Jim Prentice (game designer)

James Mason Prentice (May 29, 1909 – January 16, 2005) was an American game designer and businessman who founded The Electric Game Company. At the age of 17 he invented a simple electric baseball game which went on to become his best-selling game, as well as the first board game of its kind to use electrical relays.

Jim Prentice
Prentice receiving the Abbott Award, 1993
BornMay 29, 1909
Holyoke, Massachusetts
DiedJanuary 16, 2005(2005-01-16) (aged 95)
Resting placeForestdale Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
Known forBoard game designer
Notable workElectric Baseball
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