Hoyle Official Card Games (for Windows) [Download]

I bought the Hoyle Official Card Games (for Windows) when I bought a new mini tower and lost my old games. The selection is FANTASTIC. I love to play Euchre, which most people never heard of except in upstate NY (Rochester) or perhaps in the middle part of the country. At any rate, there are actual player partners for the Euchre set-up, which in the past I've never found. The gin rummy is great as well, playing against the computer and I tend to stick with these plus Aces & Kinds double solitaire, but there are a ton of other games as well. So glad I found this. I bought it and clicked the download button -- very easy, no problems. I have Windows 10 and a new HP mini tower. 12/12/17

DO NOT BUY THIS IF YOU WANT TO PLAY BRIDGE! The only reason I bought it was for Bridge and will not use it any more. The scorekeeping is completely useless. It fails to keep the score correctly for the current game, posting points randomly (and incorrectly) in the other two games, then jumps back to the current game, sometimes assigning points to the wrong team. Useless, makes playing a waste of time. Lesser complaint: I loved the game display and interface in the 2006 version; this version is less attractive and not as user friendly.

This is the 2nd time I've purchased this same download (for a new computer). I really enjoy playing cards as a way to decompress in the evening. This is just the ticket. Easy to use.

I bought this specifically to play Bridge. I had an earlier PC version of Hoyle Card Games (It came on a floppy disc) that had an excellent version of Bridge. This version is but a shadow of the former game. The other players in this version seem to have absolutely NO knowledge of the standard bidding conventions (no Blackwell?) and in general play very badly. In the older version, I could adjust the difficulty level of the game; you can't with this one. If the Bridge is no good, I shudder to even try the others.Given Amazon's non-refundability policy on downloadable games. be assured that I will never purchase anything more from them. YOU SHOULDN'T EITHER.Now to go digging through boxes to see if I can find those old floppy discs. On the slim chance that I do, they probably won't run on Windows-11.Newer is NOT better.EDIT (3/8/2024) - Since this POS is sold on a non-refundable basis, I thought I'd at least try to use it ain sort of a "Party Bridge" way. It is completely useless, even for that purpose. I initially was concerned that it didn't seem to recognize bidding conventions and other nuances of the game.. Hell, this thing can't even keep score properly. As an example, I set the opponents by 8 tricks (in a suit I had bid myself, twice). The game gave me NO points for "Undertricks"!. I could go on and on, ut I think you get the idea.Later, while exiting the game, I saw that the had a provision for "Online Updates". Hoping that they may have made some improvements, I "clicked" on it. But nope, the dreaded "404 Error".The previous version was an excellent game. It is impossible for me to understand how far backwards they could go in only 20 years.Amazon should really stop offering this POS if they have any concern for their reputation.

The game is ok but not as wonderful as the older version that my husband gets to play on his old computer.I did add it to my computer, but a lot of the features are not available on Windows 10. That's why I purchased this game. Like I said the game is ok, probably more than ok, but I was spoiled by the original software.

Nice to play games on my computer. Especially enjoy card games and this disc has a nice selection of the games I enjoy playing.

I am astounded by just how bad this game is. I had to upgrade my 2008 edition because is stopped playing after a Windows 10 update. The downloaded version was V. 115. Only marginally better after updating to V.128. The opponents in the 2008 version had some personality and engaged in some mild smack talk that was in context for what was happening in the game. The male characters in the new version all sound like they were voiced by same 18-year old kid trying, very badly, to be funny by making random comments that have nothing to do with the game.To make it worse, the AI is far worse than the 2008 version. I played 10 games, from several different card games, and won 9 out of the 10 games. Boring, boring, boring. I was able to win 1/3 to 1/2 of the games I played in the 2008 version. The opposition uses the same losing strategy in game after game.Total waste of money. For Hoyle to have their name attached to this product is embarrassing. Trust the low rating this product has.

There were two versions of the Hoyle Card Games for Windows. One was $9.95 and the other $19.95. We ordered the cheaper version first and were unable to download it. Thinking that the we could return one and then purchase the other, we did. Then much to our chagrin, e-games are not returnable. So buyer beware! We had an old version, 2002, and loved it. Upon getting a new computer we wanted the same game. The more expensive version downloaded beautifully and we are enjoying it. But now we have been charged for something that is unusable. Both games were downloaded within minutes of each other. I will never purchase another e-game online again. The reason I rated the game as a 3 - star is because one worked well and the other...not at all.