Comrades and Barons: Solitaire of Bloody 1919

5.5/10 I initially snagged Comrades and Barons because 1) I dig playing Solitaire games while I'm listening to music and 2) I dig the Russian Revolution-era aesthetic of the game. The game tells the story of a communist uprising. There are 6 different locations, and each location typically consists of 3-4 battles. Each battle consists of 10 levels, with the exception of perhaps the first introductory battle. Each battle has its own set of objectives you must complete in order to "win," which might include something like attaining a certain card combo (perhaps removing 7 cards from the board in a row) or flawlessly completing a number of levels (perhaps removing all cards while playing 5 different levels). Unfortunately, there isn't really a way to seamlessly mesh Solitaire gameplay with fighting a war. Although the cards themselves were thematic and the in-level obstacles were things like barbed wire, the "story" is told through simple in-game text boxes. I read the first few, but it ...

This is a solitaire game set during the Russian Civil War and Soviet-Polish War that took place after the end of the First World War. During this period, the Soviets tried to expand Marxism into the western countries (such as the defeated Germany), while opposed not only by the powers they invaded, but also by several former Allied nations who feared the spread of Communism and also wanted to restore the Tsars (or at least the democratic republic formed after the February Revolution). The gameplay itself is like many of its type, and is engaging enough. Would recommend.

Well, this one is different, for sure. Rather grim subject matter- war is always grim Play the cards and don't read the texts beyond the tutorial pop-ups, I guess? It's not a "pretty, fluffy, colorful" game, but the art is appropriate and feels right. So far it's not bad- the mechanics are fairly basic and easy to understand. Replay hands until you win them to get the "Clear all tables" achievements for each location- if you skip to the next hand (table) without winning (clearing) the table- you will have to replay the entire set of 10 tables again to get that achievement- there is no way to select tables to replay. Once you've beaten the entire first scenario, the first location is basically a tutorial set of only 3 hands- short, and over quickly, and you can generally win them all without spending any points to buy helper cards. Complete that entire scenario of 4 locations, and later on you can go back and replay the first location over and over and over to rack up points to be abl...

Great theme and the game taught me Solitaire :D

This game has excellent, crisp graphics with nice illustrations. The twists on the rules of Solitare and 'units' that enable special card moves is well done. The idea to tie the card games to campaigns across the historical era is likewise well done. Pleasantly surprised by this fun, replayable game. Excellent all round.

It feels like there is a potential for a good game but dull colours combined with absolutely terrible coma-inducing music make it difficult to focus on what's going on. I suppose that it very well may be original music from the period, prolly some classic composer too, but for me it feels like a poor choice for a background music in a military game. Shadowhand (being also a solitaire) has also a classical-theme music background but it's so much better.

Pretty good solitaire game. Similiar in concept to Tripeaks in that you can discard any card that is one number away from your card regardless of suit. There are some cards you can buy for each hand with points earned in the game that make it easier I didn't really use too many. The biggest problem is that I'd like to be able to select individual games in each level. If you want to complete a level perfectly you have to finish each game perfect in order no skipping otherwise you have to play through the whole level if you accidentally select continue instead of replay after a game where you didn't clear the board. You don't have to clear every board to win but that's my aim so that would be a nice feature. If you enjoy solitaire this is definitely worth a look.

Great solitaire game with solid post-WW1 interwar historical theming. Good game mechanics too, with twists on traditional solitaire that makes for a fun and decent challenge.

(=Story=) Nice: ✓ Good: Bad (=Musics=) Nice: Good: ✓ Bad: (=PC Requirements=) Potato: Low PC: ✓ Good PC: NASA PC: (=Difficulity=) Easy: Difficult: Easy to learn, hard to master: ✓ (=Game Time=) Very Short (1-5 hours): Short (5-10): Average: (10-50): ✓ Long: (50-???) (=Price=) Free: Worth the price: ✓ Buy in Discount: ✓ Very pricey: My point for this game: 95/100

A lot of game and historical interest for your money