Hoyle Card Games 2011 SB Review

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(More customer reviews)This review is based on the downloadable version available for some time. I played it on a friends' computer to come up with my review.
The Hoyle Card Game series used to be something I looked forward to buying every year. That was before Encore Software bought the rights to the game several years ago. Since then, they have done nothing but ruin a wonderful game with their so-called "improvements". The 2011 edition looks virtually the same as the 2010 & 2009 editions. The cards are still woefully small, standard features such as a simple reset button in Canfield are missing, and the cutesy graphics that only succeed in hindering gameplay are still there.
To make matters worse, Encore has discontinued Hoyle Royal Suite, the online component available in the 2009 editions of Hoyle Card and Casino.
It seems obvious to me that Encore is putting less & less time and effort into the Hoyle line, while still proclaiming every new edition to be "new and improved" in order to make a few extra bucks. And don't bother going to the official Hoyle forums. Any negative comments are removed immediately by the moderator "Brandy redux" in a classless and adolescent attempt to hide the flaws in the Hoyle titles.
Hoyle Card Games 2008 was the last decent edition of this line. It was put out before Encore started messing up the series. It works fine on Windows 7. Look on eBay for a good price. This is truly a dark time for card playing software on the PC level. Even Reel Deal Card Games 2011 gets poor ratings.
For me, though, I will definitely not purchase any Encore Software title.
Pure garbage!

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