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Home Profiles of Ingenuity Beatrice Alexander: Creating an Industry

Beatrice Alexander: Creating an Industry

Profiles of Ingenuity 16 Feb 2018 Todd Coopee

Profiles of Ingenuity

Scrabble: Squaring-off Family Game Night

Scrabble - the classic word game for two to four players - combined two concepts in a unique way. It's both jigsaw puzzle and board game - an innovation that was perhaps a barrier to success in the game's early days. Modern audiences, though, have embraced the game through its various evolving forms. Read more →

Charles S. Raizen: Patterning Playtime

Charles S. Raizen invented a new way to transfer patterns through friction, creating a new niche and earning his place in toy-industry history. Read more →

Profiles of Ingenuity

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