Hoyle Puzzle & Board Games

by Encore

Product Features

• Comes with official rulebook for every game
• 45+ classic and new games provide fun for the whole family
• Enjoy traditional board games and challenging puzzle games
• Classic games include Chess, Backgammon, Pachisi, Hangman, and more
• 100+ challenging sports crossword puzzles; newly added Sudoku and Kakuro

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000EXS47Y
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: June 6, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,157 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #45 in Video Games > PC Games > Casino

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

In Hoyle Puzzle & Board Games, you'll enjoy more than 45 classic and new games--fun for the whole family! An official rulebook for every game come included.

Features:

• The best traditional board games and the best challenging puzzle games
• New games include Sudoku and Kakuro
• More than 100 challenging sports crossword puzzles
• Robust collection of classic games, including Chess, Backgammon, Pachisi, Hangman, Mahjongg Tiles, Word Searches, and more

Product Description

In Hoyle Puzzle & Board Games, you'll enjoy more than 45 classic and new games -- fun for the whole family! Includes the official rulebook for every game featured in the title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent entertainment value, September 4, 2006

By 

ilove25or6to4 - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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

This is a GREAT set of games. There are some new games I am hooked on (e.g. Rummy Squares) and some old ones (Backgammon) that I can now play with humorous, though slightly cheesy, opponents.

Another cool thing about the game is how you can earn "Hoyle Bucks" for various things you do in the game (such as capture the queen in chess, leap over 5 pieces in chinese checkers, etc), the values of which are defined in a "book" in the game, that allow you to "purchase" things from a "catalog" that is also in the game, so you can get different colored boards, different dice, different objects for your avatar to have with him/her, different theme music, etc. It's really sweet.

DEFINITELY WORTH THE MONEY!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the money, January 20, 2007

By 

Audrey F. W. Ellis "Ellis" (Keizer, OR) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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

Dull, slow, poor graphics. One game quit working. I finally removed the all the software. I love my other Hoyle games (solitaire and word) but this one is not up to Hoyle's standards. Perhaps I should have purchased an older version of Puzzle and Board Games. Save your $ and don't buy this version.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Warning for Vista users, July 3, 2007

By 

B. Smith (Logan, UT United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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

Microsoft Vista users should know that, although the games work perfectly well in Vista, the help files do NOT work - they're apparently written in a very old Windows help format that is not supported in Vista. So, if you already know how to play the games, this is a lot of fun. If you need instructions, you're out of luck.

You can go to the Hoyle site and download the help files in pdf format. But then when you want help or instructions, you have to exit the Hoyle program and open acrobat reader to read them...not very convenient.