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Binding: Video Game Brand: Encore EAN: 0705381142904 ESRB Age Rating: Everyone Label: Encore Software Manufacturer: Encore Software Model: 14290 Publisher: Encore Software Release Date: September 11, 2007 Sales Rank: 38 Studio: Encore Software
Features:
PC Games Software; for Windows
Windows XP Compatible
Game Genre: Strategy/RPG
Minimum Hard Drive Space Required: 1.0 GB; Minimum Processor Speed Required: 266MHz; Minimum RAM Required: 16 MB
Product Description: Step up to the best deal in town and test your skill. Shuffle the cards and deal yourself in to the greatest card games of all time. HOYLE® drops you right into the action with over 150 classic games official rules tips and strategies. From classic games like Cribbage to new favorites like online Texas Hold em HOYLE® Card Games 2008 has something for everyone. All games are based on the official rules from HOYLE® the authority for over 200 years Create your own character with Face Creator customizing everything from facial features to clothes Interactive computer opponents with multiple skill levels to challenge everybody Play together on the same computer and challenge your friends and family for bragging rights or play solo with 55 different solitaire games included. Over 75 card games including: Texas Hold em Hearts Bridge Crazy Eights Gin Rummy Omaha Hold em Pinochle Rummy 500 and much more! Now with built-in compatibility for both PC and MAC users alike.System Requirements:Windows® 2000 SP4/XP (Home & Pro) SP2/Vista™¹ Pentium® 266 MHz processor or faster (800 MHz processor for Vista) 16 MB RAM (64 MB for Windows XP 512 MB RAM for Vista) 1 GB Hard Disk Space DVD-ROM drive 800x600 @ 16 bit color. Macintosh® OS X 10.4.10 G3 G4 G5 or Intel Core Duo processor 600 MHz or higher 256 MB RAM DVD-ROM drive 32MB VRAM (ATI Rage cards not supported) 1 GB hard drive space. ¹Administrator privileges are required to properly install the program on Windows 2000 Windows XP and Vista. Format: WIN 2000XPVISTA Genre: ENTERTAINMENT Rating: T UPC: 705381142904 Manufacturer No: 14290
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Hours of Fun
I not only bought Hoyle Card Games for myself but, also as a gift. There are so many different card games to play that there is never a dull moment. I had fun just creating the faces. I recommend this item to everyone.
Rating: - Still good old Hoyle Card Games, but somethings need to be fixed!
I've always enjoyed the computer versions of Hoyle Card Games since practically 10 years ago. Up to around the 2005 edition, Sierra held the license to the Hoyle name. They released fine and generally bug-free versions. But unfortunately, later on, Encore Software got hold of the license. They must have been given the source code of the program from Sierra, since their versions are so similar to the original Sierra ones. But somehow, they managed to introduce a lot of bugs, especially concerning the sound. As everyone is pointing out, the 2007 edition was terrible on that aspect. This 2008 edition had some of the bugs corrected, but you can still find some missing sound bits. For example, when playing Hearts, when the queen of spades is played, one of the characters will always say some teasing comment. Well, I could see the lips move, but again, no sound was playing. Half of the fun of Hoyle Card Games is the various comments the computer opponents tell you or tell each other. If this feature is broken, the games become kind of dull.
Sierra was replacing some of the characters every few years just to bring some fresh new blood and new comments to the opponents lineup. (You can see the previous cast from circa 2000 in the pdf manual included on the 2008 disc on page 8. Although you can't play with them, since Encore is using the newer cast from recent years). But why wouldn't they do like Sierra and replace some of the cast every few years? Probably just laziness on their part. It's easier to just rehash last year's edition over and over.
Another thing that bugs me... Way back in 2000 or probably earlier, if you played this game in full screen, it would be in 640x480 resolution, if I recall correctly, which was fine back then with the early 8MB graphics cards we were using. Sometime later, they got improved to 800x600, which was great, but they never changed since then. If you play the 2008 edition in full screen, you're still stuck with 800x600! In today's age of 512MB (or more) graphics card, this is preposterous! Even the lowest quality graphics card available in stores today could display this game in 1600x1200 without breaking a sweat. Granted, it's just a card game, but still, why live in the stone age? Maybe hiring a decent programmer would be a sound investment for Encore Software.
If you can only find the 2008 edition, buy it! The price is ok, and it's still Hoyle Card Games, after all. But if you can, try to hunt down one of the earlier Sierra releases (2005 or earlier, I think), to see how good these games used to be.
Rating: - Hoyle Card Game
This works without a glitch on my iMac. Easy to install,easy to play. I'm so glad to finally have all these card games available.
Rating: - Do not buy for a Mac
The card games all restart with the same hand dealt every time you restart the game. It is a known bug, but they have only patched the windows version.
So unless you enjoy playing the same hand every time you play, stay away.
Rating: - Lots of Fun!
My mother had this game and brought it once while visiting. When she left I had to buy it! My kids ages 10, 7 and 5 all love it. I could spend hours playing it too!
- Hours of Fun
- Still good old Hoyle Card Games, but somethings need to be fixed!
- Do not buy for a Mac
