Chessex Explained
| Chessex Manufacturing |
| Type: | Private |
| Industry: | Game supplies, former Game publisher |
| Predecessor: | Chessex, The Armory |
| Successors: | --> |
| Founded: | [1] |
| Hq Location City: | Fort Wayne, IN |
| Hq Location Country: | United States |
| Areas Served: | --> |
| Owners: | --> |
| Website: | http://chessex.com |
Chessex Manufacturing is an American company that sells dice, primarily for the role-playing game (RPG) and collectible card game (CCG) market. It also offers other accessories used in RPGs and CCGs.[2] The company also has a Chessex Europe branch office.[3]
Chessex was also a distributor and publisher of tabletop games—RPGs, CCG, miniature wargames, board games, and related merchandise—until October 1998 when they merged distribution with The Armory to form Alliance Game Distributors.[4]
Games published
- (1995) collectible card game.
- Skyrealms of Jorune (1984–1994) role-playing game.[5]
- Wiz-War (1993-2010) A board game 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.[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Company links . 2018-06-08 . 2018-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180418064928/http://www.chessex.com/Customer%20Service/Company%20Info.htm . dead .
- Web site: Chessex Online . Chessex.com.
- Web site: Chessex European Location . Chessex.com.
- Web site: Chessex and The Armory Form Alliance . . . October 2, 1998.
- Web site: Review of Skyrealms of Jorune . RPG.net . August 14, 1997 . Harold . Ogle.
- Web site: A brief History of Wiz-War . LeagueofGamemakers.com . July 18, 2014 . Tom . Jolly.
