The Fool's Errand

The Good
Almost everything about this game is excellent! The game combines great, challenging puzzles with an interesting story. Each component helps to develop the other, as you have to solve the puzzle to move further in the story, while you can find some answeres to the puzzles by scanning the story as well. As for the puzzles, most of them are word challenges, though there are enough of other types of puzzles, from very traditional (making a picture from pieces) to very original (the card game is a true masterpiece!). There are a great amount of challenges, going from rather easy to very hard, so the game will keep you playing for a loooong time. You can choose from several puzzles at a time (though most of them are hidden at first), so that if you can't solve one, you can go and solve some others. Each solved puzzle gives you a piece of a picture, which you have to construct as far you have all other pieces, which means when the all other puzzles are solved. It represents a map, and to make it out you may have to reread all the story, as it gives you the hints of how the pieces must be combined. What I said - it is a great game!

The Bad
Some of the puzzles might be very hard to solve or to figure out. The game also might work very fast on modern systems, so that you might have to install some slowdown programs.

The Bottom Line
The first game by puzzle genius Cliff Johnson, and, by so far, the best ever created. If you're a true puzzle lover, you MUST play this game! And, by the way, Cliff Johnson put it for freely distribution on his site, with some other of his classic puzzle games!! What are you waiting for - go and get it now!!!