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TOTALLY COOL BICYCLE CARD GAMES IS 10 TIMES BETTER!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 31, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Spades is our favorite computer game. We have used Totally Cool Bicycle Card Games for over five years. It does a good job playing the game. I bought the Hoyle thinking there might be fewer player flaws than the Bicycle version. After 2 hands and several player flaws I felt that I had wasted my money on this CD. Hopefully we'll enjoy some of the other games. Now I'm going to try to find the Bicycle CD that will work on Vista.

Hoyle Card Games

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I had seen this program on someone else's computer and loved it. However, after I purchased it,I could not get it to download onto my own personal computer. I have the Windows XP program and am very disappointed!

You gotta have it

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

If you like taking a break from the web occasionally and playing a card game or two, then this is for you. It is the type of basic "staple" program, like Monopoly, Bridge, hearts, solitaire, etc. that I always have on any computer should I want to have a brief game or two. Hoyle has been doing it for 2 decades now, so they have the graphics and sound down pat; you can listen in to the players or just play it straight up as a game.

Save Your Money

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 27, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Save your money. The games are fun and work well. However, there are very few variations. The bridge, Blackjack and Solitare all only have maybe a dozen games and then repeats. It is pretty bad when you play bridge and by looking at your hand you know the winning bid and the play of the game. The same is true for all of the games. There has to be something better out there.

Reality bites, literally...Odds favor the computers' players not the challenger.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Illustrations and animation are exceptional. Ability to create a self image is fun. Drawback is that the player gets lousy cards, especially the Bridge Hands!

Not worth the upgrade

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 16, 2008
Author: Amazon User

It's a great game - but I had the older version and was just as happy with it. This was harder to install and the features in this "updated version" weren't much different than the older one. I could have saved the money and kept the old one. Also, it would have been nice if the high scores and the charachter I had created for myself in the previous version were transferred to the upgrade.

If you are purchasing this for the first time - it is totally worth it. But if you are expecting something new and different by upgrading to this verion, you will be dissappointed.

disappointing

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Disappointed in the quality of programming. For example, in spades, the characters routinely make dumb plays -- last one playing uses a high spade rather than a low one or the partner has played an ace and will take trick but the character uses a spade even though the trick would be taken by the team. The poker game often results in similar hands being dealt (e.g., 3 pairs of 5s over 6 hands) which seem to defy statistical odds. The programmed verbiage gets old quick (how often does one need to hear "let me see,........check"). Could use a decent version of hold 'em - the "video poker" edition was found lacking.

Hoyle Card Games 2008

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

If you enjoy playing card games, and who doesn't, this is a great product to purchase! If you are a beginner or not familiar with some of the games, Help, or the Book that comes with the CD, is very informative.

2008, complete, easy, basic, as expected

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 06, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Easy to read, Games are listed. Kings corners, and the card game "500" (not Rummy 500) are NOT on this release. I did learn how to play Canasta after 39 years of not playing. Powerful, takes over my computer completely. Hours of entertainment to relax by. 50 different Solitaire.
My grandchildren love the facial creation area, where they can choose everything from the eyebrows, mouth hair, color etc. Be sure to get the CD/DVD version. Comes with the thick "how to" book. games are complete, although you can purchase different card backs and styles.

Virus?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: August 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Anyone besides me end up with a Trojan virus alert upon installing and using this game? To top it off, I bought two so now I have to worry that I may corrupt someone else's computer.
Terrible.

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