# Chron X

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***Chron X*** is an [online](/source/Online) [collectible card game](/source/Collectible_card_game) and a [turn-based strategy game](/source/Turn-based_strategy_game) in which an individual battles an opponent over the internet in a cyberpunk setting.[2] Players choose between an arsenal of agents, weapons, programs, and resources chosen from your deck of virtual cards.

Chron X was the first online trading card game, first released by [Genetic Anomalies](/source/Genetic_Anomalies,_Inc) in May 1997.[3] The original game designer was [George Moromisato](/source/George_Moromisato), with later sets designed by [Andrea Shubert](/source/Andrea_Jennifer_Shubert), Dan Collins, and Ian Schreiber. Pete Bodenheimer and Slava Zatchuny also contributed to set development.

The game has had several publishers since its release: Genetic Anomalies, [Sony Online Entertainment](/source/Sony_Online_Entertainment), [THQ](/source/THQ), and later Blue Sky Red Design from 2003 to 2007. On May 28, 2007, the tenth anniversary of Chron X, Darkened Sky Studios [acquired Chron X](https://archive.today/20130121151806/http://www.darkenedsky.com/cxpress.html) for an undisclosed sum. Darkened Sky had begun work on a new, web-based client in 2008, which was never released.

On October 7, 2018, Andrea Davis announced that she had acquired Chron X from Darkened Sky. Although not ruling out the possibility of a new software release, she stated that her first priority would be a Chron X board game.

## Expansion sets

Expansion sets are divided into "acts", which fit into the Chron X storyline. Acts are further divided into sets. The game has had 7 [expansions](/source/Expansion_pack) released to date.

Act One:

- First Edition (May 1996)
- Overture (December 1997)[4]
- Ascension (July 1998)

Act Two:

- Defiance (February 1999)
- Whiteout (February 2000)
- Breakpoint (August 23, 2003)

Act Three:

- Reboot (March 20, 2004)
- Corruption (June 24, 2005)
- Verify (After an 18-card preview set was released by BSRD, expansion was canceled by Darkened Sky in 2007)

## Reception

The reviewer from the online second volume of *[Pyramid](/source/Pyramid_(magazine))* stated that "*ChronX*, the world's premiere Internet collectible card game. Here you will find that all is not as it seems. The goal is a familiar one -- "go forth and destroy thy enemy" -- however, in *ChronX* there is one slight problem. Before you can even think about calling an Air Cavalry strike you have to find your opponent."[5]

## References

1. ["First online trading card game"](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-online-trading-card-game). *guinnessworldrecords.com*. Retrieved April 27, 2023.

1. Baur, Wolfgang (October 1997), "Genetic Superiority", *The Duelist*. No. #19, pp. 82–83

1. ["Release date"](https://www.mobygames.com/game/74644/chron-x/). *mobygames.com*

1. Baur, Wolfgang (March 1998), "Virtually Complete", *The Duelist*. No. #23, pp. 74–75

1. ["Pyramid: Pyramid Pick: ChronX"](http://www.sjgames.com/pyramid/sample.html?id=201). Sjgames.com. 1998-07-10. Retrieved 2020-04-22.

## External links

- [Official website](http://chronx.com/)
- [Darkened Sky Studios LLC](http://www.darkenedsky.com)
- [Blue Sky Red Design](http://www.blueskyred.com) owners (2003-2007)
- [Review](http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/chron10/review.html) at [GameSpot](/source/GameSpot)
- [Genesis](http://genesis.crashwire.com), third-party forums with articles pertaining to Chron X's history

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