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Trump Castle II

1991 video game

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 29, 2026
Entity authorityQ110442444
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Trump Castle II is a gambling video game published for Amiga and MS-DOS in 1991 by Capstone Software.

Gameplay

The game includes baccarat, blackjack, craps, roulette, slots, and video poker, all following the rules of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission. The player is initially given $1,000 to play the various games. The player begins in the lobby of Trump Castle, and uses a point-and-click interface to navigate toward the gambling games or to other parts of the resort, including a hotel suite, the pool, and a restaurant; these areas, represented by digitized images of the real resort, include characters who make comments through popup speech balloons. The game also features a multiplayer option. Included with the game was the Trump Castle Gaming Guide, which is also used by the player to bypass the game's copy protection. Also included was a coupon for a one-night stay at Trump Castle's hotel.

Release

Trump Castle II was released in 1991 for Amiga and MS-DOS. Capstone released two standalone add-on disks, Poker and Lots-O-$lot$, which are compatible with Trump Castle II and its predecessor.

Reception

Trump Castle II and its predecessor were both successful, leading Capstone to publish a sequel.

Michael S. Lasky of Computer Gaming World called the game a "highly" improved version of its predecessor, and praised the save feature and multiplayer.

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Editorial reviewA practical starting point whose main value is the path it opens into stronger specialist and primary sources. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1991—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1991. The account is most persuasive where Trump, Castle and video can be independently traced.
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