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The free Inventors Lunch will return to Toy Fair on Thursday, January 22nd at 12PM, hosted upstairs on the Toy Trust Lounge (UL 161).

“This partnership highlights how CATAN has become woven into sports culture – celebrating teamwork, strategy and the power of play that unites fans on and off the court,” said Kevin Hovdestad, Director of Brand Development at CATAN Studio.

“It’s really exciting to have total freedom in developing a new system: something that really fits with the G-Force era of Godzilla stories,” said co-creator Mark A. Latham.

The jury said: ‘Grard has proven his ability to explore different genres and levels of complexity, while maintaining consistently high design quality.’

Brand-new elements were designed for Sloth’s pirate hat and bandana, and Mama Fratelli’s hair and beret.

“This partnership lets us click our award-winning design and global reach together with the LEGO Group’s incredible brand power,” said Jim Downey, Chief Executive Officer of Paladone.

“Our 2026 portfolio underlines YuMe’s commitment to building long-term partnerships with world-leading licensors,” said Michael Kwan, CEO of YuMe Toys.

“Collaborations like this allow us to transform an ordinary shopping trip into something extraordinary,” said Kelli Masilun, Senior Director of North American Marketing at schleich.

“I don’t know of any other event that is as strong a springboard for a business’s launch as Spiel,” said Florian Hess, Managing Director of Merz Verlag and Executive Board Member of Spielwarenmesse eG.

The Ticket to Ride: First Journey Kids Afternoon Tea is hosted at the hotel’s Terminus Kitchen & Bar and features treats inspired by the game.