Hoyle Card Games
Encyclopedia
Hoyle Card Games is a Game Boy Color
-only video game that was developed by Sandbox Studios
and published by Sierra Entertainment
.
and go fish
, as well as six variations of solitaire
. Competitive games are played against the game's artificial intelligence
(AI), or against another player. Two players can use two separate Game Boy Color consoles and connect them with a link cable, or use a single machine and alternate their turns. The AI can prove a challenging opponent since the game lacks any difficulty settings. Each game's rules are explained within a menu. Each player must pick an avatar to represent them before they can begin, such as a crocodile or a teddy bear.
stated that the game's lack of difficulty settings and tough AI can result players struggling to win against the computer, adding that Hoyles' books are a better reference for players wishing to learn how to play than the game's menus. He also stated "Despite its faults, Hoyle Card Games is a good addition to any card player's game library.." IGN
's Craig Harris stated "Despite its issues in design, the game's still a great purchase and a real keeper.." Both Semerad and Harris stated that players unfamiliar with the games should learn the rules elsewhere before trying to use Hoyle Card Games.
Game Boy Color
The is Nintendo's successor to the 8-bit Game Boy handheld game console, and was released on October 21, 1998 in Japan, November 19, 1998 in North America, November 23, 1998 in Europe and November 27, 1998 in the United Kingdom. It features a color screen and is slightly thicker and taller than...
-only video game that was developed by Sandbox Studios
Sandbox Studios
Sandbox Studios was a computer and video game developer. Founded in 1998 by former employees of Utopia Technologies, the company had studios in London, Ontario, Canada and Dallas, Texas, USA. In April 2001, it was acquired by Digital Illusions CE....
and published by Sierra Entertainment
Sierra Entertainment
Sierra Entertainment Inc. was an American video-game developer and publisher founded in 1979 as On-Line Systems by Ken and Roberta Williams...
.
Gameplay
The package includes eight competitive card games, such as cribbageCribbage
Cribbage, or crib, is a card game traditionally for two players, but commonly played with three, four or more, that involves playing and grouping cards in combinations which gain points...
and go fish
Go Fish
- Basic game :Using a standard 52-card deck, five cards are dealt to each player, or seven if there are four or fewer. The remaining card pack is shared between the players, usually sprawled out in a non-orderly pile referenced as the "ocean" or "pool"....
, as well as six variations of solitaire
Solitaire
Solitaire is any tabletop game which one can play by oneself or with other people. The solitaire card game Klondike is often known as simply Solitaire....
. Competitive games are played against the game's artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...
(AI), or against another player. Two players can use two separate Game Boy Color consoles and connect them with a link cable, or use a single machine and alternate their turns. The AI can prove a challenging opponent since the game lacks any difficulty settings. Each game's rules are explained within a menu. Each player must pick an avatar to represent them before they can begin, such as a crocodile or a teddy bear.
Reception
Jay Semerad of allgameAllgame
Allgame is a commercial database of information about arcade games, video games and console manufacturers.Allgame is owned by All Media Guide, along with Allmusic and Allmovie....
stated that the game's lack of difficulty settings and tough AI can result players struggling to win against the computer, adding that Hoyles' books are a better reference for players wishing to learn how to play than the game's menus. He also stated "Despite its faults, Hoyle Card Games is a good addition to any card player's game library.." IGN
IGN
IGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment...
's Craig Harris stated "Despite its issues in design, the game's still a great purchase and a real keeper.." Both Semerad and Harris stated that players unfamiliar with the games should learn the rules elsewhere before trying to use Hoyle Card Games.