Hoyle Board Games 2000 - PC/Mac

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Amazon.com Board Games 2000 has it all. Play against one of 10 computer opponents or against up to four live players on one computer. Review Still one of our all-time favorite programs, this upgrade offers fun and challenge for the whole family. Players can choose from 14 games including Chess, Mancala, Backgammon, Dominoes, Parchisi, Snakes & Ladders, Chinese Checkers, Checkers, Zen Bones, Yacht, Reversi, Line 'em Up, Battling Ships and Placer Racer. The CD also contains three card games, a rule book and a strategy guide. Players can create their own personalized icon that represents them as they play the games. Other great features include customizable game variations, music and backgrounds, ten animated opponents with adjustable skill levels, Internet play options and a free laptop version of the program that plays without the CD. The games are fun and easy to get started with. This makes a great gift for a family software library. Teaches: games, logic, strategy Age Range: 8-up (our guess) Copyright © 2000 Children's Software Revue -- From Children's Software Revue® -- "Subscribe Now!" The only problem with playing traditional board games on the home PC is that board games are really just a good excuse for human interaction-family and friends having a good time over Checkers or a Parchisi game. Hoyle, the company that "rules" board game rules, adds two innovations to make up for that missing element in these 14 animated games. Players can create an on-screen version of themselves using the facemaker feature and then take on, head-to-head, 10 personality-packed, animated opponents. Or players can connect online and play these and other Hoyle card, word and casino games against real-life opponents worldwide. While neither feature replaces flesh 'n' blood rivalry, the games-including such favorites as Backgammon, Dominoes, Snakes & Ladders, Mancala, Yacht and Chess-provide hours of intelligent and competitive play. The special effects are nice, too-like the realistic sound of the marbles tapping the "wood" board in Chinese Checkers and the missiles soaring and booming explosions in Battleship. What may be best about this package, however, is the tutoring feature that teaches anyone the right way to play each game and then allows practice against a skilled player. A 2000 Parents' Choice(r) Approved Winner. (Don Oldenburg, Parents' Choice®, 2000) -- From Parents' Choice®