the usual +1/-1 solitaire, but with a darker tone, which is most welcome, as solitaire tends to favor a colorful fantasy setting for some reason. there are two gameplay modes, one lets you replay individual levels (my preference), the other only entire sets of 10 levels, and you can only start pro mode after playing a bit on newbie.

there are 120 levels and completion depends on removing the gold cards, so much so that when you click on the last one, the round ends with a perfect rating, no matter how many cards are left. it's kind of weird because you might miss out on some extra money, but there's a lot of it anyway and you only need it for power-ups, so it's not a huge deal.

there are 3 helpers (undo, joker and shuffle), and undo is 'universal' instead of per level, which I'm not a fan of, it makes levels a lot more difficult (or frustrating), but there's something to spend money on, at least, and since you can do so anytime while playing, it can also trivialize levels. as usual, it's a matter of self-control and patience (or impatience), though a more balanced and less power-up-reliant game would've worked too.

the menu music is pretty good, but the sound effect for removing a card is annoying. luckily, there are separate volume sliders, but that's as far as technical positives go. it's an older game despite the 2019 steam release, and full screen on widescreen monitors is simply broken. it doesn't stretch to fill the screen (it'd look worse anyway), but you can't move the cursor far enough to the right to quit or check the trophies in the main menu. no resolution options either, spelling is inconsistent (newby/newbie, profis/professional), and the multiplier keeps going down even if you alt-tab.

another peculiar thing is cards instantly disappearing when you click them, no animation, but I got used to it and actually appreciated the game not wasting my time. it took about 7 hours to complete on newbie mode, but it'd last a lot longer without any power-ups and if you wanted to perfect every level on professional mode.

all in all, it's an average solitaire, many better ones around, but when you start running out of them, like myself, it's not a bad deal on sale.

the usual +1/-1 solitaire, but with a darker tone, which is most welcome, as solitaire tends to favor a colorful fantasy setting for some reason. there are two gameplay modes, one lets you replay individual levels (my preference), the other only entire sets of 10 levels, and you can only start pro mode after playing a bit on newbie. there are 120 levels and completion depends on removing the gold cards, so much so that when you click on the last one, the round ends with a perfect rating, no matter how many cards are left. it's kind of weird because you might miss out on some extra money, but there's a lot of it anyway and you only need it for power-ups, so it's not a huge deal. there are 3 helpers (undo, joker and shuffle), and undo is 'universal' instead of per level, which I'm not a fan of, it makes levels a lot more difficult (or frustrating), but there's something to spend money on, at least, and since you can do so anytime while playing, it can also trivialize levels. as usual, it's a matter of self-control and patience (or impatience), though a more balanced and less power-up-reliant game would've worked too. the menu music is pretty good, but the sound effect for removing a card is annoying. luckily, there are separate volume sliders, but that's as far as technical positives go. it's an older game despite the 2019 steam release, and full screen on widescreen monitors is simply broken. it doesn't stretch to fill the screen (it'd look worse anyway), but you can't move the cursor far enough to the right to quit or check the trophies in the main menu. no resolution options either, spelling is inconsistent (newby/newbie, profis/professional), and the multiplier keeps going down even if you alt-tab. another peculiar thing is cards instantly disappearing when you click them, no animation, but I got used to it and actually appreciated the game not wasting my time. it took about 7 hours to complete on newbie mode, but it'd last a lot longer without any power-ups and if you wanted to perfect every level on professional mode. all in all, it's an average solitaire, many better ones around, but when you start running out of them, like myself, it's not a bad deal on sale.