3 Days: Zoo Mystery, a new hidden object game from Realore Studios, drops you in the middle of a mystery at the local zoo. You play as the owner's niece, Anna, whose job it is to find several animals that have mysteriously disappeared. You have three days to solve the crime, otherwise the feds sweep in and shut the place down for good! Serve meals, work with the police, become a salty dog, circumvent hi-tech security systems and so much more in this eclectic mystery.
Diving head-first into 3 Days: Zoo Mystery shouldn't be a problem for anyone who's ever played a hidden object game. In each level you're provided a list of items to find (in this case the list is pictorial as opposed to written), and when you find an item, simply click it. 3 Days introduces several departures from convention, such as the ability to manipulate your environment by moving things out of your way, and even a plasma gun that will teleport large items to a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT DIMENSION! (Don't worry, they come back. Hopefully the same as they were before they left...)
As you pick your way through this zoological whodunit, you'll not only be employing your object finding skills to help the many wacky personalities you meet, you'll encounter a number of odd jobs, puzzles and mini-games as well. Your tasks will range from something as simple as cleaning up after a party to helping stop a rogue particle accelerator from BLOWING UP THE WORLD!
Analysis: While it may seem like a small thing, the ability to manipulate your environment (and in some cases make it disappear), really does make a difference in the hidden object genre. It's such a natural act (well, okay, sending objects to another dimension may not be natural, but just run with it) that you do it every time you're looking for something in real life. Can't find the car keys? Start moving couch cushions, items on the counter, etc. To this day I can't think of a single game that lets you shift objects around to look for items. This heightened level of control enhances the enjoyability of object finding by a distinct margin.
Few tasks you encounter in 3 Days present much of a challenge. Well, except for slider puzzles. Those things seem to inhabit every corner of the game, and I just can't do those things! Otherwise, the relatively low level of difficulty keeps the game moving at a steady clip. Puzzles and mini-games are both plentiful and varied, and you'll encounter everything from word searches to jigsaw puzzles, tower stacking games and a few original creations as well, such as reconstructing a coffee maker!
3 Days: Zoo Mystery suffers from a somewhat inconsistent presentation. The quality of the graphics seems to rise and fall, as some of the settings are absolutely beautiful while others, not so much. The narration falls short of perfection and the storytelling really stumbles at times. The plot meanders as you go from animal detective to being the designated odd jobs person for the entire town. As I stocked crates filled with boots and tires I thought to myself, "Self, what does this have to do with solving the case?" The characterization is also lacking, and in many instances, potentially emotional moments tend to get hijacked by abject absurdity.
While the story may leave something to be desired, it doesn't spell doom for 3 Days: Zoo Mystery. Swooping in to save the day are the numerous mini-games and diverse gameplay, leaving you with a refreshing and pleasant hidden object mystery to solve!
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Walkthrough Guide
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3 Days: Zoo Mystery - Walkthrough
General Tips
There is no time limit
The book shows you your next goals for in case that you forgot
Use the question mark for a hint. It will renew fast, but it costs you 100 points
Later in the game you can also use the plazmatron, which will let disappear objects from the scene for a moment, so that you can only see, what you you are looking for
When you mouse cursor changes into a question mark, something has to be done, like a puzzle
When your mouse cursor changes into a hand, you will have move this object
You should talk to the persons aroand you. Sometimes they will have important informations for you
For fast wrong clicking you will get a point punishment
You can skip mini games, if you want, but you will have to do a search - scene instead
For doing a mini game you will receive 1.500
If you skip the mini game you will not receive any points for the solving the search scene
Some of the mini games, you will play twice or three times, but always in different variations
Minigames
Fish tank/Microwave: Its your goal to get the key out of the fish tank/microwave, with out touching the swimming aroand fishes/beams. Do you touch one of it, the key will fall down again - move your mouse with the key left and right to find your way
Turning discs: Your goal is it to reproduce a picture. The middle disc will not move, so you should start with the next ring. Move the discs by clicking till the picture is complete. Discs, which are in the right position can't be moved anymore
Food trays: You will see three trays moving from right to left in the middle of the scene. They only show the silhouettes of different kind of foods. In the lower part, food is moving in a bar. Get the right food and place it on the according shilouette on the tray. Each tray has to be complete, bevor it reaches the end of the treadmill
Staples of bowls/records: You do get two staples with bowls/records in two different colors in different sizes. Your goal is it, to staple the bowls/records from big to small from bottom to top. Use the empty compartment, for moving the plates aroand. You can click move more than one bowl/record the same time, just click the lowest one of the staple you want to move
Slider puzzle: Bring the tiles in the right order by clicking a tile to move it to an empty spot next, over or ander it
Swap puzzle: Bring the tiles in the right order. By clicking two tiles the will swap places
Parts puzzle: Place the parts at the right place to build or fix something. All parts can be turned with right click
Scale puzzle: Your goal is it, to bring the scale in balance, while putting all objects on the two scale pans. When you weight each object, you can see its single weight - that might help you to solve the puzzle quickly. But of course, you can also do it with "try and error"
Repair the coffee machine: After finding all parts of the coffee machine place them at the right spot. To do so, click one of the parts from the left side bar and click it at the right spot left side. Parts which do not belong at this spot, will not be placed at all.
Sort objects: All objects have to be brought in the right order, according to their color and the symbol. Columns have to show the same color, rows have to show the same theme of symbols. You will get a few objects already in there to have a start. Objects which are at the right place can't be moved anymor
Word puzzle: Find the words which are connected to the police. The words are only hidden horizontal from left to right
Copy face/dna/clown: On the right side of the screen you will see how the object you have to copy looks like, left side you will have to copy. To change the image on the left side, use the arrows left and right. When you think, you have all five changing parts right, click the compare button
Replace objects: Your goal is it, to place all objects at their right spot. When clicking an object, you will see a small image, showing a part of the location. Find it and click the object there
Slider puzzle 2: You see tiles, marked with a symbol and blocks marked with the same symbol. Its your goal to place a block on a field with the same symbol. But when you move a block, it will always go in the pointed direction till it will be stopped by a wall or another block. Coordinate your blocks, till all are laying on the right position
Wires: Connect the wires by clicking them into the right position, till all lamps get energy.
Micro chips: You see a parts of micro chips in bottom bar - place them at the right spot in the micro chip above
Labyrinth: To have to rows of boxes - in one row you see objects at the boxes, the others are empty. The others are connected by lines. You have to find the two boxes with are connected with each other and place the objects inside the empty box, according to the one, the line is connected with
Find the difference: Find the 10 differences between the two pictures
Memory: Turn two cards and find the matching pairs - But there is a difference to normal memories: Here you have to find animals and their foot. For example: Monkey and banana, tiger and meat
Gears: Place the gears so that they are all connected. At the end they all have to move - start with connecting the one at the right side
Food in pans: In the upper part you see three pans with the symbol of food on the top, you have the food. In the middle there are little balls. Your goal is it, to drop the food at the right place so that it can fall down into the pan that is showing its symbol. The food has to find its way between the little balls, so you have to find out, where is the best spot to start. If you fail, you will get another trial.
Key activation: Click the keys with the mouse, so that they point to the little lamp. The lamp will be activated then. All but one key do not only turn itself but also one or more other keys. Find the right combination and do the key, which is only turning itself at last.
Matching pairs: You will be shown a paper with a lot of different symbols. Only two are matching. Find and click this two - you will play, till you have three different papers right
Follow the sequence: A piano plays a melody and you have to replay it. There are symbols shown on the keyboard - that makes it easier to recall. If you hit a wrong key, the piano will show the complete sequence again
Sudoku: You will have to fill the four 4x4 squares with the numbers 1 - 4. Each row and column is only allowed to contain each number once
Match 3-1: Match 3 or more balls of the same color to fill the test tubes left. When all test tubes are full, you win
Match 3-2: Match 3 or more balls of the same color to fill the test tubes. For each filled test tube you will receive a letter for the needed password
Open the lock: With a lock pick you have to move up the single parts of the key. Find out the right order as the already moved up parts will fall down again, if you click the wrong part
Maths with flags: You have three math problems, shown with flags. Each flag is equivalent to a number, you see at the bottom. Replace the flag with the numbers and find the results
Mahjongg with checks: Just click always the two free laying checks away
Day 1
Zoo Administration
Click the fish tank and you will get a list of things, you have to look for
After finding all, you will find them in your inventory, right side
Pick them up and click them at the fish tank
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The first mini games: You have to get out the five keys by using the magnet. By clicking left, the magnet will fall down. If it comes onto a key, the key will stick at it and the rod will move it up. By dragging the to the left or right, you can change direction, but you can't change the height of the key. If a fish touches the key with the mouth, it will drop down again. You have to find the right moment to let the magnet fall down
When you are done, click the painting with the horse at the wall behind the desc
You do not know the combination, so you first have to collect all numbers
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Click them from your inventory onto the safe
Now you get 7 circles. The one in the middle cannot be moved, all others you can move by clicking them.
You have to assemble the picture of an elephant
A circle that is at its right position cannot be moved anymore
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Get the note out of the safe
At the bar
After collecting all cups and plates, give them to the bartender
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Now you have to fill the trays with the food according to the silhouettes - make sure, that you fill a tray before it reaches the left end
Collect the bottles
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You will have to place them on the shelf at the back wall
When you click a bottle, the correct shadow on the shelf will be highlighted
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Now clean the bar by collecting the papers and the spiderwebs
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Now bring the bowls in the right order - if red is right side or left side at the end, does not matter. Use the lower spot to place bowls there also. You are allowed to take as many bowls as you want at the same time, but you can only place a smaller bowl onto a bigger one, not the other way aroand
I marked the bowls with numbers for the step by stepe walkthrough - always grab the number and place it as told
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blue 1 down
blue 5 and 6 to the right
red 1 (with the ones above) down
blue 3 to the left
red 5 and 6 to the left
red 4, 5 and 6 down
blue 6 to the left
red 4, 5 and 6 to the right
red 3, 4, 5, 6 down
blue 1,2,3 and 6 to the right
blue 6 to the left
blue 5 and 6 to the right
red 3,4,5,6 to the left
all red down
blue 5 and 6 to the left
4, 5, and 6 to the right
red to the left
Uncle's house
All lamps can be moved to the left and right, so that you can see better
For the last cat, grab the rifle (right low corner) and shoot the bottle in front of the painting at the top
The painting drops down and you can get the cat
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You have to bring the numbers now in the right order - 1 left upper corner - 15 low right corner - By clicking a tile, it will move to a free spot. While doing this a bonus will load -when its full you can swap two numbers by clicking them
Now find the needed objects
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Get them out of the inventory and place them on the scale
To place an object on the scale click it and click it on one of the scale pans
You will have to bring the scale in balance by placing all objects on the scale pans
You can do it by try and error or find out the weight for each object and then count - or have a look at the screenshot ;)
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Police Station
Get the documents from your inventory and give it to the sheriff
After finding all donuts, give them to him also and then click the coffeemaker, in the other room, left side
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Find all ingredients to make coffee
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Place all parts at the right place to fix the machine
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Give the coffee to the sheriff and find all folders
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When you foand all get them out of the inventory and click them at the file cabinet left side
You will have to bring them in the right order - use the already placed once for orientation
The columns have to show the same color - the rows have to show the same theme
Right placed folders are getting dark and can't be moved anymore
For top to bottom:
First row are animal
Second row are geometric symbols in black and white
Third row are letters
Fourth row are vehicles
The last row show black symbols
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Now give red folder from your inventory to the sheriff
Day 2
Police Station
First you will have to find word, which are relevant to the police work
Click the first letter, hold the left mouse button pressed and drag the to the last letter, where you can release it.
The words are only hidden horizontal from left to right
You are looking for (seen from top to bottom):
1st row: Pistol
2nd row: Handcuffs
4th row: Armor
5th row: Gloves
8th row: Badge
9th row: Binoculars
11th row: Hoand
12th row: Magnifier
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Now you have find the objects
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Give the objects all to the sheriff
Now you have to copy the face by clicking the arrows left and right
When you start with the chin, the rest is coming by it self, as you only have to look at the outlines - when they do fit, its the right part
Find the rest of the items, that are wanted
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Dock
Get all the stuff, the captain needs
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On the boat you will have to place the items at the right spot
Unfortunately the game will already show you a shadow, where you have to click the item
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Now you have to find shoes, tires, roses and bananas
The pictures in the bar are only an example - so you will not only find red roses for example, but also white ones
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Now place all objects in the corresponding crates
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The next mini game is waiting
Your goal is it, to bring the blocks onto the tiles with the same symbols
By clicking a block, you will see arrows left, right, top and bottom
With this arrows, you are moving the blocks
By clicking the arrow, the block will always go in the clicked direction, till a wall or another block stops it
For the solution please have a look at the screenshot
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Laboratory
First click the alien and find the hammer afterwards
Give the hammer to the alien and find the next one he wants
Give it to him also and find the next one
Where there are only three sketches left, click the door lock right side
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You have to activate the five lamps, by connecting the cables
You turn the cables aroand by clicking them
You can easily see, if they are at the right place, as only then they will have a real connection
Start top left
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Now you can find the three sketches
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Reassemble the picture by clicking two tiles - they will swap places
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To come back to the main lab use the door left from the bridge
Click the device on the table in the left low corner and find all parts
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Four will be left, so enter the door to the right and look there for the rest
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Go back and place the parts from your inventory on the desk low left corner
You have to reassemble the device - with right click you can turn them
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From now on, you can use the plazmatron as well - with it you can make objects disappear for a moment to see, if needed items are behind or ander it
Items, you can use the Plazmatron with, will highlight, when you move the mouse with the Plamatron over it
Find the needed items in here and the other room
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Get all items out of the inventory and place them at the tower, right next to the bell jar in the middle of the room
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Place all chips at the right place, you can turn them with right click
Now click the crystal in the middle, where the glass jar was standing before
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Police Station
Give the crystal from your inventory to the sheriff
Now you have to construct 4 phantom pictures again
Talk to the clown and click the blue folder on the desk
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After finding all items, get them out of your inventory and click them onto the blue folder
On top you will see the objects that you need to have at the bottom
Your goal is it
Follow the line, that is connected with the box, to see where it ends and click the object into it
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Find the papers
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Reassemble the note by placing the paper pieces at the right spot
With right click you can turn the pieces
Pieces, which are at the right place, get dark and can't be moved anymore
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Place the note afterwards onto the folder on the desk
Bar
After finding all objects, click the bartender and after the conversation the tv behind him
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Find the differences
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Now you have to serve customers by finding everything for their order
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When they are gone, you will have to fill trays with food again
Former director's house
Don't look for the food that is shown in your search bar! Look for the animals, that like to eat this food for example the mouse eats the cheese
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Playing the memory now, you have to match cards, that are connected with each other as for example the icebear and the iceberg
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Give the jar, glass and bottle to the former director and find the elephants after
Don't forget to use the plazmatron at the cabinet right side and the chair lower left corner
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Give the former director the elephants and the toys after you foand them
Do the jigsaw puzzle
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Magnate's house, hall
Find all items and give them to the butler
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Now you have to reassemble the pictures
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Find the needed items
Then find the records, use plazmatron at the piano and place them into the music device there
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Now bring the records in order - use the screenshot to anderstand the numbers in the step by step walkthrough below
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blue 3 and 4 and red 2 down
red 7 to the right
blue 5 down
blue 3,4 and 5 to the left
red 1,6 and 7 to the right
red 6 and 7 down
all reds to the right
blue 1,3,4 and 5 down
blue 7 down
red 8 to the right
red 5,6,7 and 8 to the left
all red to the right
all red to the left
blue 7 and 8 to the right
blue 6, 7, and 8 down
blue 3 to 8 to the right
all blues down
4 to 8 to the right
all red to the left
all blue to the right
Magnate's room
Click the paper bin right side and pick up all the papers
Reassemble the picture after.
You can turn the pieces by right click
A piece at the correct place will get dark and can't be moved anymore
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Move the chair a little to the side and get the golden head
Place it on the sphinx on the desk and click the grandfather clock
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Find the parts of the clock and after this the billiard balls
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Now click the colored shred behind the chair
Reassemble the stained window
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Now search for the symbols, you can see on the window
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After you foand them, get the photo out of the desk drawer
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Find the deers and place them at the wall
The glasses belong to the champagne bottle left low corner
The other door of the desk opens
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Get out the note
Zoo Lodge
Find the animals
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Follow the traces in the labyrinth and bring the animals into their boxes
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Find the items, the animals stole
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Replace the items
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Click the box behind the guard and connect the wires
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Zoo Administration
Find the wanted items
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Now click the fish tank and collect the letters
Find all dogs and place them into the picture frame left side
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After finding all gears, click them at the safe, you foand behind the dog picture
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Place the gears, so that all move
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The safe opens, grab the book
Day 3
Former director's house
Get the stuff, the former director needs
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Give all to him and collect the rest
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In the upper part you see three pans with the symbol of food, on the top you have the food
In the middle there are little balls
Your goal is it, to drop the food at the right place so that it can fall down into the pan that is showing its symbol
The food has to find its way between the little balls, so you have to find out, where is the best spot to start
If you fail, you will get another trial
Now give the former director the green stuff and look for the pictures
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Give him the picture
Find the differences
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Library
First click on the music box at the fireplace
While the search scene, you will have to use the plazmatron same time at the chair and the table, otherwise, you wont be able to find the feather
Place all items on the musicbox
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Click the music box again and it will show a color sequence you have to replay
Remind the sequence and click the right order of colors at the books left in the shelf
The correct order is: dark blue, light green, pink, light blue, purple, light red, yellow
A compartment on top of the music box appears
Click it and find the keys for it
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After finding all, click the compartment and place the keys in the right order
Have a good look, which key turns which other keys with it.
The key marked with a red circle in the screenshot will turn just itself
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Get the documents out of the compartment and find the wanted items
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Bar
Find all wanted items
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After it you will have to fix the fish - get the parts from the bar
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Place it back above the bar
Find the foot- and hand prints
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In the following mini game you have to find on each card one matching pair
Find the wanted items
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Magnate's house, hall
Click the piano and follow the sequences
The keys will have symbols, so that it is more easy to replay it
Diamond, Star, Moon
Diamond, Star, Moon, Spades, Clubs
Diamond, Star, Moon, Spades, Clubs, Heart, Triangle
Diamond, Star, Moon, Spades, Clubs, Heart, Triangle, Spades, Heart
Diamond, Star, Moon, Spades, Clubs, Heart, Triangle, Spades, Heart, Star, Moon
Find the needed items
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Magnate's office
Play Sudoku:
Click the keypad and fill up the number fields
Each number may only appear once horizontal and vertical
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Find all needed items
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Police Station
Find the three books and give them to the sheriff
Get all items and give them to him also
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Match three or more balls of the same color by swapping two balls
Play, until the color test tubes are filled
Find the wanted items and give it to the sheriff
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Now you have to copy the dna
In the middle, you see numbers from 1-5
Move your mouse on the 1 and you see, that a certain part of the dna is marked
By clicking left on the 1 (or any other number), you will change this part - Click it, till both sides do look the same
When you think, all looks the same, click "compare"
Bar
Find all the wanted items
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In the minigame, you will see different shapes in different colors
The colors are not of any interest, but the shapes
Place all shapes into the box, with out overlapping
The box has to be filled up completely and you can't turn the shapes
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Now find the needed keys and key rings
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The mini game wants you find a matching pair of keys on each of the five card
Hotel Room
Pick up the camera from the night stand and find the items
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Find the differences
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Move the desk lamp left side, get the laptop out of the inventory and click it at the socket
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Click the laptop
Play the Match-3 game, till you foand all your letters for the password
Get the lock pick and open the look of the door
Use the lock pick to move up the first spring of the lock
If it falls down, go on looking for one, that stays on top
Now look for the second one. If you choose the wrong one, the first one will also fall down
So you first have to lift the first one again and then look for the right second one
If you choose the right on, you can go on looking for the next
Please have a look at the screenshot to see the right order
Seen from left right (1-8) you have to use the following order:
6, 4, 8, 3, 5, 2, 7, 1
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Dock
Find the items
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Repair the ship
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Find all items and give them to the captain
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Now you have to solve a math problem
Each flag is standing for a number, you see at the bottom
Solve the math problem, you already see now
Place the correct flags at their places
89-83=6
15+32=47
27+49=76
56-36=20
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Dump near the old circus
Find the items
Click the container door at the right side
Place the teddy on top, the car in the middle and the pyramid at the bottom shelf of the container
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Now click the caravan door left and find more items
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After finding all rings, click the door of the white caravan
You have to find a position with the ring, that it will fall through the rods into the bowl
Which ring goes in which bowl does not matter
After this, the caravan door opens and you receive the oil
Get the oil and the can out of the inventory and click the door of the caravan in the back left
Give all items to the man standing in the door
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Another labyrinth is awaiting you
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Old Warehouse
Click the truck
The hook and chain are hanging at the rope with the wash
Get it out of your inventory and click the truck again
Find the wanted items and click them also at the truck
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Now click the box left side of the door
After you foand all items, click it at the box
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Now you have to do a phantom picture of the clown
Find afterwards the items and use them to repair the ladder
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Find the last items
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Bar
Give the bartender the recipe form your inventory
Talk with the man, who is coming along
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Give the dish to the man and now talk to the next one
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And the next customer
Get the stuff out of the microwave the same way as you did with the keys in the fish tank at the beginning
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After serving all customers, the bartender is coming back
You have to play mahjongg with checks
You have to click away two equal looking checks
Checks which are covered by others you can't pick
Former Director's house
Find all wanted items
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After this, you have to bring them in the right order
Columns from left to right: red, blue, green, purple, yellow
Rows from left to right: Animal, weigth, food, footprint, sketch
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Find the needed items and give them to the former director
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Place all items at their original place
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Enjoy the end
Kayleigh's done it again, with yet another awesome walkthrough! \o/
Posted by: Kero
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May 17, 2009 1:35 PM