Star Chamber

After being reminded of it by Penny Arcade, I've been playing around with a pretty cool new online-only collectible card game called Star Chamber. It's a neat combination of 4x turn-based strategy (think Master of Orion - the old one, not the crappy new one) and collectible card gaming (think Magic: The Gathering). And I don't mean that it has a strategy game with a card game sort of tacked on - i.e. Etherlords - the cards actually affect the overall game; you don't just enter into little side card-battles to settle skirmishes encountered on the overworld map. The client is a free download, and once you sign up (also free) you can play around with sample decks in solo play.

The client and UI seem pretty solid and well designed, and I'm having a blast in the solo demo games, so I think I'm going to get their $20 starter deck deal soon (14 packs, 210 cards). The game has been very well reviewed, especially for an independent company, with the primary complaint being "not enough players online yet." Hopefully, with me and other Penny Arcade readers (c'mon, Chris, you know you want to ^_^ ) playing, we can remedy that.

Anyway, I highly recommend trying the tutorials and solo mode, even if you don't intend to spend any money. It's a unique and enjoyable experience.

Posted by martin on 1/20/04 at 1:10PM


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My mistake

You can actually play with the free sample decks online, not just in solo, but only against players who agree to also use those sample decks (a good thing, since the more advanced decks would probably destroy the sample).

Posted by martin on 1/22/04 at 8:13AM

Hear they are getting patent screwed?

I read a blurb on /. about it. Seems someone has a super-broad patent and wants money from them.

Posted by jeff on 1/26/04 at 8:50AM


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