Hoyle Official Book of Games: Volume 3

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Details

Released
1991
Developer
Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Publisher
Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Genre
Board Game / Backgammon, Board Game / Checkers & Draughts, Strategy / Turn-based
Players
Up to 4; single player, multiplayer
Type
Commercial
Platform
MS-DOS
Pack
eXoDOS
Manual
Not included

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Gameplay of Hoyle Official Book of Games: Volume 3
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About this game

Six board games are transformed 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. The 18 computer opponents from the first Hoyle's game return, many of them modeled on other Sierra characters such as Larry Laffer, and again some play 'good' and some play 'evil'.

Also known as

Hoyle: Volume IIIIn-game
Hoyle: Book of Games - Vol.IIIMedia

Collections

Collection
Hoyle licenseesYahtzee variants
Playlist
Roland MT-32Sound Canvas