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Poker Squadrons

$0.99
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Developer:
Purple Island
Publisher:
Purple Island LLC
Platforms:
Windows Mac
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About This Game

Poker Squadrons is a single-player card game where you play out the events of the Battle of Britain.

You take control of a British Royal Air Force Fighter Squadron and are pitted against a computer opponent controlling the German Luftwaffe.

Both sides draw cards from a shared 52-card deck to simultaneously assemble 4 poker hands to send into combat.

The shuffled deck and opponent's AI ensure a unique challenge each time you play.

Phases


Poker Squadrons brings you back to 1940, when Germany launched Operation Sea Lion, their plan to invade Great Britain. Events from the historic aerial battle are presented in the game's 18 stages, which are played in 4 phases:

1. Scramble: Draw cards to assemble the best 4 poker hands possible.

2. Secret Cards: Play a secret card increase your chance of victory in combat. NOTE: This phase is not available until stage 3.

3. Form Up: Drag to reorder your assembled poker hands to match up against the incoming poker hands, some of which may contain hidden cards that remain face-down until the combat phase begins.

4. Combat: You must win at least 3 out of the 4 poker hand matchups to clear each stage.

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User Reviews

Very Positive
16 user reviews
88%
Positive
30 min at review
Recommended

The core mechanic of assembling poker hands and matching them up is simple but very engaging. It's fun to try and maximize you odds, or make the best of a bad break. Feels like the solitaire games on windows, in a good way. The art style is unique. It has a pulp-comics vibe that you don't see that much these days. I'm not much of a WWII buff, but I imagine a fan of that history would really dig the aesthetic of this game. Overall, this is a nice game to kill time with, and has a very accessible learning curve. A perfect game to gift a relative who may be new to games.

3 helpful
35 min at review
Recommended

I am new to Steam and new to poker. Poker Squadrons is not only an intuitive interface, it is super fun! It reminds me of solitaire in a way and has the same relaxing effect. I love how you can play for 5 minutes or an extended period of time and be able to come back to where you left off. Overall great game and I look forward to seeing what else Purple Island releases!

3 helpful
13 hrs at review
Recommended

This is a great little game. The basic concept is easy to pick up and it's got just enough strategy to keep it interesting without being too involved. It's really fun to see the variations possible with the basic game of poker. It's a smart design. Getting a full 21 star victory is tough--I haven't got there yet! But doing well isn't anything like impossible. I think my favourite thing about it is that when I'm busy, I can do this game in little bites between other things I'm doing. Full disclosure: I know the developer (as a gaming friend, not a professional colleague)--but I wouldn't have left a review if I didn't think the game was worth playing! I've really enjoyed it!

2 helpful
16 min at review
Recommended

Admittedly I have an addiction to card games. So this game is probably a bad influence on my life choices. If you are like me, and can play solitaire on your computer for hours, then this is the poker card game for you. Enjoy, and game in safety, as your pets should be let out occasionally.

2 helpful 1 funny
8 min at review
Recommended

Great variation of Poker built around the Battle of Britain. its a good challenge without relying on gimmicks. the Secret Cards offer a unique way to play around different challenges and help you overcome obstacles. The scaling difficulty over the three stories remove the need for different AI levels and help with any learning curve. As someone who has trouble remembering the priority of different poker hands, I appreciate that there's a button to show those. Each round presents its own unique challenge! Love it!

2 helpful
15 min at review
Recommended

If you like card games you are getting plenty of value for your money at the 99 cent price point. Would like to see development continue because this tittle does have more potential.

3 hrs at review
Recommended

Great challenge and interesting and creative way to play hands of popker.

23 min at review
Recommended

Super fun card game with an excellent theme and graphics! You try to build the four best hands as cards are revealed one at a time. These will go against the enemie's four preconstructed hands. You mostly know what you have to beat, but the enemy can have hidden cards or special cards. Well, you get special cards two. When you make your four best hands, you choose which of your hands goes against which enemy hand. If there are hidden cards, you take a chance. Sometimes putting your best hand will help. Sometimes you put your worst hand there so that you can at least win the other hands. Your call. All cards are revealed, and the best hand wins! Playing the game multiple times unlocks special cards for you to use in other games, and there is a puzzle at the end which gets pieces unlocked. Plenty of game here, and I have only just started... Personally, I am hoping for the RAF to win. Again.

3 hrs at review
Not Recommended

Some interesting ideas like the bonus cards of the observer corps to reveal the opponent's hands and the ack-ack to destroy some of their cards, along with Stukas removing some of the places you can play cards. But the pace of the game is a bit slow and it's a bit long for what it is. The graphics are a bit odd, having women pilots (for example) during the Battle of Britain. Sure, the RAF had women in WWII, but they weren't front-line fighter pilots in combat. And the person giving the RAF briefing looks like a Gestapo agent. Weird. OK for killing some time but doesn't seem to have long-term legs.

17 min at review
Not Recommended

Dull, and the only thing "Battle of Britain" about it is (part) of the artwork. You just make poker hands, match them up to beat the other side's poker hands, and then sit and wait for some animations of planes shooting and stuff like that. That's it. Graphics are awful, and feel like someone has grabbed a bunch of resources from various parts of the internet, and cobbled them together, particularly the pilot artwork. One pilot will be an attractive, semi-realistic looking depiction of a woman, and the next might be some terrible cartoony looking person. There's no consistency. (I'm not even going to go into the diversity and feminization going on with that here either) A lot of that would be forgivable if the actual gameplay was more entertaining, but it is not. Refunded.

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System Requirements

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 (SP1+)
  • Processor: x86 64-bit (supporting SSE2 instruction set or higher)
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DX10, DX11, and DX12-capable GPUs
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 525 MB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

FAQ

How much does Poker Squadrons cost?

Poker Squadrons costs $0.99.

What are the system requirements for Poker Squadrons?

Minimum: Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 (SP1+) Processor: x86 64-bit (supporting SSE2 instruction set or higher) Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: DX10, DX11, and DX12-capable GPUs DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 525 MB available space Recommended: Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

What platforms is Poker Squadrons available on?

Poker Squadrons is available on Windows PC, macOS.

Is Poker Squadrons worth buying?

Poker Squadrons has 88% positive reviews from 16 players.

When was Poker Squadrons released?

Poker Squadrons was released on Apr 13, 2021.

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