Star Chamber
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.
Star Chamber
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- 2003
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There was one base set and five expansion sets released for Star Chamber. The game was shut down on March 29, 2012.
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• 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
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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.
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