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<DESCRIPTION>CONSENT OF KPMG LLP
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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS




The Board of Directors
Hasbro, Inc.:

We consent to use of our reports incorporated by reference in the Hasbro, Inc.
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2001, which is
incorporated by reference herein, and to the reference to our firm under the
heading "Experts" in the prospectus.

/s/ KPMG LLP


Providence, Rhode Island
April 5, 2002


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