Jay is Games: Comments

Comment on "The Lost City"

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:50:46 -0500

@Aisling: You might want to try to update the game, as an update has just been put into the App Store. If you are experiencing a bug, that might fix it. :)

- joye

Comment on "Analogue: A Hate Story"

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:30:15 -0500

Tangerine:

Choose Mute before the meltdown, then at the end, choose to take her with you.

- Jetamors

Comment on "Link Dump Friday"

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:24:48 -0500

@Dora: the word is spelled "frijoles" not "firjoles".

- Cyberjar88

Comment on "Virtual Villagers 5: New Believers"

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:18:23 -0500

I'm stuck with the last heathens in the abandoned campsite zzzzt. how to convert all of them T_T. need help

- menyo

Comment on "Errors of Reflection"

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:12:50 -0500

I liked this and I'm not usually a fan of spot-the-difference. I wished the hint button was a little more obvious, but otherwise, a good game. I like how some of the scene also moved/blinked/whatever too, it added to the difficulty and atmosphere.

- flip

Comment on "The Secret of Grisly Manor"

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:56:40 -0500

I got the right colors to the globe but it doesn't work! Is there a problem here?

- Cindyluvzmj

Comment on "Kingdom Rush"

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:18:47 -0500

The expansions (Sarelgaz's Lairs and Ruins of Acaroth) are premium content in the browser version, but they're both included in the iPad version, which is still on sale for only $0.99.

I've updated the JIG hosted version to the latest, thanks for pointing that out.

- Jay

Comment on "Order Up!! To Go"

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:18:00 -0500

Hi Stacey,

Slicing veggies is what took me the longest to master! I'm not sure of your technique, but I only use one finger and I make longer deliberate slices, rather than short quick ones. Since you're not timed on veggies, you can go slower than on other steps. The short slices are what cause that '"double-slicing" you mentioned. I start the slice just as the lines are coming back in and are almost to their thinnest point and it seems to work well.

Also, don't forget... just one "good" will bring down a "perfect" score. However, there is no penalty for throwing out food, so if you're trying for that achievement, try as many times as you need to! It's good practice and the achievement is worth a gold coin, too.

Hope this helps!

- Alex

Comment on "The Secret of Grisly Manor"

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:02:38 -0500

This game is awesome! :D I finished it just now and i played it for only 3hrs! Hahaha! I hope there's a part 2!!

[Not a part 2, but an entirely new (and bigger!) game just released: The Lost City. Go check it out! :) -Jay]

- Marniboy

Comment on "The Lost City"

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:02:11 -0500

@Ruth:

It has to be summer (bright sunlight) when you place the bowl on the flowers.

@Aisling:

I don't know what to tell you. You went forward after bringing up the bridge and then went into the cave? That should be screen 18 on the map. If it's not working, you should contact Fire Maple directly for technical support.

@luchat:

Are you sure that you're matching the colors correctly?

- joye

Comment on "Kingdom Rush"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:34:48 -0500

So, I've been playing Kingdom Rush on the JIG embed page. My husband has been playing it on the Armor Games site. His version says that both of the extra stages are for premium users/accounts only. The one on JIG says "Complete the game to unlock Ruins of Acaroth!".

For reference, the version on JIG is 1.072. The one on Armor Games right now is 1.073. Apparently there's a 0.001 difference...?

- chibidani

Comment on "Muu: Just Another Day"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:10:39 -0500

Totally lame. Just different variations on can you you hit the jump key at just the right time. Got old fast.

- The Man

Comment on "Errors of Reflection"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:07:32 -0500

I don't like the fact that the left side doesn't have antialiasing. It's hard enough to find the differences :P

I love the music!

- Diego

Comment on "Façade"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:55:20 -0500

I'm playling on mac but it keeps saying loading, the specs all look fine so I should be able to play it...I've been waiting forever what's wrong wit it

- Nicole

Comment on "Mystery Case Files: 13th Skull"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:47:14 -0500

I know this may sound funny but i cant seem to fix the toilet! Im plunging away and nothing is happening. I cant continue the game please help!

- kat

Comment on "Burrito Bison Revenge"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:43:24 -0500

@Littleghost
I've broken through the concrete wall, I can't remember how sadly. I think it is in part a bit of luck on the order of gummies you hit.

- asdf

Comment on "House of 1,000 Doors: Family Secret"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:41:25 -0500

I am in Sams room and there is a brown bird hanging over his bed with lights on his belly and i've been hours trying to get past it and nothing works.....There are no directions telling me what to do.....so if someone could help me would be great.....Thanx in advance!

- Janice

Comment on "Muu: Just Another Day"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:18:07 -0500

Momentum and pixel jumping do not mix well. Felt like it took more luck than skill to make those jumps.
I find it disgusting that some dislike the game just because they cannot complete it.
Well, I guess you can't tell people what to do.

- N

Comment on "Mild Escape 1 (remix)"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:09:11 -0500

i just can't understand the

TV Code. i saw where Grinny did a walkthrough but it gives no solution. anyone have any ideas?

- Paul

Comment on "Yamada Box Legend"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:19:14 -0500

Good news for everyone having problems with the throwing mechanism:

We have just uploaded a new version that will give you the ability to use the [C] key to pick things up, throw and aim with [V]. Just reload the page to get the latest version.

Tom informed me that it's a little clunky because he just implemented it but it should help with throwing. Hopefully this will also help anyone who was having movement issues, though please remember that you need to be clicked into the game screen. You should not be able to see your cursor at all.

- Meaghan

Comment on "Plexus: You Complete Me"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:36:53 -0500

Great puzzle! This may be one of my favorite Plexus puzzles. I love the little details in the finished puzzle that I didn't botice while assembling it, like

how the boy Cupid and girl cherub seem to have an interaction going, the two dogs are nose to nose, the two cats fit together, things like that.

- Isi

Comment on "Best of Casual Gameplay 2011 - Interactive Art or Experimental Results (browser games)"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:18:33 -0500

grey was sad but cute....

- Guechy

Comment on "Mild Escape 1 (remix)"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:02:20 -0500

Thank you, MisterThou!

So much of that was counter-intuitive. For example,

why should I need to select the pan before I can get the eggs???

Other parts were picky pixel-hunting. For example,

I had clicked all over the spice rack before to no avail, but now that you say I need the pepper, BAM, I got it on the first click.

As for a certain code,

my note actually said [blank] x [blank] +89 and the images didn't fill in until after I followed your walkthrough.

- ray9na

Comment on "Sound Color R"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:38:49 -0500

The 'alternative site' link listed above my comment just takes me to a 'jpeg'.

[It's there if you scroll down the page a bit...it's Robamimi's blog. But I'll adjust the link to go immediately to the game's entry. ~elle]

- bankroller

Comment on "Sound Color R"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:35:40 -0500

Can't get it to load either. What or where is the 'alternative site'?

- bankroller

Comment on "Mild Escape 1 (remix)"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:18:29 -0500

For those interested in a walkthrough for Mild Escape 1 (the link that ray9na posted) here it is.

General Information

A lot of pixel hunting in this game. For example To open a door you have to click on the Handle only.

Facing the TV

Click on the right cabinet to get the flashlight

Click on the left cabinet to get the remote

Facing the Sink

Click on the red canister to get the pepper

Click on the left cabinet to get the frying pan

Facing the Fridge

Open the top part of the fridge, use the frying pan on the eggs

Open the top drawer to get the Ice Candy

Click to the right of the fridge to get the plank (major pixel hunt here, it's just to the right of the line between the two drawers)

Facing the Cabinet

Grab the paper from the table

Grab the bowl from the table

Open the top part of the cabinet and get a glass

Inspect the glass to get a knob

Open the left drawer, and shine the flashlight (make sure it's on) to find the box cutter

Solving the TV Channel

Turn the remote on, you get the following hint: Glass, Paper, Frying pan

First Number

Use the glass on the ice cubes in the top drawer

Use the glass with ice on the brown carton in the top right hand side of the fridge

Inspect the ice, and click "I drink it" You see the nuber 5.

Second Number

Facing the stove open the botton right cupboard, pixel hunt in the cupboard until you find the on off switch. Insert the knob.

Press the button under the sink to turn the water on

Use the paper on the water to get the number 2

Third Number

Turn the stove on.

Put the frying pan with eggs in it on the stove and press the buttons. You see the number seven

Opening the Stuck Door

Go back to the tv, enter 527 to see how to open the stuck door.

Go to the cabinet and open the doors as indicated on the tv.

Get the note

Solving the Note

The note says bowl x ice candy + 89

The bowl number

Use the pepper on the bowl

Use the knife on the plank to get chopsticks

Use the chopsticks on the bowl to get the number 45

The Ice Candy Number

Use the Knife on the ice candy

Eat the ice candy to get the number 86

Finding the key

Solve the math 45 x 86 +89 = 3959

Enter this number into the safe and get the key

Use the key on the door! Escape!

I'm assuming there is no happy coin :)

- MisterThou

Comment on "Dragon Quest"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:10:34 -0500

@Rachet

Go up the ladder one side fast and jump to avoid the nuke nuke sideways to land on the ladder and avoid the falling boulders then jump a few times to avoid the following nukes until the column falls on the boss then hop over the other side and rinse and repeat

My rating - happy little game that did not get too out of hand - maybe easy for the hard cor fraternity but I enjoyed it :)

- yaddab

Comment on "Dragon Quest"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:48:58 -0500

can someone help me with the level 20 dragon?

- Rachel

Comment on "Errors of Reflection"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:37:05 -0500

Cool, now I can't cheat by just crossing my eyes. However, although I got almost all of them, some of the differences were kind of tiny. Also, "innercity" isn't a word.

- Reibear

Comment on "The Latest Work of Dai Hyakka"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:30:34 -0500

Pretty easy! :)

- Luishifto

Comment on "Escape from the Woody Room"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:06:02 -0500

Almost done by myself. I only needed help for Happy Coin.

- Luishifto

Comment on "To Nothing"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:29:27 -0500

@Sarah

I was confused as well because I thought that PAaS was a hint that the password case sensitivity should follow the same pattern. I ended up putting user and pass both in the case written (in my instance: all uppercase) and, voila!

- Fred

Comment on "Plexus: You Complete Me"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:00:49 -0500

Another one done with no help! This one wasn't as bad as some of the past ones, but I am still happy that I actually managed to do it by myself ;P

- Dom

Comment on "Crumpled"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:49:24 -0500

I have to agree with Nando. I'm a left handed mouser, and the whole WASD thing is difficult if you need to use the mouse at the same time. *Also* needing the space to jump just makes it impossible, and I'm not going to reconfigure just for a game. This is a fun game, despite the hand cramp I got trying to play, but I couldn't make it past level 4 with all the hand gymnastics. Shame :( Simplify, or allow key customization, and I think this would be an astounding game.

- Jesslin

Comment on "Metropolis Amnesia"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:44:39 -0500

Nice for beginners. Mid-easy for me. And too easy for top players =)

- Luishifto

Comment on "Dragon Quest"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:15:16 -0500

@Littleghost:

Each time the dragon pounds the ground, one of the rocks won't disappear. Hit that rock with your sword to send it toward the dragon.

- Fred M. Sloniker

Comment on "The Happy Escape"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:04:21 -0500

I hardly ever do these things without looking at a walk through, but I did it!!!

Loved this one, the puzzles where logical and unique.

My only problem is that there is pixel hunting near

The Bed

- Lewis

Comment on "Dragon Quest"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:01:21 -0500

How do you beat the level 15 boss?

- Littleghost

Comment on "Kingdom Rush"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:52:43 -0500

First, awesome game. I've been playing it for a week (at least) and got my husband addicted too!

I have beat every level with 3 stars on easy, some on normal. I have completed all the challenges, and have all 62 stars. I have NOT upgraded to a premium/AG account.

What am I missing to unlock the Ruins of Acaroth level?

- chibidani

Comment on "Netbots"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:20:37 -0500

Great little game, too short though... what happend to the scientists??? netbots 2 prehaps?

- Rogan

Comment on "Haunted Legends: The Bronze Horseman"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:11:42 -0500

In the brewery, I did the hidden objects but there is no hammer, and where it is pictured there is an empty cup. Please help

- Barb

Comment on "To Nothing"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:56:49 -0500

@4red3s:

You must not be reading them correctly. What are you doing exactly?

- SonicLover

Comment on "Dragon Quest"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:54:45 -0500

Just finished this short but fun game. No problems for me at level 2 with a rope, I didn't even notice it?
Could be a bit more difficult for me though.

- pat

Comment on "To Nothing"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:52:18 -0500

I cannot see the spinny moon stars thing. POP does not help. I ended up with two "H"s and a plus sign. Obviously NOT numbers. Now I am frustrated and hate this game and the word POP!

- 4red3s

Comment on "Kingdom Rush"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:46:49 -0500

oh :)

- Gen

Comment on "You Are Games: Letters In Boxes #28"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:40:07 -0500

Thanks, ThemePark! I get it now.

- nerdypants

Comment on "Dragon Quest"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:37:56 -0500

Lame. You want me to erase something, you give me an eraser. You want me to cut something, you give me a sharp edge.

- ChairmanMUHC

Comment on "Crumpled"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:06:58 -0500

Very good game!
But I have to ask: Why not to give us the option WASD/ARROW KEYS?
Is it so hard or it's just laziness?
This is a good way to ruin a great game.

- Nando

Comment on "Muu: Just Another Day"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:48:36 -0500

If you want to make a game as hard as, say, Knytt Stories: Afar, you need to make it equally rewarding. Pixel-perfect jumps aren't actually fun, they're just a challenge to overcome in order to do or see something fun. Even including the charming Mario ruins, your game was not interesting enough to justify dying 20+ times at each checkpoint after the ship.

And that's even after coming to this discussion and reading your post about the "ski jump" mechanic. I've never seen a mechanic like that executed in such a frustrating manner. If you're going to use an imprecise mechanic like forcing the player to jump onto or off of a ramp/trampoline/etc. to get more height or distance, you need to make the success window a lot more forgiving, and make it to where you don't die every single time you fail.

- Mantus

Comment on "Dragon Quest"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:21:39 -0500

The rope issue didn't happen to me the two times I did that level, but when I just tried it, it did! You have to make sure all the rope is gone - a good ballista shot will do it, but if one shot doesn't work just fire a few more.

- corygalliher

Comment on "Dragon Quest"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:57:46 -0500

Yeah the same thing happened to me, I just re- positioned the ballista and shot a few more times. Eventually the rope cut.

- Rich

Comment on "Dragon Quest"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:37:30 -0500

Same as above, log will not fall!

- Jim

Comment on "Plexus: You Complete Me"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:31:37 -0500

I love these. Not sure what a flamingo and a skunk have to do with Valentine's Day...

- baileydonk

Comment on "Dragon Quest"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:24:32 -0500

Can't get past the second screen; the bloody log wont fall, even after I've cut the rope. Bah!

- ChairmanMUHC

Comment on "The Lost City"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:20:48 -0500

Help!
I have placed the silver bowl on the patch of flowers in the cave, but nothing happens....no key appears. Is this a bug. Where is the key 'supposed' to appear. Any help appreciated as this is driving me mad!
Thank you

- Ruth

Comment on "Plexus: You Complete Me"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:41:29 -0500

Plexus: You Complete Me solution

Solution

- Mike

Comment on "Plexus: You Complete Me"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:39:37 -0500

oh I love these puzzles!... but I'm no good at them at all, usually have to rely on hints/solutions by others. Will go ahead and try this one anyway :D

- snowmoon

Comment on "Haunted Legends: The Bronze Horseman"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:01:09 -0500

Kim -

Did you check out the walkthrough above the comments for some help? Have a look at Chapter 4 regarding the hammer, and Chapter 6 about the solvent.

- Jazz

Comment on "Order Up!! To Go"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:55:40 -0500

Can someone please tell me how to get a perfect score when slicing vegetables. I'm trying really hard but the knife slices sometimes without me moving and slices on its own or "double" slices real fast. Is there a secret or trick? I know you're supposed to slice when the two lines come together on the veggie but this seems to also be askew. Any help appreciated. Makes it almost impossible to get a perfect score on a table of four.

- Stacey

Comment on "The Lost City"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:51:50 -0500

Hi
For some reason i cant get onto screen 18..
I'm just at the stage where i used the slingshot to get the target
If you could help, thanks

- Aisling

Comment on "Westward III: Gold Rush"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:51:46 -0500

Sarah -

Have you checked where you purchased the game to see if you have the latest version?

Tech support always suggests when you have having problems to make certain you have the latest versions of your video card driver and of DirectX. You might also try clearing out your Temp files under App Data, Local to see if that helps.

- Jazz

Comment on "Muu: Just Another Day"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:18:17 -0500

I got to the point right before

the alien spaceship

where there's a one-spaced platform with a slope facing backwards and just couldn't get past it. I read the comments and found out about the chicken mode. I wanted to beat the game, just to see what it had, and couldn't even do it with the chicken mode. Game: 2 Me: 0. Rated 1/5 because 0/5 isn't an option.

- Izme

Comment on "Rubble Trouble Moscow"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:40:30 -0500

can you help me in level 28?

- gautam

Comment on "Virtual Villagers 5: New Believers Walkthrough and Strategy Guide"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:57:54 -0500

Does anyone have trouble with the mausoleum? Well the trick is that you have to try to convert the heathens. Do try to convert them the second time and they will run away, then put all of you're villagers to work restoring the mausoleum!!!! I recommend converting the heathen master doctor first and restore the mausoleum at the very beginning of the game, because the blockage goes up to 1000, and that's so stupid. I made that mistake once never going back there again.

- maria

Comment on "Crumpled"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:22:16 -0500

I think I'd have enjoyed this game, but the space bar to jump thing is too awkward for me. It'd feel more natural with W for jump, it doesn't conflict with the current purpose of the button anyway. Perhaps it conflicts with the wall jump, but that'd be solved by just requiring A or D to be held together with W to perform a wall jump in that direction.

- Nifflas

Comment on "The Lost City"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:43:49 -0500

Please help. I'm on the winter bit and have the code for the puzzle which is the purple squiggle, orange swirly thing etc etc - I've checked the walkthrough so know this is right but it won't do anything and I'm not getting a hammer! Help please xx

- luchat

Comment on "Ninja Bear and Purple Teddy"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:26:33 -0500

Not only you need a Facebook account to watch the walkthrough, but they force you to "Like" their page to access it. Screw that despicable practice, just YouTube "ninja bear walkthrough" and you'll find them.

- Jakob

Comment on "Yamada Box Legend"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:20:13 -0500

On a Mac, I don't know a way to bind a key to trackpad buttons.

When I use my trackpad, I have the obvious problem.

When I use my mouse, I have the same problem as Callidy: it doesn't seem to get my mouse movements, even though it gets my mouse clicks.

- Ezra

Comment on "Muu: Just Another Day"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:22:03 -0500

I fell through the floor after about 10 minutes in and couldn't continue.

- Jimmy

Comment on "You Are Games: Letters In Boxes #28"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:09:35 -0500

@ ThemePark, thank you. I have seen the light! :)

- Vogonviking

Comment on "Muu: Just Another Day"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:57:56 -0500

This is getting ridiculous. Miktar, I didn't take your comments as personally as you think, you generalised about everyone who used your "Chicken Mode" when playing Muu.

"I added Easy Mode for people who just wanted to 'see it all' and aren't really interested in games as challenges."

Since I am included amongst the people whom enabled easy mode I felt like responding and since I don't speak for anyone else on here I spoke for myself. Your intent in your comments is clear, I copied direct quotes and nothing was taken out of context in any way. I took your words at face value and rebutted almost verbatim.

I didn't just call you an elitist, I said to QUIT being an elitist. The lesson you should take away from this is obvious. It was not name calling or mud slinging. By your words and actions you have defined yourself as behaving elitist.

e·lit·ism or é·lit·ism (-ltzm, -l-)
n.
1. The belief that certain persons or members of certain classes or groups deserve favored treatment by virtue of their perceived superiority, as in intellect, social status, or financial resources.

A number of people have made good points about the quality of the mechanics of this game and the possibilty of the game functioning differently on different computers and different browsers. Other people have found no problem with the mechanics of this game whatsoever.

Therefore, rather than saying something like, "I meant to make the game hard so if you can't play it then you shouldn't play hard games", you could look into the possibily that your game needs tweaking and just say, "Thanks for pointing out that some people are experiencing difficulties." If the majority of people are drawing attention to an issue, don't pretend it's not an issue.

Maybe if we all came and played Muu on your computer we'd have no difficulties. Maybe if you came and played it on all of ours you'd die repeatedly. Who knows? That's what feedback and testing is all about.

On the plus side, these comments have been infinitely more frustrating than the game ever was.

- Dandy

Comment on "Elephant Quest"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:47:13 -0500

Having leveled up pretty high and purchased every available box of ability points from the topmost mazelike menu, I somehow have:

-1 extra credit...useless and unspendable
-Maxed out stats in dexterity, but 10 extra dedicated points to spend in that category
-A need for 20 agility points, 30 intelligence points and 20 charisma points.

In a word, frustrating. A bothersome problem for the perfectionists among us which kind of ruins an otherwise fun game.

- robotpeach

Comment on "To Nothing"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:46:05 -0500

I've been used to playing escape games with photo-realistic graphics, so I wasn't expecting much at the start of this game. I was pleasantly surprised.

The underlying theme is very original, and the puzzles aren't too hard or too easy, so the game works out beautifully. I especially liked the ending.

- bluemoose19

Comment on "The Secret of Grisly Manor"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:19:11 -0500

Danielle,

Have you had a look at the Walkthrough above the comments? The answers to all of your questions can be found there.

- Trinn

Comment on "Ninja Bear and Purple Teddy"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:10:44 -0500

Ninja Bear and Purple Teddy Walkthrough

Yin Yang Locations

Go to the Main Menu. Click the Yin Yang above the "More Games" button.
At the Main Menu, click the Yin Yang on the Purple Teddy's stomach.
At the Main Menu, click the two small teddy bears in the middle of the menu buttons to go to the Lore section. Click the Yin Yang beside the title, next to the word "THE".
Go to the Credits. Click the Yin Yang at the lower left corner of the bamboo frame.
Press Play to go to Level Select. Click the Yin Yang on top of the teddy bear's head at the lower right corner of the bamboo frame.
Select any Level of the game to play that level. Click the Kanji symbols above the Replay Button to view the Ninja Bear Facts. Click the Yin Yang above the word "FACTS".
Level 8:

Click the Yin Yang above the monster's head on the upper left platform.

Level 14:

Click the Yin Yang in the corner between the two walls, directly below the monster.

Level 15.:

Click the Yin Yang above the tip of the shrine tower in the background.

Level 17:

Click the Yin Yang directly below Ninja Bear's starting platform.

Level 18:

Ninja Bear: Shoot the platform the monster is standing on with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).
Click the revealed Yin Yang that was hidden behind the platform.

Level 19:

Wait for the lower moving platform to move all the way to the left, then click the revealed Yin Yang in the air.

Level 22:

Click the Yin Yang in the narrow gap between the two walls.

Level 24:

Wait for the moving block to go all the way to the left.
Ninja Bear: Shoot Purple Teddy with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).
Purple Teddy: Shoot the block the monster is hanging from with the Disintegrator (6).
Click the revealed Yin Yang in the air under Purple Teddy.

Level 25:

Purple Teddy: Shoot the single barrel surrounded by walls with the Fireball (3).
Click the revealed Yin Yang inside the box.

Level 26:

Click the Yin Yang in the space between the two boxes full of barrels.

Level 28:

Click the Yin Yang hidden behind the farthest spinning box to the lower right.

Level 32:

Purple Teddy: Shoot the small crate with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).
Shoot the large crate with the Disintegrator (6).
Click the revealed Yin Yang that was hidden behind the crates.

Level 34:

Purple Teddy: Shoot the wood block the left monster is standing on with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).
Click the Yin Yang in the air that was hidden behind the block.

Level 35:

Click the Yin Yang partially concealed by the stack of boxes.

Level 37:

Click the Yin Yang in the gap of the wall.

Level 38:

Purple Teddy: Soot the wood block with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).
Click the Yin Yang that was hidden behind the block.

Level 42:

Click the Yin Yang on the platform directly above Purple Teddy's head.

Level 44:

Click the Yin Yang inside the section of the wall shaped like a triangle.

Level Solutions

Level 1 - Ninja Says Hi

Shoot the monster on the right platform with the Shuriken (1).

Level 2 - Ninja Training

Ninja Bear: Shoot the monster on the top platform with the Shuriken (1).
Press S to switch to Purple Teddy.
Purple Teddy: Shoot the monster on the bottom platform with the Fireball (3).

Level 3 - The Icifier

Shoot the right platform or shoot the monster with the Icifier (2).

Level 4 - The Disintegrator

Shoot the platform above Ninja Bear's head with the Disintegrator (6) to make it disappear.
Shoot the platform the monster is standing on to make it disappear.
Shoot the monster with the Shuriken (1).

Level 5 - Say No to Gravity

Ninja Bear: Shoot the monster with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).
Purple Teddy: Shoot the monster with the Shuriken (1).

Level 6 - Barrels!

Shoot the row of barrels with the Fireball (3).

Level 7 - Twice as Nice

Shoot both of the wheels beside the barrel with the Icifier (2).
Shoot the barrel with the fireball.

Level 8 - Suspended

Ninja Bear: Shoot the monster directly above Ninja Bear with the Fireball (3).

Shoot the monsters on the upper left platform and the middle left platform with the Fireball (3).

Purple Teddy: Shoot the Fireball (3) in an arced upward angle to drop the fire on the monster on the lower left platform.

Shoot the monster on the lower right platform with the Fireball (3).

Level 9 - Monster Pyramid

Ninja Bear: Shoot away the bottom of the pyramid; start with the Fireball (3), then the Shuriken (1), and finally the Anti-Grav Gun (4)3.
Purple Teddy: Shoot any remaining monsters using the weapons in the same order as Ninja Bear.

Level 10 - Up and At Them

Ninja Bear: Shoot the platform Purple Teddy is standing on with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).

Shoot the monster on the bottom platform with the Shuriken (1).

Purple Teddy: Shoot the monsters to the left and right with the Shuriken (1).

Level 11 - Ninja Swing!

Ninja Bear: Shoot the Anti-Grav (4) gun in a short arc to hit and levitate Purple Teddy.
Purple Teddy: While Purple Teddy is swung over to the right side, shoot the monster with the Fireball (3).

Level 12 - Flippers

Ninja Bear: Shoot the vertical block between the two monsters with the Disintigrator (6).

Shoot the monster on the upper right platform with the Shuriken (1).
Shoot the monster standing on the crates with the Shuriken (1).

Purple Teddy: Shoot the two monsters to the left and right with the Shuriken (1).

Level 13 - The Bouncinator

Purple Teddy: Shoot the diagonally angled section of the wall (directly connected to the flat platform Purple Teddy is standing on) with the Bouncifier (5).
Ninja Bear: Shoot the platform the monster is standing on with the Disintegrator (6).

Level 14 - Teamwork

Purple Teddy: Shoot the vertical, angled section of the wall (across the gap to the right of Purple Teddy) with the Bouncifier (5).

Shoot the right and then left sections of the platform the monster is standing on with the Icifier (2).

Ninja Bear: Shoot the monster with the Shuriken (1).

Level 15 - Ups and Downs

Ninja Bear: Shoot the crate with the Icifier (2) first and then the Anti-Grav Gun (4).
Purple Teddy: Shoot the frozen crate with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).

Level 16 - Knock 'Em Dead

Shoot the vertical wood block with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).
Shoot the crate with the Icifier (2) first and then the Fireball (3).

Level 17 - Slide!

Ninja Bear: Shoot the monster on the swinging platform under Purple Teddy with the Shuriken (1).
Purple Teddy: Shoot Ninja Bear with the Icifier (2).
Ninja Bear: Shoot the platform Ninja Bear is standing on to slide through the tunnel.

Level 18 - Lifts

Ninja Bear: Shoot both the platforms Purple Teddy and the monster are standing on with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).
Purple Teddy: Shoot the monster with the Fireball (3).

Level 19 - Sitting Ducks

Shoot the monsters hanging from the moving platforms with the Shuriken (1).
Wait for the lower platform to move all the way to the right before trying to shoot the monsters on the upper platform.

Level 20 - The Drawbridge

Purple Teddy: Shoot the four vertical wood blocks with the Anti-Grav Gun (4) to raise the small platforms.
Ninja Bear: Shoot the wheel with the Fireball (3).

Level 21 - Caged

Purple Teddy: Shoot each of the sides of the cage with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).
Ninja Bear: Method 1 - Shoot one of the three chain links to the cage with the Disintegrator (6) to send the cage flying.
Method 2 - Shoot the side of the cage open with the Disintegrator (6).

Shoot the monster when it falls out of the cage with the Shuriken (1).

Level 22 - Don't Look Up

Ninja Bear: Wait for the moving platform to approach the bears.

Shoot Purple Teddy with the Anti-Grav Gun (4) to fly him into the moving platform.

Purple Teddy: Wait for the moving platform to approach the monster.

Shoot the monster with the Fireball (3). If you have difficulty hitting the monster, shoot straight down to the ground left of the monster.

Level 23 - Monsterpult

Purple Teddy: Shoot the barrel stacks with the Fireball (3).
Ninja Bear: Shoot the vertical wall beside the nearest monster on the left with the Disintegrator (6).
Purple Teddy: Shoot the monster on the far right platform with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).

Level 24 - Boxed In

Wait for the moving block to go all the way to the left.
Ninja Bear: Shoot Purple Teddy with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).
Purple Teddy: Shoot the block the monster is hanging from with the Disintegrator (6).
Ninja Bear: Shoot the monster with the Shuriken (1).

Level 25 - Overhead

Ninja Bear: Shoot the wood block in front of the right monster with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).

Shoot the right monster with the Shuriken (1).

Purple Teddy: Shoot the stack of barrels with the Fireball (3).

Level 26 - High Explosive

Ninja Bear: Wait for the moving platform to reach the bottom.

Shoot Purple Teddy with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).

Wait for the moving platform to reach the middle between the two barrel-filled boxes.

Shoot the moving platform with the Fireball (3).

Level 27 - The Rope Bridge

Purple Teddy: Shoot the right monster with the Icifier (2).

Shoot the left monster with the Shuriken (1).

Ninja Bear: Shoot the wall to the right with the Disintegrator (6) to release the swing and hit the wheel.

Level 28 - Treadmill

Purple Teddy: Shoot the platform the crate is sitting on with the Disintegrator (6) to drop it into the spinning blocks.
Ninja Bear: Once the crate reaches the left side, shoot it with the Icifier (2), then the Anti-Grav Gun (4).

Shoot the left monster with the Fireball (3).

Purple Teddy: When the frozen crate reaches the upper right corner, shoot it with the Anti-Grav Gun (4) to drop it down.

Level 29 - Like Dominoes

Ninja Bear: Shoot the monster with the Icifier (2).

Method 1 - Shoot the monster with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).

Method 2 - Purple Teddy: Shoot the top wheel with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).
Ninja Bear: Shoot the bottom wheel with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).

Level 30 - Tarzan

Ninja Bear: Shoot the left monster on the lower platform with the Icifier (2).

Shoot the upper platform to the right of the frozen monster with the Icifier (2).

Purple Teddy: Shoot the platform Purple Teddy is standing on with the Disintegrator (6).

Shoot the right monster with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).
Shoot the platform Ninja Bear is standing on with the Disintegrator (6).

Level 31 - Pistons

Shoot all of the monsters with the Shuriken (1).
Wait for the pistons to separate before shooting through them to hit the monsters on the end.

Level 32 - Chutes

Ninja Bear: Shoot the Icifier (2) and then the Anti-Grav Gun (4) at Ninja Bear by aiming the shot in the air just slightly above him.
Purple Teddy: Shoot Ninja Bear with the Anti-Grav Gun (2) to bring him down.

Shoot the angled wall above the right monster with the Disintegrator (6).
Shoot the right monster with the Shuriken (1).

Ninja Bear: Shoot the left monster with the Shuriken (1).

Level 33 - Chain Reaction

Ninja Bear: Shoot the top platform with the Disintegrator (6) to drop the barrel between the monsters.
Purple Teddy: Shoot the bottom barrel with the Icifier (2).

Wait for the barrel to slide down the ramp and then shoot it with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).

Ninja Bear: Shoot the far left barrel and monster with the Fireball (3).

Level 34 - Trapdoors

Ninja Bear: Shoot the angled section of the wall with the Bouncifier (5).
Purple Teddy: Shoot the platform under the right monster with the Disintegrator (6).

Shoot the platform under the left monster with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).

Ninja Bear: Shoot the two monsters standing on the small ledge together with the Fireball (3).

Level 35 - The Mill

Ninja Bear: Shoot the monster standing on the boxes with the Shuriken (1).

Shoot the large crate between Ninja Bear and Purple Teddy with the Icifier (2).
Shoot the angled section of the floor to the right of the spinning windmill with the Icifier (2).

Purple Teddy: Shoot the platform the right monster is standing on with the Disintegrator (6).

Shoot the frozen crate with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).
After the crate slides to the corner, shoot it again with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).

Ninja Bear: Shoot the monster next to Ninja Bear with the Shuriken (1).

Level 36 - Layer Cake

Ninja Bear: Shoot the crate to the left of the top monster with the Icifier (2).

Shoot the frozen crate with the Anti-Grav Gun (4) and then the Shuriken (1).

Purple Teddy: Shoot the barrels with the Fireball (3).

Shoot the section of the middle floor that the barrels were on with the Disintegrator (6).
Shoot the vertical wall blocking the bottom monster with the Disintegrator (6).
Shoot the floor under the bottom monster with the Disintegrator (6).

Level 37 - Pivotal

Purple Teddy: Shoot the monster to the right of Purple Teddy with the Shuriken (1).

Shoot the floor the monster was standing on with the Bouncifier (5).
Shoot the floor under the crate with the Disintegrator (6).
Shoot the crate with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).

Ninja Bear: Shoot the monster to the right of Ninja Bear with the Icifier (2).

Shoot the lifted crate with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).

Level 38 - Slide 'n' Bounce

Purple Teddy: Shoot the top monster with the Icifier (2) and the Bouncifier (5).
Ninja Bear: Shoot the monster to the right of Ninja Bear with the Shuriken (1).

Shoot the wheel with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).

Purple Teddy: Shoot the tethered wood block to the left of Purple Teddy with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).

Level 39 - Pushover

Purple Teddy: Wait for the top moving platform to move to the right, then shoot the block under the left crate with the Disintegrator (6).

After the moving platform pushes off the left monster, shoot the block under the right crate with the Disintegrator (6).
After the moving platform pushes off the right monster, shoot the middle section of the floor above the two barrels with the Disintegrator (6).
Wait for the moving platform to move away from the middle, then shoot the block under the top barrel with the Disintegrator (6) to drop it directly between the other two barrels.

Ninja Bear: Shoot the wall directly above Ninja Bear with the Disintegrator (6).

Shoot the middle barrel with the Fireball (3) to detonate all three barrels.
Wait for the lower moving platform to move to the right, then shoot the left crate with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).
After the moving platform pushes off the left monster, shoot the right crate with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).

Level 40 - Drop It Like It's Hot

Purple Teddy: Shoot the right monster on the bottom level with the Icifier (2).
Ninja Bear: Shoot the left tethered block with the Disintegrator (6).

Shoot the platform under the wheel with the Disintegrator (6).
Shoot the right tethered block with the Disintegrator (6).
Shoot the right monster on the top level with the Shuriken (1).

Purple Teddy: Shoot the left monster with the Shuriken (1).

Level 41 - Wait... What?

Ninja Bear: Shoot the platform the left monster is standing on with the Bouncifier (5).

Shoot the middle platform directly above Ninja Bear with the Bouncifier (5).
Shoot the platform the right monster is standing on with the Icifier (2).

Purple Teddy: Shoot floor under the barrel with the Icifier (2) and then the Disintegrator (6).
Ninja Bear:After the barrel pushes over the right monster, shoot the left wood block with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).

Shoot the left monster with the Fireball (3).

Level 42 - Some Stuff

Ninja Bear: Shoot the left monster on top of the vertical platform with the Fireball (3).

Shoot the right monster beside the three barrels with the Shuriken (1) by aiming it in a short, upward arc.
Shoot the right barrel next to Purple Teddy with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).
Shoot the left barrel next to Purple Teddy with the Disintegrator (6).

Purple Teddy: Shoot the barrel beside the right monster with the Fireball (3).

Level 43 - Bouncing Bomb

Ninja Bear: Shoot the left monster beside Ninja Bear with the Shuriken (1).

Shoot the left section of the floor directly above Ninja Bear with the Bouncifier (5).
Shoot the middle section of the floor with the Icifier (3).

Purple Teddy: Shoot the right monster on top of the vertical wall with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).

Shoot the floor under the barrel with the Disintegrator (6).
After the barrel falls next to the crate, shoot the barrel with the Fireball (3).

Level 44 - It's Complicated..

Ninja Bear: Shoot the monster to the right of Ninja Bear with the Shuriken (1).

Shoot the platform Ninja Bear is hanging from with the Disintegrator (6).
Shoot the wood block between Ninja Bear and the monster with the Icifier (2).
Shoot the wood block under Purple Teddy with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).

Purple Teddy: Shoot the wheel with the Bouncifier (5).

Shoot the platform under the wheel with the Disintegrator (6).
Shoot the top monster with the Shuriken (1).
Shoot the wood block under Ninja Teddy with the Disintegrator (6).
Shoot Ninja Bear with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).
Shoot the frozen block with the Fireball (3).

Secret Level (After finding all 24 Yin Yangs)

Ninja Bear: Shoot the barrels with the Fireball (3).

Shoot the crate with the Icifier (2).
Shoot the floor under the wood block the top left monster is standing on with the Disintegrator (6).

After the monster falls down next to Ninja Bear, shoot it with the Shuriken (1).

Shoot the angled section of the triangular shaped wall with the Bouncifier (5).

Purple Teddy: Shoot the top right monster with the Icifier (2).

Shoot the wall between the wheel and Purple Teddy with the Disintegrator (6).
Shoot the wheel with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).
Shoot the wheel and the monster surrounded by walls with the Fireball (3).
Shoot the left monster with the Shuriken (1).

Ninja Teddy: Shoot the wheel with the Anti-Grav Gun (4).

- Trinn

Comment on "Westward III: Gold Rush"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:06:01 -0500

My game keeps freezing in the haunted town. I saved halfway through the quest and I can't reload the game now. This has happened twice now. I've replayed the game, I've even uninstalled and reinstalled is there a patch or something that I need??

- Sarah

Comment on "The Lost City"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:49:05 -0500

The Flower Box (Snake Code) Solution
If you have a problem with this puzzle, you're not alone! The clue is pretty ambiguous and the in-game hints aren't very helpful.

Want a better hint?

The clue from the snake code indicates not the number of flowers, but the number of leaves on the flowers.

Need a full solution?

The flowers with 1 leaf should be colored red, the flowers with 2 leaves should be colored blue, and the flowers with 3 leaves should be colored green. So clockwise from top left, it should be red green blue red blue green.

Screenshot (NOTE: the top middle flower should be clicked one more time to turn to green—the game changes immediately once you enter in the combination, so it was too quick to grab a screenshot of it completed.)

- joye

Comment on "Muu: Just Another Day"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:29:38 -0500

If you're going to require precise use of the game's physics to make it through each stage, then you need to make the physics precise enough to allow this. Walking onto a ramp may allow you to 'ski-jump' further than normal, but it can also make you stutter-fall down the slope.
Even when you know what the mechanic is, it still feels more like luck than skill to actually trigger the effect. Like what Xindaris said, it takes a challenge and turns it into persistence and dumb luck.

I liked the art style and atmosphere of the game, but next time I would test on machines of various qualities (high-end and low-end), and leave out the insulting phrasing in the easy mode ('Chicken mode activated', in big text, on the screen the whole time). If you're hooked by the look and feel and want to see the rest of it in spite of the challenge, this message throws a wrench into the environment.

- Parse

Comment on "The Island: Castaway 2"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:29:29 -0500

The Island: Castaway 2 Walkthrough

General Information

On the Main Menu you can choose a profile, play or quit, select your options, view the Help file and your Achievements.
Options include music and sound volume (including turning all sound off), full versus windowed screen, and a choice to auto save or not. You can also view the credits from the options menu.
The help pages show you how to use the various tools you get and how to make potions on a Magic Fire.

How to trap multipedes (crabs).
Dig up bait, plant seeds, and harvest vegetables.
How to catch fish.
How to hunt with purchased or hand-made arrows.
How to hack down a dead tree with an axe to get logs.
How to make and use a Clear Vision potion.
How to make and use a Run Fast potion.
How to make and use a Protection potion.
How to make and use a potion of the Interworld.
How to make and use the potion of Transfer.

The help pages will pop up as a reminder when you receive a new tool.
You will play the game as a young island boy named Yati.
When you need to go into a cave, run from left to right until you find the white circle which is the exit, and do the reverse to go back through it.
The only time you need to look around in a cave is if you are looking for a character or an item you need.
Collect as many items as you can on your journey around the island because you will be able to sell them to Muze in exchange for pearls.
The paths you need to take are marked in a lighter yellow/green shade, and sometimes it is better to just run them than confront boars off the beaten path.
Determine what Inventory items you need, because there may not always be room in your bag for everything you want to pick up, catch, or grow until you can afford to buy a larger bag.
If you run out of room in your Inventory, your choices are to dump something in the Trash or, when you are invited to, sell items to Muze.

Scene Navigation

In the upper left corner you can access the Menu and see the number of pearls you have collected. Pearls are important to buy items from Muze.
When you have the ability to make arrows, your quiver will show you the number of arrows available.
Next is a box with a heart and sun. The heart shows Yati's available energy level. When he needs more energy, there will be a fruit balloon above his head, and you will need to supply him with some food.
The sun show the amount of Solar Gift.
The tools available for your use are pictured at the top right of the screen. Upgrades of tools can be purchased from Muze and become important to your safety as well as efficiency in performing your tasks.
The far upper right hand corner has a map of the island that can be magnified. It expands as you explore more areas of the island.
The far left lower portion of the screen has your Bag Inventory, where you will find items you have gathered and recipes you have made.
When you need to feed Yati for him to regain his energy, you may be asked how much of an inventory item you wish to choose. If you wish to use more than one, select the button to increase the number of items to what you want.
To the right of the Bag are your food recipes, and next to them are the potion recipes.
Your current tasks are in the lower middle of the screen. When there is more than one task waiting for you, there will be an arrow for you to select to see all of the tasks available, or you can just scroll through them.
Next right at the bottom is a link to go check out your Trophies.
Once you have connected with the Professor, at the far right will be a link to the Rarities Collection.

Characters

Yati is often called the "tribe's son" because he was raised by the inhabitants of the island when he lost his parents. He has begun to have strange dreams that sometimes come true.
Keja, who is 30-years old, is the herbs keeper and wife of Bomani. She was friends with Yati's parents and has become his closest caregiver.
Mdogoku is the son on Chief Hakomo and Tambusi. "Little Chief" is an active and curious boy.
Tambusi, the recipe keeper, is the wife of Chief Hakomo and mother of Mdogoku.
Hakomo is the tribal leader known for his intuition and shrewdness.
Bomani is a tribal warrior and husband of Keja.
Muze is a merchant and husband of Mkulima the seeds keeper.
Mkulima is the seeds keeper and wife of Muze. She has been growing plants since early childhood.
Roho is the tribal shaman, and the oldest, wisest, and most experienced person on the Archipelago.
Wasani is the Archipelago's best craftsman, but most days you can find him sitting near his hut, looking at the waves and daydreaming about long ago.
Neumann Langst is a scientist and rarity collector. His philosophy is that there are no questions to which answers cannot be found, just people who are not willing to look for them.
Corc is a sailor who moves through life recklessly, taking risks whenever opportunity knocks. He depends upon his luck rather than good judgement.
Gilles is a cook, and can make an edible lunch out of any old rotten thing in he can find in the ship's galley.
Scotty is professor Langst's tame monkey. Scotty has a passion for everything left unattended, but within a half hour of having stolen it, he forgets where he hid it.
Olof is a sailor who has no concept of fear. If something looks promising, Olof will be the first to volunteer.
Agnelo the boatswain is a smart loner who knows there can only be one winner, so all's fair in love and war.

Interaction with Characters

A Yellow exclamation point over a character's head means he wants to talk to you.
A Red exclamation point means you must complete a task or quest to satisfy the person.
A Green explanation point means you have completed the task assigned by that character, so give him or her what was requested.
Sometimes when you have all the items the person asked for, you will need to combine them into the object they really want so you may need to cook first.
Sometimes a picture of a character who wants to talk to you will appear at the left of the screen so find the person and see what they have to say.
A conversation doesn't always mean a new task...it may just provide information.
To find where a character is located on the island, click on the map in the upper right corner.
A blue star will show where everyone is located, and you can identify who it is by running your cursor over the star.
A yellow star means the person wants to talk to you; click on the star, and Yati will run there.
A white star identifies the merchants in the Village.
A red star means that you have a task you need to fulfill for that person.
Yati is shown by a blue circle.

Map and Locations

There are ten parts of the island you are allowed to explore, not including the water that is used for fishing.
There are sandy beaches, dangerous areas inhabited by wild boars or snakes (creepers), dark caves, a marsh with crocodiles (teeth-a-lots), and more.
If you need to go to a fire, shop, or the Workshop to make arrows, go to the map and click on whichever one you need to go to.
If someone needs to speak with you, click on the map to find out where they are located.
If you click on their yellow star, you will immediately sent Yati there.
This can be a super bonus because, if he has sufficient energy, you can get him there without harm from whatever creatures may be in your path.
That would mean that you do not to use any special potion and can save them for when you need them.
Oduduva Shore: Keja, Mkulima, and Wasani have huts. There is a Fire by Mkulima's hut, and Wasani has his shop next to his hut.
Olokun Island: location of Muse' shop.
Leap-Quicks Wood: A good place for quail hunting, and the Workshop is at the edge of the Village.
Village: the Totem, Hakomo's and Tambusi's huts, and where Tambusi's Fire is located.
Dungu Lands: Good hunting grounds for boar and quail, and lot of shoreline for picking up pears and catching multipedes.
From Dungu Lands you can enter the cave to take you to Oke Lands to find Roho.
Oke Lands: Roho's domain with tent and shop, a regular Fire and a Magic Fire for making potions.
Ancestors Wood is reached from Oduduva Shore and is where the spirits of the dead live.
Marshy Wood is filled with snakes and crocodiles; it is the only way to get to the Far Beach.
Far Beach: the strangers' boat landed there, and this is their camp on the island.
The Sanctuary is guarded by Bomani and can be entered from the edge of the Village.
Island's Heart is entered from the Sanctuary and is the last area you will explore.

Trophy Room

All of the trophies you collect along the way will be on display in Achievements that can be accessed from the Main Menu, or to the right of the taskbar at the bottom of the scene.
You can earn bronze, silver, and gold Achievements in many of the categories.
Other trophies are for special achievements. Their locations will be discussed later.
When you have all the trophies in a particular category, you have earned 3 Fun Coins for that category.
Once you have collected all of the trophies, you will have 100 Fun Coins.
If you wish to at the end of the game, you can publish your trophies on the Awem website by clicking on the link at the bottom of the trophy page.

Pearl Hunter

Bronze: You have collected 100 pearls
Silver: You have collected 500 pearls
Gold: You have collected 1,000 pearls

Fruit Picker

Bronze: You've picked up 50 fruits
Silver: You've picked up 250 fruits
Gold: You've picked up 500 fruits

Oduduva's Favorite

Bronze: You've grown 10 vegetables
Silver: You've grown 50 vegetables
Gold: You've grown 100 vegetables

Ax Song

Bronze: You've cut 5 trees
Silver: You've cut 25 trees
Gold: You've cut 50 trees

On the razor's edge

Bronze: You picked 10 mushrooms
Silver: You picked 20 mushrooms
Gold: You picked 30 mushrooms

Light Foot

Bronze: You ran 1 kilometer
Silver: You ran 5 kilometers
Gold: You ran 10 kilometers

Terror of the Multipedes

Bronze: You caught 5 crabs
Silver: You caught 25 crabs
Gold: You caught 50 crabs

Looking Deep

Bronze: You've caught 5 fish
Silver: You've caught 25 fish
Gold: You've caught 50 fish

Creeping in the grass

Bronze: You've killed 5 quail
Silver: You've killed 25 quail
Gold: You've killed 50 quail

Brave Heart

Bronze: You've killed 5 boars
Silver: You've killed 25 boars
Gold: You've killed 50 boars

The Island Kid

Bronze: You opened 25% of the map
Silver: You opened 50% of the map
Gold: You opened 100% of the map

Clay Man

Bronze: You answered 1 riddle
Silver: You answered 2 riddles
Gold: You answered all 3 riddles

Oduduva's Secrets

Bronze: You created 1 recipe
Silver: You created 6 recipes
Gold: You created 11 recipes

Secret Knowledge

Bronze: You created 1 magic recipe
Silver: You created 3 recipes
Gold: You created 5 recipes

Expert

Bronze: You've made 10 arrows
Silver: You've made 50 arrows
Gold: You've made 100 arrows

Chock-full

Bronze: You've sold 10 items
Silver: You've sold 50 items
Gold: You've sold 100 items

Semper Paratus!

Bronze: You have all of the level I tools
Silver: You have all of the level II tools
Gold: You have all of the level III tools

As good as gold

Bronze: You collected 9 Rarities
Silver: You collected 18 Rarities
Gold: You collected all 28 Rarities

Special Achievements

Mental Note

You find Keja's Grass Doll.

Whatever is left

You find a Wooden Hammer.

Four Parts of a Man

You find a Blow Pipe.

Ashes behind the Back

You find the Rum Barrel Muze bought from the strangers.

Just like me

You pick up Mdogoku's Rag Doll.

The one who's gone

You find Gilles' Scarf.

Inventory

Choose the bag in the lower left corner to expand your Inventory.
For Yati to eat something from the inventory, drag it to him and if necessary, choose how many to give him for more energy.
Fruit: Apples, Bananas, Coconuts, Kiwi, Lemons, Oranges, Smelly (pineapple), Stripies (watermelon)
Vegetables: Multifoil (cabbage), Green Ear, Sweet Root (turnip), Earth Apple (potato)
Plants: Blue Herb, Yellowcolored, White Plant
Mushrooms: Chilling Mushroom (purple), Sharp-Scented Mushroom (green), Lighting Mushroom (blue)
Fish and Game: Fish, Multipedes (crab), Wild Boar (pork), Leap-Quicks (quail)
Materials and Commodities: Brushwood (branch), Billet (log), Lumber, Bait, Pearls, Arrows, Seeds
Special Items: Oke Bur, Ancestors Flower, and Datura Bowl.

Recipes

The caldron next to your inventory bag will expand with your recipe collection.
Fruit Salad: 1 apples, 1 bananas, 1 kiwi
Stewed Multipede: 1 crab, 1 potato, 1 green ear, 1 brushwood, fire
Fried Fish: 1 fish, 1 kiwi, 1 brushwood, fire
Grilled Leap-Quick: 1 quail, 2 lemons, 1 white plant, 2 brushwood, fire
Baked Fruit: 2 apples, 1 banana, 1 orange, 1 brushwood, fire
Fruit Water: 1 coconut, 1 lemon, 3 oranges, 1 watermelon
Roast Boar: 1 boar meat, 2 potatoes, 1 blue herb, 1 yellowcolored, 3 brushwood, fire
Fish Soup: 1 fish, 1 potato, 1 blue herb, 1 white plant, 2 brushwood, fire
Leap-Quick Soup: 1 quail, 1 potato, 3 cabbage, 2 yellowcolored, 2 brushwood, fire
Vegetable Stew: 2 cabbage, 2 turnip, 1 potato, 1 white plant, 3 brushwood, fire
Big Man Steak: 2 boar meat, 2 yellowcolored, 2 blue herb, 1 white plant, 3 brushwood, fire

Potions

Potions become very important later in the game, but their use can sometimes be avoided if a character needs to speak with you and you need to go through a dangerous area to find them.
Just make certain that you have sufficient energy, and then click on the map and the yellow star for that person so that Yati is able to run with little harm to get there.
Fast Run Potion: 1 oke bur, chilling mushroom, sharp-scented mushroom, lighting mushroom, magic fire
Clear Vision Potion: 1 yellowcolored, 1 chilling mushroom, 1 sharp-scented mushroom, magic fire
Protection Potion: 1 yellowcolored, 1 oke bur, 1 sharp-scented mushroom, magic fire
Interworld Potion: 1 oke bur, 1 Datura bowl, 1 blue herb, 2 lighting mushrooms, magic fire
Transfer Potion: 1 oke bur, 1 ancestors flower, 1 Datura bowl, 1 chilling mushroom, 1 lighting mushroom, magic fire

Tools

Inventory Bag, Multipede (crab) Trap, Mattock, Fishing Rod, Axe, and Bow.

Tool Shop

Better tools become important when you have sufficient pearls to buy them.
A larger bag will keep you from getting the "not enough room" message for your Inventory.
A better bow will keep you safe from the boars and allow you to kill them more efficiently to sell.
Another important upgrade can be the axe, which will help you cut down the dead trees with fewer whacks, waste less energy, and have more boards to trade or make arrows.
Upgrading everything will get you a bronze, silver, or gold trophy for Semper Paratus, depending upon the level of the tools you have collected.

Multipede Trap

One size fits all, so you don't need to upgrade.

Inventory Bags

Clay Man's Bag: The small bag has 20 slots. Each slot can hold up to 20 items of the same type. You can have up to 400 items in this bag.
New Man's Bag: The medium bag has 24 slots. Each slot can hold up to 50 items of the same type. You can have up to 1200 items in this bag.
Shaman Student's Bag: The large bag has 32 slots. Each slot can hold up to 100 items of the same type. You can have up to 3200 items in this bag.

Fishing rod

Clay Man's Fishing Rod: The simplest fishing rod available. The loose fishing line breaks easily if you drag your fish too fast.
New Man's Fishing Rod: A more durable fishing line for a skilled man.
Shaman Student's Fishing Rod: This is the real one!

Mattock

Clay Man's Mattock: Simple tool you can use to make a hole in three scoops.
New Man's Mattock: With this mattock you can dig a hole in two scoops.
Shaman Student's Mattock: Makes a hole in one scoop.

Bow

Clay Man's Bow: Simple bow for killing leap-quicks, but it takes three times to bring down a boar once you are taught about them by Bomani.
New Man's Bow: This reliable bow kills a boar with 2 shots.
Shaman Student's Bow: This bow only takes the hunter one shot to kill a boar.

Axe

Clay Man's Axe: This simple axe takes eight whacks to cut down a tree.
New Man's Axe: This axe will cut down a tree in five swings.
Shaman Student's Axe: This axe cuts down a tree in three swings.

Tips for Using Tools

Trapping Multipedes

Don't run up too close to them or they will run or fly away.

Fishing

You can lose your bait by reeling in too quickly, ending up with a crab on your line, or having your line snapped off by a shark.

Killing Boars

Don't get too close, unless you have the Shaman Student's bow, or you may end up the loser back on Oduduva Shore .

- Jazz

Comment on "Scribblenauts Remix"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:25:38 -0500

There are lots of ways to destroy the world like

BLACK HOLE, ATOM BOMB, TSUNAMI, PARTICLE ACCELERATOR, METEOR

let me know if there's more

- Unknown

Comment on "You Are Games: Letters In Boxes #28"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:25:25 -0500

@Vogonviking, here's an image of the path, with emphasis added to the letters.

http://i42.tinypic.com/21jpz48.gif

- ThemePark

Comment on "The Lost City"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:19:53 -0500

The Lost City Walkthrough

Frequent Trouble spots

Floor Tile Rotation Puzzle:

Rotate all the tiles so that every piece is lit. Screenshot (the unlit piece simply needs to be rotated)

Traffic Puzzle (Chest):

Numbered screenshot.

Move 5 left once.
Move 2 all the way down.
Move 1 all the way right.
Move 3 up.
Move 5 all the way left.
Move 7 and 2 all the way up.
Move 6 and 5 all the way right.
Move 3 all the way down.
Move the gold piece all the way right.
Move 4 all the way up.
Move the gold piece back (move 3 out of the way and back)
Move 5 all the way left.
Move 3 out of the way and back for the gold piece to get forward.
Bring 6 to the left and bring 2 down to clear the way for the gold piece.

The Seasonal Tile Puzzles:

Swap the tiles. If you need help, view these images.
Spring: Screenshot (switch the two lower right to complete)
Winter: Screenshot (switch the two upper left to complete)
Summer: Screenshot (switch the two upper right to complete)
Autumn: Screenshot (switch the two upper left to complete)

The Underground Flower Box (Snake Code):

The clue from the snake code indicates not the number of flowers, but the number of leaves on the flowers. The flowers with 1 leaf should be colored red, the flowers with 2 leaves should be colored blue, and the flowers with 3 leaves should be colored green. So clockwise from top left, it should be red green blue red blue green.
Screenshot (but the top middle flower should be clicked one more time to turn to green--the game changes immediately once you enter in the combination, so it was too quick for me to grab a screenshot)

Full Walkthrough:

Beginning and Spring:

Go left to screen 1 and pick up the flint next to the lion and look at the puzzle clue on the wall (the clue will be written into your journal).
Go right twice to screen 3 and enter the code into the wall.
Go forward to screen 4 and put the green heart into the statue, then press the button.
Go back to screen 2 and then go forward through the gap in the wall. Go right and up to screen 10 to get the rope.
Go forward to screen 12 and take the stone plug from the stump.
Go forward again to screen 15 with the 4 lions, then go right 3 times to screen 25 to get the pry bar.
Go back to screen 15 and go forward to screen 21. Use the pry bar on the floor to get a strange tile.
Click on the floor to solve the rotation puzzle. If you need help, check out this screenshot (the unlit piece simply needs to be rotated).
Click on the hole in the floor to get the leather strap.
Go right three times to screen 22 and up to screen 24. Use the leather strap on the gears.
Go forward. Check out the code on the wall and take the large jewel from the statue head.
Go back to screen 21 and use the jewel on the wall.
Go forward and to the left to screen 26 to get the spring flower.
Go forward to screen 30 and use the rope on the ring.
Go down the screen 31 and take the broken tile. Use the pry bar on the inset in the wall to get a copper lion key.
Go back up and take the rope back.
Go back to screen 23 and go right to screen 27. Use the copper key on the lion to get a slingshot.
Back all the way out to screen 12 and go right to screen 13. Use the slingshot on the target to bring up a bridge.
Go forward twice and take the machete from screen 18. Click on the chest and solve the traffic puzzle. Please check the troublespots guide if you need help with the traffic puzzle. Take the blue winter heart from the chest when you beat it.
Go to screen 23 and solve the tile puzzle (see troublespots section if you have problems).
Go to screen 26 and use the machete on the thorns, then go through the doorway.
Go left to screen 35 and use the blue heart on the statue.

Winter:

Go all the way back to screen 1 and get the winter flower.
Go to screen 23 and solve the tile puzzle (see troublespots section if you have problems).
Go forward to screen 12 and one left to screen 11. Click on the rock to get a code.
Go to screen 32 and use the code (purple squiggle, red coil, yellow radiating heart, aqua pea pod) on the rock (shift the rows and columns with the buttons). Take the hammer.
Go to screen 25 and go one forward to screen 29. Use the hammer on the waterfall. Go in to screen 34.
Use the hint from the cave in screen 28 to solve the puzzle. (Tap the first one four times, the second one twice, the third one leave alone, and the fourth one tap three times.)
Take the broken tile out of the basin and go forward to screen 37. Click the door to open a passage back to screen 34.
Go to screen 14 and use the hammer on the jar to get a silver lion key.
Go to screen 21 and go left and forward twice to screen 41. Use the silver lion key and get a hook.
Go to screen 28 and use the hook on the chain, then click the chain. Take the yellow heart (summer).
Go to screen 37 and go up the stairs to screen 39. Click the statue and use the heart to change the season to summer.

Summer:

Go to screen 23 and solve the tile puzzle (see troublespots section if you have problems).
Go to screen 16 and use the blog on the mouth of the statue. Look inside the basin for a hint if you like.
Go to screen 40 (across the lake) use the pry bar on the chest. Take the spyglass and old coin.
Go up to screen 41 and use the spyglass on the brass holder to get a clue.
Go to screen 9 and climb the tree to screen 10. Use the spyglass on the holder to get the other half of the snake clue.
Climb down the tree and back one. Click the snake puzzle and use the tower clues to solve it. (The largest gear represents the largest snake, the smallest the smallest, etc, and the arrow represents the head of the snake.) Take the golden snake.
Go to screen 14 and go one left to screen 19. Use the flint on the dry logs.
Go one right and one back to screen 6. Use the rope on the branch and go down into the well (screen 7).
Take the silver bowl. Use the golden snake on the circle indentation to get a clue and open up the wall.
Enter the wall and take the rusty key from the indentation.
Go to screen 27 and enter the cave (screen 33). Use the silver bowl on the flowers to turn around the sun tile and get an iron lion key.)
Go to screen 17 and use the key on the lion to bring down the broken tile.
Go to screen 32 and go up one to screen 36 and get an orange flower.
Go to screen 4 and change the season back to spring.

Spring Again!

Go to screen 19 and pull the lever to extinguish the fire. Click on the coals to get a piece of charcoal.
Go to screen 22 and use the rusty key on the floating chest. Take the amber heart (autumn) from inside.)
Go to screen 40 and rub charcoal on the markings on the cliff to get a clue in your journal.
Go upstairs twice to screen 42 and put the amber heart in and change the season to autumn.

Autumn:

Go to screen 23 and solve the tile puzzle (see troublespots section if you have problems). Take the wooden lever.
Go to screen 19 and take the pink flower (it looks more purple to me, but the game calls it pink).
Go to screen 36 and use the lever on the slot on the right. Go forward to screen 38.
Read the paper on the table (the book just gives hints to the locations of the flowers). Use the flint on the bowl, then use the flowers red/spring, orange/summer, blue/winter, and pink/autumn.
Take the trowel and last broken tile out of the opened compartment. Also take the broom on the right.

Summer Again:

Go to screen 39 and change back to summer.
Go to screen 26 and use the trowel on the X on the ground. There is a box inside. Use the code from the golden snake (clockwise from top left red, green, blue, red, blue, green). See the troublespots guide if you have difficulty. Take the crank.
Go to screen 10 and open up the trapdoor. Use the crank on the metal socket and tap it to reveal a coin.
Go to screen 8 (the room inside the well) and use the broom on the dusty floor.
Tap the symbols based on the clue you got with the charcoal on the wall. The symbols are hard to describe so I'm not going to try; you have a picture of them in your journal.There are 8 symbols total. Take the gold lion key after you solve it.
Go all the way back to screen 1 and use the gold lion key on the lion.
Go to screen 15. The four lions will open a staircase leading down.
Go down the staircase (the location will not show up on the map). Take the crescent moon from the wall. Go back up.
Go to screen 33 and use the moon on the wall to get half of a clue.
Go to screen 37 and put both coins into the open slots. Take the fishing pole.
Go to screen 11 and use the fishing pole on the shiny object in the water to get a fish key.
Go to screen 18 and use all the broken tiles and fish key to get a crystal.
Go back two to screen 13 and use the crystal on the sundial to get the other half of a clue.
Go back to the secret room below screen 15 and use the positions of the red and blue light from the clues on the dial on the wall. (The red is at 10'o'clock and the the blue at 2:30, roughly.)
Go to all the statues and take back the hearts (screen 4, 35, 39, and 42).
Go back to the secret room and go through the gate and place all the hearts in the marked slots (winter with winter etc).
You win!

Item Location Guide:

Items:

Flint: Screen 1
Rope: Screen 10 (also make sure you don't leave it on screen 30)
Stone plug: Screen 12
Pry Bar (crowbar): Screen 25
Strange Tile: Screen 21
Leather strap: Screen 14 (after floor puzzle)
Large Jewel: Screen 28
Red flower: Screen 26 (Spring)
Broken tiles: Screens 31, 34, 17, and 38
Copper lion key: Screen 31 (lion is on 27)
Slingshot: Screen 27
Machete: Screen 18
Blue heart (winter heart): Screen 18 (after chest puzzle)
Blue flower: Screen 1 (Winter)
Iron hammer: Screen 32 (after using code)
Silver lion key: Screen 14 (in jar) (lion is on 41)
Hook: Screen 41 (from lion)
Yellow heart (summer): Screen 28 (after hook on chain)
Silver bowl: Screen 7
Spyglass: Screen 40 (inside chest)
Old brass coins: Screen 40 (inside chest) and screen 10 (inside tree)
Golden snake: Screen 5 (after puzzle)
Rusty key: Screen 8
Iron lion key: Screen 33
Orange flower : screen 36 (summer)
Charcoal: screen 19 (after lighting fire in summer and extinguishing in spring)
Amber heart (autumn): Screen 22 (see WT)
Pink flower: Screen 19 (autumn)
Trowel: Screen 38 (after flower puzzle)
Broom: Screen 38
Crank: Screen 26 (from flower box)
Gold lion key: Screen 8 (after symbol puzzle)
Golden moon: Screen 15 (downstairs)
Fishing pole: Screen 37 (coins)
Fish key: Screen 11 (fishing pole)
Crystal: Screen 18 (tiles completed)

Statue Locations:

Spring Statue: Screen 4
Winter Statue: Screen 35
Summer Statue: Screen 39
Autumn Statue: Screen 42

- joye

Comment on "The Lost City"

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:52:31 -0500

@Jonathan: On second thought it occurs to me you may be referring to an earlier puzzle. If so look behind the spoiler cut!

If you're talking about the rotation of the snakes on screen 5, you come across that puzzle much earlier than you get the clue to solve it, so if you're towards the beginning you might want to wait.

You need clues from using the looking glass on the brass holder in screens 41 and 10. The clues show which way the head of the snake should be pointing (smallest ring = smallest snake).

Hope this helps!

- joye

Comment on "The Lost City"

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:41:51 -0500

I'm stuck at the last part of it, please help me !!!
I'm not able to solve the puzzle on box after we dig through trowel.....

- shivam

Comment on "The Lost City"

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:39:19 -0500

@Jonathan: Please read my comment to Emswe. :)

- joye

Comment on "The Lost City"

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:01:44 -0500

I love these games, I just finished my first one of these kind of games, the grisly mansion ..but now im on a The Lost City and for the life of me i can not get the snake code on the box to work....plz help!!

- Jess

Comment on "To Nothing"

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:40:47 -0500

Did anyone else find it impossible to use the ID and password on the computer? I:

found the ID in the file drawers easily. Lights off lined up the card with the hole over the poster with the blue light right under the hole. I used the 4 letters that corresponded to PAsS that were immediately below the arrows on the card. But they didn't work as a PW on the computer (and I made them case sensitive) Tried 2 games w 2 different PWs.

- Sarah

Comment on "The Lost City"

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:10:51 -0500

How you solve the snake puzzle?

- Jonathan

Comment on "Otherworld: Spring of Shadows"

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:59:07 -0500

Otherworld: Spring of Shadows walkthrough
Part 1: Chapters 1-3

Chapter 1: The Missing Girl

Follow the Shade

Zoom in on the mirror on the stairs. Take the Iron Key.
Zoom in on the table with the tea set. Take the Handle.
Zoom in on the painting above the fireplace. Take the Stone Fragment (1/3).
Zoom in on the back porch door. Use the Handle, then turn it. Go outside.
Take the Stone Fragment (2/3) from the hanging orange flower.
Proceed down the path to the gate.
Zoom in on the yellow flower below the statue on the right. Move the leaves and take the Stone Fragment (3/3).
Use the Stone Fragments at the base of the statue on the left. Take the Star Dial and the Metal Pin from the cache.
Go back to the porch and zoom in on the hanging lantern on the right. Use the Metal Pin to open the lock, then take the Moon Dial.
Go back to the gate and zoom in on the lock in the middle of the gate.
Use the Star and Moon Dials in their respective slots to start a minigame.

The goal is to count the stars, suns, and moons surrounding the lock, then set the correct number on each dial.
Click and drag each dial to turn them to the proper number.

Solution

Use the Iron Key the girl in the mirror gave you on the revealed keyhole, then enter through the gate.

The Garden

Zoom in on the statue and take the Wire Brush.
Continue up the path and zoom in on the gazebo door.
Use the Wire Brush on the metal disc in the center 3x to start a minigame.

The goal is to open the correct flowers on the vine.
The metal disc tells you what flowers need to be open.
The easiest way to solve this is to open all the flowers, then close the ones that don't qualify.

You are looking for only red and white flowers, and only flowers with five petals.

Solution

Enter the gazebo. Take the Pitcher from the fallen statue.
If you zoom in on the font, you find that you can't get the object lodged in the drain. Instead, exit the gazebo, then go back one more screen after that.
Use the Pitcher in the brook to fill it, then go back inside the gazebo.
Zoom in on the basin and use the filled Pitcher. Then take the Butterfly Wing.

Find the Locket

Exit the gazebo and zoom in on the garden patch (to the right of the path, with the bunny statues).
Use the Butterfly Wing with the jeweled butterfly to start a hidden-object scene.

Find the gems that are shown in the toolbar below. You can only select the gems as they appear in the toolbar.
Click the darker green plants to move them aside. Click the snail to move it as well.

Screenshot

You have acquired Locket Gems. Go back a screen, zoom in on the blindfolded statue, and use the Gems on the slots to start a minigame.

Drag the gems to their respective slots. Gems will lock in place once they are correctly positioned.
Click a gem to rotate it.
Larger slots may hold more than one gem.

Solution

Take the locket.

Rescue the Dryad

Go to the cherry tree. Zoom in on the trunk and talk to the Dryad.
Leave the cherry tree, then go down the rightmost path to the lily pond gate.
Zoom in on the junk in the broken wheelbarrow, on the left. Take the Needle and Thread.
Zoom in on the flowers growing on the tree on the right, then take the Disc (1/2).
Go back 3x, until you are at the back porch.
Click the strange bird, then zoom in on the hanging pot. Take the Torn Cloth.
Go back inside the house. Zoom in on the canvasse-wrapped chair on the right.
Use the Torn Cloth, then the Needle and Thread, with the torn Gardening Glove, then take it.
Exit the house and zoom in again on the hanging pot. Use the Glove with the thorns, then take the Handle.
Go inside and zoom in on the large cupboard. Use the Handle with the door, then take the Paint Remover.
Zoom in on the painting. Use the Paint Remover until the full image is revealed. You have to splash it on enough parts of the painting to solve the puzzle.

Screenshot

Take the Ancient Knife revealed on the left side of the painting.
Go back to the cherry tree. Zoom in on the tree and use the Ancient Knife to start a hidden object scene.
Find all the black flowers to remove them.

Screenshot

Talk to the freed Dryad to get the Disc (2/2).

The Lily Pond

Go to the lily pond gate. Zoom in on the lock and use the Ancient Knife 2x to clear the moss.
Then use the Disc (from the Dryad and from the flowers to the right of the gate) on the slot to start a minigame.

Click the hexagonal tiles to rotate them so they are contiguous with the rest of the design on the disc.

The design is symmetrical. I found it easier to start with the tiles with the fewest neighboring tiles, like those on the outside.
Solution.

Go through the open gate. Take the Empty Sack on the right side of the screen.
Click the alcove in the upper right of the screen for a hidden object scene.
Find all of the spiders. There are three hanging vines you have to click and drag out of the way. I've edited the screenshot below to remove the vines.

Screenshot

Take the Tear-Shaped Carving. When the alcove opens, take the Wire Cutters (1/2) and open the green sketchbook for a minigame.

Drag the pieces to the correct spot to reassemble the sketches. Pieces will lock in place when correctly positioned.
Click a piece to rotate it.
The green sketch has larger pieces, so I found it easier to assemble it first.

Solution

Jewels and Gargoyles

The sketches give you a clue for what to do next. Go back to the lily pond gate and use the Ancient Knife on the flower carving on the tree on the right.
Click and drag to trace the outline of the flower. If you let go of the mouse or are too inaccurate, you will have to start over. Start with the stem.

Screenshot

Take the Figurine (1/3), then use the Empty Sack from the lily pond with the soil to get a sack of Magic Soil.
Go to the stepped path to the gazebo. Zoom in on the garden patch (with the, erm, bunnies) and take the Wire Cutters (2/2).
Zoom in on the winged statue on the left and use the Tear-Shaped Carving (from the alcove in the lily pond) in the slot to start a minigame.

Find the three pieces that go in the slots.
Click to rotate; click and drag to put them in place. Correctly-placed pieces will lock in place.
Note that each piece has one of three designs, and that each design matches one of the slots available.
Now rotate the three glass wheels so the image in the center matches the carved design above.

Solution

Take the Ruby from the alcove

Go back to the lily pond gate. Zoom in on the wheelbarrow and use the Wire Cutters (from the bunny statues in the garden patch, and from the lily pond alcove) on the wire grate to get the Wire Mesh.
Go back to the gazebo path. Zoom in on the frog statue on the left.
Use the Wire Mesh on the opening, then use the Wire Cutters on each of the corners to trim it to fit.
Use the Magic Soil on the sifter, then drag it back and forth until the Sapphire is shown. Take the Sapphire.
Use the Sack on the Soil to reclaim it.
Go back to the garden gate. Zoom in on the left statue, use the Sapphire on the empty eye, and take the Figurine (2/3).
Do the same with the right statue and the Ruby to get Figurine (3/3).

The Eternal Flower

Go to the lily pond. Zoom in on the miniature statue in the lower left corner and use the Figurines for a minigame.

Arrange the Figurines so that their relative positions match the three sets of colored discs above.
Click two figurines to switch positions. Note that the black figurine cannot be moved.

Solution

Zoom in on the planter in the middle of the pond.
Take the Dead Eternal Flower.
Go to the cherry tree and show the Dead Flower to the Dryad to get the Seed Pod.
Go back to the lily pond and zoom in on the pond for a hidden-object scene.
Find the Planter Pieces.

Screenshot

Use the Pitcher on the pond to fill it.
Zoom in on the planter and use the Planter Pieces to start a minigame.

Drag the pieces into place to repair the planter. Correctly placed pieces will lock in place.
Click a piece to rotate it.
Try assembling the outer pieces first.

Use the Sifted Soil, the Seed Pod, then the Filled Pitcher on the planter, then use the Ancient Knife with the Eternal Flower to take it.
Go back to the cherry tree and give the Flower to the Dryad.
Go to the gazebo, zoom in on the font, and give the Flower to Fiona. Take the Lily Charm.
Put the Lily Charm in the locket and watch the cutscene.

Chapter Two: The Intruder

Find the Intruder

Back at the house, zoom in on the second-floor door.
Click and drag the rug behind the door, then pick up the Door Key. Use the Key on the keyhole and turn it, then enter the door.
Zoom in on the pile of junk in the back of the hall for a hidden-object scene.

Find the diamond-shaped Wooden Tiles.
You'll have to open two cardboard boxes, the small wooden box, and the small travelling case to find all the tiles.

Screenshot

Zoom in on the door on the left and use the Wooden Tiles to start a minigame.

Arrange the wooden tiles so the strings in the picture are continuous.
Click two tiles to switch places.
Try setting the eight outer tiles before the two inner tiles.

Solution

Then click the balloons in the order of the numbered strings they are attached to.
If you click a wrong button, you will have to start the sequence again.

If the top balloon is A and the bottom is H, then the order is:

Enter the door and pick up the Battery (1/2) on the ground. It's too dark to see, so exit for now.
Zoom in on the family portrait, just to the right of the bedroom door. Take the Battery (2/2) from the frame. Note the time on the portrait.
Zoom in on the drawer beneath the portrait. Drag it open, then use the Batteries with the Flashlight. Take the Flashlight.
Reenter the bedroom. Use the Flashlight on the darkness.
Zoom in on the bed in the lower right corner for a hidden-object scene.

Find all the Bulbs.
You'll have to move or open the toy truck, the Slinky, the sail of the sailboat, the teapot, the basket, the penant flag, the lion's mouth, and the piggy bank to find all the bulbs.

Screenshot

Use the Bulbs with the chandelier at the top of the screen.

Make Friends

Talk to the Hobgoblin. He's apparently hungry.
Zoom in on the teddy bear, behind the Hobgoblin. Use the Ancient Knife to cut along the heart.
Click the stuffing, then take the gemmed Heart.
Exit the bedroom and zoom in on the grandfather clock on the right. Use the Heart in the slot.
Drag the hands to set the clock. Remember the clue from the family portrait.

Set the clock to 11:15

Screenshot

Take the Torn Sketch from the alcove. Return to the bedroom.
Take the Blanket hanging from the wall above the bed, then zoom in on the Board that is revealed.
Use the Torn Sketch on the board to start a minigame.

Reassemble the torn sketch. Click pieces to rotate them. Drag pieces in place; correctly positioned pieces will lock in place.
It's easier to assemble the half of the sketch with the Hobgoblin drawing on it.

Solution

Read the tip about what Hobgoblins like. Take the Map from the open alcove.

Find Eggs

Use the map to go to the old barn.
Take the wooden Step (1/4) leaning against the short barrels.
Zoom in on the bucket and take the Step (2/4).
Zoom in on the truck bed for a hidden-object scene.
Find the pieces of the Hammer and Wooden Wheel shown in the toolbar.

Screenshot

Go around to the rear of the barn. Pick up the two remaining Steps (3-4/4).

Screenshot

Zoom in on the crate to the left of the sheep. Use the Hammer for a hidden-object scene.

Find all the Nails.
You have to move the cap and the orange bottle to find them all.

Screenshot

Use the Steps, then the Nails on the ladder. Use the Hammer 4x on the ladder.
Zoom in on the window, then use the Hammer on the two broken parts of the glass until the glass breaks.
Use the Blanket from Fiona's bedroom on the glass, then enter the window.
Go right to enter the workshop. Take the Wrench and Pitchfork hanging from the wall, and the Stool in the middle of the floor.

Screenshot

Zoom in on the leaky faucet and use the Wrench to fix it. Take the blue Soap.
Use the Pitcher on the faucet, then turn the valve to fill it.
Go back to the loft. Use the Pitchfork on the pile of hay 4x.
Zoom in on the loose floorboard. Use the Ancient Knife to pry it open, then take the Car Key.
Go back downstairs to the workshop. Zoom in on the car and use the Car Key. Take the Scissors and the Basket.
Go back upstairs. Use the Stool on the markings on the floor. Zoom in on the nest and use the Basket to collect the Rotten Eggs.
Click the map (on the right of the toolbar) to return to the house, then go back to Fiona's bedroom. Give the Eggs to the Hobgoblin.

Make New Clothes (Old Barn)

Take the Hobgoblin's Cane, then go back to the hall.
Zoom in on the attic hatch in the ceiling. Use the Cane to open it, then pull the cane. Click the hatch again to deploy the ladder, then go upstairs.
Take the Feed Bag from the middle of the room.
Zoom in on the work table and look at the etching, for instructions on making clothes. You need to cut, wash, card, spin, and weave the wool into cloth, then cut, sew, and add buttons to the cloth to make the Coat.
Use the map to return to the barn, then go back to the loft.
Use the bag on the hay to get a Bag of Hay.
Go back to the sheep pen outside. Use the Bag of Hay on the hook so the sheep will move.
Zoom in on the pen where the sheep was lying and take the Shears.
Use the Shears on the sheep. Click and drag vertically until the sheep is shorn to collect Dirty Wool.
Go to the front of the barn and zoom in on the bucket. Use the Filled Pitcher (filled with water from the faucet in the barn workshop) and the Soap (found near the faucet) in the bucket.
Use the Dirty Wool in the water. Drag it in circles until it is clean, then collect the Clean Wool.
Go to the loft. Use the Wool on the carding machine to the right of the window. Drag the card left and right until you have Fine Wool.
Use the Wooden Wheel (from the truck bed hidden-object scene outside the barn) on the spinning machine to the left of the window. Zoom in, use the Wool, click the pedal 3x, and take the Yarn.
Go downstairs to the workshop. Use the yarn on the loom on the workbench to start a minigame.

Complete the pattern by filling in the white squares with the proper color.
Click a color on the patch on the left, then click a spot to dye it.
You can always re-dye a square. Squares that you have dyed have a white circle on them.
The easiest way to spot the pattern is to look at each row individually.

Solution

After you get the uncut cloth, use the map to go back to the house, then go up to the attic.

Make New Clothes (Attic)

Click the sewing box, on the round table on the right, to start a minigame.
Arrange the pieces so they form the picture. Click two cross-shaped pieces to switch them.

Solution

Click the box to open it, then take the Cloth Pattern.
Zoom in on the work table. Use the Uncut Cloth, then the Cloth Pattern, then the Scissors (from the car in the barn workshop).
Trace the outline of each piece to cut it out. Start with piece 1, then 2, then 3. Take the Unsewn Cloth.
Zoom in on the drawers to start a hidden-object scene.

Find all the star-shaped buttons.
Click a drawer to open it: each drawer contains at least one button. The drawer will close if you find all the buttons in it.
Once you find all the buttons in a drawer, you won't be able to open it again.

Screenshot

Zoom in on the sewing machine and use the Unsewn Cloth. Click the pedal 3x. Add the Buttons, then take the Coat.
Go back to Fiona's room and give the coat to the Hobgoblin.
Look in the sack and flip through the book. Take the Photo of Fiona from the end of the book. Watch the cutscene.

Chapter Three: The Monster

The Kelpie Appears

Zoom in on the pedastal. Use the Photo of Fiona.
Talk to the creature that emerges (the Kelpie). Watch the cutscene.

Monkey Puzzles

Talk to the Hobgoblin. You can't get the sack yet.
Fill the Pitcher with the Lake, then zoom in on the boat. Use the Pitcher to clear the mud, then take the Fruit Peeling (1/3) and the Dragon Carving.

Solution

Go forward 2x. Zoom in on the dead woman and take the Fruit Peeling (2/3). Ignore the monkey for now.
Go forward 2x. Use the Ancient Knife on the vines.

Cut the vine on top, then the next one, and so on. You only need to remove the vines in the center. There are seven vines to cut.

Take the red Fruit Peeling (3/3).
Go back 3x. Zoom in on the fruit bush to the left of the path. Use the Fruit Peelings on the core on the rock to start a minigame.

Find the Fruit that matches the three peelings.
Click a fruit to mark that it is not the correct fruit: The fruit that is NOT selected will be the correct answer. You can undo this marking by clicking again.
The green part with the stem matches the bottom of the fruit, the other green part matches the top, and the peeled skin matches the middle.
If need be, a kludgy way to solve this is to mark all the fruit, then click to unmark and remark each fruit until you find the answer.

Solution

Go to the wagon and zoom in on the body. Give the Fruit to the monkey.
Zoom in again. Take the Rope that is wrapped around her.
Go back one screen (to where you found the fruit). Use the Rope on the branch to the right of the stepped path.
Click the rope 3x, then take the Branch.
Go back to the lake. Use the Branch on the sack 2x.
Zoom in on the sack and take the Rubber Strip.
Zoom in on the boat and use the Rubber Strip with the forked stick to get a Slingshot.
Go forward 3x and zoom in on the monkey in the tree.
Use the Slingshot on the monkey to start a minigame.

Click the slingshot to fire it at the ornamental Weights.
You need to time it so you can hit the Weights without hitting the monkey. You can shoot again if you time it poorly.
You need to shoot three sets of Weights. Just wait until the monkey is as far from the ornaments as possible, then shoot.

The Wagon

Once you get the Weights from the monkey, go back to the wagon. Use the Weights from the mobile hanging from the wagon to start a minigame.

Balance the mobile with the weights. Click two weights to switch them.
The owl figure is the balance: The closer it moves towards the center, the closer you are to the solution.
There are a few possible solutions: One is below.

Solution

Enter the wagon. Zoom in on the cabinet for a minigame.

Click the blue buttons to rotate the colored discs so they match the color of the background.
Consult the screenshot below. Button A spins discs 1 and 6. B spins 1, 3, and 5.
C spins 2 and 4. D spins 5 and 6.

Screenshot

One possible solution is described below.

First set Discs 2 and 4 with Button C.
Set Disc 3 with Button B, so that the red part is on the bottom.
Use Buttons A and D to set Discs 1 and 6 so that the red part is on the bottom, and to set Disc 5 so that the red part is on the left. The precise way to do this will depend on how you start.
Once you have everything set up this way, click Button D once, then click Button B once.

Now complete the hidden-object scene.

Find pairs of related objects. Click each half of a pair to select the pair.
You need to draw the purple cloth, open the blue box, and take the cap off the cup to find all the objects.

Screenshot

When you are done, click the box in the middle of the screen to find the Winder.
Zoom in on the box in the windowsill of the wagon. Take the Matches, then use the Winder. Click the Winder to reveal the Lens (on the eye of the duck).
Go back outside and zoom in on the body. Use the Lens on the magnifying glass in the woman's hand, then take the repaired Magnifying Glass.
Use the Ancient Knife on the X for a minigame. Click and drag to trace the X and carve it out.
Zoom in on the closed box, to the left of the body. Use the X in the slot, then click it to open it.
Read through Fiona's mother's journal. Take the second Dragon Carving at the end of the book.

First Cave Statue: The Boy

Go forward 2x to the cave entrance.
Use the two Dragon Carvings (from the boat in the lake, and from Fiona's mother's journal) in the two recesses in the archway, on either side of the door.
Use the Magnifying Glass (from Fiona's mother) on the "Small Symbols" that are revealed in the doorway. Play the minigame.

Click matching pairs of gray symbol. Click a symbol and its match to select them.
Selected symbols have a shadow. You can click again to unselect them.
When you've found a match, two of the discs on the outside will light up.
Not every symbol has a match.

Solution

Enter the cave. Use the Matches (from the wagon) on the torch held by the statue the right.
Take the lit Torch and use it on the three other torches as they appear.

Screenshot

Go further inside the cave. There is a large stone control panel on the near side of the water, surrounded by three smaller "stone codes". Zoom in on the leftmost stone code and note what it says.
Zoom in on the control panel and enter the proper keys, according to the stone code.

The clue shows a water drop and four hash marks. Find four water-related keys on the control panel and click to select them.

Solution

Zoom in on the boy statue that lights up on the left. Note that it looks like he's holding something.
Use the Slingshot on the boy, then take the Gear from his satchel.

Second Cave Statue: The Hobgoblin

Go back a screen and zoom in on the markings below the leftmost statue. Use the Gear (from the boy's satchel) in the slot to start a minigame.
Click and drag the gear until the colors on the gear teeth match the colored dots. Then pull the chain on the left and take the Stone Disk.

Solution

Take the Stone Disk that appears. Zoom out and go forward into the cave.
Zoom in on the middle stone code, to the right of the control panel. Use the Stone Disk to start a minigame.
Click and drag the rings to form the complete picture.

Solution

Zoom in on the control panel. Use the code you just uncovered to enter the proper keys.

The clue shows the Hobgoblin and four hash marks. Find four Hobgoblin-related keys on the control panel and click to select them.
Think of things the Hobgoblin likes.

Solution

Zoom in on the hobgoblin statue that is revealed. Note the missing arm. Take the three colored Marbles in the statue's eyes and mouth.

Third Cave Statue: The Girl

Zoom in on the colorful stone code next to the boy. Use the Marbles from the Hobgoblin statue to start a minigame.

Drag the marbles along the grooves to match them with the colored insets.
Try matching the outermost marbles first.

Solution

Zoom in on the control panel. Use the code you just uncovered to enter the proper keys.

The clue shows some insects and five hash marks. Find five insect keys and click to selection them.

Solution

Zoom in on the girl statue. Take the Jewel from her hair and the Butterfly Net behind her.
Go all the way back to the lake and zoom in on the boat. Use the Jewel with the purse, then zoom in on the mirror for a minigame.

Drag the pieces to reassemble the Mirror. Correctly placed pieces will lock in place.
Click a piece to rotate it.
Try starting with the larger pieces.

Solution

Return to the inside of the cave and zoom in on the girl. Use the Mirror with the girl, then take the Dog Collar from her arm.

Fourth Cave Statue: The Dog

Go back a screen, to just inside the cave. Use the Torch on the murky water (The water is hard to see: it's within the first S-bend of the path).
Find the Bone at the top of the screen. Use the Butterfly Net (from behind the girl statue) to retrieve the Bone.
Go forward and zoom in on the rightmost stone code. Use the Ancient Knife to remove the Wood, then use the Bone in the recess.
Zoom in on the control panel. Use the code you just uncovered to enter the proper keys.

The clue shows a dog bone and rour hash marks. Find four dog-related keys and click to selection them.

Solution

Zoom in on the dog statue. Use the Dog Collar (from the girl statue), then take the Stone Arm.
Zoom in on the Hobgoblin statue and use the Stone Arm to restore it to the Hobgoblin. Take the broken Stone Key from his right hand.

Subdue the Kelpie

Go back to inside the wagon. Use the Stone Key with the key-duplicating machine on the table to start a minigame.

Arrange the key-carving metal rods to duplicate the broken key.
Click two rods to switch them. You can't switch between the top and bottom rows.
Be sure to match the height as well as the shape of each tooth on the key.

Solution

Go back to the lake and zoom in on the sack. Use the New Key on the keyhole to open the chest.
Click twice on the paper to take the Blank Music Sheet.
Use the Ancient Knife with the slot on the bottom of the chest, then take the Flute.
Look at the sketch for a clue on how to befriend the Kelpie. Apparently the Kelpie likes kelp.
Go back to the cave. Use the torch on all the Kelpweed you find, then use the Ancient Knife to collect it. There are three patches near the entrance and three in the back.

Screenshot 1

Screenshot 2

Go to the part of the cave near the entrance. Use the Wood on one of the torches to get Burnt Wood.
Zoom in on the colored gear puzzle from before. Use the Blank Music Sheet on the rectangle below the grid, then use the Burnt Wood.
Click and drag the wood to imprint the marks, then take the Music Sheet.
Go back to the lake and zoom in on the pedestal (which you used to first summon the Kelpie). Use the Music Sheet on the stand, then use the Flute (from the chest in the sack by the lake) to start a minigame.

Click and drag the notes up and down to match those in the Music Sheet above.
You'll have to figure out what the question-mark notes are by trial and error.
Press the green play button on the right to test your solution. Correct notes will light up green. Incorrect notes will be red, or yellow if you are only one spot away from the correct spot.

Solution

When the Kelpie emerges, give it the Kelpweed from the caves. Finish the conversation to get the Flower Charm.
Open the locket and use the Flower Charm in its space. Talk to the Kelpie again, then watch the cutscene.

More coming soon!

- Mike

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I will have a full walkthrough up tonight but in the meantime I will answer questions. :)

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