Exhibit 5.1





October 27, 2003                                            Ropes & Gray LLP



Hasbro, Inc.
1027 Newport Avenue
Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02862

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This opinion is furnished to you in connection with a registration statement on
Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for the registration of
250,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.50 par value (the "Shares"), of Hasbro, Inc.,
a Rhode Island corporation (the "Company"). The Shares are issuable under the
Company's 2003 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the "Plan").

We are familiar with the actions taken by the Company in connection with the
adoption of the Plan. For purposes of our opinion, we have examined and relied
upon such documents, records, certificates and other instruments as we have
deemed necessary. The opinions expressed below are limited to the Rhode Island
Business Corporation Act.

Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been duly
authorized and, when the Shares have been issued and sold by the Company in
accordance with the terms of the Plan, the Shares will be validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement. Our consent shall not be deemed an admission that we are
experts whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933.



Very truly yours,

/s/ Ropes & Gray LLP

Ropes & Gray LLP