18 classic board games like Backgammon, Checkers, Chess, Chinese Checkers, Dominoes and more!
Hoyle Board Games
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Game Description
You can go out and buy a chess game, a checker game, a backgammon game, etc... OR you can purchase Hoyle Board Games 2005 and have all these games included. Get ready to try your wits at one of the 18 games included in this title! No more playing the same game over and over!
Start up the game and choose between: Backgammon, Checkers, Chess, Chinese Checkers, Battling Ships, Dominoes, Rummy Squares, and many more! Maybe you need to refresh your skills, or maybe you just love these games. Either way, Hoyle 2005 will allow you to play these games at a fraction of the cost of purchasing all the games individually!
Player Reviews
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CLASSIC BOARD GAME, Sep 18, 2009
by Rajeev Kalra (yes)
I haven’t seen this type of game so far. I play daily. Mind blowing
Good game except for the blatent cheating in backgammon, Sep 07, 2009
by Scott Janko (Houston, TX USA)
Overall this is a great game and I got it specifically for the backgammon but as Dan (Canada) stated back in April 07, 2008, the backgammon game is definitely rigged.
Almost every game, the computer amazingly (I’d estimate 85% of the time) gets the exact right dice combination to either get out of trouble or get the one exposed piece you may have. I’ve played backgammon quite often in the past few decades and I have never seen any luck like the luck this program has.
It is not mathematically probable to get four doubles in a row, get the exact roll combo needed to remove a piece, and not get the number needed for your roll to get off the bar over 80% of the time. I’ve done games where there have been 3 open spots on the bar and it has taken me 5 roles to get one spot.
My favorite is when you have around 1/3 or more pieces off the board (computer has none) then all of the sudden the computer gets 3+ doubles in a row then “normal game play” and amazingly wins or (and this is more common), the computer rolls 4+ on each dice 5+ times in a row and you literally gets 1-3 (no doubles) on each dice on the same set of rolls.
C’mon Hoyle, that is weak.
The other games are pretty good but I’d love to see the code for the backgammon part.
In short, if you don’t plan on playing backgammon, go ahead and get the game if it is in the bargain bin. Otherwise, move on to something else.
Exciting and enhanced, Sep 26, 2008
by amanda (malaysia)
I played the previous version, definitely like this version.
really interseting, May 21, 2008
by Anonymous (NS Canada)
This is one of the best selection of games I have played in a long time. If you enjoy these games you may want to try Hoyle 2005 and 2007, they are both excellent as well.
Cheating!, Apr 07, 2008
by Dan (Canada)
Had this game for quite a while and I am amazed at how it cheats specifically in backgammon. It is mathematically improbably to roll doubles 4 times in a row yet the computer can do it. Also has the best luck in the world when on the bar. 1 space open and 3 up and it rolls what it needs in doubles. If you want a challenge go elsewhere.
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