Chessex Manufacturing is an American company that sells

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, primarily for the

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(RPG) and

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(CCG) market. It also offers other accessories used in RPGs and CCGs. The company also has a Chessex Europe branch office. Chessex was also a distributor and publisher of tabletop games—RPGs, CCG,

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s, and related merchandise—until October 1998 when they merged distribution with The Armory to form

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Games published

* Banemaster: The Adventure (1995) collectible card game. * Skyrealms of Jorune (1984–1994)

. *

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(1993-2010) A

originally self published by Tom Jolly starting in 1985, Chessex published the 4th through 7th editions of the game and a single expansion. While they continued to have rights to the game until 2010 the game was sold out and unavailable shortly after 2000.

References

Toy companies of the United States Companies based in Fort Wayne, Indiana {{rpg-stub