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Decipher

Decipher, Inc. is a company which designs and manufactures role-playing games and specializes in collectible card games.

Star Trek association[]

In 1993, Decipher was granted license to create a board game together with a VHS tape for the US version called, Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Klingon Challenge, which featured Robert O'Reilly and Jonathan Frakes as Kavok and Commander Riker, respectively.

In 1994, Decipher had create the first Star Trek collectible card game, which has been released in several editions since then.

In 2000, Decipher signed an extension of their license with Viacom to also create Star Trek role-playing games, miniatures, miniature games, and customizable disc strategy games, following the end of previous efforts by Heritage Models, FASA, and Last Unicorn Games. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 1, Issue 19, p. 6) Decipher later acquired FANtastic Media and the Official Star Trek Fan Club.

In 2003, Decipher shut down its RPG division, and all upcoming Star Trek books were canceled.

Decipher arranged a deal with online eBook retailer DriveThruRPG.com in 2005 which became its exclusive partner. To date, two of the unpublished Star Trek RPG books have since been published as PDF-format eBooks.

The release of the What You Leave Behind expansion saw the end of Star Trek cards from Decipher which turned its focus onto a CCG game called Fight Klub.

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