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I already bought the cd-rom, and it still won't run

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: November 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I just recently brought the Hoyle Casino 2003 cd-rom from Costco on Maui, put it in the computer, and installed it, but why can't i create a face, on the facemaker ? It's saying that i'm in demo mode, how can that be ?

Same game different title

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 12 / 13
Date: July 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

My wife and I loved the original,and hoped the 2002 version would be even better. It is exactly!the same;even the copywrite date says 2001. What's going on. The description in
the advertising is not true. I also bought Hoyle "Slots &video
poker". These are also the same games no additional or different ones same copywrite date 2001.

Hoyle Casino faults on startup

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 8 / 15
Date: January 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I purchased Hoyle Casino, and it faults on startup every time I try to run it. Sierra product support basically told me "tough luck". I will never buy another piece of Sierra "explodeware" again.

Overall great game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: November 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The Hoyle Casino 2002 is tops in graphics and sounds.(The muffled background sound is a nice addition that just provides for experience)The variety and quality of games are terrific, and I've found enough variable 'luck' to have good runs and bad runs, just like at any casino.

The worst part about this are the character animations. Great animations, annoying characters. Thankfully, you can edit them to where they don't say anything, but it should be an option right off, not something you have to figure out after you've decided that those characters need to die!!

Also, in regards to characters, I would have liked to have created my own characters. You get tired of playing them after a while, and frankly, the face maker option is kind of fun to play with.

Not a waste of money at all, if you enjoy gaming.

Partly good and partly bad

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: February 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The sound and picture quality is great.The slot machines is what is bad to me because it is not a natural slot as I know. You very rarely win. The same numbers come up and it spoils the game. I quit playing 99% of slots.
Sorry, but I have to tell what I feel.

A good, solid casino program with a few changes

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 71 / 74
Date: October 21, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I was initially disappointed with Hoyle Casino; it had none of the Hoyle characters from the other Hoyle games and it didn't have a casino favorite of mine, Red Dog Poker. I gave it a chance, however, and it eventually won me over with its new host of characters and its variety of games.

This new version is just as enjoyable as the previous one. Thanks to Hoyle Casino, I finally understand how to play Craps. Roulette is just as realistic as if you were in an actual casino, showing a beautiful full-screen view of the wheel rather than a portion or a small picture of it when it spins. Hoyle Casino plays great Poker and has a nice selection of poker variations from 5 Card Draw to Texas Hold 'em. Popular games like Blackjack, Let it Ride, Pai Gow Poker, and Carribean Stud Poker make a great selection as one expects in a casino program and the new games Baccarat and Video Blackjack are a welcome addition. The rulebook handles explanation of the casino games' rules very well, even the background and origins of the various games, but leaves out tidbits here and there, for example it explains that Baccarat comes from "baccara", Italian for zero for the face cards and tens, but doesn't state that a hand value of zero is called a "Baccarat". Graphics are very good but still a bit fuzzy in some areas. I love the jumbo index cards for the card games.

The Baccarat in the casino is actually Mini-Baccarat, which plays faster than the original, but is just as fun. Video Blackjack is a lot of fun, offering two versions: Standard and a special version that allows you to win with various hands totalling 21; triple 7's, etc., at the expense of fewer options, i.e. no "surrender" available. The Video Poker machines are okay, but could have been improved a bit graphics-wise. Poker Tournament is touted as a new feature; this and other tournaments existed in the previous version, but is now a section in the "back room", and still selectable from the toolbar and the map. Hoyle Casino also includes a Video Poker for Palm OS Handlelds. The rulebook included gives a great deal of helpful strategies with the game rules, but for some reason, it is much smaller.

The tutorial is still the best I've seen in a casino program, and I've played many. You would do well to play how you want to though; sometimes the tutorial advice will cause you to lose. The Help file is handy for jumping to different rules for a game and the glossary is great, but wasn't completely updated for the new games. There are new slots and slots with three and five paylines; probably due to those who complained about too many one-payline machines. For variety, this is a plus, but the sound effects of the spinning reels are still too annoying and unrealistic for me, so I set a faster speed to make it more tolerable. Keno is still the most boring of the games, which I feel is the game's weakest point (and I LIKE Keno!). The Keno should have been improved; different types of Keno machines would have been nice and a Video Keno machine would have been wonderful. Despite its weak points, Hoyle Casino is still a great addition to your computer game collection, hopefully Sierra will someday make a casino program that has it all!

The Sound Pulls You In

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 28 / 31
Date: February 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

What makes Hoyle Casino great is that it makes you feel as if you are really in a casino. The sound effects of all the different games can be heard in the background as well as the chatter of other casino patrons. The characters at the tables all have funny personalities and different playing strategies. You can also control how talkative the players and dealers are.

Never played Craps or Texas Hold 'Em? Don't worry about it. Hoyle Casino will teach you everything you need to know. The tutorial mode and instructions for each game makes them easy to learn.

Why buy Hoyle Casino instead of another casino game? The atmosphere. The ambience of Hoyle Casino lifts it above other casino games.

Fun but...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: May 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I think this game is very fun, but has some messed up parts. first off keno. Keno is so weird in that game. Thats like a side game for a casino, nobody bets alot in real life on keno. so I'd would want a Sports Book. That would be lots beter then keno. Next Horse Racing. Horse Racing is a good way to make money because the horse with the lowest odd wind 90% of the time. I think it is a terific way to make money, but makes the game boring. A good game is finaly craps. I learned craps from the game. It is as good as in casino's and there are no flaws.
another of my favorite is Slot Machines. They adict me in the game (not real life) to playing them and that is how i lose all my money in the game. Also for craps,poker, Black Jack, Texas hold'em and those games have tournyments. they all have 20 rounds/games except craps craps has 3 or 5. So Thats basicaly it. i dont realy need to tell you what the cashier does so overall i liked it 4 stars.

casino

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 13
Date: January 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This was a wonderful game until it got a damaged file that wont repair. I suppose we'll have to try another game.

no troubles

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: February 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Loaded into my computer and have played for hours and hours. No problems.......

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