Hoyle's Official Book of Games: Volume 3 was the third volume in Sierra On-Line's series of computer games based on the officially licensed Hoyle rules and trademark. Unlike the two previous game, this one was made with Sierra's new improved VGA engine, and focused on board games, where the previous entries in the series had featured card games.
Games featured were Backgammon, Checkers, Dominoes, Yacht (a takeoff on Yahtzee), Pachisi, and Snakes and Ladders.
Versions[]
- Hoyle's Official Book of Games: Volume III (VGA)
- Hoyle's Official Book of Games: Volume III (EGA)
Background[]
Challenge many of your favorite Sierra characters, or go head-to-head with your friends. Choose from 18 different animated opponents. Play with a hero and a villain at the same time, and see what happens.
Connection to the King's Quest series[]
Graham, Rosella, Lolotte, and Mordack compete with the player and many other sierra characters. There is no narrative however, characters only talk about game choices and rules. Warning if a move cannot be made. Sometimes there are special animations for the characters. Lolotte for example has lightening behind her if she gets mad at the player's moves.
Graham is shown playing Yacht on back of the box.
The Backgammon and Checkers games were taken from this game to create King Graham's Board Game Challenge a separate product, and later released with some of the KQ collections.
Characters[]
Like the first volume, and unlike the second volume, this game offers Sierra characters as opponents in the various games.
- Good guys
- Mother Goose (Mixed-Up Mother Goose)
- King Graham (King's Quest series)
- Rosella (King's Quest series)
- Larry Laffer (Leisure Suit Larry series)
- Passionate Patti (Leisure Suit Larry series)
- Jones (Jones in the Fast Lane)
- Sonny Bonds (Police Quest series)
- Roger Wilco (Space Quest series)
- Laura Bow (The Colonel's Bequest and The Dagger of Amon Ra)
- Evil guys
- Ad Avis (Quest for Glory II)
- Baba Yaga (Quest for Glory I)
- Lillian (The Colonel's Bequest)
- Arnoid (Space Quest III)
- Mordack (King's Quest V)
- Mr. Big (Leisure Suit Larry V)
- Lolotte (King's Quest IV)
- Vohaul (Space Quest II)
- Sheriff of Nottingham (Conquests of the Longbow)
- Snakes & Ladders
Has its own assortment of various children, boys and girls with different apperances.