20 November 2009

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 )

Deaf Gamers: 85%
Like any strategy game worth its salt, the more you play the game the more you appreciate its complexities.... there's a decent amount of [single player] content to sink your teeth into, which is always pleasing.

Hard Gamers - 84%
(Translated from French)Finally, I must acknowledge I was surprised by Star Chamber: The Harbinger Saga. The play succeeds in mixing much strategy into a card deck as well as an interesting universe... In short, if you seek a turn based strategy mixed with a Magic style card deck, this game is an excellent choice.

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...

Best Independent Game of 2005
In its 15th Annual Computer Games Awards, CGM also gave Star Chamber honors as the 9th best Computer Game of 2005, and the Best Independent Game of 2005, saying that Star Chamber '..is one of the best-designed computer games of the past five years..'

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 - Editors Choice

Computer Gaming World - Best of 2005

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