11 Facts About Decipher Inc

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Decipher, Inc is an American gaming company based in Norfolk, Virginia, US.

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Since 2002, Decipher has released two licensed role-playing games: Star Trek RPG and The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game.

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The following month, Decipher Inc acquired the license from Paramount to create a CCG based on Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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4.

In 1999, with the release of the Star Wars movie The Phantom Menace, Decipher Inc made the decision to expand its market towards a younger generation.

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5.

In 1999, Decipher Inc made an attempt to merge their previous successes by creating a licensed card game designed to target the party game audience.

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In 2001, Decipher Inc attempted to capitalize further on their successful Star Wars games by creating a third game called Jedi Knights Trading Card Game.

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7.

Decipher Inc made more changes to its target markets in 2002, this time by expanding into role-playing games.

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8.

Decipher Inc acquired most of the gaming studio from Last Unicorn Games, and extended the licenses that they already held in order to create the Star Trek and Lord of the Rings role-playing games, using a new CODA System which they developed.

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9.

On December 12,2007, Decipher Inc issued a press release announcing the end of the Star Trek CCG line of product with the next expansion, What You Leave Behind.

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10.

In collaboration with science fiction author Michael A Stackpole, Decipher created numerous eBook PDFs of fiction work for the WARS fictional universe.

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11.

Decipher Inc donated over one million dollars in product, promotional materials, and financial backing to the Players Committee to continue support and tournament organization of the game indefinitely.

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