Bonus Game

Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold Bug Walkthrough for the Bonus Chapter - A detective's kit full of everything you need to know to solve this exciting mystery of Captain Kidd's treasure.

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Bonus Game

Teapot

  • Zoom into the table; click the teapot.
  • Collect the bowl of water; collect the letter opener.
  • Zoom into the chest of drawers; collect the copper wire.
  • Zoom into Le Grand’s office door
  • Open the latch using the letter opener.
  • Click the handle.
  • Move through the door.

 

Coin

  • Zoom into Le Grand; collect the coin.
  • Zoom into the window; collect the bunch of straw, the hook and the handkerchief.
  • Zoom into the desk.
  • Collect the apple half.
  • Move back one time.

 

Table

  • Zoom into the table.
  • Place the kerchief onto the table.
  • Click and drag it to dip into the bowl.
  • Collect the wet kerchief.
  • Move back to Le Grand.

 

Wet

  • Zoom into Le Grand and use the wet kerchief on him.
  • Zoom into Le Grand again; collect the garden key.
  • Move back once.

 

Key

  • Zoom into the door; insert the garden key and click the handle.
  • Move to the right out of the door.

 

Shed Door

  • Zoom into the shed door.
  • Collect the horseshoe.
  • Move back one time and into Le Grand’s office.

 

Desk

  • Zoom into the desk.
  • Place the horseshoe and the copper wire onto it.
  • Connect the copper wire and the horseshoe; collect the magnet.
  • Move to the shed.
  • Zoom into the shed; put the magnet onto the metal.
  • Go into the shed.

 

Mitt

  • Collect the oven mitt.
  • Move to Le Grand’s office.

 

Fireplace

  • Zoom into the fireplace.
  • Put the oven mitt onto the poker; collect the fire hook.
  • Move back once.

 

Mousetrap

  • Zoom into the mouse trap; use the fire hook to snap it.
  • Collect the cheese.
  • Zoom into the mouse; give him the cheese.
  • Collect the fire medallion.
  • Move to Le Grand’s office.

 

Medallion

  • Zoom into the fireplace.
  • Place the fire medallion onto the cat statue.
  • Collect the match.
  • Move back and exit the house.
  • Go into the shed.

 

Lantern

  • Zoom into the lantern.
  • Click it open.
  • Use the match to light it and close the door.
  • Collect the rope.
  • Zoom into the workbench.
  • Clear the wood shavings; collect the gem, crowbar and the glue.
  • Move back one time.

 

Crowbar

  • Zoom into the crate; use the crowbar on it.
  • Collect the gold foil and the wheel.
  • Move into the shed.

 

Rafters

  • Zoom into the rafters.
  • Attach the rope, wheel and the hook onto the rope; click the hook.
  • Zoom into the hatch; connect the hook.
  • Move down into the hatch.

 

Ledge

  • Zoom into the ledge and click the bricks.
  • Collect the spoon.
  • Zoom into the curtain; click it and collect the curtain.
  • Zoom into the painting; insert the gem and gold foil to trigger a puzzle.

 

Picture Puzzle

  • Insert the missing pieces to complete the picture.
  • Click the large gemstone when complete.

 

Cannon

  • Zoom into the cannon to access a hidden objects area.

 

Hidden Object Area 1

  • Find the listed items.
  • Click the cloth to collect the core.
  • Light the torch with the matches to collect the fire.
  • Collect a bucket.
  • Move forward to the grotto.

 

Winch

  • Zoom into the winch; place the bucket near the rope.
  • Click the bucket and turn the handle.
  • Put the curtain into the bucket of water.
  • Collect the handle and the wet curtain.
  • Zoom into the totem head; collect the totem eyes.
  • Zoom into the fire; Place the wet curtains onto it.
  • Zoom into the ladder; notice we need a key.
  • Move back one time.

 

Cannon 2

  • Zoom into the cannon to access a hidden objects area.

 

Hidden Object Area 2

  • Find the listed items.
  • Use the chalk on the equation to collect the 8.
  • Use the shovel on the “X” to collect the shell.
  • Collect the 2nd apple half.
  • Move back two times.

 

Tree Trunk

  • Zoom into the top of the tree trunk.
  • Give the gnome the 2 apple halves.
  • Collect the key.
  • Move to the lower level of the shed and move forward to the grotto.

 

Ladder

  • Zoom into the ladder; insert the key into the hatch.
  • Go into the cabin.

 

Desk 2

  • Zoom into the left side of the desk.
  • Click aside the 2 books and the envelope.
  • Open the envelope and collect the note.
  • Zoom into the rafters; collect the chisel.
  • Zoom into the totem top and insert the eyes to trigger a puzzle.

 

Wings Puzzle

  • Assort the wings from widest to narrowest.
  • To solve switch the wings in the following pattern:
  • J – I , I – H , H-G , G-F,  D-C,  C-B,  B-A,  I –H,  H-G,  G – B , J – E , E – D , D – C , E – D, J – I, I – H , J – I, J – E.
  • Collect the drawer handle.

 

Drawers

  • Zoom into the desk drawers.
  • Put the glue and the drawer handle onto it.
  • Open the drawer; collect the roller lock and read the letter.
  • Move back four times.

 

Gate

  • Zoom into the gate; insert the roller lock to access a puzzle.

 

Maze

  • Move the roller through the maze by rotating the discs.
  • Go into the gate.

 

Pumpkins

  • Zoom into the pumpkins.
  • Carve it using the letter opener and the spoon.
  • Collect the hollowed pumpkin.
  • Zoom into the clinic’s doorway.
  • Place the hollowed pumpkin near the barrel.
  • Use the chisel on the barrel; collect the solvent.
  • Move forward into the junk shop.

 

Counter

  • Zoom into the back counter.
  • Click aside the paper; collect the pliers.
  • Zoom into the armor; insert the coin into the slot.
  • Put the emblem on the left armor.
  • Collect the medallion.
  • Speak to the junk dealer.
  • Move back once.

 

Solvent

  • Zoom into the gate.
  • Use the solvent and pliers on the lock.
  • Zoom into the gate again to access a hidden objects area.

 

Hidden Object Area 3

  • Find the listed items.
  • Use the wand on the hat; collect the rabbit.
  • Use the paper on the lamp to collect the ashes.
  • Collect the hippo gem.
  • Move forward.

 

Hippo

  • Zoom into the back counter.
  • Put the hippo gem into the hippo; collect the hippo brooch.
  • Give the junk dealer the hippo brooch.
  • Move out the door on the right.

 

Hay

  • Zoom into the doorway; click the hay.
  • Collect the piece of iron.
  • Give Arthur the piece of iron.
  • Use the letter opener on the wet stone.
  • Collect the sharp knife.
  • Zoom into the wagon.
  • Cut the cover using the sharp knife to access a hidden objects area.

 

Hidden Object Area 4

  • Find the listed items.
  • Click the coffee grinder to get the coffee.
  • Use the nail puller to collect the nail.
  • Collect the broom.
  • Move forward.

 

Broom

  • Give Arthur your broom.
  • Cut the net using the sharp knife.
  • Collect the half rigging.
  • Move back three times.

 

Hidden Object Area 5

  • Zoom into the room on the left to access the hidden objects area.
  • Find the listed items.
  • Open the basket to collect the carrots.
  • Click the die until you roll a 4.
  • Collect the valve.
  • Go to the shipping dock.

 

Gang Plank

  • Zoom into the gangplank.
  • Place the valve and the handle on the winch, click the handle.
  • Move forward onto the boat.

 

Tarp

  • Zoom into the tarp.
  • Place the half rigging onto the ropes.
  • Crank the rigging to pull the tarp.
  • Zoom into the ships wheel to trigger a puzzle.

 

Maze 2

  • Move the red button through the maze.
  • Solve the puzzle using the following sequence of arrows:
  • Right – up – right – up – left – down – left 3 times – down – right – down 3 times – right – down.
  • Collect the 2nd medallion.
  • Move back once.

 

Gate

  • Zoom into the gate.
  • Insert the 2 medallions into the lock to trigger a puzzle.
  • Move the levers to the suns.
  • Click the levers as follows:
  • A: down – right – down – left – down
  • B: 2 x’s right – left
  • Go upstairs into the post office.

 

Drawer

  • Zoom into the drawer and open it.
  • Open the book and letter to get a clue.
  • Move back two times.

 

Hidden Object Area 6

  • Zoom into the wagon to access a hidden objects area.
  • Find the listed items.
  • Rip the patch to collect the “M”
  • Click the weather vane to collect the wing.
  • Collect the typewriter button.
  • Move back to the post office.

 

Type Button

  • Zoom into the desk.
  • Place the typewriter button onto the typewriter to trigger a puzzle.
  • Find the matching pieces;
  • Collect the post office box label.

 

Mailboxes

  • Zoom into the mailboxes.
  • Place the post office box label onto the upper left box.
  • Collect Mike’s letter and Mike’s key.
  • Move back once and go onto the boat.

 

Mike Key

  • Zoom into the chest; insert Mike’s key into the lock.
  • Click the bottle and the book; collect the amulet.
  • Move back five times.

 

Straw

  • Give Arthur the bunch of straw.
  • Insert the amulet into the slot.
  • Give Mr. Le Grand Mike’s letter.
  • Move forward.

Congratulations! You have successfully completed: Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe’s The Gold Bug Collector’s Edition!

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