“My career was built on a joke!” A candid chat with former Hasbro inventor relations titan Mike Hirtle
I.D.I.O.T. Award winner and Hasbro legend Mike Hirtle looks back on his fantastic career
J Smith Esquire creates Scrabble Crown to mark game’s 75th anniversary
The Scrabble Crown was constructed over 153 hours, with jewels, crystals and gold beading complementing 319 Scrabble tiles.
Game designers Knut Happel and Christian Fiore on creating Ravensburger’s Minecraft: Heroes of the Village
Christian Fiore and Knut Happel discuss adapting the hit video game into a tabletop experience.
Deirdre Cross – General Manager, Head of Funko Games – on why Star Wars is a dream licence
Funko Games’s Deirdre Cross discusses the stylised figures and immersive play of Star Wars: Rivals
Bluebird Toys founder, Sir Torquil Norman, CBE, discusses his extraordinary career
As Sir Torquil Norman, CBE, celebrates his 90th birthday, we look back at a roundtable chat from 2014 where he tells Dougal Grimes how Polly Pocket came to market…
Only a few weeks left to get your nominations in for this year’s Play Creators Awards 2023
The deadline to get your nominations in is Friday, April 28th.
Scrabble at 75: Deej Johnson and guests celebrate the iconic game in 7.5 fantastic sets
Deej Johnson, Ray Adler, Megan McCourt, Mike Bucher & Jim Harrison on Scrabble at 75
Funko Games details slate of Indiana Jones games
“Collaborating with Lucasfilm on Indiana Jones has been a dream, with the whole Funko Games team flexing their creative muscles as we designed a truly original slate of games,” said Deirdre Cross, Head of Funko Games.
Board Game Club to return next month
“We’re looking forward to making everyone’s lives more playful with some great sociable games from the likes of Exploding Kittens and Funko Games,” said Playtime PR’s Lesley Singleton.
Rachele Harmuth – Head of ThinkFun – on how the industry can help build resilience in children through MESH
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.