Trapped Part 2: The Dark
Trapped Part 2: The Dark is the middle installment in a trilogy of puzzle adventure games distinguished by a literary flavor and an unusual perspective. This series has a lot more in common with the old Infocom text adventures than it does with modern point-and-click games. Rather than relying on abstract puzzles and thorough visual investigation, the Trapped games plop you in a mundane environment, lavish you with a huge inventory, and then ask you to be extremely clever.
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Is anyone else having difficulty loading the game? It always stops at 71% for me?
oooo!!!!
its good so far..... i dont have that much stuff yet so i dont know what's to come.
My game has slowed its loading in the low 90% range. Is it because of the JIG effect, or just a really big download?
OK, I have the waterwheel happening but how to shorten the chain to pull down the wall???
I really loved the first one, and I'm sure I'd love the second one, if only it would load.
Gosh. I tried refreshing, I tried opening and closing the page, and still it stays at 97%.
Ugh.
It wouldn't even bother me so much if it would stop at oh, say, 21%.
But this...
It's although they build you up and up and up and then "FLOP. Sorry, no go!"
>:[
Zoya - for times like that when a file won't complete loading, chances are something interrupted the download the first time and corrupted the file.
Sometimes the only way to correct that is to empty your browser cache and try reloading the page again.
ok, as usual, i'm stuck quite early on.
can't get thing under table, or ball open. also can't tell what the mirror is saying.
Wow, great! I was looking forward to episode 2!
Hmm... I was promised to get an email notification though as many of us probably was - and I received nothing like that...
I've opened up the brick wall. And some creepy apparition warned me not to go in. Now what?
I still can't get the sphere to open. :/
Thank you! :]
That would actually probably explain alot.
That was creepy, but I liked the joke about 'Jumpman' the plumber and his Princess, and the one with wishing the game ending - they took that from Sam & Max Hit the Road.
Also, lucidsubconscious,
you don't get the ball open until much, much later in the game.
Which thing under what table are you having trouble with?
i got passed the room with the watermill.. then what?! cant get through the door in the next room.. help...!
oh man, i can't wait for the last one. the logic wasn't THAT far-fetched... but i can see how it's a little out there.
OK - my very first reaction is that either I'm missing out on something very badly or I'm really meant to spend more than 20 minutes trying to explore "for the umpteenth time" 2 very small chambers where i can collect a handful of - so far - useless staff plus drag a mirror here and there.
Not a very welcoming start to a game.
Makes me suspect it's gonna be pixel-hunting time...
Here's a hint:
You're not supposed to use a key for the first door. Try to think of another bright idea.
Right now I'm at the point of trying to get coded messages from the book - putting first letters together, etc... :D
Heck... I'm out of the chained door... At last.
I am completely stumped. I'm
in the house, missing the third piece to the heart box, and with two locked doors and one without a handle. I've made a ton of useless phone calls (at least they seem useless) and I am at a loss as to what to do next. I've tried everything I can think of - and I'm sure I've overlooked a small detail - but that detail is eluding me. And I've yet to figure out the concrete sphere.
I can't find the third (bottom) piece of the heart. Any ideas???
WALKTHROUGH:
PART 1:
Walk to circle of light, take COIN, BLACK KEY
Walk to long table, take BOOK, CONCRETE SPHERE, FLASK OF GLYCERINE
Click on MIRROR twice, take MIRROR
Click on small table to place MIRROR facing the long table
Click on MIRROR
Click on long table to take METAL BAR
Enter Room 2
Walk to small table, take WINE, GUNPOWDER
Return to Room 1
Place GUNPOWDER in locked door
Use LIGHTER on GUNPOWDER/locked door
Take CHAIN
Enter Room 3
Walk to small table, take COMPASS, JELL-O
Walk to long (not L) table, take MAGNIFYING LENS
Click on scale model 3x to take SMALL COIN, SMALL KEY
Return to Room 1
Use KNIFE to remove loose stone on "North" wall, take MAGNET
Return to Room 3
Use BLACK KEY on door to enter Room 4
Use MAGNET to take METAL COVER
Use CHAIN on watermill and ring on brick wall
Use METAL BAR on watermill
Click on hole (where METAL COVER was) to turn on water
Return to Room 1
Use LIGHTER on long table's Bunsen burner
Use METAL COVER on Bunsen burner
Use FLASK OF GLYCERIN on Bunsen burner
Use WINE on Bunsen burner
Enter Room 2
Take WOODEN BOARD from flooded hole
Fill FLASK with water
Return to Room 1
Use FLASK OF WATER on Bunsen burner
Use JELL-O on Bunsen burner
Use FLASK on Bunsen burner
Enter Room 4 via Room 3
Use WATERPROOF GLUE on watermill
Use WOODEN BOARD on watermill
Go through hole in brick wall to enter Room 5
Use SMALL KEY to open the safe, take MEMO, CARVED CRYSTAL
Return to Room 1 via Room 4, 3
Take MIRROR, place in circle of light
Place MAGNIFYING LENS on small table
Place CARVED CRYSTAL on small table
Click on wall to view--take note of the marks' locations (which ring, which spoke; this changes per game)
Return to Room 5 via Room 3, 4
Unlock door using CARVED CRYSTAL's marks--note the various ring sizes to the right of each dial and match up the marks
Enter Room 6
Return to Room 5
Return to Room 6
Climb up ladder
Wendy,
try calling for the credit card again
To get the last piece of the heart you need to
get past the door with no handle.
To do that, you'll need to make a particular phone call, but
it won't work unless you're wealthy
Wow! That one clue was eluding me, but I found it! What a tremendous game! I can't wait for the last installment!
@ Selune:
use the spoon on the left plant in the large room. It's pretty easy to follow from there.
NathanielK
Thanks for the reasoning behind the credit card thing. I had called previously and was rejected. I didn't even tie the wishing well and credit card ideas together until you mentioned it. :) Thanks. It's good to know there was a reason it worked the second time and not the first.
WALKTHROUGH:
PART 2:
Flip down trapdoor
Click on diary, take RED KEY
Use RED KEY on door to enter "MASTER" BEDROOM
Use SMALL COIN on scale model well
Take PILE OF WOOD
Walk to well, take DEAD FROG
Enter KITCHEN
Face cupboards, take SPOON, COOKING PAN
Walk to refrigerator, take MEAT
Walk to table, take CABBAGE LEAF
Enter HALL
Click on both sides of bar to take ICEPICK, VODKA
Click on armchair to take BUSINESS CARD
Walk to left potted plant
Use SPOON on plant to take COIN
Enter CORRIDOR
Enter LIVING ROOM (upper right door)
Click on bookshelf to take BOOKMARK
Click on armchair under window to take SMALL KEY
Return to CORRIDOR
Enter BATHROOM (lower right door)
Click on toilet 2x to take NEWSPAPER
Click on sink to turn on water
Use COOKING PAN on sink
Return to KITCHEN via CORRIDOR, HALL
Use PILE OF WOOD on stove
Use VODKA on stove
Use LIGHTER on stove
Use COOKING PAN on stove
Use CABBAGE LEAF on stove, click to take COOKED CABBAGE
Return to YARD
Use COOKED CABBAGE on dog
Use MEAT on dog
Return to KITCHEN
Return to YARD
Use SPOON on dirt by well to take CRAP KEY
Use COIN on well
[haha...] Use COIN on well, take THINGAMAJIG
Use ICEPICK on rabbit statue
Use DEAD FROG on rabbit statue
Click on KITCHEN door
Click on rabbit statue to take FROG, BROKEN ICEPICK
Return to HALL via KITCHEN
Use CRAP KEY on DINING ROOM door
Face low cabinet, take JELLY JAR
Walk to long side table, take BUSINESS CARD
Use SMALL KEY to unlock short side table, take COIN
Return to KITCHEN via HALL
Use JELLY JAR on flies over cabbage
Enter YARD
Use JAR OF FLIES on small hole in wall
Use FROG on small hole in wall, take METAL PIECE
Use COIN on well
Return to LIVING ROOM via KITCHEN, HALL, CORRIDOR
Call WR National Bank (see NEWSPAPER; 555-2265)
Return to HALL via CORRIDOR
Click envelope by front doors, take CREDIT CARD
Enter KITCHEN
Use CREDIT CARD to open knobless door
Enter "CLOSET"
Use CONCRETE SPHERE on battery acid on floor, take METAL PIECE
Return to HALL via KITCHEN
Use THINGAMAJIG on metal box on end table
Use METAL PIECE on metal box
Use METAL PIECE on metal box
Take WHITE KEY
Enter CORRIDOR
Use WHITE KEY to unlock BEDROOM
Use KNIFE on man [awuh-oh!]
Click on man, take FRONT DOOR KEY
Click on BEDROOM door
To be continued...
Wow, that was... wow. This guy has the creep factor down. A couple of things- under options you can zoom so you're not pixel hunting. You can also turn off the lightning. It can be distracting, but it is a clue.
HA! I don't belive this!
inside the house where episode #1 took place you find a phone in the study. You can call different numbers you find reference to. I tried - don't really know why, just for fun, i guess - 911 - AND THE GAME REACTED!!! didn't take me any closer to the solution but it reacted! A HUGE thumbs-up, Rodrigo :DDD
hey i feel sooooo stupid. ok now i need help with finding something to open the door after the secret room. i've been looking everwhere. all i have is
lighter / knife/ sphere/ book/ small and big coin/ memo.
i really want to get onto this heart biz,lol.
i found the first and third piece of the heart. where can i find the second piece?
How do I get the second piece of the heart? I already got the first and last piece.
Hi all, I'm Rodrigo, the creator of the game. I saw the comments and thought of clearing a few things out. :)
For those of you who ae having trouble loading the game, the server's been very busy since the game release, and sometimes it gets very unstable. The game is not very big (about 1.5MB), and that's usually a question of refreshing the page. I'm really sorry for that, and I'm already negotiating a solution with my server.
bioLarzen, as for the newsletter, this is also in the hands of my provider, they still hadn't released me the mailing tool (I think they figure out I'm a spammer). The newsletter will be sent, but very very late, and I'm sorry for that too. :/
And, since I had a telephone with a simple script to make it work, there was no reason to not include various phone numbers - instead of just the ones you actually SEE in the game. I couldn't leave 911 out. Glad you liked it. :)
Thank you Psychotronic for the great review. After the first game, the dream-like puzzles were a conscious decision - we knew a lot of people wouldn't like them, but that was the style we wanted to follow. :)
Cheers, and good game to all. Sorry again for the problems we're going through.
Perhaps a green jumper can help you to get the second piece.
i re-played part one and found rabbit coin
in the hall, between the doors of corridor and dining room. you have to use ax, so wait before putting down the tree
i didn't use it, but when re-played again part two i found it in my inventory, as well as the lighter and the knife. i tried to put in the well, but a writing apperared: "i don't want to miss this coin" so i think it will be important in part three.
I loved the first part, so I was excited to see this installment... If it EVER loads, I'll let you know what I think... After fifteen minutes to get to 68%, I wouldn't recommend holding your breath. =\
Argh, too many accounts! Typekey, community.jayisgames.com, and now this one.
Anyway, I'm loving this game. The first one hurt my eyes, but the zoom on this makes it much nicer.
Not doing very well though.
Keep just wandering around the house. I've found the top piece of the heart, and am wandering about with a lighter, a book, a memo, a knife, a sphere, a dead frog, a newspaper, a bookmark, a spoon and a small key. Guy has big pockets.
Any ideas, oh wonderful people?
architectonic, have you checked the bar?
I'm stuck on the door with code, I dont understand how to understand the marks on the wall..
@ Mariolinamay
I did! I'm further on now, it's taking (very slow) shape.
Apparently the wishing well is key.
Thanks though!
This better be the best game ever made, sheesh.
30 min load time, but at least you explained why, thanks.
Clearing cache doesn't seem to work.
I'm on Mozilla if it matters.
BTW - nicely run site, Jay.
In bocca al lupo!
Big big help: new zoom function! It makes it so there really is no pixel hunting, particularly for those stuck in the first couple of rooms. (I did that... d'oh.)
By the time I got to the
third heart piece
it was getting very frustrating, but I hope that sense of frustration was done on purpose for the ending. The one time it's forgivable, LOL.
Well,
I had to take a couple of hours' break but came back to the game and finally finished it.
It was well worth the time spent on it, a good sequel to part I. Not easy, but not too hard to give up.
Good work, Rodrigo, looking forward to Part 3. Any idea around when it's due?
I cant whait for the third one !!!!
Having actually finished it, I can say that I loved it.
Still not sure what
the bit with the frog and the statue
was all about though. That didn't make sense to me, and I only got it because I was wandering around trying everything with everything.
Very mysterious though! Caused as many questions as it answered. Looking forward to the next part.
Hey I'm having the same issues as bobofetta,
it continually gets stuck somewhere and no matter how many times I refresh the page it won't load past a certain point.
I've tried clearing my cache (deleted temp internet files) and it will begin from 0% again, but get stuck somewhere else!
RRRR!
where do I get the metal bar? tried clicking on the table but with little success.
won't finish loading,
refresh doesn't work, clearing cache just starts the process over until it gets stuck again.
now the site won't load at all
any other ideas/help?
ty
Did I mess the game up?
I fed the meat and the cabbage to the dog at different times, and nothing is happening. He's still sick.
Ok i am in desperate need of help because i am stuck
i am at the stage
where i call the credit card number
but they keep rejecting me as they don't have any records of him
how do i solve this?
many thanks for any help
@ b -
You need to move the large mirror over to the table - it will reflect under the table, then click the bar in the reflection.
@ Lune -
After you put the cabbage in the bowl, add the meat to mix. Leave for a bit, then come back. The dog will have taken care of his problem.
@ motc -
You have to be rich before you can get the credit card. To get rich, you have to make a wish.
I'm stuck too... Where ever you get the
Crap Key
from is a total mystery to me.
Don't know how to see or 'make' the
Soil appear like in the walkthrough that's been posted up
Any suggestions/pics?
Oh. My. God. I nearly had a heart attack when I finished the game. That was, by far, the creepiest, scariest thing I have ever experienced in my life (which really shows I need to get out more).
Hey I'm really stuck..i can't open the door with no handle!
All I Have is
Lighter, knife, book, concrete sphere, memo, a cabbage leaf, a spoon, slices of meat, a bookmark, a bottle of vodka, a dead frog and a small key which i dont know where it goes!!
I am also having major loading problems. Rodrigo, I hope you get those server issues worked out real soon... I should've just left it at 61% and loading 1% per minute, because now after multiple refreshes the site itself won't even come up...
What a great game!
I so do not agree with psychotronics review. (Sorry) I was frustrated a couple of times, yes, but the game had me continuing the search, and in the end I solved without help. The reason was that the game kept surprising me and switching directions. Easier games have made me give up, if they're not interesting, but I love this series, and it's very intense. Also there was clues from the beginning for the problems in the end, so I had a vague feeling to look for a creditcard, which was a cool subtle hint.
In general I loved the game.
Very good game once it FINALLY loaded properly. Thanks for all the tips, I was going crazy trying to figure out that door code.
The ending was kinda creepy lol.
I'm stuck at the ring/spoke locked door.
I have the code and I put it in but it won't open
I'm not even finished loading the game, but some comments made me ask this question: is the game really creepy? I don't like creepy games...
@ jojo -
The game takes some "normal" things and adds a psychological twist to them. "Creepy" is just the reaction of some - it's not horror, it's psychological thriller. And even the thrill is low-key, so don't let those comments keep you from playing.
Great game. Its nice to have a point and click/room escape game with an interesting story behind it. I can't wait for the climax of the series.
Thanks Wendy, I'm playing the game right now. I think the creepy aura comes from the stone walls (looks cold to me) and those dark corners..
o wow.. just finished it (using a few hints from this page, thanks guys), and it is creepy.. not scary-ugly-monster-pops-out-iut-of-nowhere creepy, but the plot.. can't wait for the 3rd one! Great game!
The game is taking forever to load. Taking 5 minutes just to get to the progress bar and then hanging at about 6%.
Any info on what to do to make it load? I've tried clearing cache, and tried Firefox and IE.
I think the site is lagging out due to bandwidth issues.
On Rodrigo's blog (http://trapped.rodrigoroesler.com/blog.php) he explains why people are having difficulty getting to the game. With sites like this and Nordinho etc. linking to it, the bandwidth has taken a hammering.
have found 2 "easter eggs" in both games.. have you?
One Coin for each game title
Rabbit Coin
Dark Coin
a little pixel hunting to find them ... just a little logic involved too, and you'll have to use an object in each game to find the "eggs."
i'm going crazy to find
dark coin
jonathan, where did you find it?
Wow just finished the game without any help. Took me about a couple of hours. I was stuck for lots of time at the beginning but I once I got outside the house it was quite easy because the puzzles are much more logical. Another great thing is that there's no point and clicking at all. The story is so interesting, too bad we'll have to wait a couple of months to play the last part.
where you find the
credit card
Mine won't load at all, it won't even get past 5%. This is the second day I've tried and I've tried on FireFox and Internet Explorer. Neither works.
Howdy, all--I've already forgotten my new sign on info--ACK! Sorry, Jay--I've been recuping from foot surgery, so a little out of it. Guess I will have to get YET ANOTHER account! haha
So, I'm having the same problem as Melissa. Found the code easily, immediately knew where it needed to go, but it doesn't work. I've tried forwards and backwards--no go. What the heck? Is this a glitch?
Hey, sorry I forgot this in my earlier post. I know there is some buzz about the bandwidth on the host site, but I just went into my Firefox preferences and added 10M of memory to the cache. It still took about 5 minutes to load, but it did indeed load. Don't know if I just got lucky, or if having a little extra cache space helped.
Holy smokes.
I just finished the game. The ending was really "mind-boggling" if you know what I mean. Can't wait till the 3rd part of this game. It's all got my mind turning and looking at all the possibilities of what's going on. Thanks
Rodrigo :) Never had an "escape" game keep me this interested and entertained.
Wow, finally got it loaded, but I think I was waiting for it to load longer than I was actually playing the game! Nevertheless, amazing game, I love how the story is unfolding and I can't wait for the last installment!! Keep up the good work =)
It took me two hours to load this morning (I was doing other things while waiting), and... it was worth it. Great game.
And I thought the mix of ordinary and dream logic was just right, meaning that I only needed two hints to solve it; and sometimes when I did solve it I felt smart:
putting the mirror on the small table to find the rod under the long table [this was a little frustrating, since I thought I had it in the right place when it was in the light]
and
calling again for the credit card [and I felt dumb about not connecting this with wishing I was rich]
I really liked
throwing the little coin in the little well to get out of the sick room
Woohoo! finally solved it!! Took me about 1 and a half hours but it was fun!!!
important parts:the huge mirror can be use for 2 purposes..only the bank's number is important...throw all coins into the well....give the statue ice pick and frog and the frog comes to life....dog craps when he eats cooked veggies and meat.....frog tongue can reach the end of hole...attract with flies
I got the game to load, but all the text is missing. The guy is invisible too. The only way I can tell where he is is by his shadow when he moves.
this is the walkthrough, in fullness. i dont take credit for any of it, im just bringing it together in one part
COMPLETE WALKTHROUGH:
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Walk to circle of light, take COIN, BLACK KEY
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Walk to long table, take BOOK, CONCRETE SPHERE, FLASK OF GLYCERINE
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Click on MIRROR twice, take MIRROR
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Click on small table to place MIRROR facing the long table
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Click on MIRROR
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Click on long table to take METAL BAR
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Enter Room 2
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Walk to small table, take WINE, GUNPOWDER
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Return to Room 1
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Place GUNPOWDER in locked door
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Use LIGHTER on GUNPOWDER/locked door
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Take CHAIN
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Enter Room 3
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Walk to small table, take COMPASS, JELL-O
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Walk to long (not L) table, take MAGNIFYING LENS
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Click on scale model 3x to take SMALL COIN, SMALL KEY
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Return to Room 1
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Use KNIFE to remove loose stone on "North" wall, take MAGNET
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Return to Room 3
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Use BLACK KEY on door to enter Room 4
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Use MAGNET to take METAL COVER
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Use CHAIN on watermill and ring on brick wall
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Use METAL BAR on watermill
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Click on hole (where METAL COVER was) to turn on water
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Return to Room 1
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Use LIGHTER on long table's Bunsen burner
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Use METAL COVER on Bunsen burner
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Use FLASK OF GLYCERIN on Bunsen burner
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Use WINE on Bunsen burner
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Enter Room 2
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Take WOODEN BOARD from flooded hole
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Fill FLASK with water
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Return to Room 1
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Use FLASK OF WATER on Bunsen burner
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Use JELL-O on Bunsen burner
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Use FLASK on Bunsen burner
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Enter Room 4 via Room 3
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Use WATERPROOF GLUE on watermill
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Use WOODEN BOARD on watermill
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Go through hole in brick wall to enter Room 5
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Use SMALL KEY to open the safe, take MEMO, CARVED CRYSTAL
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Return to Room 1 via Room 4, 3
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Take MIRROR, place in circle of light
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Place MAGNIFYING LENS on small table
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Place CARVED CRYSTAL on small table
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Click on wall to view--take note of the marks' locations (which ring, which spoke; this changes per game)
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Return to Room 5 via Room 3, 4
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Unlock door using CARVED CRYSTAL's marks--note the various ring sizes to the right of each dial and match up the marks
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Enter Room 6
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Return to Room 5
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Return to Room 6
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Climb up ladder
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Flip down trapdoor
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Click on diary, take RED KEY
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Use RED KEY on door to enter "MASTER" BEDROOM
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Use SMALL COIN on scale model well
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Take PILE OF WOOD
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Walk to well, take DEAD FROG
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Enter KITCHEN
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Face cupboards, take SPOON, COOKING PAN
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Walk to refrigerator, take MEAT
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Walk to table, take CABBAGE LEAF
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Enter HALL
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Click on both sides of bar to take ICEPICK, VODKA
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Click on armchair to take BUSINESS CARD
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Walk to left potted plant
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Use SPOON on plant to take COIN
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Enter CORRIDOR
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Enter LIVING ROOM (upper right door)
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Click on bookshelf to take BOOKMARK
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Click on armchair under window to take SMALL KEY
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Return to CORRIDOR
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Enter BATHROOM (lower right door)
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Click on toilet 2x to take NEWSPAPER
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Click on sink to turn on water
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Use COOKING PAN on sink
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Return to KITCHEN via CORRIDOR, HALL
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Use PILE OF WOOD on stove
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Use VODKA on stove
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Use LIGHTER on stove
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Use COOKING PAN on stove
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Use CABBAGE LEAF on stove, click to take COOKED CABBAGE
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Return to YARD
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Use COOKED CABBAGE on dog
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Use MEAT on dog
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Return to KITCHEN
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Return to YARD
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Use SPOON on dirt by well to take CRAP KEY
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Use COIN on well
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[haha...] Use COIN on well, take THINGAMAJIG
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Use ICEPICK on rabbit statue
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Use DEAD FROG on rabbit statue
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Click on KITCHEN door
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Click on rabbit statue to take FROG, BROKEN ICEPICK
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Return to HALL via KITCHEN
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Use CRAP KEY on DINING ROOM door
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Face low cabinet, take JELLY JAR
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Walk to long side table, take BUSINESS CARD
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Use SMALL KEY to unlock short side table, take COIN
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Return to KITCHEN via HALL
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Use JELLY JAR on flies over cabbage
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Enter YARD
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Use JAR OF FLIES on small hole in wall
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Use FROG on small hole in wall, take METAL PIECE
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Use COIN on well
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Return to LIVING ROOM via KITCHEN, HALL, CORRIDOR
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Call WR National Bank (see NEWSPAPER; 555-2265)
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Return to HALL via CORRIDOR
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Click envelope by front doors, take CREDIT CARD
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Enter KITCHEN
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Use CREDIT CARD to open knobless door
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Enter "CLOSET"
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Use CONCRETE SPHERE on battery acid on floor, take METAL PIECE
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Return to HALL via KITCHEN
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Use THINGAMAJIG on metal box on end table
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Use METAL PIECE on metal box
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Use METAL PIECE on metal box
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Take WHITE KEY
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Enter CORRIDOR
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Use WHITE KEY to unlock BEDROOM
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Use KNIFE on man [awuh-oh!]
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Click on man, take FRONT DOOR KEY
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Click on BEDROOM door
the rabbit coin, the dark coin, and the labyrinth coin are probably going to be used in the last part to unlcok some kind of unnecicary bonus, or mabey they will be used to beat the game. i dont know.
do you get the dark coin when you use the knife on the frozen girl?
haha! i found the dark coin! ill give you a hint, its in the nexus
to get the dark coin, attach the chain to the other wall. then you get a magic football. throw it at the wall in the first room and you get the dark coin!
Hmm, what's the game that's referred to when you throw the first coin you get in the well? Eternal Darkness? I wish I knew.
Oh, I got the plumber's business card, but I don't understand the "Student of all Sciences". Was there a book I was supposed to read or a video game I was supposed to play?
Student of all sciences:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Brown
In the phone, we learn he's been missing for four years. In the Back to he Future Trilogy, we learn that he left the 20th century in 1985 and started to time-travel back and forth. Wikipedia says he eventually gone back to the 20th century in 1991.
I think Anonymous is joking about the dark coin and the football -- here's how you get the dark coin:
There's a blank book in the room with the books (the one behind the chained door). It's the book at the top of the table. Set fire to it with the lighter. Then click on it twice.
By the way, if you just follow the walkthrough you miss some of the story, not only can you read a bunch of the books but
in the room behind the brick wall, click on the papers on the desk
(I missed that the first time through, and it's really important)
after you get the red key, read the diary (it's not exactly the way it was in the first game
and
when you're in the space with all the doors, try knocking on the door to the bedroom
It adds a lot to the experience.
-mariolinamay-
Dark Coin:
Don't want to know? don't open spoiler and keep trying...the prior hint on this board is good.
Fire is the key to unlock the coin
Use the lighter to:
books are good for reading and..
BURNING! BTW this is prior to leaving the underground
it will be obvious when the comments are read there is only 1 choice to make to find the secret.
haha! i new some one would point it out sooner or later. great job!
sorry, wrong game.
i just realized something, when you call for the credit card, you dont tell them the address, but they still deliver it to the right address. weird, huh?
Okay on the walkthrough #40 says to
"Go through hole in brick wall to enter Room 5" this is after repairing the water wheel. My question is WHAT HOLE? I see none.
Help!
duude..
this game was actually really hard to finish! I'm glad for the walk thru's and tips found here cause.. Oi!!
the dialogue in this game turned out to be funny at times (or is that just me?) but you have got to be insane or insanely smart to finish it completely on your own.
looking forward to the NEXT CHAPTER!! mwuhahaha!
ducknme:
Is the metal bar in the watermill?
Is the water turned on?
If you've done everything, you should see an animation of the watermill breaking up the brick wall -- you can't miss it.
Thanks Matt Weiner, I did finally figure it out, but the walkthogh dosen't mention that at all and I had been stuck there for some time!
I need help with the Lens i cant get to scale x3 O.o what do i do to get there?
I was having the same issue with the code door, i thought i was copying the exact pattern from the CARVED CRYSTAL but turns out i hadn't notice the rings in the door were not in descending order :P its stupid but its a good tip if you are me
WELLLLL - That was fun to play
BUT
I needed a lot of help from the walkthrough.
Put the flies in the jar, the jar of flies in the hole, then let the reincarnate frog shoot his tongue in there???
I don't know why I couldn't come up with THAT myself...
Really of two minds on this one, it was kind of all over the place, one minute light and humorous, the next minute gross, violent and creepy. I like the humorous and light better. I will definitely play part three though.
Hey and if you don't want to be murdered, NEVER start a DIARY. It's apparently the kiss of death. ;-)
so i just spent like two hours or more playing your game, i liked it! very Lynch-esque, specially the heart puzzle (kindda like the blue box in mullholand drive) loved it :)... HOWEVER, i hated the illustrations :S they are very very bad. sorry. they are. I think you need some artwork with more soul and magic. not the gameplay graphics i mean the story telling graphs. Congrats!
just a question please cause i just can't find it and don't know what that it :(((( and i'm so stuck...... WHAT IS THINGAMAJIG???? and on the well i can't find it???? thank you x
how do get an account?i can`t get the credit card.
awsome game, i love it!!!!!!
Please help. I don't understand how to interpret the rings/spikes
from the crystal in room #1 in order to open the door in the room behind the brick wall.
I still cant work out past the rings.... How do you work it out please explain
i dont get any credit card because thay say they haven't any account for david green. how is this possible?
i've played both games,reallyyyy great,loved it!!!
when will the 3 part comming out??? greetzzz from belgium xxxxxxx
Can't find or pick up METAL BAR
Help!!
Metal bar...could they be talking about the
knife?
Never mind, I found the
metal bar
. Sorry.
Hm. is the link not working at the moment?
yeah, i'm having the same problem.. the link is not working for me either. it wont come up, or it times out.
to get the account you must use your last coin on the well
where is the credit card?
there isn't the envelope by front doors...
please help me..
I called the National Bank but they say that i don't have a account.. What shall i do?
I loved it! :D
IS grat, I've played the first one, now this, and I wanna play the laberint now! :D
Rodrigo, la rompes maestro!
Jay,
For the last two days I have tried to open Trapped Part 2: The Dark after having had a great experiance from the first Trapped.
However, the game seems to freeze at 1/2 67% every time. When I refresh the page, it stays at 67% and the loader at the bottom says "(1 item remaining)".
I have tried closing and re-opening, diconnecting and then redialling the internet and other basic variations, to no avail.
Any ideas? Not being able to access the next part of the story is killing me!
Thank You,
Lauren.
Lauren - it is possible that you received only a partial download and then something happened to corrupt the file you have in your cache, which makes your browser think the file is complete.
You should have success by emptying your browser cache and then try accessing the game again.
Roesler does it again! Wow. I had to brute-force the game a couple of times because I didn't want to look at the walkthrough.. great game!
I still wonder what the newspaper meant.."nononoononono", indeed ;)
The code behind the red brick door in the millroom is killing me. I can not figure out what the code is. I keep reading the spoiler above and I still can not figure it out. Could someone please explain it to me step by step? I have been stuck on this code for an hour.
Awesome game! I did have to peek at the walkthru here and there. I can't wait for part 3!
How do I get the game to load? All I get is a page that says PLUGIN.
This looks broken (404), as well as The White Rabbit, and Google isn't turning up a new link.
[Edit: Although I don't yet have a version of the White Rabbit to host from Rodrigo yet, the links above to The Dark are now functioning. Thanks for the alert. -Jay]
wG, the site will be off for a while due to server problems. However, you can use this alternate url to play The Dark:
https://jayisgames.com/games/trapped-the-dark/
And thanks, Jay, for that. :)
Fun game with nice graphics and the few frustrations, like
having to feed the dog the cabbage BEFORE the meat
were mostly enjoyable, except, as I've mentioned here before, I HATE when solutions are not at all logical. Every time I have to consult the walkthrough, I feel a little stupider :). And when it turns out to be totally random and illogical
(why would you put the frog on the statue? why the concrete sphere in battery acid? why flies in the hole in the wall, although then using the frog mades a sort of sense)
, I feel cheated.
Nonetheless, looking forward to part 3.
I love this series, and as much as I love it, I'm trying not to kill my cpu.
Lol I ma seriously stuck. The walkthrough told me to call the bank for a credit card. I did and did it three times, but it always said I couldn't order it because I did not have an account. did I miss something or how do I set it up to where I can move on? help PLEEEEASE!!
i did have to look at walkthru a bit, but part 2 was awesome
when is part 3 coming out i cant wait!!
Jessie, have you
Thrown a coin in the well and said "I wish I were rich" yet? (You don't have to do anything to say "I wish I were rich," the game does it for you.)
Once you do that,
The bank should say that there's an account for you with lots of money in it.
why am I unable to open Part 1, white rabbit? :-(
I'm also having huge problems trying to interpret the dials to open the door. I got the solution from the
crystal
but I can't see how the notches match up to the dials on the door. The thing confusing me most is that in the solution there are 2 notches on the same setting, but there are no two dial settings on the door that are the same.
Really great game!! The lightning was creepy though O_O when I first heard it , it caught me off guard... I almost jumped ...
hello, this was a really cool game. I loved it!
This is such an awesome series. Thanks so much for the walkthrough!
So what is the zoom function supposed to do? I click it, but the only thing that happens is the Options window closes. I'm stuck early and I'm wondering if I can't see something.
Thanks!
-Joe
Great Game! I cant wait till the third one comes out.
I am also stuck on the Crystal code in room 6? I have copied the ring code down even and put the code in but whenever I go to click on the door to open it takes me back to the little code dials? is there an enter button? or is the game not recognising its own choice of code?
Can anybody help??
There is absolutely no point to this game, awful and confusing story line....why the heck did you end up killing this guy....hard time keeping becca and whoever straight. Don't know why everyone is in the hospital. I mean i have a general sense (because the father died) but who cares? bottom line is the puzzles make absolutely no sense. its a bunch of clicking around. Go left, go right...enter this room, enter that room...THUNDER LIGHTENING THUNDER THUNDER THUNDER. I muted my computer just so i could complete it. Waste of time. I kept on expecting somthing special to happen and it just went from one lame, confusing puzzle to the next. Thats the proble with these puzzle games that arn't professionally tested....THEY DON'T make Sense, thats the bottom lin, nothing beats real world puzzles, and they just don't recreate the feeling you get out of doing things in your own house/car/life. I can see what happens....the designer gets an idea for the puzzle in his head and works it out so that it makes sense to him. Problem with that is that it only makes sense to that person, its only logical to the creator. I have to give the game its due props for being challenging. BUt uggh, way to one dimensional, boring puzzles over and over, matching pieces with no rhyme or reason....hiring a writer might have paid off for this particular project. Anyone agree? no way this game deserves a 4.8....whats wrong with you people?
hi all
how can i use zooom option on the objects ???
i click in zoom then i click in objects and nothing !
They said in the walkthrough
that the positions on the notches from the light of the carved crystal would change somehow and it didn't.
Also the thing about the
hospital room turning into the ladder room
was creepy.
I like the part when you
wish for a thingamajig and you get it.
That was funny.
By the way I do not know where
to use the axe for the Rabbit Coin.
(By the way, the way I typed that text reminds me of a certain Jewish prayer that I forgot the name of.)
Ok, after an awful lot of server troubles, here comes the new address:
http://trapped.rabbittell.com/dark.php
I'm still working to get the old one back.
Cheers,
Rodrigo
While I've played most of the escape games listed here, I kept skipping over the Trapped series because, irrationally, the 3D perspective seemed really unappealing to me. Once I'd played through everything, I was jonesing for a good escape fix so I finally decided to give it a try.
Rodrigo, White Rabbit and The Dark are easily two of the best games in the genre. Just enough story to give me a reason to play, puzzles that are hard enough to be challenging, but logical enough to make walkthroughs almost unnecessary (ok, I confess, I needed help figuring out how to find the metal bar) attractive, immersive - a true 10 of a game.
For anyone who needs help with the five rings on the wall:
There are five rings on the wall, yes? There are also ten lines running through the rings. Each ring corresponds to one dial on the door lock, and each line corresponds to one number on each dial. You can tell which ring is which because the dials have various ring sizes next to them. Each ring has a little boxy thing on it, and each boxy thing is on a line. The boxy things are telling you which number corresponds to each dial.
Example: If the little boxy thing is on the top line and the biggest circle, then set the dial with the biggest ring next to it to 0.
Hope that wasn't terribly confusing!
Thanks a lot, Ju Ju :)
im having problems in the part of the
Use SPOON on dirt by well to take CRAP KEY
Use COIN on well
[haha...] Use COIN on well, take THINGAMAJIG
i dont know what to do ... i need to use coin in the crap? :s
I can't put the cabbage into the pot for some reason. I already lit the fire and put the pot on the stove
for 41. where do you get the key??? help any1
small key
i am very stuck please help, otherwise this is an exallent game.
how do you
open the door with the crystal things
help me please, please
door thing
OMG BEST GAME EVER I am ry creeped out by this me. It messes with your MIND. REALLY GOOD. I finished i without help.
Hi! I can't solve the puzzle in the marks of the carved crystal! plz. help me! just explain it to me because this changes per game...so just explain to me how to get the answers!!! hope you'll answer me!! I will visit this site everyday to see if someone would answer me!!!
Jhaedelle/Shannon--
Have you
lined the mirror up with the light yet? and put the magnifying lens and crystal in place?
Check out 41-46 of the walkthrough.
Great game!
One of the best point and click games ever IMO, and I've played dozens of them.
I spurted milk when it said "So that's what a thingamajig looks like!".
Great game. I can't say I found any of it illogical.
Battery acid eats concrete --
if you don't know that, you should (high school science, real world experience, take your pick).
As for the
flies in the hole
, the game totally clues you in to this.
When you place the frog on the table near the flies, he tries to catch them but cannot. The game says his aim is bad, but "his tongue is very long". Everything else you try to stick in the hole is "not long enough".
5.0 / 5.0 for sure. I've gotta go play the 1st one now!
I dont actually know the answer to the part where you unlock the door? So can some1 plz help me?! I've been stuck on this part for like 2 months. I think i've tried everything. So can some1 help me plz?!
omg I never got the thingamagig or whatever it was from the well!! I put the coin in, but I don't have it :'( help, please?
When on the long table can i pick up any METAL BAR?? HELP!
gorgeous games, I'm simply in love with them, but the ending is a little confusing.... I really want to give a try to the third one now! When it will be ready?
how the heck can i get the credit card,whenever i call i always get refused by the receiver of the phone!
please help T_T
thx!!!
how to get credit card
get all three gold coins then use them on the well, then call the bank(the last one in the pot beside the front door, you have to use spoon there)
I'm trying to get the waterwheel to work and seem to have lost all of the waterproof glue. Every time I try to place the wooden board on the wheel, it drops through and I have to pick it up again in Room 2. Do I have to start over again? What am I doing wrong?
Thanks for your help.
Came here accidently through Google and played both parts after each other and really loved it!
Just played a few escape games before, but these are really different, graphics are great, story is exciting, and it has enough surprises to keep you alert, also the gamemaker has a good sense of humor! Chapeau!
Can't wait for the next part.
Thx to all the people who helped each other, I needed the help to!
cant wait for the next part
I love this game.
I can't survive without a walkthrough though.
I fail.
I can't wait for the next episode. :)
If it takes too long to load the game try turning your computer off and wait 10 minutes and then start the computer or laptop or imac etc. thats what i had to do because the game stopped loading at 67% and i got so fustrated! it should work because the computer might be tired! ( sorry if i made some spelling mistakes im not too good with spelling! )
Dude! your game was cool i but I just finished it in 10 mins. I never saw a walkthrough.
just like my mind has a common sense I will know what will do on the thing i will get in the game
Lol after seeing some of you doing it in less then 20 mins all on ur own i feel kind of stupid... i had to use the walkthrough MANY times and it took me over an hour to complete.
GREAT game i loved the joke with
"jumpman" the plumer
Can't wait for the third one, hope i can do it without so much use of a walkthrough!
WOW, what a great game! I cannot wait until the final part comes out!
I'm sooooooooo sorry to bother you with this question but.....
WHAT IS THE MAIN STORYLINE OF THIS GAME?!?!
When I played The White Rabbit, I got this wisely thought out, mysterious storyline that left a terrible(yet awesome) cliffhanger, but when I played The Dark, BAM! BAM! BAM! All of these answers that make me feel stupid when I don't understand them pop out at me! Then I feel mad at myself for not understanding the story, making me madder 'cause I'm anxious to know!
Please type out the story as smpily as you can so I can enjoy the next chapter in this wonderful series of games.
THANKS AHEAD!
Hey, I'm a Brazilian who speaks Portuguese and I can end the game using the spoilers. Why those who speak English can't? Read again if you do not understand the first time.
I couldn't find the
metal bar
.
Everything else I figured out but not nr 40.
Everytime I want to go through the brick wall the water turns on...
if you get stocked on loading... go to: http://trapped.rodrigoroesler.com/dark.php
About the carved crystal puzzle. Here is a tip I got from another forum that finally gave me the answer to the puzzle. It drove nuts until I read this.
The smallest circle on the door represents the innermost circle on the diagram, so put the dial in the same position. Then continue in the same manner.
@Lacrosse lover :
It's not at the mirror . Click the table opposite the mirror and they will tell you that you found it .
what a brilliant game.
dont forget about the coin:
found from the plant
there is a metal piece:
found in the sealed sphere
to unseal the sphere:
use the spilled batery acid
to end the game:
be a murderer!
Kinne27 i don't get what you mean. And did you sign in to comment? i've played all 3 of the trapped games they are all awesome, i just didn't get the coins.
After step 5. Pick up magnifying glass on the table at back. Take small coin and small key from the model of the house. Enter the back room- the key is used automatically.
My key just don't open automatically. even i use the small key on it. It reads: It doesn't fit.
Is there more than 1 key or bugs in game?
i cant find the metal bar, its not there :(
any ideas?
Hi all. Have you found the dark coin? I looked everywhere but I can't find it
how i can get the CREDIT CARD from envelope by the front door?
Isnt the "Gerald Bostock" reference from the Jethro Tull Album "Thick as a Brick"?
Coincidentally the album cover is also a fake newspaper article....neato!
I am having a really hard time so if you could just post the ring numbers in order from top to bottom, please, that would be great! Thank you!
click the table that's being reflected for metal bar
The thing about
Using lightning to resurrect the frog isn't that much farfetched, since frogs can appear "dead" (no heart beat, cold body temp, etc.) but is only in a metabolic state similar to hibernation.
I'm not sure if that is correct, though, but it does seem like a stretch when there are no other hints pertaining to it. /geek
i can't seem to get past the diagram PLEASE someone help me on this
Ok, i feel really dumb because i can't figure this out but on the walkthrough, on step 22 it says "ring on brick wall" what does this mean? and also it says to put the metal bar on the water mill but it won't let me because it says it would ruin the chain. Please help!!!!
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Walkthrough Guide
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this is the walkthrough, in fullness. i dont take credit for any of it, im just bringing it together in one part
COMPLETE WALKTHROUGH:
Walk to circle of light, take COIN, BLACK KEY
Walk to long table, take BOOK, CONCRETE SPHERE, FLASK OF GLYCERINE
Click on MIRROR twice, take MIRROR
Click on small table to place MIRROR facing the long table
Click on MIRROR
Click on long table to take METAL BAR
Enter Room 2
Walk to small table, take WINE, GUNPOWDER
Return to Room 1
Place GUNPOWDER in locked door
Use LIGHTER on GUNPOWDER/locked door
Take CHAIN
Enter Room 3
Walk to small table, take COMPASS, JELL-O
Walk to long (not L) table, take MAGNIFYING LENS
Click on scale model 3x to take SMALL COIN, SMALL KEY
Return to Room 1
Use KNIFE to remove loose stone on "North" wall, take MAGNET
Return to Room 3
Use BLACK KEY on door to enter Room 4
Use MAGNET to take METAL COVER
Use CHAIN on watermill and ring on brick wall
Use METAL BAR on watermill
Click on hole (where METAL COVER was) to turn on water
Return to Room 1
Use LIGHTER on long table's Bunsen burner
Use METAL COVER on Bunsen burner
Use FLASK OF GLYCERIN on Bunsen burner
Use WINE on Bunsen burner
Enter Room 2
Take WOODEN BOARD from flooded hole
Fill FLASK with water
Return to Room 1
Use FLASK OF WATER on Bunsen burner
Use JELL-O on Bunsen burner
Use FLASK on Bunsen burner
Enter Room 4 via Room 3
Use WATERPROOF GLUE on watermill
Use WOODEN BOARD on watermill
Go through hole in brick wall to enter Room 5
Use SMALL KEY to open the safe, take MEMO, CARVED CRYSTAL
Return to Room 1 via Room 4, 3
Take MIRROR, place in circle of light
Place MAGNIFYING LENS on small table
Place CARVED CRYSTAL on small table
Click on wall to view--take note of the marks' locations (which ring, which spoke; this changes per game)
Return to Room 5 via Room 3, 4
Unlock door using CARVED CRYSTAL's marks--note the various ring sizes to the right of each dial and match up the marks
Enter Room 6
Return to Room 5
Return to Room 6
Climb up ladder
Flip down trapdoor
Click on diary, take RED KEY
Use RED KEY on door to enter "MASTER" BEDROOM
Use SMALL COIN on scale model well
Take PILE OF WOOD
Walk to well, take DEAD FROG
Enter KITCHEN
Face cupboards, take SPOON, COOKING PAN
Walk to refrigerator, take MEAT
Walk to table, take CABBAGE LEAF
Enter HALL
Click on both sides of bar to take ICEPICK, VODKA
Click on armchair to take BUSINESS CARD
Walk to left potted plant
Use SPOON on plant to take COIN
Enter CORRIDOR
Enter LIVING ROOM (upper right door)
Click on bookshelf to take BOOKMARK
Click on armchair under window to take SMALL KEY
Return to CORRIDOR
Enter BATHROOM (lower right door)
Click on toilet 2x to take NEWSPAPER
Click on sink to turn on water
Use COOKING PAN on sink
Return to KITCHEN via CORRIDOR, HALL
Use PILE OF WOOD on stove
Use VODKA on stove
Use LIGHTER on stove
Use COOKING PAN on stove
Use CABBAGE LEAF on stove, click to take COOKED CABBAGE
Return to YARD
Use COOKED CABBAGE on dog
Use MEAT on dog
Return to KITCHEN
Return to YARD
Use SPOON on dirt by well to take CRAP KEY
Use COIN on well
[haha...] Use COIN on well, take THINGAMAJIG
Use ICEPICK on rabbit statue
Use DEAD FROG on rabbit statue
Click on KITCHEN door
Click on rabbit statue to take FROG, BROKEN ICEPICK
Return to HALL via KITCHEN
Use CRAP KEY on DINING ROOM door
Face low cabinet, take JELLY JAR
Walk to long side table, take BUSINESS CARD
Use SMALL KEY to unlock short side table, take COIN
Return to KITCHEN via HALL
Use JELLY JAR on flies over cabbage
Enter YARD
Use JAR OF FLIES on small hole in wall
Use FROG on small hole in wall, take METAL PIECE
Use COIN on well
Return to LIVING ROOM via KITCHEN, HALL, CORRIDOR
Call WR National Bank (see NEWSPAPER; 555-2265)
Return to HALL via CORRIDOR
Click envelope by front doors, take CREDIT CARD
Enter KITCHEN
Use CREDIT CARD to open knobless door
Enter "CLOSET"
Use CONCRETE SPHERE on battery acid on floor, take METAL PIECE
Return to HALL via KITCHEN
Use THINGAMAJIG on metal box on end table
Use METAL PIECE on metal box
Use METAL PIECE on metal box
Take WHITE KEY
Enter CORRIDOR
Use WHITE KEY to unlock BEDROOM
Use KNIFE on man [awuh-oh!]
Click on man, take FRONT DOOR KEY
Click on BEDROOM door
Posted by: andy | January 5, 2008 5:12 PM