Name the Game Entertainment

The time has come to start a new thread for our favorite adventure guessing game. (If you wish to see the last page of the previous Name the Game thread, click here.)

These are the rules:

One person (hereinafter known as "It") posts a clue to an adventure game. The clue can be simple or difficult or creative or dastardly or even poetic. Clues can be information about characters or events or puzzles or more (though we do try to stay away from outright puzzle spoilers).

When thinking up clues, a good place to look for possible ideas is the GameBoomers collection of adventure walkthroughs (plenty of inspiration there). You can also look up adventure game titles and information in the PAGODA Game Database for more ideas.

Everyone who wishes to participate, posts the name of the game that best matches the clue. If no one has guessed after a few attempts, "It" gives another clue. The person who guesses correctly then becomes "It" and posts a clue for a different game, and so on.

Sometimes people who think they've guessed the game but don't wish to name it will also post a clue -- please do this only if "It," along with the first clue, posts "Extra Clues are Welcome (ECAW)." Of course, keep in mind that sometimes the "Extra Clues" may be "red herrings."

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I have just correctly guessed that the answer to Bernard's clues is: Broken Sword 3, so I am IT and will soon be posting a new clue.

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(For those interested, the current thread titles are listed below.)

Name the Game Amusement
Name the Game Diversion
Name the Game Variety
Name the Game Excitement
Name the Game Novelty
Name the Game Trifle
Name the Game Utensils
Name the Game Recreation
Name the Game Entertainment

The following clues are word association clues. Each word clue is commonly associated with another word that is part of the title of an adventure game.

Clue #1 -- _____Force

Police Quest?

Good idea, but no.

An association for another word in the title:

Clue #2 --_____ Celebration

I'm thinking that Dark Fall might fit those two clues.

This one's older than Dark Fall.

Clue #3: Answer to Clue #1 -- ________ Convention

I see I've made this too difficult.

Clue # 4 -- something else in the title. It's not a word, but actually a number.

December the _________.

Okay, I'm not good at this word association clue-giving thing.

The title can be found somewhere on this page. All the previous clues are still good. Well, not effective-good, just good in terms of they still apply.

Hmm, the only help I found by going to the above link was that the game's title will begin with an "S", I think.

Star Trek 25th Anniversary?

Sierramindy -- you're correct, it begins with an "S."

That's it zook!

Thanks Becky

I'll stick with the word association theme. For a word in the title, find a word that goes with this word-

Lost

"lost art?"

Art of Murder?

Paradise?

You got it Bernard Good thing too. I wasn't sure what I was going to do for another clue since it was a one word title.

'Gangsta's' would fit nice Zook.
A new text adventure coming up, find the clues!

You're driving in your car to meet with your new employer. It's a beautiful day, the sky is blue and you're driving through a deserted landscape. The CD player is playing your favourite tunes and you feel great. Suddenly a shadow overcasts the car and something that looks like a lightning bolt strikes it. The motor stalls and you manage to steer the car to the side of the road. After trying to restart the engine a couple of times you realize that's not going to work.

Nancy Drew: Haunting of Castle Malloy?

> exit car & walk to garage.

Sorry Lilo.

You take your cell phone and the car keys and step out of the car. Strange, there's not one cloud in the sky, the air is laden with electricity, the hairs on your arm are raised! Looking around you see no garage or any other building. The road is leading from north to south and there's a dirt road heading westward. A pole with the remains of a weathered sign can be seen at the crossing.

>climb pole

Walking towards the pole you see that on the sign only a few letters are still readable: ".air .....d". Climbing the pole won't help, it's merely 3 feet high. There's a breeze coming from the west, it smells like a sea breeze!

Is it Lighthouse: The Dark Being?

Sorry Kes, not the right answer but chin up, there are a lot more clues waiting to be found.

I'm wondering whether it's Overclocked? - I'm sort of hoping it's not the right answer as I don't have a clue up my sleeve - or anywhere else!

Oh, you naughty girl! Overclocked it's not.

Barrow Hill?

Tapping your foot out of boredom because there are no new assignments, you wonder about the voices in the sky that ask you questions to which you have to reply "NO!". Perhaps they don't understand that clues have to be found while playing the game and clues found are shown in italic.

>Go West.

You're glad there are no video clip clues in a text adventure! After walking a couple of hundred yards on the dirt road you see a beautiful coloured flower.
There are exits to the east and to the northwest.

> Pick flower. Is it one you can give to a ghost you wonder?

> get flower

or maybe: > pick flower

parsing can be tricky

The parser can be tricky too!

Being a member of a nature conservation group you see no reason to pick the flower. Maybe there's an alternative solution?

> take photo of flower using cellphone.

You take a picture of the flower, on the display you see the image is in shades of green. The electromagnetic field must still be active.

>Go North by Northwest.

You don't want to go there because you have a fear of walking in corn fields being chased by crop dusting planes. Instead you go northwest. You arrive at the top of a cliff, the height induces vertigo. There's a ladder going down. After descending all the 39 steps you find yourself at a railroad station. Nobody is there, the door is locked. You try to look through the rear window but the curtains are closed.
There's a poster on the wall, there are exits to the northwest and up to the cliff top.

>Rip the poster off the wall. There might be a clue scratched on the wall behind it.

Darkfall?

>Use cellphone to break rear window.

Before you rip the poster of the wall you look what's written on it, someone is looking for her missing cats. Behind the poster you see the time schedule of the railway. It tells trains are only available as soon as you've completed a certain part of the game. Breaking the window with the phone is tempting but there's the possibility you loose the photo you've made of the flower. It's almost sunset but it's not Dark Fall.

>Go up to the cliff top.

Listen for echo, maybe?

> go northwest until you come to a red phonebox.

>Use phone box to dial the number of someone named Rebecca, who (according to the poster) is the owner of the missing cat. The cat is pictured on the poster in an ancient photo that makes him look Young and Innocent. You notice that the poster has a wicked edge and has sliced your finger.

Hitchcock: The Final Cut?

You climb the ladder again, halfway up you are blocked by the body of bald man, he's blocking the way. After checking his pulse you conclude this was his last cameo! You look down and see a part of the railroad track is flooded. After climbing down you go northwest, sadly enough there's no phonebox in sight. A gipsy woman approaches you and says "Hi stranger, my name is Christina. I can foretell the future but I'm afraid of becoming an It. Some silver could change my mind though!". After she has spoken, she mysteriously disappears. There's some laughter far away.
There are exits to the southeast to the station, west to the beach and northeast, you have no idea where it will lead you.

>Take the walkway that leads to the beach.

The Lost Crown?

no, not the lost crown
Dark Fall?

Zookeeper has to be correct! Lost Crown.

You walk towards the beach. The sun has almost disappeared behind the horizon. A black dog runs towards you, it's carrying a message between its teeth. The dog sits down before you and drops the message at your feet. After picking up the note you read "Yes, the lost crown is found, congratulations Zookee!".

GAME OVER

Thanks Bernee! Aw, the dog is so cute. Can I keep him?

I'll be back with a clue. It's hard to follow Bernard's turn. The clues are always so clever. Gonna have to give this a good think.

Ok, I'm back.

Clue:
Travel abroad, see the sites,
the glare in this room really bites

Sounds like vampire game to me.

Question for Becky, will the next name change of the thread contain something like variety?

Ouch, Bernard! You figured it out already?

80 Days?

Sorry Becky, it was just a wild guess!

Hmm, that does sound vampire-ish, but no, Bernard. Not 80 Days either Becky.

Next clue:

Look up high
Look down to the floor
Hidden secrets hide no more

I've thought of an idea for a clue in case I'm right so I'll have a guess at Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer?

AGON: The Lost Sword of Toledo

That's the one chrissie. Your turn.

Thank you zookeeper, it was the last clue that gave it away for me!

CLUE 1

The Legend of Kyrandia: Malcolm's Revenge. (I know he's a jester, but it's close to a clown...)

Delaware St. John Seacliff Tragedy ???

Broken Sword - The First One ??

All good guesses but zookeeper you are right with Delaware St John - the Seacliff tragedy so it's back to you!

Not that I'm going to guess, but that clue / YouTube video is NOT available in my country????
What's that all about!?

Hi misslilo, I thought access to the You Tube videos was universal! I've just gone back to have a look & noticed UK/English at the top of the page. I've set it to Worldwide - can you access the video now? CLUE 1

If so, I'm really sorry - I'd never noticed that before!

Thanks chrissie, great clue!

I think I'll stick with the poetry theme, so here goes...

Friends in need
Broken castle
Sometimes friends
Can be a hastle

Simon 4?

Clandestiny?

Nope - still no go.
Maybe because I'm not registered - and something I don't want to be, lol

Edit:
I see the videos just fine, when I click on one though. But yours specifically it won't show.
What's it called? Maybe I can find it...

Good guesses, but no.

Next clue....

A baby occupied this room
The untidiness speaks of doom.

Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy.

Yup, that's the one. Your turn Bernard.

I'm not registered either misslilo. The video is called Manfred Mann - Ha ha said the clown & the music plays to pictures of different clowns in a 'slide show'.

Thanks Zook.
Another little text adventure. The meaning of the game is to find clues along the way while you play it. Real clues will be in italic. You interact with me, the parser. Only simple commands are accepted, like take this, go north, use item on other item, etcetera.

You're white water rafting on one of the most fierce rivers in the world. Ahead is a rapid that looks quite innocent. However, once passed the undertow drags you down. After a few minutes you black out....

Once you regain conscience you see you're in a kind of operating room, strapped to an operating table. The PA system sounds a warning: "Dr. 90210, Dr. 90210, there's a leakage in operating room 5!".
Two nurses come in, one puts a tray with bread knifes on your left side, the other rolls in a liposucker machine.
Oh no! You've been abducted by the Plastic Surgeon Warriors, a tribe with a bad reputation. You like your body like it is now and they want to change it!
What to do now?

>Wake up from nightmare.

pick up liposucker machine and aim at doctor ...


I loved those text games, miss them, do they have some online?

There are many text adventures online Joy, try a Google search.

The liposucker machine is way to heavy to pick up. Maybe you can reach the control panel.

>Chew strap to free your arm and push large red button on control panel.

The Immortals of Terra: Perry Rhodan?

Not Perry Rhodan Becky.

You're unable to reach the strap with your teeth, you can reach the control panel with your fingers though. Looking at the controls you see a power switch, a suction regulator and an extraction/expulsion switch. A yellow light indicates the fat container is half full. The manufacturer's name is on it, Miller Electronics.

> Pick up bread knife.
> Press power switch. A nurse comes running in.
> Stab nurse with bread knife.
> Pick up fat container. It's your fat & you want it back.
>

You can't reach the knifes because they're on the left side of you, besides you don't want to become a killer!
Pressing the power switch doesn't work, you have to set the other controls first.

> Press extraction/expulsion switch. Oops! Wrong way! The jar with fat is now full & you are now looking very skeletal - you haven't got much muscle so you need to go to the gym.

> Press suction control - TOO LATE!

> Press power switch.

>Set suction regulator to "whatever." Set extraction/expulsion switch to "gentle." Press power switch. Whistle Dixie.

Myst?

> Press extraction/expulsion switch. Oops! Wrong way! The jar with fat is now full & you are now looking very skeletal - you haven't got much muscle so you need to go to the gym.

The extraction/expulsion switch doesn't start the machine. The settings have to be correct before the machine can be started.

> Press suction control - TOO LATE!

> Press power switch.

These 2 command(s) are not accepted!

>Set suction regulator to "whatever." Set extraction/expulsion switch to "gentle." Press power switch. Whistle Dixie.

These settings are not appropriate.
The suction regulator has three settings: Low, Intermediate and Full Power.
The extraction/expulsion switch has two switch has two settings: Extract and Expulse.
A bit of fat dribbles on the floor though.

> Call out for a nurse hoping she'll slip on the fat that has dribbled to the floor and hit the switches in the correct order on her way down.

Is it Starship Titanic. (Makes me think of the Succ U Bus. Well, in this case it's a Succ U Fat )

That would take out only one of the nurses and you still would be strapped to the operating table. Rethink your plan, you're thinking the right way.

Zook, the story of the mini adventure has less or nothing to do with the game I'm looking for. Only the text in italic is important. If you don't recall them, use:

>clues found

black dress, kinky outfit, Miller, killer.

Hmm, the only italics I found are: control panel, Miller, killer. There is a "black out" mentioned but *black* is not in italics. I can't find anything about a black dress or kinky outfit.

Strange, a post is missing!
I did forget to mention the control panel in my last post, my fault.
The missing post was an answer to Becky's command >Wake up from nightmare. It was something like:

You're not able to pinch yourself because your arms are strapped too, the strap on your right arm isn't as tight though. You take a look at the nurses, they're wearing strange cloths, one nurse is wearing a black dress the other a kinky outfit.

> Set controls to Expulse

For some reason this makes me think of Still Life

You set the suction regulator to full power, the extraction/expulsion switch to expulsion and hit the power button. The liposucker emerges a fountain of fat. The two nurses both slip and fall down, their heads hit each other and they are both KO. Your right hand is so well greased, you're able to get it out of the strap. You grab one of the knifes and cut the other straps. After slip sliding to the scrub room, you're relieved to see there's a shower!

GAME OVER

Yes Shany, it's Still Life.

Nice ending!

Sweet. I don't remember the black dress, can anyone remind me?

Anyway here's the next clue, in poem form:

First person games confuse me the most.
At first I can (sort of) talk
Afterwards I can just knock!
Am I a ghost?

Hmmm. Myst 4: Revelation popped into my head, mainly because of all the tapping.

Not that one.

The recording screamed at me
The cash register just winked
The statue moved and blinked
This place is not so empty.

(ugh, ABBA rhyming is annoying...)

Yes, but it's fun to read!

SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!?

Thanks! Though, I'm afraid that's not the game I'm looking for.

Darkfall?

Which Drakfall?

Come on people, there are only 2 (so far) Darkfalls out there!

Since Salar got so close, I think we're waiting for her to say which one. Salar?

Oh, come on people! It isn't that scary to post new clues for a game. If nobody is going to guess within the next twelve hours, I will! In this case the next clues will be slider puzzles all the way, because I know you all love them.

I quite like most sliders Bernard & look forward to what you come up with!

Aside: Psst!!!!!!! it's urgent!!!!, Salar of the Myst - hurry up!

I just PMed her.

Hi Bernard,
If you do get to make those slider puzzles, will they be timed?

Hi Mindy, don't tempt me!

Scratches

pussycat, we're just waiting for Salar of Myst to come back & tell us which Darkfall game it is otherwise Bernard has threatened I mean promised to post a slider clue next!

Please keep looking to see when the next lot of clues turn up!

I was thinking of Darkfall 1 ~ because I remembered the cash register area very well. ;-)

[ on forgetting to check back.]

Susan

All this waiting but I'm afraid it's not the right answer (who knew there was a cash register in the first one too?)

So next turn goes to whoever posts next since the solution is clear.

Well...there was a lot of activity at the front desk and in the train station. I at least thought there was a register at one of them

Obviously you mean the gift shop ghosties. Sorry to make you wait. I did watch the first day I posted, but then got lost in our gardening after that. That doesn't keep me in mind of adventure gaming. Only AG I can recall with a garden in it was ND:Shadow Ranch...I think it had one anyway...

There are some lovely gardens in East Side Story, and in the Versailles games, obviously .

Please post another clue, Salar, you've earned it.

OH right! I was the next one to post explaining
Thanks, Shany!

okay, here's a clue....

My ghost friend has a list of chores
but regards the doctor talk as source
of much more trouble than he'd be worth
(I chatted doc up extra just for mirth)

I'll have a guess at The Blackstone Chronicles although I can't think of a list of chores or even doctor in that!

No, not Blackstone Chronicles

I'm glad to see I don't have to use that 99 by 99 tiles slider puzzle yet!

Is it The Blackwell Legacy?

That's it!

You have won the prize of being "it"

Yay!

Susan

Thank you, Susan!

This first clue is for one syllable in the title:

cooling device

Grim Fandango?

Dang, you got it, Shany!

Thanks.

Flying termites? Sort of...

Wondering what the clue was going to be for "dango."

Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder?

I would have said "a euphemism to use when you hit your thumb with a hammer in mixed company plus a small exclamation of surprise."

Oh that's good!

Not Darkness Within.

More bugs. I think those are lice? You help them move to better hair (what is it with this game and moving bugs around?)

if that was a clue Shany - is it Down in the Dumbs?

No, sorry.

My clues are slightly misleading, but the bugs are there (there was even a programming bug that let me skip a puzzle).

Can we have another clue please Shany!

The lice ring a bell. What game did I do that in?

Curse of Monkey Island?

Hmmm. That giant insect in Nikopol got moved around, though calling what it was feeding on "hair" is a stretch. It looked like a giant louse to me. So why not?

Nikopol?

Nope, sorry.

The easiest sound puzzle ever.

No takers?

You are what you eat. Therefore small fruit will make you small.

Ceville?

King's Quest VII?

ARGHGHGHGHGH! I just got the lice. I mean, I just got the lice reference.

Yes Skeeter, it's Ceville.

Clue #1.

Someone wants eggs.

Just to remember the old times: Colossal Cave.

Nope.

ND: White Wolf of Icicle Creek? (I like eggs for breakfast! )

Nope.


2nd Clue.

We need a faster car.

Grim Fandango?

Yep you got it.

Btw i appologise as i noticed after i posted the first clue that it wasnt long ago done as well. Still great game so why not do it twice hehe.

No problem that it was done recently. I seem to recall posting a clue for the game that was just guessed, figuring everyone would think it was a red herring when it wasn't.

I'll be back soon with a clue.

Okay, here it is.

I’m going to try Bernard’s idea of presenting clues woven in through a brief text adventure. All Name the Game clues are in bold italics. They might also contain links to Youtube videos – the videos are just for fun and don’t add anything extra to the clue itself. You can guess the game or give responses/instructions in the text adventure, or both.



You are standing in a forest. To the North is a large pine tree with snow-laden boughs. Standing beneath the tree is an elf dressed in red and green, smoking a pipe shaped like a butterfly.

To the South is a Rose of Sharon bush in full bloom. A courting couple sits on a wooden bench in front of it.

East is a young man wearing a pink shirt with a blue sweater tied around his neck. He is playing a baguette. In front of him is a sign that says: “Parlez-vous français?”

West is a path, winding away through maple trees that are rapidly losing their yellow leaves.

You are carrying a backpack. In it is a polished stick, a book titled “Seasonal Change for Dummies” and a gold ring.

_>

Sounds like a Kings Quest game.

>give the book to Becky!

Hi Skeeter -- the text adventure takes on a character of its own, separate from the clues for Name the Game. So far the only "true" clue for Name the Game is: “Parlez-vous français?”


A booming female voice from out of nowhere says: "Becky cannot manifest in physical form in this universe. Try something else."

_>

(Very silly video, oh Medieval One!)

>Walk North and speak to the elf under the tree.

>speak with the courting couple in the south.

You walk North, your feet now deep in the snow. The elf looks at you, puffs on the pipe and releases an image in smoke that looks like a ship with two masts, furled sails, and sailers walking back and forth on the deck.

“Aren’t you cold, standing here?” you ask him.

“Not while I have me pipe,” he says, laying his finger aside of his nose and giving a nod.

“Aren’t you hungry?”

“Not while I have a job to do,” he says and goes back to puffing on the pipe. You then notice that there is a gold coin in the snow near his foot.

_>



As you walk South the snow on your shoes melts rapidly, leaving your feet sodden. Your boots squish as you cross the forest clearing to speak to the courting couple.

The young woman is dressed in a long plaid gown, her hair is arranged in elaborately curled tendrils. She is perfectly still. The young man is wearing a modern tuxedo, but otherwise bears an eerie resemblance to Napoleon.

The young man jumps up as you approach and seizes your arm.

“Help us!” he begs. “My true love has been frozen in time, the victim of a sorcerer’s apprentice's curse! Only the music of a bagpipe can free her.”

_>

>go east and ask the young man to give the baguette.
>go north and take the elves pipe.
>break the baguette to get a bag and an uette.
>combine bag and pipe to get a bagpipe.
>play the bagpipe.

> Walk North.
> Walk North until you come to the elf smoking a pipe.
> Talk to elf. Ask him if you can have the pipe. He will only give it to you if you give him something in return.
> Give elf gold ring from backpack. He gives you his pipe.
He is distracted by the beauty of the gold ring.
> Pick up gold coin (by his foot).

> Walk south.
> Walk east until you come to the young man playing the baguette.
> Talk to man. Complement him on his pink shirt. Ask about baguette. He needs money.
> Give him gold coin & get baguette.
> Walk West. > Walk South back to the 'courting' couple.
In inventory combine baguette with pipe to get baguette pipe.
>

EDIT: It looks like we are on the same wavelength Bernard!

After doing all that, do you find the Sacred Mirror of Kofun?

Excellent guess, LadyKestrel, but not this time.


Plaintiff strains of the bagpipe (also known as a baguette pipe) rise from the forest clearing. The young woman blinks, then smiles in the direction of the young man. He leans toward her. As their lips meet, you turn from the scene of this love story and notice that the elf has disappeared. On the snowy ground where once stood is a black tag that you vaguely remember used to be attached to the ring that you gave the elf. You pick it up and tiny words appear on the tag, as if written in flame: “Property of Sauron. Please return to the Tower of Barad-dûr, Plateau of Gorgoroth, Mordor, Middle Earth.”

You hear a shout from the young man in the pink shirt. He is waving at you angrily. The gold coin you gave him comes flying toward the air at you. You drop the tag and catch the coin. Upon closer inspection, you realize that chocolate is oozing from one side – it’s a chocolate coin covered in gold foil.

“That’s worthless!” shouts the angry pink-shirted young man. “Give me something more valuable or give me back my baguette!”

_>

Wild Wild West ... uh, I mean ... Guess: Secret of Monkey Island? Due to the ship clue mostly.

> Pick Rose of Sharon (from bush near couple) OUCH! - It's thorny.
> In inventory combine thorny Rose of Sharon with uette to get uette with holes.
> Give uette with holes to angry man in pink shirt. He blows through it & it makes some interesting sounds but he's still not happy. "This is only half the range" he says.
> Give him the rose. It matches his shirt perfectly & he is so pleased he gives you his blue sweater.
> Pick up the black tag. You need to get that ring back from the elf - it's more important than you thought.
>

Hi Sierramindy – not Secret of Monkey Island (or Wild, Wild West either).

Suddenly, you see footsteps forming on the snow. The elf is still near, though invisible because of the power of the ring. The footsteps move rapidly to the East and the pink-shirted young man stumbles, apparently knocked aside by the now-invisble elf. A blizzard forms in the East and footsteps continue tromping through it.

“The elf is taking the Magnetic North Pole with him!” says the pink-shirted young man. As you stand in the clearing, stunned, a blizzard forms in the East. In the South the Rose of Sharon bush puts forth bright green spring leaves – the courting couple still kiss, oblivious to what's happening around them. The yellow maple leaves in the West turn green in a rolling wave of color, and the snow by the large pine tree melts, leaving only a layer of frost on the ground.

You put the tag back in your backpack along with the bagpipe, polished stick, melted chocolate coin and “Seasonal Change for Dummies.” You put on the blue sweater and follow the elf into the newly forming blizzard.

A fierce wind at your back blows you along and you find yourself practically flying down a wide avenue, similar to the Champs Elysées. The invisible elf turns down a side street and enters a café with wood paneling and gas lamps. A startled-looking group of students is whispering together in a corner, watching the snow blow through the open door.

_>

>You speak to the students, and they mention something about a Circle of Blood.

Circle of Blood, while an interesting topic for the students to discuss, is not the answer.

_>

>go west

The elf suddenly becomes visible. He is standing across the room from you, near the fireplace. The time he has worn the ring has aged him, and his hair and beard are now silver-white. The green in his clothing is gone, leaving him attired only in crimson. A small cloud above his head sheds miniature snowflakes over his shoulders.

To the North is the elf. To the South is a paneled wall with a blackboard containing the café daily specials. To the East is a police inspector dressed in 19th century clothing. To the West is the café bar and the door to the street.

You turn to go West, and hear the elf chuckling behind you. He is moving about the room, and as he moves, the cardinal directions change. North, South, East, West, all are changing.

You are spinning in circles, trying to go West.

“My friend,” you hear the elf say. “I was stuck in that forest for 10,000 years. The ring gave me the power to leave. You have given me my liberty.”

The room stops spinning. The elf is gone. You are fairly certain that he did not exit through the door.

On the fireplace mantle is a large stone torch. Next to it is a sock, hanging from a nail.

Approaching the fireplace, you see that the gold ring is now in the sock. Looking up the chimney, you can see bricks jutting out at intervals that would allow you to climb up to the roof. Looking at the base of the chimney, you see a trap door, leading to the basement.

_>

>You are not sure which way to go because either one of your choices might lead to your Post Mortem.

Might it be Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars?

Good guesses, but no.

That's the same game as Circle of Blood, Joan.

>Go down into the basement and discover 2 paintings of fruit and flowers. Take Still Life 2.

Duh, me. My next guess was Still Life.

Can it be one of The Lord of the Ring series?? I have only played part of The Hobbit so it is a wild guess.

Sorry, the guesses aren't correct. I guess not many people have played this game?

You open up the trap door and descend down a ladder into the basement. You admire the two paintings and take one of them, which has a particularly tasty-looking peach in it. Having read the cafe's daily specials, you are hungry and are wondering if you are carrying something that could transform the peach into one that was actually edible.

Items in your backpack: a black tag with flaming letters, a bagpipe, a polished stick, a melted chocolate coin, a painting of a peach and “Seasonal Change for Dummies.”

There's another trap door in the basement floor. You open up the trap door and the smell of the sewers fills the basement. You hear shouts, commands to "stop in the name of the law" and for a brief moment you see a tall muscular man, carring the body of another man as he passes under the trap door, sloshing deeper into the sewer.

To the North is a hooked ladder leaning against the basement wall. To the South is a small window covered in dirt. To the East are several wine casks, some of them empty. On top of one cask is a surgical mask. At your feet is the open trap door.

_>

>Go south and find another Broken Sword, this time with a Smoking Mirror.

You walk toward the window and notice a broken sword and a smoking mirror on the floor under the window. You pick up the sword, the blade fragments and the mirror and wonder: are these things the answer to the question that's been plaguing me for days now? Sadly, you realize that the answer is "no."

You wonder why the mirror is smoking, and realize that the smoke in the mirror is a reflection. Someone has built a fire in the fireplace above you, and the smoke is now seeping down into the basement!

You create a makeshift barricade using the wine casks to cover up the cracks in the trap door. The smoke seeps into the room more slowly now, but you still need to get out of there while you still can!

_>

> you grab a hankerchief out of your pocket and put that to your face in the hope that you can BREATH ....... ooops, not fast enough.

Mystery of the Mummy?

Enter the Story: Les Miserables.

While holding the handkerchief to your nose and mouth, you grab the hooked ladder leaning against the North wall and hook it over the window ledge on the South wall. Climbing up the ladder, you use the broken sword to break the small window. You are coughing repeatedly, and sense that you are about to be overcome by the smoke.

The window is too small to accommodate you while carrying the backpack. You place the sword on the ground outside the window, drop the backpack onto the basement floor, crawl through the window, and collapse on the ground outside, breathing in the sweet Parisian air. There are loud noises and tremors coming from the basement behind you. Apparently some of the casks were not wine casks, but were barrels full of fireworks! Multicolored lights spray from the open basement window, and crowds of people from the street begin running toward the café.

Sword in hand, you crawl away around the corner. You are alive, but wondering if you will ever see your possessions again. All you have left is a handkerchief and a broken sword. Most important, though, you have finally answered the Ultimate Question.

Game Over

Shany is correct: Enter the Story: Les Miserables

Can someone explain to my French brain how can I played?

CU

danyboy

danyboy, my first six years were German, but the next 44 were English and I don't get it either. Don't feel bad.

Ana

Thanks, French brain feel a bit better.
Even if I feel better the game still look intriguing.

CU

danyboy

The clues to the game title were in bold parenthesis, Danyboy. In Becky's story, they were:
-Parlez-vous française?
-ship with 2 masts, furled sails & sailors walking back & forth on deck
-Napoleon
-sewers
-love story
-Champ Elysée
-tall muscular man carrying the body of another man
-barricade

That last clue triggered it for me, but Shany beat me to it.

If I use this format again sometime, I'll try to explain it better.

The idea is that clues to "Name the Game" are given in the context of a text adventure.

You can participate in two ways.

1. By looking at the clues for guessing the Name of an adventure Game, which are in bold italics. LadyK has transcribed a list of all of the clues that were included in this last sequence.

2. By participating in the progress of the text adventure. You can post instructions related to the text -- to combine items that have already been mentioned, for instance, or to walk in a certain direction or to talk to someone or to give an item to someone.

There's also (technically) a third way, which has arisen in the course of this sequence -- you can post your guess at the name of the game as if it is (also) an instruction in the text. Sort of two birds with one stone.

Are you now MORE confused than before? It is kind of unusual.

I think I got it, I said I think so don't me if I do something wrong. Thanks Becky and LadyK!

CU

danyboy

It was that 'man carrying another man through sewers' that solved it for me as it was in the demo.

This next game is somewhat obscure:
Talk to the well, and it talks back! (no, it's not your echo)

Hi

I can only think of people down wells talking back - so no doubt all my guesses will be futile !!

3 Skulls of the Toltecs

Cheers.

Mad

Could it be the free game called Knight's Quest III: Tides of Merania?

Nope.

This game was a commercial game but is now free for download. The protagonist is young and a bit of a cliche as far as I recall.

Near the end of this 1995 game, the protagonist's "girlfriend" gets kidnapped.

The 11th Hour?

CU

danyboy

No, sorry.

The game is third person and somewhat cartoony.
The protagonist's age group is part of this game's title.

Beavis and Butthead 1: Virtual Stupidity?

Nope.

Has no one heard of this game?

In the game, you have to stop a large fan and crawl between the blades.
There is a 1991 movie with a similar name.

Is it Teenagent?

Blade Runner?

LadyK got it, it's Teenagent.

It's a pretty forgettable game, I was having trouble remembering puzzles and plot details from it!

The screenshots for it look very colorful.

Here's a clue for one word in the title:
The End

A guess to get it started - The Last Express

Nice guess but not the correct one, Flotsam.

Second clue for another word:
A tumbling schist that collects no bryophytes

The Omega Stone ??

Just a guess and definitely not a reasoned deduction

I like it though Mad

I think she's got it.

Mad has it indeed!

That was one flukey guess !!!!

OK. A Clue :

What goes on in a certain chamber in this game is certainly NOT music !!

Cheers.

Mad

Faust??
It certainly wasn't music

No, I'm afraid, flotsam - but Faust was a crackin' good guess

Another Clue then :

Could gargoyles hold the key ??

A Vampyre Story?

You got it, Bernard !!

Are you sure it wasn't Faust

Oh dear, here I go again!
Another text adventure. Why? Because I like to do it. As usual clues will be in italic. First the introduction, it gives me time to decide what game and clues will be offered to you.

On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
I had to stop for the night.

You stop at a hotel and walk into the lounge. It looks deserted. There's a desk with a bell on it and some pictures on the opposite side. There are stairs going to the second floor on the north side and there's a door at the west. South is the entrance door.

Look at the pictures on the wall.

_>

You are now worried. The haunting melody of 'Welcome to the Hotel California' playing on your DVD player in the car is still ringing around your ears. You weren't exactly listening but you took note of ... 'you can never leave'. The deserted hotel seems quite spooky & starts to make you feel a little paranoid.

> Ring bell on desk.

>

>look at the pictures on the wall

The pictures depict some ancient scenes with details that make you shiver. Rapidly you turn around.

>ring bell on desk

There she stood in the doorway;
I heard the mission bell
And I was thinking to myself,
this could be heaven or this could be hell
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor,
I thought I heard them say...

She leads you to your room and gives you the key. A strange shaped key chain is attached to it. You open the door and enter the room. It's just an ordinary hotel chamber. and the bed looks very inviting. There's a chip on the nightstand.

> Go to sleep

What kind of CHIP? Chocolate, potato, casino, or "on the shoulder"? Or?

You lay down on the bed but, although you're tired, you don't fall asleep. Maybe a drink will help. You decide go to the hotel bar, when getting out of the bed, a pair of handcuffs fall from beneath the pillow.
You notice the chip on the night stand is casino chip.

Probably one of the leisure Suit Larry games

Pick up chip and go to the hotel bar.

_>

Grim Fandango?

Lilo. not Larry.
Becky, Grim Fandango again?

After a bit of strolling around you find the bar, the bartender is dressed as a sailor.

So I called up the captain,
"please bring me my wine"
He said, "we haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine"
And still those voices are calling from far away,
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say...

On the bar is a bowl of snacks, not the usual peanuts but fresh made popcorn. On one of the walls is a picture. From where you are you can't recognize what it depicts.

>You stroll to the wall to look at the picture taking the bowl of popcorn with you.
(Now what do the voices say to that? "Bring that popcorn bowl back here?")

The picture is an advertisement for a Scandinavian Vodka, the brand name is 'Thor'.

Order Scandinavian Vodka in a drinking horn.

_>

The captain pours you a vodka. The horn looks like it's made of silver. There's an engraving on it, it looks like a constellation. After emptying the horn, it's time to go to bed. The moment your head hits the pillow, you fall asleep. you dream about a shooting star approaching. Suddenly there's a knock on your door..

Curse of Atlantis .. Thorgal's Quest?

Nice guess..., but no.

Should you open the door when you haven't yet had time to change out of your pajamas? You go to the door and say: "Who's there?"

_>

No one answers, you open the door. The hallway is transformed into an oasis in the middle of huge desert. This has to be a dream! Best thing to do is go back into bed. The next morning you wake up. The sunrise makes the sky look like it's on fire.

You stare at the sunrise and think of your friend Martin Mysteré who was always involved in Crime Stories.

Don your new sunglasses that you bought at the bizarre last week, saddle your camel and ride off into the sunrise.

Is it Ankh 3?

This time it's a vodka sunrise.
Ankh 3 is the right answer Zookee!

Thanks Bernee!

Since I've finally figured out the text adventure I think it's time to give it a whirl....here goes...

A flock of geese have landed on my pond. Winter is approaching and they are on their migratory journey south. If I want this message to reach it's intended destination I will have to act fast. I roll the note, that I had carefully crafted earlier comlete with a map, and slip it into a small empty jar. My hands are shaking with intrepidation. What if I fail? I must act swiftly and stealthfully. I move quietly toward the water.

>_

Close jar lid and put jar in the water. Push it toward the geese.

They flap their wings & gaggle loudly as they inquisitively inspect the jar then decide to ignore it!
> Crouch.
> Creep into water & retrieve jar. You need to make it more attractive.
>

>close the lid and enter the pond

The water is either too hot or there's some magic involved. Anyway you are shrinking!

>climb on one of the geese

With the lid securely on the jar and the jar clutched tightly in my hand, I slip quietly through the water toward the nearest bird. Before I reach the bird I notice a fish biting at my right knee. It seems the water is magic and I am growing smaller and the fish seems to think I'm food. I reach into my pocket and pull out a sweetcake to lure it away from my knee.It looks up at me and begins to sing. Oh, it's that bass from the plaque. As he finishes his comforting song ("Don't worry, be happy"), the goose I was headed for swims near, dunks his head into the water and swallows the fish. Before the fish disappears into the birds throat I quickly shove the jar into it's wide mouth. Eat that Billy Bass! Oh no, the bass latched onto my ever-shinking arm and drew me in. Seems I'm going south too.

>_

Curse of Monkey Island? I seem to remember a pirate named Snugglecakes. Close enough???

No, not Curse of Monkey Island, Becky. Nice guess, though.

> I'm guessing that I'm in for a long ride so I might as well use the time to look around. Billy isn't singing anymore, maybe never again, but his mouth is open so I crawl out. Hmmm it's really dark in the belly of the bird. It's a good thing I had my backpack on when I got swallowed. I'll check to see what's inside that I can use. Hopefully I brought a lighter.

>_

I am still not sure I get it, but is it Art of Murder?

Open backpack.

_>

Not Art of Murder flotsam.

I've been a little stingy with clues. I'm having too much fun with this. But I'll try to be more generous...

>Open backpack and feel around inside. There are quite a few things in there, but since it's dark I'll have to guess by feel. Hmm, this must be a roll of undeveloped film, and this feels like a battery. Here's a hand pump, and, oh, here's the grappling hook! Darn, where's the ladder. Ah, good I packed a lighter. I flick it on and look around.

>use the grappling hook on the bird's throat

Upon accessing my situation I discover that the lighter is burning really hot and the inside of this bird is cooking like a steambath. Just as the thought of roast duck a l'orange crossed my mind the steam pressure built up and forced a belch the size of a hot air balloon out of the bird and I became instantly airborn. No time to throw the grappling hook over the bird's neck. I'll just have to wing it.... ... As I soar through the air toward what looks like a jungle below I spot a leopard crouched in the tall grass. He's looking right at me and, oh cr*p, is that drool dripping from it's large, shiny teeth?

>use the grappling hook on the highest tree

>One hundred feet above the ground and falling. Time to use that grappling hook! Ninety feet, I spot a suitable tree. Eighty feet, with the hook in my hand I wind up. Seventy feet, I'm still winding up... ... Sixty feet, ok, aim, throw. Fifty feet, I watch the hook make contact with the tree. Forty feet, it grabs! Now, hopefully the rope is less than 40 feet! I fall to ten feet above the ground and the rope goes taut, I swing like a pendulum through the air. I kick back and enjoy the carnival type ride. Then I notice a town as I reach the high end of the arc. It appears to have a market, and a camera shop. Good, I can develope the film while I shop for supplies.

It it Paradise?

Paradise is the one! Over to ya, flotsam.

I haven't mastered this text adventure approach yet so I will try a more "traditional" approach.

Misplaced italian female has budget bonanza rearranged

Too cryptic?

Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine?

Nancy Drew: Phantom of Venice?

Runaway ??

Nope, none of them.

New order for hostel cash cow from missing renaisance lady

Tweak Bernard for similar product.

Oh please, don't tweak me!!!

Ok no tweaking

Rejig Bernard for similar product

Maniac Mansion?

No, not that either

Nightingale loses windfall at cheap accomodation (reordered)

Bernard was close. Add Chuck McBlade to the mix

Italian female, renaisance lady, nightingale

misplaced, missing, lost

hostel, cheap accomodation

budget bonanza, cash cow, windfall

new order, rearranged, reordered

Mona Finds a Lost Bargain Hotel?

A Scottish blade, could that be a dirk?
I vaguely remember a ND game featuring a Dirk.

Edit: I suddenly got it!

Oooh, can't wait for the answer, this has been good one.

Backpacker: The Lost Florence Gold Mine?

EDIT: Confirmation. Set in Idaho, I see. How'd I miss this one?

Florence Idaho??
Well done Becky although I reckon your title was just as good!
And well done Bernard from just the first clue

Hint 1: This game (according to the Pagoda Adventure Game Database) released between 1990 and 1995.

Hint 2: The magnificent enterprises of "Top Dog" Bearing and Awayo: the hindmost "Triassic vertebrate" (original order)

Note: the words in quotation marks represent one word

Just a wild guess, Sam & Max Hit the Road?

No.

Now that I look at it, though it is an interesting guess.

How about The Awesome Adventures of Victor Vector and Yondo: The Last Dinosaur Egg?

Yes indeed.

Hi Becky! Long time no see.

Yes, another little text adventure can be played, loosely inspired by the lyrics of a song. This time the song is Miracle by Ilse DeLange.

Wandering through the desert, finally a house comes in sight. Maybe some water can be found there! Oh no:

Someone put a lock on this old door
It's been beaten up and used and more
It's been kicked a hundred thousand times
Keeping all the memories behind

Examine lock.

>_

> It needs a key.
> Examine hinges. They are very old and rusty - maybe you could break in somehow with the right tool.

(N.B. Bernard - I clicked on the link to the song but it 'wasn't available' (in the UK?) so I found it myself but the quality was so bad I couldn't catch the lyrics but I liked the tune! )

There seems to be an irregular shaped piece of cardboard inside the lock. A tool is needed! Maybe that Swiss army knife in your pocket could help?

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened?

Use knife to remove cardboard. Examine cardboard.

Not SH:TA Becky, although it would be my first guess too!

With the knife you're able to get the cardboard out of the lock. It looks like a piece of a jigsaw puzzle. There's a hint of a cheesy smell to it. With the toothpick of the knife you're able to unlock the door. You're in the hallway. There's a door to the north and one to the west. The exit is in the east.
You really need water now!

Sam and Max: Culture Shock?

>The toothpick of the knife starts to behave like a dowsing rod and pulls you toward the door to the north.

Entering the doorway to the north you see you're in the kitchen now. Finally water! Oh no, the previous owner didn't pay his bills, so no water is coming out of the tap. Falling to the ground there's only one thing on your mind, I'm not so tough.

You're absolutivitly right Zookee, that's the game I had in mind.

The link worked perfectly this time Bernard! I think I'm going to go find an album - it's good to be introduced to some different music!

Thanks Bernard. I'm a little unprepared. Will have to think about this and be back with a clue.

Back in a bit.

Ok, here goes....

A case of mistaken identity...or is it?

Sherlock Holmes comes to mind, but I'm probably way off.

Not that one Bernard.

Poetry puts the statues in place
To open a door through time and space

I have absolutely no idea.

Beyond Time?

Not Beyond Time flotsam although a good guess.

I'm not sure if the game I picked fits the rules of this thread. It's actually a casual adventure game. Sorry if I wasn't supposed to use that type of game. But we're here now, so onward

Next clue...

A village of people
They must know something
Yet no one is talking
Til I find that one thing

Another clue then....

Big guy has an appetite for stinky fish.

Reah?

Is it Case of the Crabs?

Is it :
"The Legend Of Crystal Valley" ?

One of Eve's 1st tasks as she returns to her family home
after a long absence.

{I am just finishing this one.}

katbear has the winning answer

Katbear would like to pass on doing the next round. So I will be passing it on to another willing player. Is anyone up for the challenge?

The overwhelming number of volunteers made me decide to take up the gauntlet. Another little text adventure with some clues hidden within. This time the clues won't be in italic though!

Being a private investigator, your current employer asked you to search for his missing wife. Earlier clues led you to a house in the outskirts of a small town. It seems there's nobody in the house. The door is locked tightly.

There's a doormat with the word "WELCOME" imprinted on it. The door is to the north, there are exits to the west and the east. To the south you can see the car that brought you here.

So if the clues aren't in italics, we're supposed to guess which part is the clue? No fair...

> Inventory

Why am I thinking that I played this game a long time ago, back in the Sierra days? Never finished the game though, so not willing to take a guess.

I'll have a guess at Martin Mystere?

> Check under the mat for a key.

Is it Shivers? I'm thinking of the "Welcome" song in that game.

Shany, you have to look through the eyes of a seasoned detective, there will be lots of red herrings! It's up to you and the other players to come to a logical conclusion.

>Inventory

In the pocket are just a torchlight and an ID card.

>check under mat

There's no key! Instead you find a small tile, it looks like it's a part of a slider puzzle. There's a partial of an image on it, but too small to recognize what it depicts.

It's sunset, the sky in the west has the colour of the lava of an erupting volcano. Pretty soon it will be dark and the moon will be the only source of light.

> use torch on tile, then rub tile on doormat. Ahhh ........

Nothing happens!

Examine ID card.

>_

Pompeii, The Legend of Vesuvius?

After rubbing the tile on the doormat a few seconds, you look at it again. Nothing really changed, just the image has faded a bit. It's probably better to not repeat that action, the tile could be important later in the game.

Wow, there's a mirror on the ID card, you see yourself!
Bummer, it's just a photo of you. The other details that can be seen are the integrated chip and the social security number.

It's time to move around a bit, if only to stretch the legs.

Exit to the West.

>_

After moving a few steps you're in front of a window. It looks like it's closed firmly, maybe it can be opened some way? Using the torch you can see a book on the table in front of the window. It's a very thin law book.

There are exits to the north and to the east.

>look at inventory. A tile, torch and ID card. Recall that you once saw a book in a window in a Gabriel Knight game.

Reject that and wander north to what looks like the Chapel.

Riven?

Wandering to the north you notice the chapel is months away! However, you see a place that could be a crime scene! The darkness of this night obliges you to use the torch light.
You see blood stains, a photo and another tile.
There's just one exit, to the south.

Pick up photo. Combine first and second tiles.

>_

The photo is the depiction of a Secretary-General together with actress Candice Bergen, now what does that mean?
Combining the tiles is not a big success, too few tiles and no frame to put them in.
There still is an exit to the south.

> Go to the south.

Still Life 2?

Not SL2, this game is older.

After going back to the south, you're in front of the window again. A closer look reveals it's closed with just one latch.
Maybe it's possible to move the latch with something thin!

> Use ID card on latch.

Using the ID card you're able to open the window. This looks like it's a bedroom. The law book is really thin, just one page. Something about things going wrong. There's a bloodstained knife on the bed and a little box on the dresser.
There are exits to the east through the window and a door leading to the north.

> using gloves, which we conveniently have in our inventory, we pick up knife, book and box. We don't want to contaminate the "evidence" do we?.

Exit via the door to the North.

> Try to open box.

After picking up the book, the knife and the box, you go through the door on the north side. It's a bathroom. The shower curtain is closed and there's a torn map of Texas on the wall.
There are exits to the east and to the south.

You have a little hesitation about opening the box, there could be a lot of misfortune inside. You learned that in another one of your cases. After a bit of reconsidering you do open it, inside are two more tiles.

> Pull back the shower curtain.

The Padnora Directive

After the curtain has been pulled back, the lifeless body of a man can be seen lying on the floor. The moonlight shining through the window reveals there are some loose tiles beside him.



Shany, you're getting closer.

>Pick up loose tiles.

>_

Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon?

And we have a winner!

Each clue applies to one word in the title of this adventure game, which was released between 2000 and 2005.

Clue One: A historical character with this first name appears in the movie: Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian.

Well...
Fairy Tale of Father Frost, Ivan and Nastya?

Yes, that's right Shany. Wow! After just one clue!

I admit, I went to IMDB and looked at the list of characters.

To make up for it I'll give you an easy clue for a game I just started playing:
Two go through a vent, one does not. (He doesn't even try)

Just to bump the topic, Overclocked?

Yes.

Oh lucky me!
Sorry for the delay, but my daughter is in hospital at the moment.

I've been drivin' all night, my hand's wet on the wheel
There's a voice in my head that drives my heel
It's my baby callin', says I need you here
And it's a half past four and I'm shiftin' gear.

There's no shame in being second!

Sorry to hear that, I hope she gets better soon.

Maybe Sanitarium?

Full Throttle?

Brilliant guesses, but alas...

When she is lonely and the longing gets too much
She sends a cable comin' in from above
Don't need no phone at all
We've got a thing that's called Radar Love
We've got a wave in the air, Radar Love.

Suddenly a dog crosses the road, with a swift reaction you're able to avoid a collision.
There's a gas station ahead. The fuel gage points at the E, it's time to fill up the tank...

Fill gas tank. Go to the counter and buy Cheetos.

>_

Runaway?

After filling the gas tank you go to the counter. The guy behind it says "Remarkable, I've never seen that type of car with a diesel engine!". Hmm, a little mistake maybe? They don't sell Cheetos her, just Cheapos. Inside the bag is a piece of a jigsaw puzzle.
There's a door to the North leading to the toilets and a door to the West where you entered. The handle looks like it's twisted.

Oh dear, you feel a bit lonely. There are two things you can do, go tap dancing or have look at the piece of the puzzle. Because you don't have any sense of rhythm the last option seems to be the best.

Nancy Drew: Phantom of Venice?

No, different sleuth and different city!
A part of the title of this game is hidden in the first clue.

I'll have a guess at Next Life but I don't know why

Nightlong?

So sad I have to say no.

Feeling lost you look around and you spot a jukebox. A bit of music would be nice... There's a cigarette butt in front of it.

Time for a bit of music. After you inserted a coin you press the buttons 2, 2, 1 and B then you push the Play button.

2,2,1 reminds me of Myst, but none of the other clues do.

80 Days?

A coach arrives at the gas station, the coachman gets out. Maybe it's wise to have a talk with him. Before you that, you pick up the cigarette butt.

Talk to coachman.

>_

I must say, I'm out to sea on this one! I don't know what's real and what's illusion. I mean, I don't know what's a clue and what's a red herring!

Are the following things true: this is a game about a detective and has an urban setting. There's something about radar in it. Historical time period (not modern day). The second in a series?

Could it be The Cameron Files Secret of Lochness?

Hope Springs Eternal?

Bernard,
I must say I found Golden Earring - Radar Love (Live at Ahoy 2006) entertaining, but can't seem to connect it to a game

Maybe not radar after all but the earring?

Becky is really close to the answer!

The coachman doesn't tell a lot, however he hands you a flyer of a local theatre.

Sherlock Holmes ... Silver Earring

That's it Mystic Falls!
Over to you.

Golly Gosh!

This adventure game involves castles and Templars. Nothing to do with Gabriel Knight.

Thankfully there are just a few games incorporating the templars!

The protagonist is female in this game. The game is set in France.

The Messenger?

Yes, orchgamer! Over to you.

I was beginning to worry that nobody had played this game.

As always, I am shocked to actually guess correctly.
For my turn, I would like to try something different. I thought it might be fun to have you all guess a clue based on the old American gameshow, Password. Here is how it will work. I will give a one word clue for you to guess an inventory item in the game. When the inventory item clue is guessed correctly I will give another one word clue which relates to the title of the game. For example my inventory clue might be: death to which one might guess scythe. Scythe would be correct and the game clue would be casino. Someone then might guess the name of the game Grim Fandango using both clues.

The inventory items and game clues will get more obvious (I hope) as more clues are assembled.

Here we go:
Inventory clue: Lock

I'll give this a shot...

Pick?

Seems easy & interesting orchgamer! so I'll try (lock) Smith?

No to both, although better guesses than my actual clue. Here is another for the same inventory clue: unlock (yes, the two clues are 1) lock, and 2) unlock).
To help players who are new to this, sometimes the clue will be part of a compound word like locksmith or it could be just a clue for a synonym of the word. Just keep guessing. It will be clear soon enough!

Key?

Key is correct!
First Game Name Clue: Ghosts

To review:
Inventory clue: Key
Game Name Clue: Ghosts

Inventory clue 2: spices

Always good to see new kinds of puzzles Orchgamer!
I'm not going to guess because I'll be off for a couple of days next week.

Spices makes me think of mummies. So my guess is Mummy.

ghost make me think of curse, so Rhiannon - the curse of 4 branches? there are some plants (not really spices ) and some keys to be found

The Lost Crown?

Chrissie, that is correct!! You win.
In case anyone found this even remotely entertaining my other clues were going to be:
Inventory
Key
Herbs (spices was the clue)
diary
pastries
videos
photography

and Name Clues:
Ghosts
Legends
Hunter
England
Fens
and possibly Sussex (but I think Fens would have given it away)

Your turn Chrissie!

Thanks orchgamer, I found it very entertaining!

I didn't know really but the combination of the clues of key (which made me think of the cottage), ghosts ( more obvious) & the herbs which reminded me of a timed puzzle inspired me! Anyway, I'm pretty bogged down at the mo with other things & have little time to be inventive with clues so:

CLUE 1

Post Mortem, maybe?

Don't tell me it's the Hardy Boys Chrissie!

Okay Bernard I won't!

(ASIDE: What could I have said if it had been the right answer. )

Next clue: (think slightly laterally!)
CLUE 2

Emerald city confidential?

Sorry Iva, not Emerald City Confidential either! Which has reminded me that, after playing the demo, I must get around to downloading the whole game!

Perhaps I shouldn't have mentioned 'laterally' - the clue was a polite reference!

Maybe this clue will help - or maybe not!

CLUE 3

ok, so we have a detective, who is a Londoner and who is either hugging Judy Garland, or a wizard of oz or something green or....
Well, I have no idea.

Londoner and detective remind me only of Sherlock, so maybe one of these (can't put Judy in though )

You're on the right track Iva! Judy's incidental! - it's the title of the song that's relevant

EDIT: Does this help?

CLUE 4

Nope
I could only start with SH games one by one, but it wouldn't be fair, cause I haven't a clue which one's on your mind. So maybe someone else can figure it out.

No other guesses. Is it because if you are looking you don't like 'video' clues? or is it because my clues are really bad! Please tell me!

Here's another: CLUE 5

Ok, then, SH and Jack the Ripper? Haven't played it though

Your turn Iva!

Ok, let's see.


Clue1

Jack the Ripper?

Sentinel?

No, sorry.

Clue 2

Both clues are about what there is in the game

Ok, Clue 3

Are my clues difficult or maybe I mislead you with the first one. Sorry.
Here's the new one: Clue 4

Ok, this is the 5th - a name of a character in the game derives from this - Clue 5

Anyone?
Oh gosh, I must be so bad at posting clues.

Just intended as a bump!
Sherlock Holmes vs. Arsène Lupin?

I'd say you're very good at posting clues, Iva. Seems you've got everyone stumped!

Thank you Bernard and zookeeper.
But, no, sorry.

And my clues are disastrous. So I think this one should be more obvious: There is this painting in the game, the finger leads you to a clue: Clue 6
If this does not work, I wll give up then, andlet you guys enjoy this thread.

Hi Iva, I loved the clues, especially the medieval helpdesk one! I guessed what the game might be on Clue 4 - is it Secrets of Da Vinci? When you've got to the frustrating point of having to post a 6th clue, I wish I could find one as appropriate!

Thanks Crissy and - your turn again.

I just think I should explain each of them, so:
1. Lady in Red (babou was always in ether red or green dress, and she's a lady)
2. Underground passage (you have one in the game)
3. Medieval helpdesk (too general I know, meant to refer to a manuscript, but I just could not resist putting it in - it's so funny)
4. A dovecot is also a place you visit in the game
5. Saturnin - a character
6. St. John the Baptist (Leonardo painted it, the painting is in the game and his finger points to a key)


That's it then - Secrets of Da Vinci - The forbidden manuscript

Thanks Iva

A chance encounter
In 'Tourist Information'
Leads to mystery
While on vacation

Is it one of the Carol Reed games?

No, it's not one of the Carol Reed games flotsam.

Secret Files 2?

Not Secret Files 2 either Shany!

A death occurs
You are given a key
Search the house
For letters to see

The man at Reception is helpful
The Librarian & Winemaker too
Also the woman behind the counter
Who falls in love with you!

Yoomurjak's Ring ??

Yoomurjak's Ring is the right answer!
Your turn Mad!

Thanks, chrissie

Thought Y's Ring was a great (if difficult at times ) game !!

A clue then ....

"Lots to explore in this farmhouse but be sure to use that water pump !!"

EDIT :

No guesses ??

Another clue then ....

If we can find a way to get inside that farmhouse we should come face to face with the Devil
[Well, his likeness, anyway ]

OK. No takers ??

Clue 3 then ....

Leave the farmhouse well behind and next go on a bell search in a village

EDIT :

If there are no guesses after this 4th clue, will someone else please take over as my clues must be useless

Clue 4 ....

You can use a shrinking spell to get where you need to go !!

Name the Game has reached it's complete length of 25 pages (oops, make that 27 pages) and will now be continued in a new thread here.