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The Chronicles of Emerland Solitaire 
Defeat the forces of darkness and defend Emerland in The Chronicles of Emerland Solitaire. When deciding to learn card magic at an old wizard’s school, you couldn’t have imagined that fate had chosen you as the savior of the world. When Emerland is threatened by the evil sorcerer, Sat, you must unite the races of Elves, Humans, Dwarves and Mermaids. Only together can you challenge him!
- Stunning graphics
- Mixture of solitaire and hidden objects
- Fascinating story
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Game System Requirements:
- OS: Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7
- CPU: 1.0 GHz
- RAM: 512 MB
- DirectX: 9.0
- Hard Drive: 194 MB
Game Manager System Requirements:
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Not Your Ordinary Solitaire, A Must Have !!!
This is Not your ordinary Solitaire game by any means. The graphics are fantastic, it has an interesting story line, and was a GREAT twist on a solitaire game! I liked the fact that it did increase its difficulty as the game went on, also I couldn't wait to finish each level to get back to the story line to see what was next. VERY IMPORTANT- there is a minor glitch, during the levels, if you don't make your choice of replay / next relatively quick the game will freeze with an error code and you will need to restart your game but you don't lose your progress, this was a little annoying but the game in its entirety makes up for the slight inconvenience. Also a word to the wise, when it prompts you to refer to your "magical book" , do it! I was half way through the game when I realized I could have been doing things a bit differently and having even more fun. This one was truly a surprise, which can be a "grabber", once I started, I didn't want to stop. Defeating that ugly, annoying witch became a mission I wanted to accomplish. I am not really one for traditional solitaire, but this was anything but traditional. Kudo's to the developers, great creativity, wonderful characters and an innovative story line which is directly entwined with the game. I honestly would give this game 4 1/2 stars, especially for its genre. I hope you enjoy it even half as much as I did. Well worth the purchase!
September 24, 2012
Great Solitaire Game!
This is an excellent "one up, one down" solitaire game. It plays like Fairway Solitaire or Faerie Solitaire. The further you get in the game, the more obstacles (frozen cards, for example) you come across, which adds some difficulty to the game.
-The graphics for this game are splendid, especially for a card game.
- There are two different modes of gameplay to choose from, one more casual than the other.
- The music is very nice and fits the theme well.
- The story is somewhat interesting, and there are voiceovers for the story portions.
- There are mini-games (like very short hidden object scenes) sometimes. I found them to be a nice diversion from straight card playing.
- Trophies!
- You can buy powerups to help you along. They seem expensive, but that gives you something to work towards.
All in all, this is one of the nicest solitaire games that has come out in a long time.
September 14, 2012
Finally !!!!!
Finally a really good solitaire game. I just finished the demo and I intend to buy it. The whole game is just beautiful. I highly recommend this game to all you solitaire fans out there. I reeeely love this game.
September 14, 2012
The best solitaire game!
I've played several versions of Tri-Peaks and other solitaire games, and I have liked them all. Chronicles of Emerland, however, is by far the best BFG has ever released!
Saying this is a challenging game is an understatement. Of course, there is the option of playing a relaxed mode, but if you're looking for a level of difficulty to keep the game from being boring or stale or too simple, you will not be disappointed in the challenging mode! There is a level of strategy, as well, that isn't as prevalent in other solitaire games.
There are 3 trophies for each level: Gold, Silver, and Bronze. If you don't achieve a good score in the current round, you can Replay it. If you leave more than 4 cards, you will not earn a trophy at all, but you can replay that round as often as you like.
You can, also, return to a level at any time if you didn't achieve a good trophy and replay it. If you're far enough in the game to acquire heroes to help and amulets and bonuses to assist you, they are with you wherever you go. If you want to go back a few levels to make up a particularly difficult level, you'll have the new help you earned to help you there, too.
You can earn gold during game play to spend in the store for amulets that increase your skills and give you help. There are, also, objects you can buy to enhance the hero's abilities. There are bonuses you earn as you level up, some of which give you more gold.
Within the game are mini-games to help you along the way. They are relatively easy but fit in with the game and storyline. It's a short break from the cards and only happens once per level. Not at all distracting. These mini-games blend in with the tasks required as you're playing the game, like finding objects necessary to advance to the next realm.
You have to find objects beneath cards to fulfill a goal of the current hero's task. This feature is in other solitaire games, but it isn't quite so easy to fulfill in this game because you won't find the item in every round. The items you find, also, enhance the game play experience because you can't move onward unless you complete that task.
In other games that I've enjoyed, you could move on even if you didn't find all items because you'll get the opportunity later on. Not so in this game. For instance: In order to move to the next level/realm in the beginning of the game, you have to find the boards to complete the bridge to cross over. Those boards are under the last cards of a pile, but not in every round in that level.
The music! WOW! I wish they sold the soundtrack because I would buy it in a heartbeat! It's so beautiful. I often listen to iTunes while I'm playing a game because the game music becomes monotonous or it's not very pleasant after a few repetitions. I could listen to this game all day, even if I'm not playing! I keep the game open while I'm working on my writing just so I can hear the music.
The artistic quality is gorgeous. As you move from scene to scene, the artwork keeps you enveloped in the world of castles, elves, and fantasy. The mythical creatures that pop up at the end of rounds for your achievements are beautifully rendered! Not cutesy or cartoony.
The storyline is pretty common: Evil wizard, Good wizard, have to save the various kingdoms (Elves, Humans, etc..). However, the delivery of the storyline is not at all ordinary. It's beautifully told through various heroes, which you earn to help you in the game play, and the bad guy really lends to the experience when you fail to complete a round. He makes you want to keep going.
I've played simpler solitaire games, some on my Mac and some on my iPad, and I have really liked them all. I can't say this game is better because those weren't good. This game is just better because everything about it raises the bar. I can't see any future solitaire game being much better than this, and if there ever is one, I'll buy it in an instant.
Try the Trial to be sure the game is for you, but if you like solitaire games, you'll become instantly addicted to this one! I bought it within the first 10 minutes of the trial and I don't regret it at all!
April 10, 2013
More like this one, please!
I don't usually write reviews because I'm too busy playing games, but since I have played this one through twice and am working on a third time, I really feel the need to add my two cents.
I played the first time through on the easy mode... and it's not that easy! However, it IS possible to finish the game, but at that last level, you must use your friends' help, you must use wild cards and amulets you purchase from the store with your coins. I completed the game, but didn't do as well as I had hoped. So, like the intrepid gamer that I am, I decided the next round should be on hard mode. Let me tell you... it is HARD. It is NOT TIMED (except in the sense that it tells you how long each hand took both on easy and hard mode), but wild cards, coins and other bonus items are NOT as easy to acquire, as well as the fact that it seemed that the cards were stacked against me.
In the last round, (both easy and hard) you don't get coins for emptying a pile, you get parts of the crystals you need, so when playing on hard mode, be sure to spend the coins that you get early on in the game WISELY in the store because you will need those amulets and certain ones will help you more than others. I didn't know this, and I tried to finish the final level about 10 times and finally gave up and decided to play another round on "easy" mode. I WILL try this game again on hard mode and put my new knowledge to work to see if I can beat that final level! I don't like leaving things undone.
As for the game itself, most of the other reviewers have mentioned how visually beautiful the game is! The colors are gorgeous! The cards themselves are gorgeous! I like the added interest of finding morphing objects and 10 of this or that during the adventure breaks between levels. There are also nicely done VOs with the characters you meet along the way. And, our dear Seth, the villain, adds more difficulty to each level with his evil spells!
I normally play HOPAs and have never bought any other genre until this game caught my eye. I played the demo and was HOOKED! I love a challenge when I play, so I was happy that I have two levels to work on.
Others have also mentioned that you can replay a level if you are not happy with your score. This is true, and each level is kept track of on the map with a shield that shows how well you did. I believe there are three different shields as well as a red X if you don't have enough hands with 4 or fewer cards left. You can replay a hand (as long as you click "replay" when it ends) or replay an entire level once it's completed.
One of the best reasons to score this game with five stars is the replay value. When I get tired of the same ol' same ol' from the devs of HOPAs, I can always fall back on this game! And, along with replay value, there is nothing about this game that I didn't like... and that's unusual! As I have played more and more HOPAs, I have become more and more picky. As I tried to find another solitaire game of this caliber, I realized that I was now spoiled for this genre.
I tried to find another "one up - one down" type solitaire game with the magic that this one has and was sorely disappointed. I did end up buying Avalon Legends, but it pales in comparison. I played it through once and that will be that. I will play this game over and over until the devs come up with another one like it.... and... (hint)... what's behind the little doors on the tree in the menu screen??
There might be another story behind those doors waiting to be told.... and I will be one of the first to buy it when you release it!
January 5, 2013
What to say about this addictive and infuriating game?
First, let me say that I truly love this game. I don't know what it is, but on Black Friday, while everyone else was busy stampeding, I played this game for almost six hours straight. Like I said, I love the game. It's a fun variation of solitaire that is (or can be) very fast paced and yet allows you to replay any hand that you lose. So it's fun and exciting, but doesn't really punish you if you're not a perfect player (like me.) But there's a catch - it may just be the Mac version of this game, but every 45 mins or so it crashes - throws you right out of the game and back to the game manager. I suppose it could be just my computer, but it is an irritating quirk of this game.
It's a tribute to how much I love playing this game that I decided to keep it anyway, because I love it, warts and all.
December 5, 2012
Such a fun game, but frequent crashes...
I absolutely love this game. It makes an ordinary game of solitaire fun and whimsical. The storyline is great and I love the journey aspect of it.
The graphics are really good, of a much higher quality than I was expecting for a solitaire game. It was plenty challenging, frustrating at times, in a good way. Makes you want to keep playing if only to make sure that evil wizard doesn't cackle away at you. The music I found to be quite enjoyable, calming.
My only hiccup, not sure if anyone else has experienced this, but my version tends to crash on me if I step away after a hand is over. I'll get to the "replay/next" scene or even stop in the shop, step away for a few minutes and when I come back the game is frozen and has to be rebooted. It's not too big of a hinderance and it is possibly just my computer.
Overall, a really excellent game. Visually pleasing and fun to play. One of the best credits I've spent in a while.
September 20, 2012
Game crashes
This game is a good time waster, when it's not crashing. Don't spend your money or credits on this.
November 18, 2012
Not "Fairway" but fun.
A high/low solitaire game that hits the right notes if you like a fantasy story to go along with your card games. Lots of bonuses to purchase and colorful graphics. You will be required to complete a tutorial which is actually the first level but is useful in explaining the bonuses and pop ups. Occasionally random hidden object scenes occur between rounds which I actually found unnecessary but were simple "find 10 of something". The card game itself increased in challenge as I progressed which was a pleasure. I personally could have done without the story line but it does contribute goals to accomplish and the card game is well constructed and interesting to play.
As the title said....it's definitely not "Fairway" but if you like high/low you will probably enjoy this.
September 14, 2012
Chronicles of Emerland
One of the better Solitaire games. Like all games gets redundant after you have played it half-through. The game also frequently crashes. But seems to continue from the point of where you left off.
November 20, 2012
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