Hold ‘Em

Hold ‘Em

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PC

Genres

Card & Board Game

Developer

Microsoft Corporation

Release Date

January 28, 2007 (19 years ago)

Publisher

Microsoft Corporation

Content Rating

N/A

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Summary

Hold ‘Em (formerly Windows Poker as in build 5284) is a poker card game released on January 29, 2007 that is fundamentally similar to Texas hold ’em. Hold ‘Em allows users to play against up to five computer players and up to three levels of difficulty, and also allows users to customize aspects of the game’s appearance; the game relies on DirectX to produce hardware-accelerated 3D animations and effects.

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