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5 Responses to “HOYLE Card Games”

1. We have the Hoyle card game 2004 edition, and we love it. So we were eager to upgrade to the 2010 edition to buy. We were so disappointed when we started to play. The characters speak almost not at all be difficult to see the cards, and in the Seven Card Stud Poker game, the words “check” or “call” are written directly on the cards, so you can not see the cards. You can not see the cones in the Cribbage game, and the action can only be set to be too slow or too fast in all games without a medium speed. The game is only on DVD, so unless you do not buy a DVD reader on your computer. It does not come in a CD. It is an absolute disgrace what is done with such an incredible game Encore Hoyle as.

   K. Mcgrew
   April 28th, 2010

2. This is probably the last time I buy a card product from Hoyle, unless the company makes some much needed changes. Hoyle must be on the old 2008 format again and give us instead of several animated characters each year by the same year after year. Why insist Hoyle his characters so angry? Jasper tells you that you had better sleep with one eye open, if you challenge his statements. Harley the bear tells you that you may wind up with a fish head in your bed. If you play gin, even the generally supportive Chloe is disgusting. If you challenge their comments, they might say, “Oh yeah, I hope you get shin splints!” A game like this should be carefree and not handed over so hard. Sometimes, the characters say things that make no sense. What does that mean Roswell Alien when he says “Goodbye, Mr. Spalding?

   When you play Oklahoma Gin, it is important to remember the first upcard, because the card number the points you need to knock dead wood to determine the hand-over. In the 2008 version of HCG, is the first upcard prominent in the upper left corner, easy to read display. In 2010, the first open version of the map in the lower right corner is shown, but is virtually impossible to read. At the end of each hand in the 2010 version, you can see what cards the enemy had but one can not see what cards you because the scoreboard had it deals. In the 2008 version, you can see your cards and your opponent’s cards at the end of each hand without it for the scoreboard. In Oklahoma Gin, it is for the game to the end of the traditional after someone scores 150 points. Since mean spade hands double points, collect points faster than in regular gin. In HCG, ending a game Oklahoma Gin is made, the same as in regular gin.

   If you play Hearts after just 100 points, it is important to try the Queen of Spades (to play 13 points against the opponent) to the player with the lowest score. As in golf, the player with the lowest value in the Hearts game. The animated characters are so programmed to the Queen to play independently at the first opportunity to score. As a result, they often play the queen to the player with the highest score. That makes no sense. The game should be fixed so that the characters, the player with the lowest score goal.

   The Hearts settings you can use alternative past, so that you pass three cards to another players at the start of each new hand, but there is also a no pass play where you do not divulge to third parties. When I played online at the heart of the now defunct Sierra Hoyle site, everyone I played with the hated “no pass” rule. I suggest Hoyle Add an option that you can pass to another player at the beginning of each round. Yes, I know there is an option you can always go left, but it means you are always gone by the same character. The 2008 version, you can know in advance if you are right, left or all were over. In the 2010 version of HCG, unless you remember who you passed in the previous hand, you have to pass blind.

   In Hearts, when you see the moon (Capture to the Queen of Spades and all thirteen hearts) shoot, you get 26 points against the other players. As the game ends when somebody picks up 100 points, this does not help if your score is 75, an opponent is 90 and the low score is 42nd I prefer an option that you either add 26 points to your three opponents score, or take 26 points possible for your own guests. In previous editions of this game, the characters would congratulate you if you shot the moon. Robin Forster of Hoyle Games 5 could always be relied on Shoot the Moon a comment. In 2010, 2009.2008 and 2007 issue of HCG, the characters say nothing when you shoot the moon.

   If you are more interested in the tickets online with real people instead of the game with animated characters, do not buy HCG 2010th It will not allow you access to the online card game site called Hoyle Royal Suite. HCG 2009, the Royal Suite, you can access, but be warned. At the moment, there are virtually no players on this site. The site is in comparison to the wonderful five star Hoyle Sierra site that was set in the spring of 2009, pathetic. When I was Hoyle Online Customer Support to why the site was dismantled asked told me to use “The rights to the gaming software and the underlying server has expired, and Activision has refused to renew these licenses.” Funny how Activision is not renew these licenses early in the year came with its own website Hoyle card game.

   As I said, Hoyle Royal Suite is a pathetic site, but it’s better than any other online Websites card game, that is, if you can find someone to play with. MSN, Yahoo, Hardwood Hearts and Hardwood Spades are more pathetic than Hoyle Royal Suite, which says something about the sorry state of the card game sites now that Hoyle Sierra is gone.

   If you only at the game with animated characters interested to buy HCG in 2008 instead of 2009 or 2010. If you are more interested in playing online, buy HCG 2009 at your own risk. I can not guarantee that someone to play, or that Hoyle will not be a Royal Suite have.

   Four Aces
   April 28th, 2010

3. Do not buy the 2010 edition (I only use it for the bridge, I speak only for bridge games). As other reviewers mentioned, the game is slow and the cards are unnecessarily small. 2010 does not seem the Review earlier trick “feature, which I have found useful. Also, it takes several screens now to the game you want. Each card has a somersault as it is played monotonous – and slows the game. No matter what I’m doing adjustments, the card is still jerky motion, like a broken video. Really amateur programming Now. the 2008 version – it’s 5 stars!

   Donald J. Lloyd
   April 28th, 2010

4. I have not played many games but I played cribbage and euchre, cribbage pegs which are so small you can not even see how they set them to the opponents crib behind her head, I have an early version of the game on a different computer and the graphics were much better in the euchre game could have a good game if the characters were just closed, but they talk about each card and the game stops until they closed, his insane and boring, I would not recommend this new version of Holy Card Game for everyone

   R. Laplante
   April 28th, 2010

5. Graphics for large-scale maps were not correct. Size was incredibly tiny. Hoyle customer service was only available online, with no help for the edition 2010. Phone help was an endless loop without the people available. Very disappointing compared to other editions of Hoyle Card Games.

   N. Nelson
   April 28th, 2010