Hoyle Official Card Games Feedback and Bug Thread

[sailorbear510]

Hello Fans! This is our very first release in the Hoyle Series on Steam. You will notice a different interface, native wide screen support, amongst other new features. You may have even noticed that Hoyle Bucks are no longer part of the game.

We have worked hard to make this the best release possible for our customers but also realize just like any software out on the market, that something may come up that's not as expected or does not play right. If you encounter anything that affects the performance of the game or notice something in the rule set that's not quite right, please let us know about it and I will make sure to pass this onto the developers

Thanks for being our fans, and we hope you enjoy the game!

Jason Carver
Community Moderator at Encore Software
http://www.encore.com

[Blitz7287]

You missed a trick not including achievements and trading cards.

[Zoneseek]

Originally posted by Blitz7287:

You missed a trick not including achievements and trading cards.

+1 any plans to add achievements trading cards?

[sailorbear510]

For the time being, there are no plans, but that should not mean that we will or will not. We gather feedback on our forums and use it to improve our products. I would be more then happy to suggest this to the right department at Encore Software for consideration :)

[PALADiN]

Missed a huge opportunity here by not including online multiplayer.

[Blitz7287]

Originally posted by ImALittleBear:

For the time being, there are no plans, but that should not mean that we will or will not. We gather feedback on our forums and use it to improve our products. I would be more then happy to suggest this to the right department at Encore Software for consideration :)

Well im not going to lie im quite shallow when it comes to that sort of thing so its the sole reason it didn't buy it. But im sure your not going to miss one person i just thought id drop you the feedback :)

+1 to VicePMAbbott - For the suggestion of online multiplayer. You'd have the game that i wanted Tabletop simulator to be then. :)

[HDBanger]

I would buy it for cribbage alone if it was multiplayer.

[Comrade St. Nikolai]

One neat thing you could do - and this isn't a priority or anything, just a fun idea - would be to allow people to create custom card designs and backgrounds and share them on the Workshop. I don't know how many people would use the feature, but I saw you were looking for suggestions so that's my two cents.

[LordOfDarkFlame]

Must-have!

+Online Multiplayer like your epic 2002 website use to have!!
+Character creator
+Steam Trading Cards, Emoticons (make them look AMAZING!), Backgrounds
+Make incredible-looking game badges for users to show off on their profiles of your game.
+Steam Achievements (make them fun!)
+All games wanted, including your Board & Card Games franchise

If you don't incl. these features, your game is sh!t and pointless to buy, therefore will be dead on Steam. Tnx for being proactive asking what players REALLY want in order to part with their money and fall back in love with your company's products like we loved the website back in 2002.

[Ievos Fox]

I just recieved this game as a gift from a friend of mine and i downloaded/installed it but when i click to play the game it never starts. I don't even make it to a title screen or get a window to appear. I'd love some help so i can play this game

[sailorbear510]

Originally posted by Ievos Fox:

I just recieved this game as a gift from a friend of mine and i downloaded/installed it but when i click to play the game it never starts. I don't even make it to a title screen or get a window to appear. I'd love some help so i can play this game

Hmmm.... What OS are you on? Also what kind of video card you have? This game does require Open GL 2.0 and if your video card don't support it, it may have issues.

[LordOfDarkFlame]

i still cant believe your company put this game on steam and didnt even include online multiplayer...lol Your company had online multiplayer back in 2001! *facepalm

[sailorbear510]

Originally posted by LordOfDarkFlame:

i still cant believe your company put this game on steam and didnt even include online multiplayer...lol Your company had online multiplayer back in 2001! *facepalm

We don't have the rights to use the Sierra Entertainment assets anymore so it was designed from scratch. The online multiplayer concept was tried in 2009 ~ 2010 but due to low participation those online functions were discontinued. (See Hoyle Casino 2009 ~ 2010 and Google the Royale Suite) I can make a suggestion to the developers that our new game offerings should include online play but I can't guarantee anything if they will or won't

[LordOfDarkFlame]

Originally posted by ImALittleBear:

Originally posted by LordOfDarkFlame:

i still cant believe your company put this game on steam and didnt even include online multiplayer...lol Your company had online multiplayer back in 2001! *facepalm

We don't have the rights to use the Sierra Entertainment assets anymore so it was designed from scratch. The online multiplayer concept was tried in 2009 ~ 2010 but due to low participation those online functions were discontinued. (See Hoyle Casino 2009 ~ 2010 and Google the Royale Suite) I can make a suggestion to the developers that our new game offerings should include online play but I can't guarantee anything if they will or won't

Of course in 2016 your game needs to be multiplayer interactive, why would anyone play it otherwise?!? Hoyle's flashplayer site was one of the greatest things made in gaming history and one of the biggest failed business opportunities in business history! In 2001 you had a hundred of the worlds favorite traditional games, all free to play, with real-time multiplayer, face avatar creator - it was one of the funnest gaming experiences I ever had and was a massive success with millions of users daily! They could have made over a BILLION dollars in advertising revenue like Google/Youtube/Facebook did. Whoever was the owner of that site and rights is the biggest fu<king m0r0n in business history ive ever studied in my 30 years of analyzing business.

So ya, make the game have:
-Online Multiplayer
-Leaderboards
-Tons of games like your 2001 site use to have
-Wonderful artwork for your trading cards & emoticons & backgrounds & badges

You'd be crazy not to! :S

[VWBug]

I purchased the game specifically for Pitch and request a "fix" for the scoring. All 10's are not counted during each trick (round) for "game". It's this kind of support that makes the game desireable vs abandonware. Regards to those taking the time to make it right. I am happy to see Pitch included in the collection.

[Lord Haart]

Originally posted by Comrade St. Nikolai:

One neat thing you could do - and this isn't a priority or anything, just a fun idea - would be to allow people to create custom card designs and backgrounds and share them on the Workshop. I don't know how many people would use the feature, but I saw you were looking for suggestions so that's my two cents.

Agreed.