The honourees were selected from a field of 12 finalists that also included the Magic 8 Ball, Matchbox Cars, My Little Pony, PEZ Candy Dispenser, play food, Risk, sand, Transformers and Uno.

Revenue has jumped from $475m in Q3 2016 to $606.1m in Q3 2017, a new high for the firm.

“Alpha Group is extremely proud to be involved with the Mojo Nation 100 project,” said Darren Lee Phillipson, Vice President of Global Product Design at Alpha.

We caught up with the designer of Sushi Go, Imhotep and Bärenpark to discuss his accessibility-focused approach to game design.

Hasbro has three products on the list, more than anyone else, followed by Spin Master and Character Options with two each.

We caught up with Phillipson to find out more about the creative culture at Alpha, how his own approach to design has changed over his 25 years in the industry and how the development process went for the firm’s Toy of the Year-nominated Drone Force Angler Attack.

“Wynne-Jones IP is delighted to be headline sponsor of the inaugural Mojo Nation 100, which champions design creativity and innovation in the toy and game industries,” said Amy Kasprzyca, senior marketing executive at Wynne-Jones IP.

“Each and every one of the TOTY finalists have brought joy, laughter, and learning to children around the world,” said Steve Pasierb, The Toy Association’s president & CEO.

We caught up with Hasbro’s Senior Director of Global Product Acquisition to find out how he stays creative, what his top find has been this year and why the phrase “you can’t surf from the beach” has stuck with him (and it’s not just because he’s a huge Point Break fan).

Ahead of this month’s event (taking place from November 16th to 19th at Chicago’s Navy Pier), we caught up with Couzin to talk about where the inspiration for ChiTAG came from, what to expect from this year’s event and how she stays creative (spoiler: it involved cocktails).