Overview

• This year’s finalists span tabletop games, active play, creative materials and tech-enabled plush, featuring Battleship, Catan, Connect Four, Spirograph, Trivial Pursuit, scooters, slime, cornhole, the Star Wars lightsaber, Furby, Tickle Me Elmo and snow.
• Public voting runs through Sept. 24 with one vote permitted per day, and the three top choices will form a Player’s Choice ballot counted with the expert panel.
• The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y., will announce the Class of 2025 in November after combining the Player’s Choice results with juror ballots.
• Induction standards emphasize iconic status, multi-generational engagement, creativity in play or a profound impact on how toys are designed or used.
• Several finalists have sizable commercial footprints, including Battleship and Trivial Pursuit with more than 100 million copies sold, Catan with more than 45 million, and Furby with 40 million in its first three years; the Hall was founded in 1998 and lists 87 inductees through 2024.