Jim Prentice (game designer)

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