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Star Chamber
Developer(s)Nayantara Studios
Publisher(s)Matrix Games
Designer(s)Paul Dennen
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
ReleaseOriginal
November 13, 2003
Expansions released in 2004-2007
Genre(s)Online collectible card game, turn-based strategy
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

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.[1]

Reception

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The original Star Chamber received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2]

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.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "It's Time to Bid a Fond Farewell". EverQuest Online Adventures. Sony Interactive Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Star Chamber for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "Review: Star Chamber". Computer Games Magazine. No. 160. theGlobe.com. March 2004. p. 79.
  4. ^ Luo, Di (May 2004). "Star Chamber" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 238. Ziff Davis. p. 84. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  5. ^ Geryk, Bruce (December 19, 2003). "Star Chamber Review". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on December 9, 2004. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  6. ^ Tha Wiz (January 3, 2004). "Star Chamber". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 8, 2005. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  7. ^ CGM staff (March 2006). "The Best (and Worst) of 2005: The 15th Annual Computer Games Awards". Computer Games Magazine. No. 184. theGlobe.com. pp. 42–47.
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