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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

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User Reviews

Now they're alive. Now they're dead Black Wolf (37237) 3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars
Top mystery game. MAT Bronze Star Contributing Member (37290) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
The embodiment of Roberta Williams' virtues and flaws Colin Rowsell (45) unrated
You had to have been there. William Shawn McDonie Bronze Star Contributing Member (1163) 4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars
Suspensful non-stop rollercoaster riding murder-mystery adventure game! OlSkool_Gamer (101) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
One big cliche but still fun Travis Owens (7) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars

The Press Says

Abandonia Sep 13, 2004 4 out of 5 80
Adventure Classic Gaming Nov 07, 2007 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Adventure Gamers Apr 10, 2003 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Quandary Aug, 2004 3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars 70
Power Play Apr, 1990 68 out of 100 68

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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.


This entry was contributed by Eurythmic (2615), POMAH (21360) and Belboz Bronze Star Contributing Member (6605)
 

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