HOYLE Puzzle & Board Games (2010)
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The New & Improved HOYLE Casino 2010 Has Arrived! Improved Game Logic & Play. Tournaments & Leaders Boards. Meet, chat & play with the HOYLE. Community in the FREE on-line Royal Suite. Play hundreds of Casino Games in real environment settings. Built-in compatibility for both PC & MAC! HOYLE Casino 2010 is fun for all ages and skill set. Meet and compete with new friends in the Royal Suite or play against your computer. Create your own game chara... » full description
The New & Improved HOYLE Casino 2010 Has Arrived! Improved Game Logic & Play. Tournaments & Leaders Boards. Meet, chat & play with the HOYLE. Community in the FREE on-line Royal Suite. Play hundreds of Casino Games in real environment settings. Built-in compatibility for both PC & MAC! HOYLE Casino 2010 is fun for all ages and skill set. Meet and compete with new friends in the Royal Suite or play against your computer. Create your own game character with the HOYLE Face Creator or go shopping with your HOYLE bucks. No matter what your game choice, it is sure to be a good time. « short desciption
User Reviews
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Review Date: 2009-10-05
I purchased the previous version of this software for one computer. I later replaced that computer. When I went to install this game for my kids, I no longer had the serial code that had apparently been written on the original packaging. I contacted the company and they will not give me a new code without paying them $10. The game is not even worth that.
User: Gina Earles
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Summary: Poor customer service
Helpful Votes: 4
Total Votes: 5
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Review Date: 2009-09-26
poor instructions, children unable to follow, no help in manual for use of keyboard keys or mouse.
adults do not fair any better. would not reccommend. old version much, much better!
User: flamarieo937
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Summary: poor
Helpful Votes: 5
Total Votes: 6
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Review Date: 2009-09-25
I was really looking forward to this version coming out, but I immediately found that it wasn't near as good as the previous version. This is the last "upgrade" I plan to buy of any Hoyle product. I'm back to playing what I already had. Very disappointing.
User: Jane P.
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Summary: New and improved it isn't
Helpful Votes: 2
Total Votes: 3
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Review Date: 2009-09-19
Why Encore feels the need to release yearly versions of the Hoyle series is totally beyond me. I think they spend most of their time designing a cool-looking box for the disk instead of improving the games themselves. I also feel that they are just assuming that by placing the "Hoyle" name on the box means that people will automatically buy their product.
The 2010 is basically identical to the 2009 version. The games don't appear to have been changed at all. In fact, all of the Hoyle games, (Card, Puzzle & Board), seem remarkably similar in gameplay as Hoyle versions of the last several years.
I also use Hoyle Table Games and Board Games from 2004. This is when they were made by Sierra. These titles work fine under Windows 7 and interestingly, they are just more fun. Newer doesn't always mean better in terms of software.
If you have any Hoyle Puzzle/Board/Table games from the past, you may as well skip the 2010 edition. You're just throwing good money away. Otherwise, find an older edition on eBay.
I'm fed up with Encore and these yearly titles that offer little in the way of new games or improvements to the games already included. Please do not fall for this sham like I did and save your $20.
User: D. Herdegen
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Summary: Milking the Hoyle name for all it's worth.
Helpful Votes: 8
Total Votes: 9
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Review Date: 2009-09-11
For the most part, this cd-rom is nice if you can find at least 2 or 3 games that you enjoy. The only real downsides I see so far in the one day I played it so far yesterday are 1: Where in the world is Tony the Firefighter? He was my prefered player in the Card Games ( I have either the '08 version), my NUMBER one prefered player. Everyone else is on the game but him! Shame on Hoyle for not keeping him! 2: Knowing how to shoot the pool stick is downright tricky!
But the most upside to this pc game is that THE MUSIC IS TOTALLY HAPPENING! WOOOOOOO-HOOOOOO.... It will leave you dancing, the music that is called Puzzle Theme. It is feel good disco-y music! You won't be able to get enough of it if you love music! But when playing games, you can change the music if you want if you don't want Puzzle Theme...
A few games on there are billiards, something similar to Battleship, Yatch ( something that Yatzee was derived from), and Mahjon. Mahjon, however, you can only play yourself or another real person. There are some other games on there as well!
User: Rainbow
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Summary: No Tony! :(
Helpful Votes: 2
Total Votes: 5
Product Details
- Yacht, Suduko, Dominoes, Mahjong and Checker and Chess plus new additions BIG BANG Brain Teasers; NovaSweep, Reaction, Echo & Fallacy to test your skills.
- You can play against opponents via email or animated computer opponents, it's your choice!
- Unique HOYLE face creator allows you to personalize you character
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