The toy company responsible for Monopoly, Play-Doh and My Little Pony might be shipping up to Boston. Hasbro, one of the world’s best known toy companies, is reportedly considering moving its headquarters to Boston from Pawtucket,

Toy and game maker Hasbro is looking at moving its headquarters from Rhode Island to downtown Boston, according to a new report.

Since its founding more than a century ago in Providence, Hasbro has been headquartered in Rhode Island. Its name is behind many well-known brands, including Monopoly, Play-Doh, G.I. Joe, Twister, Nerf, and more.

Hasbro – named for the two brothers, Henry and Helal Hassenfeld, who launched the company in Providence as a maker of pencil boxes in 1923 – dates to the time when Rhode Island’s capital city was an industrial powerhouse.

The toy giant has been touring space in the city’s downtown, considering leasing more than 200,000 square feet.

Ever since Jack Connors, the beloved Boston advertising mogul who became one of the city’s largest philanthropists, died in July, I’ve been conducting a thought experiment with some of Rhode Island’s most influential leaders.