Hoyle Board Games 2000

by Vivendi Universal

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00001KHPX
• Media: CD-ROM
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,874 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #18 in Video Games > Mac Games > Board Games
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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Still one of our all-time favorite programs, this upgrade offers fun and challenge for the whole family. Players can choose from 14 games including Chess, Mancala, Backgammon, Dominoes, Parchisi, Snakes & Ladders, Chinese Checkers, Checkers, Zen Bones, Yacht, Reversi, Line 'em Up, Battling Ships and Placer Racer. The CD also contains three card games, a rule book and a strategy guide. Players can create their own personalized icon that represents them as they play the games. Other great features include customizable game variations, music and backgrounds, ten animated opponents with adjustable skill levels, Internet play options and a free laptop version of the program that plays without the CD. The games are fun and easy to get started with. This makes a great gift for a family software library.
Teaches: games, logic, strategy
Age Range: 8-up (our guess) Copyright © 2000 Children's Software Revue

Amazon.com Review

Hoyle Board Games provides hours of PC game play with imaginative graphics and hilarious computer-animated opponents. Skill levels range from beginner to expert, offering fun for children and adults alike. While there may be problems with the installation, the games provide good, clean entertainment.

Hoyle Board Games caused a standard installation error to occur when we tested it on an updated Windows 95 machine with newer hardware. To avoid this problem, close all your programs and when the program asks to check your system, choose "no." If you still experience the problem, reboot your computer and find the file "SIERRA.INI." When this file is found, delete it, restart your computer, and try the installation again. This should put a stop to the installation hassle and let you enjoy your games.

Once you have made it in, choose to play Snakes and Ladders, Mancala, or Chinese checkers with computer opponents or through the Internet with friends. Games like Battling Ships give you great animation and sound, such as ships catching on fire and booming explosions. Chess, Zen Bones--similar to Shanghai--and dominoes all provide great challenges for the solitary player. One of the best features of Hoyle Board Games is the Facemaker option, where you can customize your character and your opponents.

Hoyle Board Games can be played alone, with friends, or over the Internet. With the wide range of game options, the whole family can take advantage of the program. i>Hoyle Board Games includes an instruction manual with a history of the games, access to the Hoyle and Sierra Web sites, and Hoyle Games Online. --Madeleine Miller

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Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Can't Stop Playing!, May 10, 2000

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S. Antico (Southern California USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hoyle Board Games 2000 (CD-ROM)

I have played these games over and over and over again. It's a great collection of games - a really good variety of games for players of all ages. Zen Bones and Placer Racer are my favorites. I think I've won at Zen Bones about 5 times out of 200 - but it's fascinating.

What's great is that you can play by yourself against the computer, or you can play with real opponents. It's great fun for a rainy day or when you're home sick. Who am I kidding - there's no reason not to play these games every day.

The sound effects are fun and the variety of characters will keep you entertained. You can change background colors, characters, determine how talkative the players will be, how fast the game should go, and much, much more.

I would recommend this game to ANYONE who wants to be entertained. If you're getting this for a gift, don't open the box or you'll never be able to part with it. Got kids? Give a copy to your parents or in-laws. It will be a hit with the grandkids when they come over. Need a break? Play a game or two yourself in between chores. Believe me - there's something for everyone in this package.

I've got lots of software and I consider this to be one of my top three. I can entertain myself for hours. You won't be sorry that you bought this. And it won't go out of style.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Board Games, April 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Hoyle Board Games 2000 (CD-ROM)

This collection of board games is very impressive. My family enjoyed everything from the facemaker (my husband made about 10 different characters just for the fun of it)to the interaction with the computer players. Some highlights were the facemaker program, which is extensive and suprisingly good, the animation in the games themselves, the computer characters, and the visual presentation of the games. A few games were not up to the standard of the others -- or at least I found them less enjoyable, specifically Snakes and Ladders (You always loose!) and the Yatzi spin off, which was very limited. OTherwise, the other games are very good and comprehensive -- you can even turn off the computer players if their comments get on your nerves! And there are a wide variety of customizable options, from backgrounds, to the computer player moods, to options with individual games. Our 6 and 10 year old children were facinated with some of the special effects!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Gamer for Board Game Lovers !!!!, June 27, 2002

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"kferrow" (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hoyle Board Games 2000 (CD-ROM)

I just love this game !!!! If you're a board game lover, this is the game for you. There's alot to choose from. They need to make more games like this. You won't be dissatisfied with this one.