Students will showcase their board game prototypes at the event, which takes place at Rhode Island School of Design on Thursday, December 11th at 6PM.

“Once somebody is an inventor with us, we see them as part of our Blue Marble family”: Lauren Bowers and Lee Allentuck discuss the key to fruitful inventor partnerships.

Based on the popular comic-book series, the game is pitched as having the structure of a board game, but with a focus on storytelling.

“This collaboration is more than a product launch, it is a global design partnership,” said Nick Karamanos, SVP of Entertainment Partnerships, Mattel.

The crossover edition sees players race to identify matching CATAN symbols, including hexes and resource motifs.

Once built, LEGO fans can rotate the dials and crank to animate swimming fish, swaying coral, a crab emerging from an underwater cave and an opening treasure chest.

M. Night Shyamalan and Brad Falchuk aim to reimagine Magic 8 Ball as the centerpiece of a ‘high-concept, character-driven supernatural drama’.

“It is a real thrill getting to work on a set of cards like Whispers in the Well with so many wonderful Disney glimmers coming to the game,” said Shane Hartley, Ravensburger VP of Creative on Disney Lorcana TCG.

Gurdeep Bains – Global Creative Director at YuMe Toys – reveals what fuels the company’s creativity… And why it’s always about the fans.

“Moodbox will become a hub for creativity and innovation,” said Jean-Sébastien De Barros, Chief Product Officer and EVP Publishing at Asmodee.