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Hoyle: Official Book of Games - Volume 3

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Six board games are transferred to the computer screen in the third Hoyle's release. Snakes & Ladders, Backgammon, Yacht / Yahtzee, Checkers, Dominoes and Pachisi / Parcheesi all feature, with animated graphics and sound effects. As there is no time-sensitive action, and the game rules are familiar, these packs were designed to appeal to a wider range of people than most computer games.

At least one human player is required - other players can be human or computer. Animated opponents, like in the first Hoyle's game, return, now entirely composed of characters from other Sierra games and with a "good guys vs. bad guys" theme.

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Media Type

3.5" Floppy Disk, 5.25" Floppy Disk

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Mouse

Controller Types Supported

Analog Joystick

Number of Offline Players

1-4 Players

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel 80286

Min. OS Class Required

PC/MS-DOS 2.1

Min. RAM Required

640 KB

Video Modes Supported

EGA, MCGA, Tandy / PCjr, VGA

Sound Devices Supported

Adlib, Game Blaster (CMS), PC Speaker, Pro Audio Spectrum, PS/1 Audio Card, Roland MT-32 (and LAPC-I), Sound Blaster, Tandy / PCjr, Tandy DAC (TL/SL), Thunderboard

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Also known as

Hoyle: Book of Games - Vol.IIIMedia title

Hoyle: Volume IIIIn-game title

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Facts

Developer

Sierra

Publisher

Sierra

Released

1991

Series

Hoyle

Platforms

PCDOSAmiga

Tags

Top-downFixed / flip-screenTurn-basedBoard gamePoint and select