1971-1985 Brothers Fran Patch and Bryce Patch owned a printing company that printed products for other companies, including boards for Trivial Pursuit and Cabbage Patch doll sticker books 1985 Fran Patch and Bryce Patch decided to sell their own line of products and formed Patch Products, Inc. 1991 Obtained national puzzle distribution at Wal-Mart 1992 Obtained the rights to sell and distribute TriBond® 1994 Blurt!® and TriBond Kids introduced 1995 Expanded sales beyond the United States to include Canada 1996 Mad Gab® introduced Expanded into foreign markets via licensing, including New Zealand, Australia and Peru 1997 Malarky® introduced Patch was the #3 manufacturer of adult board games 1998 Acquired Just Kid'n™, New York foam ball company, to launch Zoam® products Opened new corporate headquarters in Beloit, Wisconsin 1999 Expanded Zoam line of foam balls to include Light Tracker® products Patch was the #2 manufacturer of adult board games 2000 Secured board game rights to *NSYNC, Backstreet® Boys™ and 98ฐ *NSYNC Backstage Pass™ and Big Deal® card games introduced 2001 Expanded sales into foreign markets by hiring foreign sales reps in Mexico, South America, Central America and the Caribbean Backstreet® Boys™ Around the World™ and 98ฐ Play for Keeps™ tween games introduced Line of licensed McDonald's® games, Tiny Tins® children's games and Choo Choo Training™ sticker coloring books introduced 2002 Wymer Distribution Center opened expanding distribution facilities to a total of 218,000 sq. ft. Expanded foreign sales to include the United Kingdom and France Collegiate foam balls and Great Big Sneaky Puzzles® introduced 2003 Buzzword®, Swap!®, Backyard Games™, Games on the Go!™ and A to Z Puzzles™ introduced Line of Imperial™ playing cards, dice, poker chips, chess, checkers and backgammon introduced Line of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer® games and puzzles ntroduced 2004 Mad Gab®, TriBond®, and Blurt!® brand rights sold to Mattel, Inc. Expanded foreign sales to include Germany, Singapore, South Africa and the Philippines Toss Up!™, The Self-Esteem Game™, Hedbanz for kids™, Fish Addition™ p uzzles, and Color Train™ puzzles introduced 2005 Line of Funnybugs™ games and flashcards, plus Animal Dominoes launched Such & Suchฎ, Domination™, Go Wacky!ฎ, Pacardyฎ, etc.ฎ, Hearts & Spades™ family games introduced and 5 new Big Dealฎ card games Peek–a-Boo Puzzles™ and Puzzle Pairs™ introduced See-thru playing cards and Spanish Conquian playing cards introduced 2006 Licensed Jeff Foxworthy brand for “You Might Be A Redneck If ”™ game. BubbleBrain™ and a line of Road Trip QuizWit™ games introduced Jumbo color & activity books launched A Day at the Zoo™ Sneaky Puzzleฎ added to the popular line of floor puzzles 2007 ShakeDown™ card-stacking game launched as players Stack ’Em Wide, Don’t Let ’Em Slide!™ Can-Do Roo™, a preschool game with a pouch full of things to do, introduced. What’s Yours Like?ฎ added to the party game line. Roll-It Tic-Tac-Toe™ and Farkle released as new family games. Click Here For More Patch History!

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