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{{SeriesInfobox
| Title = Hoyle Series
| image = <!-- [[File:HoyleSeriesLogo.png|190px]] -->
| ReleaseDates = [[1989]]-[[2001]]
| Developer = {{SierraOnLineDevSeries}}, {{SierraDevSeries}}
| Publisher = {{SierraOnLinePubSeries}}, {{SierraPubSeries}}
| Designer = 
| Category = {{SierraOnLineGameSeries}}
| Genre = {{BoardSeries}}, {{CardSeries}}, {{ChildrensSeries}}, {{GamblingSeries}}, {{PuzzleSeries}}, {{WordSeries}}
| Theme = {{BoardWordSeries}}, {{CardGamblingSeries}}, {{CasinoGamblingSeries}}, {{ChildrensBoardSeries}}, {{CrosswordWordSeries}}, {{DiceGamblingSeries}}, {{LuckBoardSeries}}, {{TraditionalBoardSeries}}
| Engines = {{SCI}} {{UnknownEng}}
| Platforms = {{DOSSeries}}, {{WinSeries}}, {{MacSeries}}
| Localizations = {{EnglishSeries}}
| Website = [[wayback:20000817045223/http://www.sierra.com/attractions/hoyle/|www.sierra.com/attractions/hoyle/]] (webarchive)
}}

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==<br /><br /> Description ==

The '''Hoyle Series''' is

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Who exactly was "Hoyle?"

For more than two hundred years, the name "Hoyle" has been synonymous with precise game playing. Even outside the world of games, to do something "According to Hoyle" means to be completely by the rules, accurate and without mistake.

In 1742, Edmond Hoyle published the widely successful "Short Treatise on the Game of Whist...." Over the years, Hoyle went on to write more rulebooks for a number of other games including Chess and Backgammon. In fact, his laws and strategy are still strongly in force with backgammon players worldwide.

As the years have passed, Hoyle's name has been attached to numerous compendiums of games. Today you'll recognize that famous name all over the globe, always meaning the best in gameplay with strict attention to the rules.

While you play any Hoyle game from Sierra, you'll see that we've taken the accuracy and quality that "According to Hoyle" means very seriously. Not to mention, we've thrown in so much interactive fun, beautiful graphics and rich sounds that even Edmund Hoyle would agree that a rousing game of Whist would pale in comparison.
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==<br /> Games in Series ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="600"
|- valign="top"
! Title !! Genre !! Date
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Official Book of Games]] || [[Cards]] || [[1989]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Official Book of Games, Volume 2: Solitaire]] || [[Cards]] || [[1990]]
|- valign="top"
| nowrap | [[Hoyle Official Book of Games, Volume 3: Great Board Games]] || [[Cards]] || [[1991]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Classic Card Games]] || [[Cards]] || [[1993]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Classic Games]] || [[Cards]] || [[1995]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Blackjack]] || [[Cards]] || [[1996]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Bridge]] || [[Cards]] || [[1996]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Children's Collection]] || [[Cards]] || [[1996]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Classic Solitaire]] || [[Cards]] || [[1996]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Solitaire]] || [[Cards]] || [[1996]]
|- valign="top"
|| [[Hoyle Classic Board Games]] || [[Cards]] || [[1997]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Poker]] <ref>[[wayback:20001011150721/http://sierra.com/attractions/hoyle/product/standard/0,3217,poker,00.html|Archived Homepage]]</ref>||[[Cards]] || [[1997]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Board Games]] || [[Board]] || [[1998]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Casino 98]] || [[Cards]] || [[1998]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Classic Battling Ships & War]] || [[Board]] || [[1998]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Classic Hearts & Spades]] || [[Cards]] || [[1998]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Craps & Blackjack]] || [[Cards]] || [[1998]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Backgammon & Cribbage]] || [[Board]] || [[1999]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Card Games]] || [[Cards]] || [[1999]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Casino 99]] || [[Cards]] || [[1999]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Classic Backgammon & Cribbage]] || [[Cards]] || [[1999]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Classic Casino]] || [[Cards]] || [[1999]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Board Games 2001]] || [[Board]] || [[2000]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Casino]] || [[Cards]] || [[2000]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Classic Poker]] <ref>[[wayback:20001011150721/http://sierra.com/attractions/hoyle/product/standard/0,3217,poker,00.html|Archived Homepage]]</ref>||[[Cards]] || [[2000]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Crosswords]] || [[Puzzle]] || [[2000]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Solitaire & Mahjong Tiles]] || [[Cards]] || [[2000]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Slots & Video Poker]] <ref>[[wayback:20000915222000/http://www.sierra.com/attractions/hoyle/product/standard/0,3217,slotsvp,00.html|Archived Homepage]]</ref>||[[Arcade]] || [[2001  ]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Slots]] <ref>[[wayback:20000915222000/http://www.sierra.com/attractions/hoyle/product/standard/0,3217,slotsvp,00.html|Archived Homepage]]</ref>||[[Arcade]] || [[2001  ]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Word Games]] || [[Cards]] || [[2001]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Casino Empire]] || [[Cards]] || [[2002]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Casino 2004]] || [[Cards]] || [[2003]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Majestic Chess]] || [[Puzzle]] || [[2003]]
|- valign="top"
| [[Hoyle Table Games 2004]] || [[Board]] || [[2003]]
|}

{|class="wikitable sortable" width="600"
|- valign="top"
! Title !! Genre !! Date
|- valign="top"
|[[Hoyle Classic Bridge & Euchre]]||[[Cards]]||[[]]
|}

==<br /> Series Collections ==

* <span class="Inactive">None</span>
* [[]] ([[YEAR]])
* [[Hoyle Series Collection Series|Hoyle Series Collection Series]] ([[YEAR]])
* [[Hoyle Series Collection (2006)|Hoyle Series Collection]] (VU) (2006)
* [[Hoyle Series 1+2+3+4 (GOG)|Hoyle Series 1+2+3+4 (GOG)]] ([[YEAR]])

==<br />  Compilations ==

* [[]] ([[YEAR]])

==<br /> Freeware/Extras/Mini Games ==

* <span class="Inactive">None</span>

==<br /> Demos ==

* [[Hoyle Official Book of Games: Volume 3 Demo]]
* [[Hoyle Board Games 3 Demo]]
* [[Hoyle Card Games 3 Demo]]
* [[Hoyle Casino 4 Demo]]
* [[Hoyle Casino Demo]]
* [[Hoyle Classic Card Games Demo]] (Hoyle 4)
* [[Hoyle Classic Games Demo]] (Hoyle 5)

==<br /> Downloads ==

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Links to individual game installers can be found on each game's page.

=== Patches ===

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==<br /> References ==

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==<br /> Related Links ==

* [[SHP:Games/Hoyle/HoyleSeriesHelp.html|Hoyle Series Series on The Sierra Help Pages]]
* [[w:Hoyle Series|Hoyle Series on Wikipedia]]
* [[mobygrp:hoyle-licensees|Hoyle Series Series on MobyGames]]
* [[wayback:20000817045223/http://www.sierra.com/attractions/hoyle/|Hoyle Series Homepage]] (webarchive)
* [[Sierra Release List]]

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