WOMEN INNOVATORS OF PLAY

Last month we caught up with Ellie Dix about designing games, and this month we’re finding out more about her design competition win with Hasbro

Charlie Pettit

Last year, Hasbro announced the Hasbro Women Innovators of Play Challenge, described as an open search for the most promising women-led mass market toy or game. The winner would receive $10,000, a trip to Hasbro Headquarters, and a mentorship with a Hasbro Senior Women Leader. Competitions like this don’t come along often, so we couldn’t resist finding out more from one of the winners, Ellie Dix. How did you become aware of Hasbro’s competition? I was already pitching to Tanya Thompson [Senior Director Inventor Relations and External Innovation at Hasbro Gaming]. Tanya is the driving force behind Women Innovators of Play. She really wanted to do something more to champion women game designers. I found out about the contest directly from Tanya, but there were a lot of people sharing…

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