You start every level with 3
bones, each bone represents a hint you can use in the game. You can earn
additional hints by searching for the one extra bone that is hidden in every
room. The bones have a faint glow around them that will help you locate
them. You can tell if a room still has a bone to find if you see sketch of a
bone at the bottom right corner of the list of items to find. You can ONLY
use the hints in finding the objects from the list, not on the puzzles or in
finding hidden artifacts. Make sure you used them all up before you start
the puzzle since the hints do not carry over to the next levels.
When you're ready to use your hints just click on one of the bones and
Scruffy the dog will help you find the item that turns red on the list. As
you move your cursor around the area Scruffy will get more excited the
closer you get to the highlighted item and will give you a thumbs up when
you are directly on the item. The item itself will also jiggle a bit to let
you know where it is. If your trail is cold, Scruffy will just be calm.
If while the dog is helping you find an item, you happen to see an item
you've been looking for, you can go ahead and click on it. This applies to
any item that is not highlighted. You will not lose your hint if you do
that, Scruffy will just go back to helping you once you're done.
If you click randomly on the page several times , Scruffy will give you a
disappointing look and 30 seconds will be deducted from your time. You will
usually get the penalty after you've made 5 incorrect clicks in a row.
You only have a certain amount of time to find the objects from the list,
put the puzzles together and find the hidden artifacts. If you don't find
all the items in time and finish the mini puzzles, you will have to start
the round over with some new clues.
If you're stuck too long in one location, just search another room.
Sometimes going away from a scene and coming back to it later help you find
the objects easier. It will give you a fresh perspective on the puzzle.
You may sometimes visit the same room as before but the next time you visit,
some things will be different. In some instances, you will search for an
item and the scene will be during the day and at other times it will be at
night. There are also some instances in which the shades will be open and
when you return to that location in another round, the shades will be
closed.
There are 20 family photos to find in the game. When you find the photos,
you will have a choice of playing what they call the scribbles game. You
will have a choice to play that game right away or you can do it later. You
don't have to complete the scribbles in all 20 pictures in order to finish
the game but if you do you will be privy to some cute family secrets. In
order to earn a gold star on each picture you must correctly identify at
least 15 out of the 20 scribbles without repeating any of them.
Scribbles is a memory game in which you have to remember the scribbles that
appear on the pictures. The game explains how to do it very well but there
are 2 things you can do to help you remember which ones you've identified.
Before you identify the next scribble, take a good look at the ones you've
already done and repeat them in your mind. Repeating things and looking at
them carefully, will help you throughout the puzzle. You can also keep a
piece of paper next to you and write each scribble you've already done. I
would make a list of who was in the picture and then make the same scribble
next to their name to help me remember. Or you can just write where the
scribbles were placed. For example, mom - neck, dad - hat etc.
When you are piecing together the puzzles, pay attention to the piece that
is glowing when you finish doing the puzzle. The glowing piece is the item
that you need to find in one of the rooms. You can't use the hint feature
when you are searching for the hidden artifacts so pay close attention to
the detail, shape and color of the artifact. When you actually go look for
the item in the rooms all you have to go on is a simple black and white
sketch of the item.
Certain items can mean different things so keep an open mind about what the
possibilities are. For example a king can be a chess piece, a playing card
or a picture of an actual king. Ketchup can be in a bottle or it could
splashed on the counter. A tomato may not always be red, it could be green
as well. Things may not always look the same in the game as they do in real
life.
ARTIFACTS:
There are 15 artifacts to be found throughout the game. They are not always in
the same location but we've compiled a list of where the majority of the
items can be found. The name of every artifact is written along with which
chapter and room they can be found in. At the end of this list, we also give
you hints for unlocking the last door and answers to where the gems are
located. After that we also have a list of where some of the extra bones can
be found.
Cellar - on the ground,
close to the blue carpet
Family photo:
Dining room - large picture
on the right side of the wall
Pantry left side, on top of
the grey box, under the snail that is close to the purple party hat
Chapter 14 " A Case of
Delhi Belly"
Hidden artifact:"Indian Maharaja's Jeweled Turban"
backyard - against the back
fence, behind the well
Family photo:
Backyard - bottom right,
next to Scruffy's dog house
Laundry room - right side
of the floor, on top of the blue ironing board
Chapter 15 - "A Monstrous
Chance"
Hidden artifact :Deep Sea Black Pearl"
Guest room - bottom left
corner, close to the left edge of the red briefcase.
Guest room - against the
back wall, in between the stack of pillows on the bed.
Family photo:
Guest room - top right
corner, in the round frame that is on the back wall
Cellar - bottom right
corner, next to the yellow fire hydrant
HIDDEN
GEMS:
After you've completed all 15 chapters, you will have to find 5 hidden gems
that are scattered in various rooms in order for you to unlock the final
door. The gems may not always be in the same location within the rooms every
time you play but they WILL be in the same rooms each time. For example the
ruby will always be found in the shed. Even though it's always in the shed,
it may not always be in the same place in the shed, it could be on the left
or the right side etc.
We played the game 4 times and came up with the following location for the
gems. In our experience the same colored gems always stayed in the same
room, even though they were found in different places. Someone else may have
a different experience but this is what we encountered. If you don't want to
know the locations of the gems, please do not read any further.
Final Chapter "Grandpa Says. . . " These are the locations for the
gems.
Shed - ruby - (red) left
corner on the purple trashcan
Guest room - emerald (
green) left side on top of a wooden piece, it is on the wooden ship, in
front of the frog.
Guest room - emerald
(green) top left side, on the large framed picture that is on the wall.
Guest room - emerald (
green)bottom right corner, inside the leaves
Attic - topaz (yellow) left
corner, inside the bookshelf that is against the wall
Attic - topaz (yellow)on
the front of the rocking horse ( left side of the room)
Pantry - sapphire (blue)
bottom left corner, inside the box with the clear front.
Pantry - sapphire (blue) on
the left side of the floor, in front of the broom
Pantry - sapphire(blue)
left side on the 3rd shelf of the first bookcase
Cellar - diamond (clear)
right side of the steps, inside the small bookshelf that is against the
back
wall.
Cellar - diamond (clear)bottom
left corner, in the middle of the "Simon" game( circle with
red, blue, green and yellow)
Gem Lock Door
To unlock the door you must follow the sequence of the lights as if you
were playing the "Simon" game . For those of you who may not
be familiar with the Simon game, you have to mimic the sequence of
lights as given by the computer. If you fail to repeat the sequence
correctly, you will have to start all over again with a new sequence in
order to finish. Each time you complete successfully a sequence, one of
the smaller gems around the door will light up. The door will
automatically open once you've done 12 correct sequences.
The sequence is different every time you play, so I cannot write a
specific sequence to follow but if you write it down it will make things
a lot easier for you since you will not have to actually memorize it.
This level is not timed so you can take your time and do it, no big
pressure. When you are watching the lights pay close attention to the
last color of each round because if you get that wrong you will have to
start again with a different pattern.
BONES:
Here is a list of where you can find the majority of the bones in specific
rooms.
Attic - on the top right
side of the picture frame that is on the stone pillar/ on the right side
of the floor by the red briefcase/ bottom right corner of the stone
pillar/ left side, inside the shorter bookcase
Backyard - bottom right
corner, on Scruffy's dog house/ at the bottom of the well, on the stone
itself/ on the ground by the gnome/bottom right corner, on a brown
background
Bathroom - middle of the
room on the medicine cabinet/top right side, on the small towel/ on the
floor, on top of the mat
Boys room - right side on
the blue lamp/left side of the shelf that is hanging on the wall/ bottom
left corner in the green toy box/ bottom right corner, on Pinocchio's
nose
Cellar - bottom right side
of the steps/ bottom right side, above the empty frame and in front of
the orange dryer
Conservatory - on the
wooden chair closest to the window/right side on the floor, next to the
chair/ top left corner, on the right edge of the framed picture/ right
side of the window, on Scruffy's dog house
Dining room - top right of
the wall by the picture/right side at the bottom of the wooden shade
that is on the wall (sometimes the wooden shade is open so it would be
located at the bottom right corner of the window)//under the left edge
of the table/bottom left corner, on a long wooden piece.
Front of the house/right
side on the fender of the car/ right top part above the doorway/left
side of the car, on the box marked this side up/ top left corner, at the
top of the ladder
Garage - cork - board on
the back wall/right side of the car, next to the stop sign/bottom right
corner, on the floor/ top right corner, on the edge of the first shelf
Girls room - top right
corner, above the armoire/ on the left bedpost/ next to the right side
of the bed, on the side of the armoire/top right corner, on the edge of
the framed picture/ on the floor in front of the bed
Grandparents room - on the
chair that is by the window, on the left arm/ bottom left corner, on the
dresser/top right corner, on the curtains
Guest room - on the bottom
right side of the picture frame that is hanging on the wall/ back wall,
under the welcome sign/ on the side of the bed, against a brown paper
bag/ on the bottom left corner, above the x - ray
Kitchen - left side on top
of the stove/ bottom left corner, on the red plate of cookies on the
table/under the window, in the middle of the cabinets/
top right corner, above the microwave
Laundry - left side on the
wooden coat hanger that is next to the dryer/ above the dryer, in
between the folded towels/top right, on the towel that is underneath the
lamp
Lounge - top right, on the
upper part of the armoire/on the right arm of the beige sofa/left corner
on the left arm of the beige sofa
Master bedroom - right side
of the headboard/ on the top right side of the gold frame that is on the
wall/left side of the headboard, under the gold frame/top right corner,
on the frame that has a picture of a tractor
Nursery - on the floor
between the green dresser and the crib/top right side of the wall, in
the corner of the shelf that is on the wall/top left corner, in the
window
Pantry - right side inside
the 4th shelf/ top left corner by the dartboard/left side of the pantry,
shelf that is under the hanging blue lampshade/top right corner, on the
edge in between the last two bookshelves
Shed - top left corner, on
the left side of the pile of wood / bottom right, on the floor, between
the red trash can and the lawnmower/right side of the screen, close to
the lit light bulb/ top left corner between the window and the board
Study - left side - by the
bottom of the window, on the box marked fragile/on the window, by the
alien/ top left corner, above the window, on the piece of art/on the
right, under the white picture frame/bottom right corner in front of the
chair
Please
select the first letter of the game's title below. If the word
"The" appears at the start of a title, ignore it and search for
the second word in the title:
