Game

TriBond

Party and Word Games

TriBond is a trivia and lateral thinking board game created by Tim Walsh, Dave Yearick and Ed Muccini, first published by Patch Products in 1990 with later editions from Everest Toys beginning in 2015, in which three or more players or teams try to identify the common bond linking three seemingly unrelated subjects presented together on a card, a link the designers termed a threezer. Players roll dice to move pieces around a triangular board, drawing category based cards at each space and scoring by successfully naming the connection among the three listed clues rather than by recalling an isolated fact. The game distinguished itself from earlier adult trivia games of its era by rewarding pattern recognition and lateral association over simple recall. TriBond has sold more than three million copies across fourteen countries since its 1990 launch, grown into six major editions, and inspired an unsold 2002 television pilot for Game Show Network hosted by Graham Elwood.

Facts
Origin Year
1990 1
Playing Time
60 2
Skill or Luck
Mixed 1
Designer
Dave Yearick 2
Designer
Ed Muccini 2
Designer
Tim Walsh 2
Publisher
Alga 2
Publisher
Big Fun A Go Go 2
Publisher
Everest Toys 2
Publisher
Kids International Ltd 2
Publisher
Mattel, Inc. 2
Publisher
N.W. Damm & Søn (Damm) 2
Publisher
Patch Products 2
Publisher
Peliko Oy 2
Publisher
Popular de Juguetes 2
Publisher
TriBond Enterprises 2
Publisher
Winning Moves Games (USA) 2
Game Category
Party Game 2
Game Category
Trivia 2
Game Category
Word Game 2
Game Mechanic
Dice Rolling 2
Game Mechanic
Roll / Spin and Move 2
Minimum Players
2 2
Maximum Players
15 2
Classification
Player Count
Large Group or Variable 1
Sport
Game Type (category)
Trivia Game 1
Sources
1. TriBond (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox, mechanic
    Mechanic: Trivia with lateral thinking
  • Infobox: players
    3 or more players or teams
  • Infobox, year
    Year: 1990
  • Infobox: random_chance
    Low, dice rolling for movement and category
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2. Tribond (BoardGameGeek)
  • Playing Time: 60
  • Designer: Dave Yearick
  • Designer: Ed Muccini
  • Designer: Tim Walsh
  • Publisher: Alga
  • Publisher: Big Fun A Go Go
  • Publisher: Everest Toys
  • Publisher: Kids International Ltd
  • Publisher: Mattel, Inc.
  • Publisher: N.W. Damm & Søn (Damm)
  • Publisher: Patch Products
  • Publisher: Peliko Oy
  • Publisher: Popular de Juguetes
  • Publisher: TriBond Enterprises
  • Publisher: Winning Moves Games (USA)
  • Game Category: Party Game
  • Game Category: Trivia
  • Game Category: Word Game
  • Game Mechanic: Dice Rolling
  • Game Mechanic: Roll / Spin and Move
  • Minimum Players: 2
  • Maximum Players: 15
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