<s>
Hoyle	B-Application
Card	I-Application
Games	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Color-only	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sandbox	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
under	O
their	O
Sierra	O
Attractions	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
package	O
includes	O
eight	O
competitive	O
card	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
cribbage	O
and	O
go	O
fish	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
six	O
variations	O
of	O
solitaire	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Competitive	O
games	O
are	O
played	O
against	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
,	O
or	O
against	O
another	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
players	O
can	O
use	O
two	O
separate	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
consoles	O
and	O
connect	O
them	O
with	O
a	O
link	O
cable	O
,	O
or	O
use	O
a	O
single	O
machine	O
and	O
alternate	O
their	O
turns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AI	B-Application
can	O
prove	O
a	O
challenging	O
opponent	O
since	O
the	O
game	O
lacks	O
any	O
difficulty	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jay	O
Semerad	O
of	O
allgame	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
difficulty	O
settings	O
and	O
tough	O
AI	B-Application
can	O
result	O
in	O
players	O
struggling	O
to	O
win	O
against	O
the	O
computer	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
Hoyles	O
 '	O
books	O
are	O
a	O
better	O
reference	O
for	O
players	O
wishing	O
to	O
learn	O
how	O
to	O
play	O
than	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
menus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Despite	O
its	O
faults	O
,	O
Hoyle	B-Application
Card	I-Application
Games	I-Application
is	O
a	O
good	O
addition	O
to	O
any	O
card	O
player	O
's	O
game	O
library.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Semerad	O
and	O
Harris	O
stated	O
that	O
players	O
unfamiliar	O
with	O
the	O
games	O
should	O
learn	O
the	O
rules	O
elsewhere	O
before	O
trying	O
to	O
use	O
Hoyle	B-Application
Card	I-Application
Games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
