Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile General Tips: ------------- Submitted by: David K * Think outside the box. For example, if "Duck" is on your list, it could refer to a rubber ducky, a wooden carving of a duck, or a roast duck on someone's dinner plate Visit the salon at regular intervals during an investigation. Sometimes finding new clues will open up new questions for Poirot to ask. * All of the items to find are historically accurate to the early 20th- century time period in which the book took place, which requires a bit of an adjustment in thinking. For example, if "car" is on your list of items to find, you should be looking for an old-fashioned Model T Ford type of vehicle; if you're looking for a music stand, expect to see an old ornate wooden one instead of the black metal variety; and a bathing suit will be a modest black affair, not a sexy bikini! Puzzle Box (Investigation 6) ---------------------------- Use rhymes to solve this one. * Bee: tree, 3, knee * Snail: pail, grail (the cup), nail * Dog: frog, log, hog * Book: cook, rook (chess piece), hook You'll find pearls inside the locked puzzle box, which you have to examine. Bring the magnifying glass over the pearls until you find a flawed-looking one. Hold the glass over it for a few seconds to register a clue. Examine the evidence (Investigation 8)?:_ ---------------------------------------- The magnifying glass will buzz when it gets close something interesting. If you hold the magnifying glass still for a few seconds, a clue will turn up. * Use the crowbar on the box * Use the magnifying glass on the bottle (clue #1) * Use the crowbar on the cloth bundle * Use the magnifying glass on the gun (clue #2) * Use the magnifying glass on the stained handkerchief (clue #3) * Use the magnifying glass on the ashtray (clue #4) * Use the magnifying glass on the upper right corner of the cloth (clue #5) * Use the magnifying glass on the upper left corner of the cloth (clue #6) Hints: ------ * Press your [Alt] key to pause the timer without obstructing your view. Clicking anywhere on the screen, or pressing your Alt key again will restart the timer. * Hidden objects to find, clues to discover and puzzles to solve...there's all that and more with Death on the Nile! If you find yourself stuck on the puzzle box, just try and rhyme your way through! And the rosary bead solution is as easy as A-B-C!
