The Colonel's Bequest

Description

A murder mystery, taking place at a spooky plantation in the 1920's. College student Laura Bow is invited by her friend Lillian to come along to what has to be the most dysfunctional family gathering ever. The only problem is, various members of the family begin to mysteriously disappear! Done in the traditional Sierra adventure game style.

Alternate Titles

• "Laura Bow 1" -- slang

Part of the Following Groups

• Female protagonists
• Game Engine: Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
• Laura Bow series

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User Reviews

Now they're alive. Now they're dead	DOS	Black Wolf (37231)
Top mystery game.	DOS	MAT (35183)
The embodiment of Roberta Williams' virtues and flaws	DOS	Colin Rowsell (45)
You had to have been there.	DOS	William Shawn McDonie (1163)
Suspensful non-stop rollercoaster riding murder-mystery adventure game!	DOS	OlSkool_Gamer (101)
One big cliche but still fun	DOS	Travis Owens (7)

The Press Says

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Trivia

In one of Sierra's more creative copy-protection schemes, Colonel's Bequest came with a red-lined foldout with "fingerprints" of characters in the game. Using a special red-gel "magnifying glass," you would identify these fingerprints for entry before being allowed to start the game.