The Kess® Story

From a lonely child's game to a worldwide phenomenon.

Wisconsin

Born in Wisconsin

Kess is a newly invented and patented game, created in beautiful Wisconsin. But the story goes much much further back...

Pebbles

How it Started

It started years ago with a little boy who had no friends. He started playing with colored pebbles in his garden.

Chalk squares

Pebbles are Beautiful

The pebbles eventually became a game he played with squares he drew on the porch with chalk.

School

Time Changes Everything

Then elementary school finished.. and you did not want to be seen playing with pebbles anymore.

Memories

But Memories Never Die

One day the grownup remembered the pebbles again and the joy they brought him.

Stars and Crosses

The Second Coming

He tried all kinds of things, bottle caps, corks, gummy bears.. Finally the stars and crosses were born.

Kess Meets World!

Now our inventor had no skills at naming things. He called his dog ‘dog’ for lack of a better name. So, he named the game KESS, a mispronunciation of ‘Chess’. Luckily for him the good folks at the trademark office looked at it up and down and said ‘Ok’. And luckily for him, everyone seemed to like this silly little game. It is simple, and it is a lot of fun.