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Star Chamber: The Harbinger Saga

Overview   ( More Info )

Star Chamber is a turn-based online strategy board game of space combat and diplomacy, combining production, research and diplomacy in a hybrid board and card game design. Players use special decks of cards that represent the assets and abilities of their favorite alien races. With hundreds of different cards and three victory conditions, the number of strategies you can develop is endless. Computer Games Editor's Choice (5 of 5 Stars)! CGW Editor's Choice (4.5 of 5 Stars)! GameSpot 8.8 (

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Features

  • Matrix Games Edition Comes With:
  • 2 Single Player Campaigns (one Rebel, one Coalition)
  • 1 Tutorial Campaign (including The Jupiter Initiative)
  • 2 Starter Decks (or 6 booster packs)
  • 5 Atok Incident Booster Packs
  • 5 Event Passes
  • 5 EXCLUSIVE promotional cards
  • (Only Available on the Matrix Games version)
  • Two weeks of exclusive access to 3 and 4 player games!
  • A value of $31.95 USD in cards BEFORE including the single player campaign and exclusive promotional cards!

Reviews   ( View All )

Computer Games Magazine- 5 Stars!
As a pure strategy game, this is one of the very best.

Heaven Games Review
Then I found “Star Chamber: The Harbinger Saga”. I've heard about it before from a friend (who is also a hardcore RTS player) and kinda glanced over it a little without much thought if I would play it or not, as I didn't really care for an online card game... luckily I gave it a second chance and downloaded it. I played a bit and now I'm hooked.

Gamershall.de- 86%
(Translated from German) The straightforward rules, plus the great replayability and variety which the game delivers in many different races, maps and card decks, cater for many hours of gripping entertainment. Where it doesn`t matter if you play the AI or try your luck against a human opponent in multiplayer.

Game Vortex - 88%
In the end, The Harbinger Saga is a solid strategy game with a lot of flexibility and a wide variety of scenarios. It is definitely something to look into if you are a turn-based fan...

Product Data

  • Complexity: Intermediate
  • Field of Play: Strategic
  • Historical Period: Future/Sci-Fi
  • Theater: Planets, Star Systems
  • Unit Scale: Ships, Troops, Heroes
  • Turn Play: Yes, WEGO Turn-based
  • Players: 1 to 4 players
  • AI: Yes, for Single Player Campaigns
  • TCP/IP: Yes, via Game Lobby
  • PBEM: No
  • Game Editor: No

System Requirements

  • - WINDOWS PC Version:
  • Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
  • 1GHz Processor
  • 128MB RAM
  • 250MB Hard Drive Space
  • 32-bit graphics
  • REQUIRES Internet Access
  • - MACINTOSH Version:
  • OS X 10.3 or higher
  • 800MHz G4 Processor
  • 128MB RAM
  • 250MB Hard Drive Space
  • REQUIRES Internet Access

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Details

Release Date
December 6, 2005
Developer
Worlds Apart Productions

Alcohol and Tobacco Reference
Blood and Gore
Mild Fantasy Violence
Mild Language

View AllAwards

Gamershall- 86% Silver Award!

Computer Gaming World - Best of 2005

Computer Gaming World - Editors Choice

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