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Handmark Battleship/Yahtzee/Monopoly Game Pack on SD/MMC Card Review

Handmark Battleship/Yahtzee/Monopoly Game Pack on SD/MMC Card 
Manufacturer: Handmark, Inc.

ESRB Rating: Everyone
Platform(s): PDA, Palm OS
Release Date: August 27, 2008

Average Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars


Retail Price: Unavailable
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Features:
  • Monopoly, the classic game where you try to buy up a city, come to your PDA -- play against the computer or up to 8 friends
  • Battleship is a classic naval combat game - updated with great game sounds & rich graphics, and Bluetooth/IR support
  • Yahtzee - the classic family dice game features rich 3D graphics, great sound & high and low game statistics
  • Scrabble includes all the great gameplay that made the board version fun, plus built-in legends, multiple scoring options & variable skill levels
This collection holds four of the world's most popular board games on a single expansion card. Liven up any boring trip or business meeting with modern-day versions of old classics!

User Submitted Handmark Battleship/Yahtzee/Monopoly Game Pack on SD/MMC Card Reviews


Date: 2006-12-08
Entertaining game set for the Palm
An excellent compilation of classic games. It plays quite well on the Palm OS platform.

Just be warned that the Bluetooth multi-player option may NOT be included with Battleship although the packaging explicitly states otherwise. My copy did not have Bluetooth as an option for multi-player. After contacting customer support, I was informed that they stopped advertising the feature because it was not working properly. So while it has been disabled in the program, their packaging has not been updated.

Date: 2006-06-26
Fun Games!
The only "problem" was when trying to play a game with someone else who had a device and that was not a problem once we figured out the devices need to be aimed directly at each other. Well worth the money and loads of fun!

Date: 2005-08-22
Wonderful Value - great for travellers
I recently bought a PalmOne PDA solely for the purpose of entertainment when travelling. Since I love Scrabble, I was ecstatic to see that it was available for the PDA. I bought this four game combination in case I ever get bored with Scrabble. I have read other reviews that voiced various complaints about Scrabble for PDA. They may have been based on earlier versions. This version is the full 15 x 15 board. I have only played one game (I beat the computer) but I did not run into any incidents of the computer "cheating." The graphics are incredibly sharp and legible - this was my biggest concern.

All four games appear to be true to the originals and wonderfully legible.

All in all, a great purchase for anyone on the go!

Date: 2005-07-19
Handmark Battleship/Yahtzee/Monopoly Game Pack on SD/MMC Card
The Game pack is not just for kids but those who are kids at heart. It brings back childhood memories of days gone by. What a great game pack for those on the go. I thought I was just getting the SD card but the pack comes with the SD card and a CD. So I did not have to use PDA memory if I did not want to. I liked the ability to play against the game or with friends. I also like the ability to play either all opponents on my PDA or the ability to play with others who have a PDA. A trial copy can be beamed to other PDAs so there is no need to worry about preloading the game. This is a very versatile product. I highly recommend purchasing this product over buying the individual games.

Date: 2005-06-21
Excellent Remake
This little card is an excellent way to kill a lot of time.

Pro:
-Monopoly games run quicker than dealing with your buddies trying to figure out if 10% or $200 is cheaper when landing on "income tax."
-Battleship is decent, also runs faster than the box version.
-Scrabble is really good, although it seems to allow a lot of abbreviations (e.g. 'bro' for brother) which I never would have thought legal.
-Scrabble dictionary can be handy as an actual (but basic) dictionary
-Yahtzee plays well too
-All games are true to their rule books (Monopoly allows for some popular variants).
-Came on a CD, so little risk of losing the files
-Came with a memory card so you can load the games onto it or you can put them on the internal drive (recommended)
-Fun to play by yourself or against someone else
-No crashes so far, ever, years later

Con:
-Battleship is a little too easy to win when playing the computer
-Games have no undo feature, especially critical for Yahtzee where the scoring screen is very crowded
-Some difficulty with the install (activation using the password). For a few of the games the password screen was scrambled... all the functionality was there so I used "good guesses" and was successful at activation, based on the two of the four games that installed properly

Bottom line: I play these all the time and highly recommend this item. Be patient if you have install issues, it is worth it.

 


 
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