Tim Walsh (born December 25, 1964) is an American game inventor, writer and former sportsman.
He attended
Colgate University
Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York. The college was founded in 1819 as the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York and operated under that name until 1823, when it was renamed Hamilton Theologi ...
, with a major in biology and minors in art and art history. Here, he invented the game ''
TriBond
''TriBond'' is a board game that has sold over 3 million copies in 14 countries since its release in 1990. It requires players to determine a common bond between three subjects. It follows in the tradition of ''Trivial Pursuit'', '' Outburst'' and ...
'' together with classmates Dave Yearick, and Ed Muccini in 1990. He invented ''
Blurt!'' in 1994.
After inventing ''TriBond'' he got a job at the game's license holder,
Patch Products
PlayMonster (formerly, Patch Products) is a manufacturer and marketer of family entertainment products that specializes in games, children's puzzles, toys, activities, and teaching tools. As of February 2016, Patch changed its company name to Pla ...
, as Corporate VP of Product Development and Marketing.
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At college, Walsh played varsity football and was a baseball pitcher. He also played baseball in
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
, as well as for the
barnstorming team
Indianapolis Clowns
The Indianapolis Clowns were a professional baseball team in the Negro American League. Tracing their origins back to the 1930s, the Clowns were the last of the Negro league teams to disband, continuing to play exhibition games into the 1980s. The ...
in 1988.
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He later pursued a career as a game writer. He self-published the book ''The Playmakers: Amazing Origins of Timeless Toys'' after it was refused by publishers. It was later picked up by ]Andrews McMeel Universal
Andrews McMeel Universal (AMU) is an American media corporation based in Kansas City, Missouri. It was founded in 1970 by Jim Andrews and John McMeel as Universal Press Syndicate and was renamed in 1997 to AMU to reflect the diversification that ...
and published as ''Timeless Toys''.[ A history book about the company ]Wham-O
Wham-O Inc. is an American toy company based in Carson, California, United States. It is known for creating and marketing many popular toys for nearly 70 years, including the Hula hoop, Frisbee, Slip 'N Slide, Super Ball, Trac-Ball, Silly Stri ...
, ''Wham-O Super-Book: Celebrating 60 Years Inside the Fun Factory'', followed on Chronicle Books
Chronicle Books is a San Francisco-based American publisher of books for adults and children.
The company was established in 1967 by Phelps Dewey, an executive with Chronicle Publishing Company, then-publisher of the ''San Francisco Chronicle''. ...
in 2008.[ In his book ''Monopoly: The World's Most Famous Game—And How it Got that Way'', ]Philip Orbanes
Philip E. Orbanes is an American board game designer, author, founding partner and former president of Winning Moves Games in Danvers, Massachusetts. Orbanes is a graduate of the Case Institute of Technology (now Case Western Reserve University). ...
called ''Timeless Toys'' "a must-have reference among toy and game collectors, include Monopolyphiles".Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota () is a city in Sarasota County on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The area is renowned for its cultural and environmental amenities, beaches, resorts, and the Sarasota School of Architecture. The city is located in the sout ...
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References
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1964 births
Living people
Colgate University alumni
Colgate Raiders football players
Baseball pitchers
American expatriates in Mexico
Board game designers
American non-fiction writers