Comrades and Barons: Gates of Freedom: a wargame on the Latvian war for independence

Games
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Up for a game on the Latvian war for independence?

I have downloaded the demo and will report back on the game after I have some play time this weekend. I love computer games that cover new ground in regard to historical periods.
From the same developer/publisher:

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I’m tickled by their Unity of Command upper torsos. The game lacks the same art direction, but I’m delighted that they tried.

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I own Comrades and Barons. It was enjoyable for card solitaire. I think I have Gates of Freedom on my wishlist.

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I’m kind of a sucker for solitaire games. Such great, quick timesucks. :)

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The game has been released on Steam for 17.99.

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Has anyone tried this? What, if anything, sets it apart from other wargames? Is it just the setting or are there some mechanical elements to recommend Comrades and Barons: Gates of Freedom?

Also, it seems odd that a developer would first make a solitaire card game and then a hex-and-chit style wargame about the same subject. But “odd” in a good way that makes me want to play them to see what’s up with this little corner of World War I.

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I played around with the demo, but that was early in its development. I have purchased it. I will report back after I have had some time to play it this weekend.

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Hi!
Thank you for noticing Comrades and Barons: Gates of Freedom. I am the developer.
I can talk about the game. Like this:

it seems odd that a developer would first make a solitaire card game and then a hex-and-chit style wargame about the same subject
It actually makes sense to make a simpler game first. Comrades and Barons: Solitaire was the first game I made and it was a good decision to use a template of popular solitaire games for it.

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I’m not much for hex games, but I did just read a book about the Danish-Baltic Auxiliary Corps (pro-Estonian mercenaries packing a bunch of Madsen LMGs) who ended up fighting quite a bit in Latvia, though not against the Landeswehr.

It was an interesting look at a place and time in history that most of us don’t know about.

You picked a great name for it :)

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What’s the name of the book?