Is Marcia the bride of Mr. Gekko from the street of bulls?
Refer to all prior clues for the above.

The first to solve the riddle completely:
MCF1027RUSD0.991107MF
will receive a special early release of the next MCF!!

All the answers are there...now piece them together...BFG-Guy is now going silent until a GBer solve the riddle completely in a single post. If not posting, I am reading and it means no one has it correct...yet.

BFG-Guy

That's very nice BFG-Guy.
I will continue to pound my head on the wall as I muddle through all the tidbits of clues.

Clueless on Marcia/bride, but Mr Gekko is a lizard and street of bulls could mean Wallstreet, could be something like Marcia's Folly....

Gordon Gekko is a fictional character from the 1987 film Wall Street. Gekko was portrayed by actor-producer Michael Douglas, in a performance that was to win him an Oscar for Best Actor. In the film, naïve stock broker Bud Fox, played by Charlie Sheen, comes to work for the ultra-aggressive, power-hungry Gekko. Fox is loosely based on Jackson McIntosh, the executive assistant of someone. He is also slated to return in the as-yet embryonic film Money Never Sleeps.

I can't seem to piece it together with the rest, but I'm hoping this might help someone else.

Call of the Wild's Jack London's "The Master of Mystery" (1902) is the prototype of stories involving mystery, intrigue and conflict among members of "primitive" tribes. ...

PS: What really confusing is what BFG guy, Paul, said in another tread where he announced the MCF for mobile phones... at the end he said

"There will be some MCF: 4 for the PC surprises in the next few weeks unrelated to this mobile phone announcement."

So could all these clues be for 4 separate forthcoming games?

Well, I'm clueless but I am having fun reading all your thoughts.

Demosthenes,

Oh so close...missing one small element.



BFG-Guy

M does not stand for Michael in M. Douglas.

:Think:

BFG-Guy

Ah, I get it.

Ravenhearst will be made available for $0.99 on October 27th, followed a little over a week later (on the 7th) by the next MCF, which will be called... Madam Fate

I love it Demosthenes but can you explain your answers. What is the connection with M.Douglas and all the other clues? I'm dying to know.

Good job!

Well, NYLady, assuming I'm *right* (which isn't necessarily the case," I used the following clues:

"Madam" was clued at least twice, first by "mea domina," (My Lady,) and second by the reference to M. Douglas. M.Douglas, as BFG-Guy clued, was NOT Michael Douglas, but rather Marcia Douglas, who wrote a book called Madam Fate. That apparently makes the reference to the movie "Wall Street" a bit of a red herring, since the important part was the name Marcia.

"Fate" was clued by that book, of course, as well as the two clues from earlier--one referencing Fate, Texas, and the other the Moirae, Parcae and Norns (which I suspect was a clue partly lifted from Wikipedia's article on the Fates.)

So the fourth game should be called "Madam Fate." That leaves the rest of the clue.

Ravenhearst was directly clued by "Lord Omar Khayyam." The bit about "for lessor of my main man of The Call of the Wild" is a little unclear, but seems to indicate the price of Ravenhearst. The main MAN in Call of the Wild was John Thornton, but arguably the main CHARACTER (main man) was Buck, the dog. That makes the sentence come out "for lessor of Buck."

Lessor implies the game will be for sale (or rent,or some such) but could also be a phonetic clue for "lesser," referring to the true price of 99 cents (less than a buck).

The rest others had already figured out on their own.

I feel a bit like I've just put together a bit of complicated machinery, and now am sitting around with a single leftover screw: I'm STILL not 100% sure what significance "carrus navalis" has, although I assume the references to midnight imply that the game will be available at (or around) the stroke of midnight.

I hope.

I am sooooooooo impressed.

Demosthenes

I think from your answers you have it! Congrats! Well done!

Only one thing left... why mysterys and not mysteries?

I'm not really sure of that one, but I think it's a hint that the announcement refers to TWO Mystery Case Files rather than one.

If the question read, "Do you like mysteries," we'd have assumed "mysteries" referred to the hidden message in the thread. If it read, "Do you like Mystery Case Files," we'd have immediately known that the announcement had to do with MCF--and to pluralize "Mystery Case Files", BFG might have had to use the horrific "Mystery Case Fileses".

But by asking "Do you like mysterys," BFG not only described the theme of the thread, but also hinted at an announcement involving Mystery (Case File) A and Mystery (Case File) B--which turned out to be Ravenhearst and Madam Fate.

Or not. The clue was abstract enough that out of context it could mean just about anything.

Think you missed part of the clue. It's akin to M Douglas creation so don't think it will be madame. More likely Mistress or Mystress, Milady's, or Madonna's Fate.

I considered those, but other than "Milady Fate" they don't really seem all that likely. "Madonna's Fate" was workable, but I'm not sure where I'd go with it.

But, y'know, I could be wrong, too.

The one thing I think "Madonna's fate" has going for it is that BFG said all the correct words had been said already: at the time Madonna had been mentioned, while "madam" had not.

MCF1027RUSD0.991107MF
Well my guess are:

MCF 10/27 Ravenhearst $.99
11/07 Marie's or Mary's Fate

Hoping it's Marie cause then might be going off to New Orleans. Missal is book of recipes for special masses/festivities in the Catholic Church. Mea Dominae usually means Mary although there is a racing horse by that name. Carrus Navalis when looked it up has been corrupted over the years to carnival. Carnival is usually right before lent and ends at midnight. Depending on where you live, carnival might last only one day or two weeks. lol Since he mentioned y should be ie in mysteries, I went for Marie for first guess and Mary for second guess. Some sites actually had mysterys.

Well done!!

Still waiting for the Big Kahuna to come and verify. Don't forget he isn't coming till it's correct and in one post, so sdomeone may still have another twist to it. Don't give up fellow mystery lovers.....you could still be right!

Ana

Congrats Demosthenes!!!!
The M. Douglas being Marcia was the clincher.

Well done. You have solved the riddle! Send me a private message with your email and you are the lucky detective that I will give a sneak peak (Alpha release in the next week or so) of the next game of which you guessed correctly!!!

There were a few clues that were partial red herrings, but they are relevant to the plot of the next MCF game, Midnight(something does happen at midnight) , carrus navalis(the origin of word Carnival) which you did not have correct, but are not part of the original riddle, but they are part of the plot.

If anyone has any questions about any of the clues I left behind, ask Demosthenes!

This was fun...stay tuned. I expected it to take a bit longer, but a collective of ideas can conclude the right answers more quickly than one acting alone!

I like reading this forum to get the "pulse" of the industry!

Is there a way to post a screen shot on this forum? We are not pre-announcing this game in other areas but it would be fun to show the art. This MCF is the longest and toughest and most mysterious MCF of all. It took 50% more time and 50% more artists than the last one and has more levels and puzzles than any other hidden object puzzle game ever released.



BFG-Guy

Oh yeah... Mysterys vs. Mysteries was a simple typo.

BFG-Guy

Acornia -
You get an honorable mention as while you incorrectly stated the "M", you did figure out the carnival clue!

I will send you the early release as well once it is ready! Send me a private message with your email as well.

BFG-Guy

Next mystery is "who is BFG-Guy"? :-)

Ahh....can I take a stab at that question BFG-Guy?

You may send the screenshots to MaG and she will be happy to help. Or you may link to them if you use the full reply. What an awesome opportunity! Thank you so much.

Congrats to Demosthenes and Acornia!

Ana

You want your actual name posted on the forums BFG-Guy?

Sue

Congrats Demoshenes and Acornia. Thanks BFG-Guy.

Sure.

This was fun but I prefer to read not to post...

I take it it's okay to "out you"? I believe you are Paul Thelen, founder of Big Fish.

Ana