Star Chamber: The Harbinger Saga
{{Short description|2003 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
|title = Star Chamber
|developer = Nayantara Studios
|publisher = Matrix Games
|designer = Paul Dennen
|released = Original
November 13, 2003
Expansions released in 2004-2007
|genre = Online collectible card game, turn-based strategy
|modes = Single-player, multiplayer
|platforms = Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
}}
Star Chamber was an online collectible card game (CCG) first released as just "Star Chamber" in 2003 by Nayantara Studios, later owned by Matrix Games and Worlds Apart Productions, and now owned by Sony Online Entertainment. The game ran on both the Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X platforms. It was free to download and play, with additional cards available for purchase. There was one base set and five expansion sets released for Star Chamber. The game was shut down on March 29, 2012. As compensation, Sony Online Entertainment offered players 3 months of Gold Membership in the online fantasy role-playing games EverQuest and EverQuest II, becoming available four days later.{{cite web|url=http://everquestonlineadventures.station.sony.com/news_story.vm?id=67961|title=It's Time to Bid a Fond Farewell|website=EverQuest Online Adventures|publisher=Sony Interactive Entertainment|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303032539/http://everquestonlineadventures.station.sony.com/news_story.vm?id=67961|archive-date=March 3, 2012|url-status=dead}}
Reception
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| MC = 85/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/star-chamber/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|title=Star Chamber for PC Reviews|website=Metacritic|publisher=Red Ventures|access-date=February 17, 2022}}
| CGM = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|title=Review: Star Chamber|magazine=Computer Games Magazine|publisher=theGlobe.com|issue=160|date=March 2004|page=79}}
| CGW = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Luo|first=Di|url=https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_238.pdf|title=Star Chamber|magazine=Computer Gaming World|publisher=Ziff Davis|issue=238|date=May 2004|page=84|access-date=February 17, 2022}}
| GSpot = 8.8/10{{cite web|last=Geryk|first=Bruce|date=December 19, 2003|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/star-chamber-review/1900-6085947/|title=Star Chamber Review|website=GameSpot|publisher=Red Ventures|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041209102154/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/starchamber/review.html|archive-date=December 9, 2004|url-status=live|access-date=February 17, 2022}}
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The original Star Chamber received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
The staff of Computer Games Magazine presented the game with their 2005 "Best Independent Game" award, and named it the year's ninth-best computer game.{{cite magazine|author=CGM staff|title=The Best (and Worst) of 2005: The 15th Annual Computer Games Awards|magazine=Computer Games Magazine|publisher=theGlobe.com|issue=184|date=March 2006|pages=42–47}}
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References
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/windows/star-chamber_|name=Star Chamber}}
{{Matrix Games}}
Category:Card games introduced in 2003
Category:Digital collectible card games
Category:Inactive multiplayer online games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Multiplayer online games
Category:Products and services discontinued in 2012
Category:Turn-based strategy video games