secret of the old clock

Hello.

Just wondering if anybody has a save for after they have sewn the dress. I'm not quite ready to give up trying yet but this feels like a puzzle I will not be able to do. I've only just been at it for a short time though and am tired so maybe it will work for me better tomorrow.

Thanks.

Hi oldbroad,

The saved game is sent. Enjoy!

Well, that was fast.
Thanks MaG!

Hope you can do the sewing. Took me forever and some pulled hair to get through that puzzle.

I'm going to attempt it again. I'll let you know.

Well, I had every intention of giving the sewing a good try but could only take about 5 minutes of listening to Nancy say that she had to start over so I had to use the save you sent to me MaG. I just don't have the patience lately for some of the puzzles. It'll be there if I want to go back to it at some point.

I am at the end of the game now trying to do the "chase". Just can't deal with it right now though unfortunately.

Thanks again for your help!

You're welcome. I do understand the need for patience.

with that chase. You can do it.

I finally felt I had some patience and went back into this game. I first had to finish that last puzzle. After that I went back into my saved game and have been trying for 2 hours now to sew that darned dress. I am getting farther but this is a big dress! Unfortunately the game will not save a half sewn dress and you have to always start over. I will keep trying; maybe I'll get lucky!

oldbroad

When I was struggling with that puzzle, I found that sewing at breakneck speed, although not very accurately, got me through it.

I did the same again when I re-played the game and it worked that second time also

Thanks Mad. I think the walkthrough says to go slowly but I seem to have a little better luck when I go faster also. I can get at least 1/2 way through and maybe a little further but then Nancy decided she can do better. She keeps asking "would I wear this?" and I keep answering YES, but she just doesn't want to listen to me!!

I know how frustrating it is when a puzzle blocks your progress like this but GOOD LUCK and I hope you make it !!

I am stuck on getting into the carriage house. The last letter should be L but there is no L on that wheel. Also, when I enter K, O, and P, no red triangle appears on the diamond as the walkthrough indicates it should. What am I doing wrong?

Here's a video walkthrough showing how to get into the carriage house.

Secret of the Old Clock/carriage house

Let us know if this helps.

I see. I have to type in all 4 letters of each word. Thanks!

Have fun.

I'm in the carriage house now but in the domino puzzle the dominoes won't rotate.

If you right-click the domino tiles, they will rotate.

It's not working. Is there a glitch in my game? I can only pick up the tiles and move them in the position they are already in.

Per this thread it appears you need

Does this help?

Ana

Thanks, Ana.

Still doesn't work. I guess I need a save for the domino puzzle.

There are a bunch of saves HERE. I think that #16 might be the one you need? You can download it separately by the blue disk icon to the right of it.

Thank you. I used it for the dress also.

Good idea.

I think I'm supposed to read the letter in Emily's room but she isn't leaving. How do I get her to go? What am I missing?

Emily will leave on her own when the time comes.

You need to go back underground and do some more exploring. Pay special attention to the lanterns.

I found the secret passage to Emily's room but no lever.

Which lever? I think there's only two -- one to turn on the lights and the other to open the cushion door back into the hotel. If you found the secret passage and entered it (by clicking on the lantern on the right just after you turn on the lights), there's only a crack in the wall to peep through and see Emily's room.

Oh. I thought there was a lever to open the crack wider. My bad. Thanks. Going to get the crystal from Waddell and then use the radio.

Talked to three ham operators and entered those sentences on the board on the clock. Went back to Inn but Emily is still in her room and I can't get the 4th sentence until she leaves. I have been to the secret passage that leads to her room.

Try peeking in Emily's room again.
Then talk to Jane if possible.

No conversation available with Jane. Emily is still in her room. Any suggestions?

I checked old threads about this problem and got some things the other gamers missed:
- Completely talk to Topham.
- Look close-zoom in on the newspaper that has the hobo language.
- Check the puzzles at the carriage house.
- Did the pie puzzle.
- Check the old clock puzzle in the carriage house attic.

Can't get to old clock puzzle in carriage house without doing the hobo language puzzle, which I can't do without getting into Emily's room. Did everything else but no progress.

cmumm59,

I sent you several saved games. The sequence of those are seen in the numbers in the title. Also the title are descriptive.
Use which one you need.
Check the to do to see what else is needed to be done.

Thank you. I am playing as a Senior detective so I don't have a task list.

cmumm,

I sent you Amateur. Tell me if you want senior.