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 was difficult to maintain interest when I was given no protagonist to follow and was unable to connect my in-game actions to anything war-related. Comrades and Barons is a fairly standard Solitaire game, if you've played any of these titles on Steam. Each level presents you with a interesting layout of overlapping cards, and you'll try and remove them all (or as many as possible) from the board before you run out of cards in your deck. You can only remove a card that is either one number higher than lower than your current card. Therefore, if you have a 6 on the deck, you can only remove a 5 or a 7. If you click a 7 and an 8 exists on the board, then you can create a 6-7-8 string, removing a number of cards without having a flip another card over from your deck. Like most of the Solitaire games on Steam, you'll earn an in-game currency from completing levels, which you can then use to purchase sets of powers. A neat touch in Comrades and Barons is that each location has six different sets of powers that can be purchased. Each set of powers is represented by a card featuring a certain soldier, and these don't seem to be repeated from location to location. Each card has two powers, and some of the options included are giving the player undos, adding wild cards to the board, adding additional cards to the deck, or even giving the player the ability to target three cards to be removed from the board. Unless you purchase one of these sets, you'll have no powers when playing a level. This system works well enough, although I can imagine a time when a player might be forced to grind currency to buy cards to complete especially difficult levels. My biggest issue with the game is that I couldn't find a way for the game to save mid-battle. Since each battle is ten levels, this means that you'll need to set aside a decent little chunk of time if you want to make any progress. This conflicts markedly with the pick-up-and-play mentality I typically have when playing Solitaire games, knocking a level out here and there. This could be especially taxing if you're attempting to snag the "decisive victory" achievements, which require you to clear all cards from every level during the battle in question. I certainly can't say that Comrades and Barons is bad, but I can't say it's good either. I loved the aesthetic and artwork in the game, but the inability to save mid-battle and lack of engagement with the story kind of turned me off.

Solitaire game with some nice twists - game changing cards (each army/nation/campaign got it's own unique ones, which was a nice surprise to me) which you can buy prior to each round and a simple yet interesting storyline (well, at least for Baltic region people). Nice background music choice, warm and professional card design, simple gameplay (well, it's a solitaire after all). Definitely recommended for casual gamers.

Всем привет. да уж, хотя я просто обожаю историю и раскинуть картишки, я к сожалению, не могу порекомендовать эту игру. Действительно, сама идея очень классно реализованна, очень интересно наблюдать за историей с точки зрения латышей и прочих народов, музыка в игре тоже перекликается с той эпохой, но зачем такая хардкорность? Если со случайным проигранным одним из уровней, в результате чего надо переигрывать всю главу еще можно как то смириться, то переигрывать всю главу только потому что нерасчитал время и тебе нужно закончить работу на компьютере это просто жесть. То есть вы серьезно?Вы с жанром не перепутали?Это не рогалик, если что, это просто игра в карты, але!! Если бы еще там было всего по 3-4 раздела как в самом начале но их там 10! Купленные карты с бонусами сгорают при переходе на другой уровень, приходится переигрывать один и тот же уровень что бы заработать денюшки, гриндить в пасьянсе?Серьезно(2)? В достижениях есть ачивка, собрать всю колоду карт которая не сгорает, за все время этих карт выпало лишь несколько раз, и больше не повторялись, могли бы сказать что их нельзя тратить не в коем случае, так как это уникальный бонус, нужно каждый раз как ее видишь сохранять и охранять как глазницу ока. Серьезно(3)? Если бы это была визуальная новела в которой можно было просто почитать текст и посмотреть на фотографии тех лет, было бы отлично, а так, все же нет, хотя очень хотелось доиграть до конца и узнать всю правду матку, но не в таких условиях(((

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 able to have lots to spend on the tougher scenarios ahead, where the helper cards cost more, and you'll need to buy multiple helper cards to get through all 10 tables. Only real drawbacks are- No save system. You have to play all 10 tables and complete each location- if you exit before finishing a location (or lose power), you will have to restart at table 1 for that location the next time you play. No screenshots. [F12] does not function- you need to use an outside snipping tool or screenshot app, then upload the shot as Artwork if you want to share images from the game- but if you have a major win or extremely good or bad hand and want to document it- that's what you have to do. I'm fine with the price I paid ($4.99 USD while the game was 50% off). Grab it on sale- finishing 10 tables on Scenario 2 is taking me around 30 minutes or so... good for killing time while eating a meal or such. Not sure I'd pay full price, though. Nothing overly special about the game- it's another Solitaire variation without lots of pretty artwork or cute "Win hands to build your fantasy castle." type of thing, but if you are into modern European history (post WW1 era), it's interesting enough- and you might learn something while you play. (Quick edit to add some info that was lost in formatting when I first wrote this review. -20 May 2023)

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.

Comrades and Barons ist ein liebevoll designtes und kompetent ausgeführtes Solitär-Kartenspiel. Ich habe es sehr gerne und ausgiebig gespielt. Es ist inzwischen in kompetenter Übersetzung auf deutsch spielbar. Das Spiel lässt parallel zum Kartenspiel den wenig bekannten baltischen Bürgerkrieg von 1919 ablaufen, quasi als Rahmenhandlung: die Rückzugsgefechte des demoralisierten deutschen Kaiserheers gegen die vorstoßende Rote Armee; das düstere Kapitel der deutschen Freikorps, die als Landsknechthaufen die Macht in Lettland an sich reißen wollten; und schließlich der nationale Befreiungskampf der Letten, Esten und Litauer gegen ihre deutschen und russischen Besatzer. Die Spielkarten greifen das historische Thema gekonnt auf, indem sie einzelnen militärischen Verbänden zugeordnet und mit Sonderfähigkeiten ausgestattet werden. Sehr stimmungsvoll insgesamt. Zu diesem Preis eine unbedingte Kaufempfehlung!

Es gibt ja wirklich viele Solitär Spiele, doch habe ich nie eins gesehen das den 1 Weltkrieg beinhaltet,besser gesagt kur nach Ende des 1 Weltkrieges startet . Die Kampagne besteht aus 6 Missionen die jeweils in 4 einzelne Missionen geteilt werden. Das heisst ihr habt 24 Missionen also eine Menge zu spielen. Vor jeder Runde könnt ihr euch Bonikarten kaufen die euch den Spielverlauf in einer Runde bisschen erleichtern sollen,wenn ihr das nötige Geld dazu besitzt. HAb es anfangs nur mit der englischen Version gespielt,aber da hat man nicht wirklich grosse Englisch Kenntnisse gebraucht die Karten waren sehr schnell zu verstehen, aber das Spiel ist nun auch auf Deutsch verfügbar. Viel kann man dazu nicht erklären,es ist einfach ein fantastisches Solitärspiel.Von mir ganz klar Daumen hoch. Seht selbst unbd macht euch ein Bild https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlpjYywSWfE

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.

Maybe it's me. I bought this game yesterday. I am having problems getting it to work. I use a keyboard & mouse. There are some comments I would like to make about my comment. At first I got only a Red Arrow curser that was of no use. That was when I wrote my review. I have taken the game to full screen and it works. The day following my review the developer cared enough to respond. He asked if I have DirectX 9 installed. I'm not sure and think I have a later version of DirectX. But my problem was solved by going to "Full Screen". If nothing else I am always in favor of a developer who cares enough to respond to a customer. So Thanks for Caring.