Alan Hoyle's Home Page

I played with Ring of Fire for several years. At the 2002 UPA Championships we finished in second place.

During the 2000 UPA Mixed gender series, I played with Spear. We won the National Championship for that division. In 2005, I played with Gorilla Foot. We finished 15th at the UPA Championships.

I was a founding member of the UNC-Chapel Hill Darkside Ultimate team when I was eligible in college. I was captain the first year and the team awarded me MVP honors our second year. The team has improved greatly since those early years and qualified for College Nationals multiple times.

I'm a member of the Triangle Flying Disc Association (TFDA) and I've played in the TFDA Winter League since the 1992-1993 season.

Here are a few pictures of me playing ultimate and here are some teams that I've played with.

(See my hobbies page for more about my ultimate experience.)

I was destined to play cards with the last name "Hoyle." My favorites are:

Hearts

This is a addictive trick taking game with lots of strategy and variations. (Original content alert!)

6 7 8 9 10

This is a variant of Contract Rummy. (Original content alert!)

Cribbage

This is a great game I learned to play on my PalmPilot. The Cribbage Forum is a pretty good resource.

Egyptian RatScrew

This is a fast-paced and fun game I learned at summer camp during junior high school. I play a slightly different variation than the one listed there or here. By the way, I never lose*.

I've played video games for almost as long as I can remember. I started down the path towards a collection of classic arcade games by purchasing a Gauntlet II standup arcade game at a local auction.

In January 2000, I traded it for a Star Wars arcade game. I have installed a multi-game kit to allow me to play The Empire Strikes Back on the same hardware.

Before you start down the same path, be warned...

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My wife, Beth Gifford - Other friends: Cory Barlow - Katherine Brekke - Carl Erikson - Sarah Gates - Grey Hash - Gene Hoffman - Mur Lafferty - David Luebke - Chris Owens - Chris Rodning - Amelia Smith

my flickr photostream

2002 Hawaii (Other pics from that trip) - Lafayette HS class of 1992 ten year reunion - a moth and some ants. - Blacksburg Mountain High 2005 - Stick and Amy's wedding - a green grasshopper - a praying mantis on my shed - Lemurs! - Mike & Nicole's wedding reception - Halloween 2005 - Winter League 2005 week 2 - Stone Mountain Hike