Bicycle Board Games (Jewel Case)

by Microsoft

Product Features

• Enjoy 5 new board games, plus 10 improved board games for hours of fun
• Choose from Chess or Backgammon to Mahjong or Five Dice
• Animated characters teach rules and strategies to help new players
• Set the game options, skill level, and opponents' skill level
• Match wits against any of the 12 unique and entertaining characters

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000124FXK
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: June 15, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,938 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #83 in Video Games > PC Games > Board Games

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

All your favorites are right here. From Chess to Backgammon to Mahjong and Five Dice, Bicycle Board Games offers a fun and easy getaway. Just choose your opponents and roll the dice.

The Games You Know
Play the board games you remember! Chess, Chinese Checkers, Backgammon, Sink the Ships, and more.

Become a Pro in No Time
The animated characters can help you with the rules and strategies of the games you've always wanted to learn to play.

Choose the Way You Play
You get to set the game options, your skill level, and even the skill level of your opponents.

Play Against a Mime or a Private Detective
Match your wits against any of the 12 unique and entertaining characters.

5 New Board Games--15 Board Games Total
In addition to 10 improved board games, try out the 5 new board games:

• Mancala
• Color Match
• Vanish
• Five Dice
• Mill

10 Improved Board Games
Try out the 10 improved board games:

• Chess
• Checkers
• Chinese Checkers
• Dominoes
• Backgammon
• Four-in-a-Row
• Sink the Ships
• Reversi
• Mahjong
• Cross and Circles

Product Description

Bicycle Board Games collects all your favorite board games in one game pack, for hours of great entertainment! Choose your game, choose your opponents and get ready to play!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Quick and Good Board Games, February 23, 2006

By 

Annie Guess (Oregon) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Bicycle Board Games (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

Learn and enjoy a variety of board games. Lots of options and characters to play with and against. This is an old MSN Bicycle Game, not too complicated and a good quick way to relax.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great games - but addictive, August 11, 2007

By 

S. Gilliam (New Haven, CT) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Bicycle Board Games (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

I bought the Bicycle Board Games after a friend of mine let my grandsons play the "sink the ships" game. I have found that I am enjoying the MaJong game tremendously - but it can get you hooked!

Excellent product!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Bug In The Soup, June 1, 2008

By 

Book & Music Lover (Louisville, Kentucky USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Bicycle Board Games (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

I own several Bicycle Game programs, and I have found flaws in each. The first is called "Bicycle Card Collection," and the Cribbage Program freezes in the middle of play. Then you must resort to Ctrl. Alt. delete to get out of the program all together. While playing Gin Rummy, after the deck runs out, another deck appears, and you the player have no control over the discard cards. This program is by Microsoft.

Next there is the Bicycle Board games. Dominoes does not function properly. When lying down a tile, at a certain point in the game the program skips, then lays downs several tiles in sucession, and leaves a gap on the playing board, then allows tiles to be laid just anywhere.

Next there is Hoyle Board Games which operates well, though not according to the rules. There appears to be a flaw in each game. At a certain point they seem to just break down.