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When it comes to tabletop gaming, dice are more than just tools for generating random numbers they are the heartbeat of the game. Each die roll generates tension, thrill, and suspense and determines t...

  Name: Nick Metzler Location: New York City, NY YIC: 2010 Senior Category Winner & 2011 Senior Category Winner Invention(s): That’s Cheating (2010) & Squashed (2011)   ...

Eastar is a leading manufacturer of board game board material, durable board game components and stunningly designed custom board game pieces to publishers, designers and brands around the globe with ...

  Hi Maura, thank you for answering a few questions for us today. The last time I saw you was at Spielwarenmesse\'s Nuremberg Toy Fair Toy Night and you were soaked to the bone. We won\'t go int...

New data from economic research firm John Dunham & Associates reveals an accelerating decline in U.S. toy imports since April 2025, driven by the impact of tariffs on the industry’s supply c...

  What Today’s Toy Brands Must Do to Stay Credible and Connected   Author: Bill Southard, Founder and CEO Southard Communications, Chair of Marketing Committee for Public Relation...

  Exciting news collectors! The hobbyDB Local Directory has officially passed a major milestone: more than 1,000 active listings of collectible stores, events, museums, and more. And we’...

Insect Lore Butterfly Garden   If you loved science as a child, you’re likely familiar with the Insect Lore Butterfly Garden, a kit that lets you raise real caterpillars through their ent...

  What do you do in our industry?   I am co-founder and CEO of Lovevery, an early childhood development company focused on healthy brain development for ages 0-5.     &n...

(pictured: Allan Robert Miller, Allan Raymond Miller, Jay Horowitz, Cecelia Gritz.  The Millers are the founders of the museum and Cecelia is one of the museum\'s employees     Fift...