Santa's Christmas Solitaire 2

The sequel to the first Santa's Christmas Solitaire game by Revills games, with some new elements added so it is not an exact clone. Enjoyable all around in it's simplicity of play, graphics, music and cheesy story line, just like the first. SCS 2's basic play is the same as the first, based on the Advent calendar, there are 24 "doors" with 10 stages each of solitaire game play. You must achieve a minimum number of stars each stage to open the next stage as well as to open the next door. As you play you collect coins to use in the store, to buy items to help your gameplay as well as help you in a new part of the game: snowball fights! Generally the 10th stage in each door is a snowball fight, that when done correctly will finish the stage and door for you. If you should happen to not care for the snowball fights you may skip them and just play the stage as a regular solitaire type. New to the game is game modes that you can pick each stage/door instead of the games traditional one up/one down mode of solitaire. In addition to the one up/one down mode there is also pair match and sum of 14 style modes to spice up your solitaire life if you wish. Many of the mini-games have made the move to SCS 2 from the first game along with a couple of new mini-games. There are also a few scenes of HOG shenanigans too complete a casual experience. Snowball fights incorporate solitaire along with skills that you can purchase in the store to help you in your fights with Krampus and his henchmen as you travel around the globe. You make solitaire matches to power up your snowball to throw, and you also can charge up a second skill to basically repair health lost when you are hit by snowballs, too! Store purchases can upgrade your snowball power, your health points as well as a skill to make sure you go first in the fight, among other helpful items. The music although good in the first iteration of SCS is much better in SCS 2, because it has left out the very slowed down versions of peppy Christmas favorites. So it's enjoyable to leave on as there are plenty of songs in the soundtrack so you don't get bored of it. The game let's you choose how your card deck looks and gives you in game cursors too, so you can customize your Christmas look. Overall, the game is fun, atmospheric and relaxing for a joyous Holiday time. Highly recommended if it sounds good to you!

One of the best Solitaire game that I have played, truly enjoyed it, I was sad when it ended.

I enjoyed this game (minus some of the achievements, as I don't always use the extra buffs often). The story is a bit silly, but that's part of it's charm. If you're an achievement hunter and decent at these (I think there is to 14 and one other you can decide, plus difficulty) it shouldn't take too long. If you don't mind a game you don't care for the story but are looking for a casual relaxing time, this has it.

Do you like Solitaire ? Do you like Christmas ? Then you will probably enjoy this game. It doesn't do anything new that previous Revills Games did, but they are good solid games that you will get several hours worth of play from. I personally don't enjoy the snowball fight mini game, but you can turn it off which is a nice feature. So if you want to try a Solitaire game, or you've finished another of their games and want another one to try then consider this one. Admittedly it is Christmas themed so you probably won't be playing it at Easter, but you can always play a bit this Christmas and finish it the following year like I did. As with a lot of the Revills Solitaires I have played before, it's relatively easy to get 100% Achievement on, so if you are an Achievement Hunter this is also a good choice.

Biggest con is that levels ca be unsolvable so you have to grind. Mini-games are annoying after you buy everything. UI also could be better - you can't go back to map after finishing level.

Very cute and fun game. so its Tri peak Solitaire with a story and minigames. all in 1 package deal.

A fun holiday solitaire game! This tells a story about Christmas using solitaire games to advance. There are power-ups to buy, mini-games to play, and plenty of things to do. There are settings for difficulty that allow for 2-A-K play or not among other options. All in all, this a fun game to get you in the mood for Christmas!

[i] My Experience [/i] I think this is probably the best solitaire game that developer The Revills has put out. It possesses the same solid level design of the other titles they've developed, and the upgrades (although generally similar to those of their previous games) have a satisfying unlock curve. Unlike Chef Solitaire USA, I was working towards a new upgrade during the vast majority of the game. After unlocking every upgrade that I was interested in, I had less than five stages left in the game. Santa's Christmas Solitaire 2 also includes "snowball fights" which are similar to the combat solitaire gameplay introduced by Grey Alien Games in Shadowhand and Ancient Enemy. Although both the player and the enemy (generally a teddy bear, haha) keep the same two abilities for the entirety of the game, a heal and a snowball throw, it was a nice change of pace to conclude each stage of the game in this way. It's certainly not complex, but I like seeing The Revills iterate when Suricate Software is content to release the exact same solitaire game over and over. However, just like in the Revills previous solitaire games, it's a little silly to tie achievements to the Candy Cane and Cake abilities when the two wild card abilities and the single card removal ability are easily superior. If you liked any of previous Revills solitaire games, you'll like this one as well. It's a great game to play in July (like I did) when you're just wishing this stupid year (2020) was over.

This game was great. I loved the music playing in the background too. Very festive!

The festive themes make this one fun to play at Christmas. The advent calendar gives you 3 styles of solitaire and 3 difficulty levels, making it suitable for a range of skill levels. The addition of additional solitaire mini-games adds to this.