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What did it take 2 years for?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 78 / 80
Date: July 26, 2006
Author: Amazon User

What a rip-off. I've been a huge fan of Hoyle Card Games 2005 and was really looking forward to a new version. What they decided to package was the exact same game but with Black Jack and 2 new, never before heard of games.

The character players are the exact same: they look the same, sound the same, say the exact same things. No NEW characters. No NEW Music. Even the stuff you buy with Hoyle bucks are the EXACT SAME THINGS! ARRRRGGHHHHH. Okay there is one difference. Its Buggier than the first. The songs won't play in their entirty on my system. The voice files seem of a lesser quality and the lip sync-ing is waaay off.

Sigh. Basically they're out to take your money by reselling you the same product. They should've included the new games in a patch.

If you've never played the Hoyle card games before, buy it.....used, 2005 edition. If you have 2005, there's no reason to upgrade.

okay, im done venting

Disappointing New Games

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 40 / 42
Date: June 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The same great games are here from the 2005 version, as well as a few new games. However, two of the new games are a disappointment. One is a Mille Bornes ripoff with a space theme which should have been more fun than it is, and the other is a simple card matching/adding game most suitable for children. In addition, the spontaneous character voices don't work well with the new games, and the mouths are out of sync with the words when they (and you) are forced to speak. Also, the game settings/options for the new games cannot be changed. The old games are great fun, thus the 4 stars. The disappointing new games cost 1 star, or it would have been 5.

Disappointing For A New Version

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 17 / 17
Date: June 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The same great games are here from the 2005 version, as well as two new games. However, both new games are a disappointment. One is a Mille Bornes ripoff with a space theme which should have been more fun than it is, and the other is a card matching/adding game most suitable for children. In addition, the spontaneous character voices don't work well with the new games, and the mouths are out of sync with the words when they (and you) are forced to speak. Also, the game settings/options for the new games cannot be changed. The old games are great fun, thus the 4 stars. The disappointing new games cost 1 star, or it would have been 5.

The computer "cheats"!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: November 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I've played Freecell for years and have found it to be stimulating. I got this because I wanted to play Canasta again without needing to rely on human partners. I've played two-person Canasta which I got from the Internet. It is satisfying. This Hoyle 2007 has four-person Canasta. My only dissatisfaction is that I suspect that the computer "cheats." It knows everything in all players hands, and it has to play three of the hands including one's partner. I've noticed that the player to my left can usually always pick up the discard pile. Even if I discard a wide range of cards, it can always pick them up. My partner rarely picks up the pile. The player to my right will invariably discard a card that I can't pick up. Time and again, even when I have 4 to 6 pairs of a given card unnaturally somehow the player to my right is able to avoid dropping a card that I can pick up.
After a frozen discard pile accumulation the opponents ALWAYS get the pile! I can't believe that just by chance alone even if one were a poor players that the odds could be so stacked against a player! This makes the game frustrating and unsatisfying. I suspect that this is a defect in the product. It needs to have one computer mind that has overview of procedures, and secondary computer minds that can function for the players as an individual does without certain knowledge of the other players cards.
Hearts has a similar frustrating defect. Whereas Hearts from another source is challenging but not impossible.
The Solitaire games are good, especially Pyramid.

home bound entertainment

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: February 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My husband is medically disabled and housebound. Always a cardgame lover, he spends many hours with the characters who talk to him and to whom he talks sometimes, too. The product is very inexpensive but priceless for his entertainment. The varied games, colors, and charachters make it a real delight for family members of all ages.

a ripoff . . . do not buy!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: December 08, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Sure, the graphics are good, and there are a lot of games. But the software is BUGGY, with a "rewards system" that malfunctions, sound glitches, etc. And when you write for tech support, all they will tell you is to send the COMPLETE package back for a refund.

This software doesnt work well

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: December 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The game is full of bugs, it just doesnt run right on Windows. The screen constantly freezes, etc. Dont buy this product.

Babs

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: February 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I purchased this game just before Christmas because I was getting a new Laptop and I wanted to load some games on it.Game arrived,I loaded it to my Laptop and I have had NO PROBLEMS playing,hearing or using this game. I like the many games they have on it for Adults and Children. I had a this game years ago & missed having it (was out of date)with the use of XP now.
When I am using this program (games) I DO NOT have any other programs running at the same time so, I have had NO PROBLEM with it.I use the game every evening and LOVE IT!!

Hoyle Card Games 2007

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: January 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Can't upload this game on my computer (Win XP sp2, computer less than 12 months old) and tech support is only listed for 2005 version of game - unsure what to do at this point - can't find a phone number, can't get any help. Would have given zero stars if there was a way to do so.

Don't Buy It

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: January 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I plunked down $19.99 plus MD tax at Best Buy for this product. It works great if you never, ever, play Craps. If you play craps, you can grow a beard while waiting for it to respond. I play on a laptop and it is simply snail speed, with at least 30-60 seconds between plays. According to other reviews on the web, the same happens on desktops. I don't know, but I do know that Encore, the manufacturer, on the website support basically says, if it is not working, too bad for you. Don't believe me, look it up.

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