Spin Master

Rich Mazel – VP of Innovation and Inventor Relations at Spin Master – tells us why it’s a great time to be a toy inventor.

The Kickstarter campaign for the game closed with over $9m pledged, making it the fourth biggest tabletop games project in Kickstarter history.

Spin Master inventor relations guru Dougal Grimes discusses pitches, products… And the road not taken!

We caught up with Sara to find out more about the development of the game, and why Spin Master was the perfect partner for the project.

If you could only take one toy, one game and one of your own inventions to a desert island, what would you take and why?

The session is chaired by Heayes Design’s Richard Heayes and welcomes Omari Akil (Game Design and Co-Founder of Colorway Game Labs), Deirdre Cross (VP at Funko Games) and Erica Bouyouris (Staff Designer at Spin Master).

Partnerships include Kellytoy for plush, Spin Master for games and YWow for novelty sized puzzles.

Tal Schreiber from Spin Master on the difference between inventors and designers.

The initiative is designed to support the education and career advancement of individuals from underrepresented communities in the areas of toys, entertainment and digital games.

Boards will be given to the USA Skateboarding Team to take to the Tokyo Olympic Games, where the sport will make its Olympic debut.