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Hoyle: Official Book of Games - Volume 1

by Sierra·published by Sierra

1 September 198925
PCDOSAmigaAtari STMac

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Play six different card games (Crazy Eights, Old Maid, Hearts, Gin Rummy, Cribbage, and Klondike Solitaire) against 0-3 computer opponents (as appropriate for each game).

There are 18 available computer opponents, including characters from other Sierra games (Colonel Henry Dijon, Shelly LeBlanc, Officer Sonny Bonds, Larry Laffer, King Graham, Roger Wilco and Princess Rosella), Sierra employees (Warren Schwader and Jerry Moore) and their children, and others. The different opponents play the different games at different skill levels, and are broken up into "Serious" and "Not-So-Serious" categories. All the opponents will taunt you (in character) as you play (though you can turn off in-game conversation if it's too distracting).

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Media Type

3.5" Floppy Disk, 5.25" Floppy Disk

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard, Mouse

Controller Types Supported

Analog Joystick

Number of Offline Players

1 Player

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel 8088 / 8086

Min. OS Class Required

PC/MS-DOS 2.0

Min. RAM Required

512 KB

Video Modes Supported

CGA, EGA, Hercules, MCGA, Tandy / PCjr, VGA

Sound Devices Supported

Adlib, Game Blaster (CMS), Generic MPU-401 MIDI devices, IBM Music Feature Card, PC Speaker, Roland MT-32 (and LAPC-I), Tandy / PCjr, Tandy DAC (TL/SL)

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Also known as

Hoyle's Book of GamesUS media title

Hoyle's Book of Games: Volume OneUS Back Cover title

Hoyle: Book of Games - Volume IAlternate US media title

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Facts

Developer

Sierra

Publisher

Sierra

Released

1 September 1989

Series

Hoyle

Platforms

PCDOSAmigaAtari STMac

Tags

Top-downFixed / flip-screenCards / tiles