Ok, Chief, I'm at Chapter 3. It's almost 5 o'clock and the opium smoker isn't letting me pass - something about a German - what am I supposed to do now?

OK, back down and to the car. Go right to some trees and a red box. You will have to go back and forth between the box and car to get what you need to open the box.

Chief

Wow - I finished chapter 3 already and am now on chap 4 - got my stuff from the box on the dresser, gave the girl a gift and am now downstairs - I think in the basement.

I saw the note from the floor, the thread on the chair, the padlock on the prompter's box in the ceiling. I went to the door in the basement, tried to go up the ladder, my character said "something's missing" - what to do at this point?

Thanks so much for your help, Chief - this is really a fun game. It reminds me of when I took Acting 100 at the community college back in 2001 - but playing this game is way better than my old school days!

Cruise, I guess you must have a blade.

In what you call the basement, forward to the wooden door and look around for 4 or 5 items.

Chief

Thanks, Chief!

cruise.

I have a jaggy blade, pliers, magnifying glass, and a flashlight. I can click forward (to the wooden door) I go thru it, but when I click on the rungs (ladder) my character says "something is missing." I can't click either left/right while in that room.

So I back out, and I can only click forward (to wooden door) or upper right (to chair). If I click on the thread, I get a kind of "cross-hairs" symbol, and when I click on the prompter's box in the ceiling with the magnifying glass, I get a message (wasn't paying attention to it - maybe something about something missing?) and when I click the hand on the padlock I get this same message.

I'm absolutely stumped - what am I supposed to do at this point?

Cruise, as you get in the basement, you find a white paper on the left.

You can go right diagonaly to a chair.

Go forward to the wooden door, but do not enter.

Between the chair and the wooden door, you should be able to go right to a clock.

Chief

EDIT: sorry for the late edit (having problem to get in GB): you can also go left before the wooden door.

Oh, that's ok, Chief - I was having a problem getting into GB myself.

Thanks, Chief.

Ok - I found the clock, hacksaw, 3 wooden spools, rag, sticks, and first, I went up the rungs, found myself in a kind of attic - what to do there?

Then I went back down, put the clock on the chair, used the hacksaw to cut it, got the key, tried to use the key on the padlock on the prompter's box, but my character says "I lost the cross, and I have a feeling I'm going to need it."

Wonder what to do now?

cruise, it is time to go up the ladder after opening the wooden door.

Click on the wood floor (in the attic) in the center, a bit to the left: see down.....

Chief

I'm up in the attic, spoke to Hamlet's dad, put the 3 spools into the floor and inserted the rope across the spools, and when I click between the spools, I get a white cross-hairs symbol.

And yes, I found the cross.

What do I do now?

Cruise, have a look at the cross in Inventory.

Go to the basement, the chair and the padlock.

Chief

Now I'm at the theatre (I think) I talked to the woman, took the tacks and "Lucky" note from the bowl, tied the rope to the bannister, found the note that says "go into the castle." but I tried this and it's too high.

What's next?

Hello Cruise. You probably have a hammer, some nails and beams (planks) in Inventory.

Chief