-creative team at Z-Man Games – including Dan Gerlach, Jasmine Radue, Monica Helland, Atha Kanaani, Bree Lindsoe and Samuel R Shimota – to learn more about what guides to the studio’s approach to art and graphic design.
Ginger Fox joins Mojo Pitch 2020
“Having heard great things about the event in recent years, it was difficult to ignore for 2020,” said Lewis Allen, Product Development Director at Hacche Retail.