Hoyle Card Games (Jewel Case) Reviews

• Buggy and Difficult Install - But Fun

  
  By A3LZA698SQPCXE on 2005-11-29
  First, the install is counter-intuitive. When you run the install CD you have to figure out to click the "Hoyle" Banner running across the screen instead of "Install". Also had issues with this thing eating CPU cycles and overheating a P4 Dell. I suspect a memory leak. The support is pretty weak too. But the game looks nice while it is running. Turns you computer into a lovely space heater.
  
  

• Lots of fun

  
  By A2499VCN6L8IKK on 2007-07-13
  This game cd is well worth buying. I love playing cards and there are many choices of games available. I also liked the interaction features. I choose what "characters" to play with and even create my own persona. It's almost like playing cards with real people! I consider this to be the best card game cd on the market. Additionally, once it is on your computer, you can play without inserting the cd. This is great!
  
  

• Beware

  
  By A3KK2461YJGMWW on 2008-03-22
  Does not work well with Vista. "Clunky". If you are running Vista, make sure game(s)you buy/use are compatable. Another lesson learned
  
  

• My computer is fun now.

  
  By A2I3U3C0O0IIE0 on 2007-06-28
  This software is great. Microsoft only gives you one version of Solitaire. I now have 50 versions, plus many other card games. I am afraid I have become addicted to playing the games. Hours pass without notice. I definitely recommend this product.
  
  

• GREAT Product

  
  By A2GQEXMQQHPEUB on 2007-01-05
  This is a really FUN bunch of games. The characters in each game really make the play interesting. The graphics are excellent. There are plenty of games to keep one occupied for a long time.
  
  
• Using it to learn Bridge - pretty good!
  By A2I3TKKHF6INI6 on 2008-05-01
  I am taking a bridge class at a local bridge studio. All the information can be very overwhelming and for a variety of reasons, I am unable to attend the supplemental practice sessions. So I wanted a piece of software that I could practice with.
  
  I had read a lot of poor reviews of lots of different brands of Bridge software along the lines of "the robot players make stupid mistakes" etc etc. I already had [...]multiple experiences like this at free online game sites (the robot partners at pogo site Bridge game NEVER EVER bid, no matter what cards they hold!).
  
  So, long story short, I didn't have high hopes. But this disc was priced right so I decided to give it a whirl. So far I can tell that the robots are for the most part conforming their behavior to what we are learning in class so it's been very very good practice. I played with the computer players muted so I didn't have to endure the silly comments.
  
  As another reviewer mentioned, it is rather annoying to have to have the disc in your drive whenever you want to play. I realized the reason is copyright protection and I suppose that's fair enough. Installation was a tiny bit counter-intuitive but nothing horrible.
  
  FYI I am running XP.
  
  
• Cards Sharks on your PC
  By A2D5VI5KPSR4FQ on 2007-03-21
  Adults with disabilities often love this if they like cards at all. This is a very popular CD game here!
  
  
• Hoyle Card Games
  By A2XD09TGGX2RE8 on 2007-08-16
  This is an amazing colection of card games.You can spend hours playing these games.I like the way the players interact with each other.It certainly very entertaining and i am glad i purchased it.
  
  
• Great games
  By AK1WNXTHNCG5V on 2008-03-24
  The first one I received would not run on my computer but the one they sent to replace worked great.
  
  
• this game won't work on all PC's
  By A154482EZUC9OK on 2008-06-16
  I bought 2 copies of this game. It installed and runs fine on my brother's Dell desktop running Windows Vista. It installed and runs fine on my Toshiba laptop running Windows XP. It will not install or run on my HP Pavilion desktop running Windows XP. Previous versions of this game and other Hoyle games installed and work fine but not this one.
  I would not recommend purchasing this product if you have an HP computer and don't have a laptop or desktop of another brand to play it on.
  
  
  

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