
Hoyle: Official Book of Games - Volume 1
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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).
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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 Games — US media title
Hoyle's Book of Games: Volume One — US Back Cover title
Hoyle: Book of Games - Volume I — Alternate US media title
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