Maureen Hiron

"I invented the thing in about two seconds. It just came to me. I spent the next two hours cutting up cornflake packets and making the squares, filling them in with colours. My husband and I formed a company the next day. Continuo went into shops on September 1st; six weeks later it was the UKs bestselling game. By Christmas, wed sold 205,000 sets in the UK — today, its in over fifty countries; its now sold six million sets, which aint bad. That includes its offspring. Its not quite so popular at the moment; it just seems to have slid downstairs at the moment. Dont worry, itll come back; in fact so much so that Ive just licensed two games to South Korea — and those two are Continuo and Duo"

"you’re “…able to reason with the intuitive mind of a child, yet retain acquired knowledge and high I.Q"

"Go away and find yourself a games agent; they know which companies want what, and they’ll present them for you"

"If you can’t put an idea over in twenty seconds, then you’re dead"

"Back in 1973, a large lump of the school in which I taught detached itself and landed on my head. This put me into early retirement - and nearly killed me. Then, suddenly, on April I , 1982, apropos of nothing in particular, Continuo flashed into my mind. Such a simple concept. All players, regardless of age, could play together - or even play solo. My husband Alan and I formed a company, and five months later Continuo went on sale in the U.K., soon becoming Britains top-selling game. Now, Continuo and its siblings have sold over six million sets around the world. A string of other successful games followed. Whilst I invented the games, Alan playtested them. The partnership worked very well as I proofread his bridge writing"