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Oh, no! No one here to help me? I hate "opart". Argh!!

Ok, the stereograms were a bit annoying (I can do them with physical posters and such, but it took me quite a while to find the trick to doing them on a computer screen).

I am stuck early. Must be missing something. *clicks around aimlessly*

Thanks for the small spoiler. I am one of the unlucky few who cannot see stereovision, so I'll wait to play this one until I've got a pal who can lend me his eyes.

I know the poster over the couch is

but what in the world is the other one.

The stereograms were a bit difficult to distinguish with my monitor, but once I saw one the other was easy. The "orange" stereogram is

while the green one is

.

With the three books having wolf in common (shadow on the blue, three little pigs for the green and red riding hood) it leads me to believe that Italian wolves have something to do with the passcode, but I'm having trouble figuring that one out.

I've got

any ideas?

You're wrong about the books, Dougan. That's not little red riding hood, it's Cinderella on the red book. I don't know what the little lamb in the clock is supposed to be for, but if you think numbers, you can figure out the first two and then use trial and error for the blue number.

The 3rd stereogram:

skippy,

Code for cupboard is

The trick to the cabinet lock

whoops!

I have finally Identified the third book the wolf thing helped it's

skippy,

yay, i'm out! the stereograms were kinda fun... it's helpful to note that things apparently have to be done in a particular order or you can't progress in the game. (i had to start over once due to missing a step.) grabbing a bite to eat and then i'll try to work on a walkthrough.

This is my first game without a walkthrough to tempt me! I'm excited.

thanks for the cabinet help! i feel dumb, should have gotten that...
I...

The stereograms show:

skippy,

wickedcherub,

I feel pretty much the same, although I've been glad for the help with the stereograms. I usually can't see them on paper -- it's hopeless on my laptop.

got it...

I have full inventory and the only thing I haven't used is the

What now?

Okay I'm stuck now - I've run out of items to use and things to open / click on. I'll let you guys know where I'm at, then I'll come back from work and have another look.

Walkthough:

Explanation for the blue book added. -FunnyMan

I'm not a huge fan of escape games.. This isn't a bad one. But what's with that last step?! that's just too random for me o_O

It's a shame that this game relies on stereograms. I am blind in one eye, so I have never been able to see one, and i know many people who can't see them without this problem. I guess it's like the games where the designer forgets about people with colour-blindness.

Hmm. I might not have needed the help if I had realized that the green book could only be clicked on from the not-zoom-in view. :-/

Otherwise, simple somewhat fun. 'Course, I like stereograms.

out !
YEEEAAAAAAHHHHH!

it took me a while watching these pictures...

As for me, 3rd stereogram shows

but that make no sense...

Well, who knows what's that music after escape?
It was great... and I want it very much

Site seems to be down now, Weekday Escape strikes again :D

Is it possible to use spoiler tags in the reviews?

I finally solved it with lots of help from the comments above :)

On the use of stereograms: even when you can see them, occasionally the image you perceive is not the one intended by the creator, but a distorted image. (It could just be me, but I suspect the reason is that the brain has to guess at the most likely image, and sometimes gets it wrong.) It happened to me on the third stereogram, even though the comments told me what to expect.

Akalannar that would be

The music is "Greensleeves". I'm not sure who made the music box version, but it is nice. :)

Incidentally, whoever made this game goofed up a single important detail.

Server seems overloaded...

1. Yeah, the server is overloaded. That just means that JiG has so many followers!

2. Unfortunately, I also cannot see stereograms. I am legally blind, and cannot see things in three dimensions. So, while I do think it is cool to incorporate into a game, I do want to thank those who have given me the stereo answers. Unfortunately, sometimes, a game designer must weight between what they perceive is good for the game and it being universally accessible.

SonicLover

For the logic behind the last digit of the cabinet code:

Re: am/pm:

I've never been able to see stereograms, despite having mastered focussing/un-focussing at will. The linked article suggests that a small percent of the population just can't use stereovision; perhaps I'm one of them. Thanks for the stereo-tips, JiG comments folk.

jig strikes again! we broke the site :(

For those that can't figure out blue:

Is this mirrored anywhere? I'm getting mostly Service Temporarily Unavailable, or else the page loads but the game doesn't.

Never mind. It finally loaded.

I can get the 3-D effect of stereograms pretty well, but sometimes I have trouble interpreting what it is I'm seeing. I was able to get the one above the small bookshelf, but I'm not sure about the one above the couch.

That was actually reasonably doable. I only needed two hints, one for the books and one for the stereograms. It seems I'm not alone in lacking the ability to see these things. My eye problems mean that I don't have true depth perception, so I can't see the 3D image. I don't think it makes it a bad game, but it is a little frustrating for me.

i don't see the

anyone know?

Ow. I have an easier time using stereograms on paper than on a computer, so trying them here hurt my eyes a bit. It sounded like a good idea, except for making the game impossible for some people. Their implementation was kind of random, unless the puzzle solution actually did match up with the theme and I didn't know.

I think a bug is preventing me from completing this, is this happening to anyone else?

That's what I get for posting, I reloaded again and it worked fine

About the blue book:

Makes sense to me ... thanks mommy for sending me to sleep those days :)

The Blue book is the story

Juggernaut, I'm not familiar with that tale.

Didn't see any dog or Italian flag, or 32... well thanks for the walkthrough!

Re: AM/PM

And in regards to the blue book, I've never heard of that tale either.

actually i think the blue book is

but i might be wrong

Cake,

The wolf thing is good. Also, Romulus and Remus (founders of rome) were raised by a wolf.

can't find the screwdriver. anyone have any ideas?

question about the bubble gum machine:

I wonder if we could have some kind of marker on the message board to indicate which comment people are responding to (like 4chan). It gets really confusing as is...

Would have been good, but I can't see the hidden pictures in stereograms so I had to rely on walkthroughs.

Paul

It took me forever to figure that out.

Stereograms? Bad idea. Really.
I physically can't do them on paper let alone on a monitor.
They really limit this game's audience in my opinion.
Add to this the already mentioned

then you got yourself a fairly poor escape game.

The game was okay, but like the others I really question the use of stereograms. I've never been able to see the hidden picture in them.

Eh. Just okay. I didn't get the blue book reference either but you just try each number until it works.

I have no problem with sterograms at all. Always been able to see them. BUT, whenever I view them on a computer screen, they are reversed. In other words, a bowl becomes a dome & vice versa. Does anyone else experience that?

Darn my lack of stereovision!!! I just had to be unique, didn't I? lol

For those who (like me) have trouble with stereograms, this link gives you an option of playing the game with visible pictures instead:

http://mydia-maybe.aki.gs/escape_toys.html

Click "picture" or "stereogram" depending on what you want.

Good for the designers for responding to criticism!

I enjoyed this game. I have never been able to see stereograms before but this game sent me on a web search and I found a link that steps you through how they actually work and now I can see them easily. Yay!

I'm not doing very well with the overall game yet but I did find a pretty good way to see the stereograms. You know how you can see the reflection of objects in your monitor - maybe a lamp, the tv behind you, or even your own reflection? Well, I've found that if I focus on the reflections rather than the stereogram I go into "stereo" rather quickly. Then I just find the right "stare" to see the object in the stereograms.

i cant figure out how to assemble parts together from my inventory...help plz

about the red book clue:

I can't seem to combine items, ie slingshot parts...help?

Strictly speaking, as "am" means "before noon" and "pm" means "after noon", both "12am" and "12pm" mean midnight. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_meridiem#Confusion_at_noon_and_midnight

Is there any way to fix the bug that prevents you from putting the

in inventory?

Also, regarding AM/PM---think about it this way, folks: If it's noon, what time will it be in one minute? 12:01 PM. If it's midnight, in one minute it will be 12:01 AM. So, midnight is AM and noon is PM.

Thanks for the walkthrough, Serre... The moment I saw stereograms, I should have closed the window immediately - I can't do stereograms at all due to depth perception problems. :(

How do you

PLEASE somebody help!

I dont know

please help me im stuck!

A.M. and P.M. are from the Latin words ante meridian and post meridian. Ante translates into English as before and meridian translates midday and post into after, so basically that would make A.M. before noon and P.M. after noon which is where afternoon comes from. Thats all. XD

oh wait someone already explained that about the whole Latin thing...oops.

And of course I didn't use a spoiler........
Anyways maybe Japan has a different way of thinking, who knows: Japanese people

AM/PM

I understand how u think 12 pm is midnight but it actually is noon. Midnight is actualy morning so 12 AM makes much more sense.

Oh, you have -got- to be kidding me. Is that what a stereogram is? Oh, jeez! I remember the local newspaper used to put a stereogram on the top of the Sunday comics and my sisters and I would spend -hours- playing with them before they got discontinued. Oh gosh, I am definitely going to try this out! Man, good childhood memories.

I just wanted to comment that the blue book is from "The Wolves and the Seven goats".

Awwww! I think the link's broke!

*pouts*

The links in the review have been updated and should work fine now.

Link is still broken? Re-broken?

[Re-fixed. (Permanently, this time.) -Jay]

Thanks for the walkthrough!

How do you do this step?

?

I read the clues for it, and have

Now, I just want to know

?

Thanks in advance! ;)