“The big idea that I hope this contest reinforces for kids is that dreams can become reality,” said Mark Carson, President and Co-Founder of Fat Brain Toys.
Reiner Knizia – the prolific game designer behind over 700 games, including Lost Cities, Modern Art and new Kosmos title My City – discusses how he got started in game design, shares his top tips for fuelling creativity and reveals the game he wishes he came up with!
Elan Lee – CEO at Exploding Kittens – discusses the origins of the now iconic card game, sheds light on where the idea for the company’s latest game – Poetry for Neanderthals – came from, and his top tips for fuelling creativity.
The six-episode competition will feature cake and sugar artists tasked with creating confectionary showpieces for a chance to win $25,000.
Jayme Boucher heads up Mondo Games; overseeing the development of games and puzzles based on IP spanning classics like The Thing, Back to the Future and Disney hits to cult success stories like 2018’s Mandy or pop culture icons like Bruce Lee.
The ‘Tabletop 2.0’ session will see panellists discuss how they envision board game design finally crossing the physical-digital divide to create enhanced gameplay and new experiences.
Wynne-Jones IP’s Victor Caddy unpicks news of a new initiative from Amazon designers to tackle counterfeit products.
Coombes and Penn were also the design duo behind Big Potato’s Head Hackers game.
The session will be chaired by artist David Foldvari.
Winners will be revealed on Friday, September 11th in a special Mojo Nation newsletter.
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