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Fans First: Brad, the Board Game Enthusiast.  At Hasbro, you're never far from a true superfan.  Every board game night needs one brave person to meticulously sift through the rulebook to get the game started. At Hasbro, that person is Brad Hilderbrand, Senior Communications Manager! While his day job at Hasbro focuses on Digital Gaming, Brad loves to play traditional tabletop board games in his spare time.  🌟 Exhibit A: his bookcase, stuffed to the brim with the latest games. 🌟 Exhibit B: his custom-designed game table. 🌟 Exhibit C: his side hobby producing YouTube game tutorials, taking viewers through the best ways to play.   “My weekends are basically spent playing board games from sun-up to sundown, and games are really about the only thing I buy aside from food. Some might call it an obsession... I call it devotion.” 🔍 Stickler for the Rules 🔍  “I love to learn and teach. My favorite thing about getting a new game is punching out all the pieces and learning the rulebook so I can teach the game to others. When I go to a board gaming convention (my happy place), I’ll ask my friends what games they want to play so I can be prepared to teach them once we arrive. Though I love playing games, I often find teaching them to be the most fun part!    Hasbro’s Top Tabletop? 🌟   “HeroQuest! It’s a great dungeon crawler franchise and the Avalon Hill team has put out so much awesome content to keep it fresh. There's the new Joe Manganiello-designed Crypt of Perpetual Darkness quest pack coming out this year...Joe Manganiello is a legit gamer, so I'm interested to see how his quests look and feel.”     Learn more about HeroQuest here: https://lnkd.in/eCxAhwtu   

Happy National Intern Day! Today, we’re celebrating the bright smiles, limitless creativity, and fresh ideas that our 2025 Summer interns ushered in when they walked in through the door. 😁   Thank you all for the work you’ve been doing this Summer – we love working with you! 💪 #TeamHasbro #WoTCStaff #Interns 

⚡️Fans First: Dan’s Sonic Obsession Gets the SECRET LAIR Treatment⚡️     At Wizards of the Coast, you're never far from a true superfan. Wizards has no shortage of employees who are personally obsessed with its games. But our team members are equally obsessed with other iconic gaming franchises. Like SEGA’s Sonic the Hedgehog.     In the case of Dan Barrett, Director of Commercial & Business Strategy – D&D, his love and respect for Sonic helped to inspire the recent MAGIC: THE GATHERING Secret Lair drop, Secret Lair x Sonic: Friends & Foes!      “I firmly believe Magic is the best tabletop game system in the world. Once you know the game, it’s easy to daydream about what your favourite characters from other worlds would be like in Magic card terms. Secret Lair is a great outlet for exploring this while bringing Magic to new players.”     Merging Two Worlds 🤝   “I’ve been a Sonic fan for over 30 years. Sonic was the first game I played on my first console: a SEGA Game Gear I got for my 6th birthday in 1992. I loved the feeling of speed when playing as Sonic, the cool character design, and the great music, which all continue today.”      A Canny Campaigner   “In addition to Sonic, I internally pitched the Keys from the Golden Vault D&D book (2023). If I have an idea, I demonstrate internally it’s a cool idea, there’s an audience for it, and that now is the right time for it. Then it’s over to my many wonderful colleagues who turn a successful pitch into a real product.”     What’s Next? ➡️   “The upcoming D&D Starter Set: Heroes of the Borderlands. Our team have done a wonderful job creating the most approachable onboarding experience ever, that teaches D&D through play, and the box is packed with content for hours of fun!”  

Launching October 2025, Stranger Things: Welcome to the Hellfire Club, will give fans of the Netflix series the chance to experience Eddie Munson's secret trove of adventures at the Hawkins High Hellfire Club. "D&D has played a role in Stranger Things since the first season, so there’s always been a connection between Wizards of the Coast and the Netflix series. Now, as we look forward to the debut of the fifth and final season, Stranger Things: Welcome to the Hellfire Club builds on that history with a celebration of D&D, Stranger Things, and our favorite heavy-metal Dungeon Master, Eddie Munson." - Justice Ramin Arman, Managing Game Designer at Wizards of the Coast Read more in this Entertainment Weekly exclusive: https://lnkd.in/eNK7UcyT. Pre-order here: https://lnkd.in/eRXiwam3 #DnD #StrangerThings

Today, the entire Hasbro community is mourning the loss of Alan Hassenfeld—our beloved former Chairman and CEO, a cherished mentor, and dear friend.   Alan's enormous heart was, and will remain, the guiding force behind Hasbro - compassionate, imaginative, and dedicated to bringing a smile to the face of every child around the world. His tireless advocacy for philanthropy, children's welfare, and the toy industry created a legacy that will inspire us always.    While we grieve deeply, we also celebrate Alan's remarkable life and the incredible impact he made. Our deepest condolences go out to his family, friends, and everyone who had the privilege of knowing and loving him.

If you're not playing D&D with dragons, you're only playing half the game.   Dragon Delves is available now: https://lnkd.in/eQfUr9f5 #DnD

Celebrating Hasbro’s Wonder Women!    Congratulations to our team members across Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast who have been recognized as finalists for this year’s WiT - Women in Toys, Licensing & Entertainment Wonder Women Awards! We can’t wait to cheer you on at this year’s awards ceremony on September 11 in Los Angeles.    We’re so excited to see 8 Hasbro team members – plus our entire PEPPA PIG Global Brand team – nominated in the following categories:  🌟 Hasbro’s PEPPA PIG Global Brand team led by Kristin McKay (SVP and GM, Global Brands – Preschool & Fashion) and Esra Cafer (SVP, Global Brand Strategy, Preschool & Fashion) “Brand Franchise Leadership”   🌟 Sara Humphreys (VP, Walmart Team Leader) for “Commercial Excellence”  🌟 Kate Fakonas (Senior Director, Design and Innovation) for “Designer/Inventor – Corporate”  🌟 Marjory Laymon (VP, Product and Tech – Hasbro DTC and D&D Beyond) for “Digital Innovator”  🌟 Marianne James (SVP, Licensing) for “Inbound Licensing”  🌟 Megan Margolis (Director, Emerging Business) for “Rising Leader >500 Employees”  🌟 Katie Generazio, CPA(Senior Director, Finance) for “Unsung Hero”    The annual Wonder Women awards recognize the remarkable women who are propelling the toy, consumer products, licensing and entertainment industries forward.      Voting opens July 14 to all WiT members. Be sure to cast your vote here: https://lnkd.in/eJR4qn-4   Cheers to all the finalists. Here’s to more power moves by these wonder women.    #TeamHasbro #WoTCStaff #WomenInToys #WiT #WWA2025 #WonderWomenEverywhere 

🚨 Reporting from MagicCon Las Vegas! 🚨 This past weekend, MAGIC: THE GATHERING fans got their hands on brand new cards—and thanks to TerraCycle, we’re keeping their packaging out of landfills! ♻️ More from Ian Gaudreau, Manager, Corporate Sustainability at Hasbro ⬇️ Learn more about our recycling efforts ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eWkw_5Ff #Sustainability #MTG #MagicConVegas #Recycling

BTS: Celebrated aritsts Yoshitaka Amano, Yusuke Mogi, Toshitaka Matsuda, Isamu Kamikokuryo, and Toshiyuki Itahana discuss their experience working on MAGIC: THE GATHERING – FINAL FANTASY (available today). Watch here: https://lnkd.in/ekQhjqVr Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gWJAGCAV #MTGxFINALFANTASY