Hoyle Puzzle & Board Games 2005

by Encore

Product Features

• 40+ classic games and brain-teasing puzzles means fun for the whole family
• Games include Backgammon, Crosswords, Checkers, Chess, and more
• Interactive computer opponents with multiple skill levels to challenge everybody
• Games based on official rules from Hoyle, the authority for over 200 years
• Customize character with Facemaker to create your own unique player

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: B0001BR9QG
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: September 14, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,026 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

With old classics and new challenges, there is something for every player with Hoyle Puzzle & Board Games. This great collection of games includes over 40 classic table games that are fun for the whole family and puzzles that challenge your brain and test your skill. Play alone or in a group, the fun never ends.

Features:

• All games are based on the official rules from Hoyle, the authority for over 200 years
• Create your own character with Facemaker, customizing everything from facial features to clothes
• Interactive computer opponents with multiple skill levels to challenge everybody
• Play together on the same computer and challenge your friends and family with old classics or play alone and take the high score
• Classic games including Backgammon, Crosswords, Checkers, Chess, Dominoes, Mahjong, Pool, Solitaire, Chinese Checkers, Rummy Squares, and more

Product Description

With old classics and new challenges, there is something for every player with Hoyle® Puzzle & Board Games. This great collection of games includes puzzles that challenge your brain and test your skill, and classic table games that are fun for the whole family. Play alone or in a group, the fun never ends.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

74 of 75 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One New Game, October 1, 2004

By 

J. Siegel (Gaithersburg, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Hoyle Puzzle & Board Games 2005 (CD-ROM)

The Puzzle and Board games are both included here, on two CDs. One major improvement over the 2004 version is that after installation, the games can now be played without the CD.

There are no new characters to play with, but there is one new game. Zilch, a dice game, has been added. In addition, the Facemaker does have several new characters that can be bought with earned Hoyle Bucks. These, like the others, can talk and are animated. Hoyle Bucks can also buy some alternate game boards and alternate dice, another new feature.

These Hoyle Sierra games are highly recommended.

58 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review on latest 2006 Version., August 18, 2006

By 

G. Wright (Huntsville, AL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hoyle Puzzle & Board Games 2005 (CD-ROM)

Don't have previous version, 2006 version not on Amazon, but figured someone might like to know about the current version. First off you can load the games on a computer and don't need the CD's to the play the games. Here is the list of games from the content page from the manual since the box does not tell you all the games it comes with.
1. anagrams
2. crosswords
3. edge tiles
4. sudoku
5. kakuro
6. jewels
7. drop it
8. gravity tiles
9. hangman
10. mahjongg
11. maze racer
12. maze raider
13. memory tiles
14. placer racer
15. rays
16. slide tiles
17. solitaire arcade
18. star collector
19. incredible machine
20. time breaker
21. word searches
22. backgammon
23. battling ships
24. bump 'em
25. checkers
26. chess
27. chinese checkers (6 players, human or computer, with human players taking turns in front of the computer)
28. dominoes
29. master match
30. maximum pool
31. pachisi
32. reversi
33. rummy squares
34. wordox
35. word yacht
36. yacht

The box says over 45 games and there probably is, I just listed the ones the content page mentions. Hope that helps someone make a decision if they want to buy it, it would have helped me. System requirements Pent III 450mhz, 128 Ram, 700 mb hard drive space, 16 mb video ram. I don't think those are set in stone since it will run on less then that but better to be safe then sorry. I think it just depends on the game, since most of the games in this set are not fast action and lots of 3D graphics.

70 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Investment, October 3, 2004

By 

Michelle Cook (Worcester, MA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Hoyle Puzzle & Board Games 2005 (CD-ROM)

I bought this after previously owning the 2003 version of board and puzzle games. One major improvement is the cost. I used to pay 60 or more to upgrade each new version of Hoyle from year to year.
I like that they included MAximum pool; though you need to unplug your gamepad or joystick from the USB port or the pool game won't run. I agree that sometime it is ridiculous to pay each year to get a few new games. But I feel the Hoyle has had the most user-friendly, presentation of classic games. I don't have errors running the games though the online system has bugs in it.. Nonetheless. you get three new games from last year. The game can be installed to the hard drive without needing the disk. The pool game is great. Plus you get a few games you can download onto a PDA. 36 games for 20 bucks is a great deal.