Chapter One: The Pier

Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold Bug Walkthrough for Chapter 1 The Pier - 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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Chapter One: The Pier

Man

  • Click the man on the boat to speak to him.
  • Click to speak to the masked man.
  • Collect the boathook.
  • Zoom into the hatch; collect the bag of millet.
  • Click the hatch; collect the red mechanical bug.
  • Zoom into the opening on the pier.

 

Bag

  • Hook the boat using the boathook.
  • Click the chest and zoom in.
  • Dust the sand using the brush.
  • Remove the cork from the glass container.
  • Click the objects on the top left.
  • Insert the tumbler in the middle slot.
  • Click the left arrow.
  • Click and drag the objects.
  • Attach the key parts together.
  • Collect the key; insert tit on the right lock and click the right arrow.
  • Click the paper to get the code: 6 – 8 – 4.
  • Use the code to open the middle lock.
  • Collect the sharp shell.

 

Sack

  • Zoom into the sack.
  • Cut the rope using the shell.
  • Collect the puppy and the yellow gecko.
  • Go back one scene and move forward

 

Puppy

  • Zoom into the dog.
  • Give puppy to the dog.
  • Collect the green mechanical bug.
  • Zoom into the gate.
  • Insert the red and green mechanical bugs to trigger a puzzle.

 

Bug Puzzle

  • Move the bug to its color matched slot.
  • To solve follow this sequence:
  • Red:  right – up – left
  • Green:  up – left – down – left – up
  • Red:  right – up – right – down – right – up – right – up – left
  • Green:  left – down- left – up
  • Red:  right – up
  • Enter through the gate.

 

Pigeon

  • Zoom into the bird house; place the bag of millet onto it.
  • Collect the red gecko.
  • Zoom into the dog house.
  • Click the bowl; collect the green gecko.
  • Zoom into the drain pipe; click the leaf.
  • Collect the can opener.
  • Zoom into the front door.
  • Insert the green, red and yellow gecko into it to trigger a puzzle.

 

Gecko Puzzle

  • To solve the puzzle use the following sequence of gecko selection:
  • Red – Green – Pink
  • Click the middle door knocker.
  • Go inside the house.

 

Inside

  • Click Mr. Le Grand.
  • Zoom into the table; collect the pencil.
  • Open the jar lid using the can opener.
  • Collect the pliers.
  • Move through the door on the rear left.

 

Window

  • Zoom into the window.
  • Collect the handkerchief.
  • Collect the bloody nail using the pliers.
  • Collect the ruler.
  • Zoom into the fireplace; collect the parchment.
  • Zoom into the roll top desk.
  • Use the ruler on the lid.
  • Zoom into the desk; put the parchment onto it to trigger a puzzle.

 

Parchment Puzzle

  • Find the matching pairs.
  • Collect the deciphered parchment.
  • Move back one scene.

 

LeGrand

  • Give Mr. Le Grand the deciphered parchment.
  • Pet the dog, Arthur.
  • Move through the door on the right.
  • Chapter-1-12-Gardener
  • Click the gardener.
  • Collect the barn door handle.
  • Click and drag the handkerchief to Arthur.
  • Zoom into the barn door; place the barn door handle onto it.
  • Click the handle.
  • Collect the insect gear 1/ 3.
  • Zoom into the gate; collect the rope.
  • Zoom into the broken ladder.
  • Place the boards onto the ladder.
  • Secure them using the rope.
  • Collect the repaired ladder.
  • Zoom into the gnome to access the hidden objects area.

 

Hidden Object Area 1

  • Find the pictured items.
  • Click the leaf; collect the wheel segment.
  • Zoom into the sand pile; collect the rake handle.
  • Click the leaf where the wheel segment was found.
  • Click the mushroom pile.
  • Zoom into the rake head; connect the rake handle onto it.
  • Collect the rake,
  • Zoom into the shovel handle.
  • Use the rake on the ivy; collect the spider and the valve.
  • Zoom into the web; put the spider onto it to trigger a puzzle.

 

Spider Puzzle

  • Move the spider so that it goes over each line one time.
  • Follow the pattern shown.
  • Collect the fly.

 

Frog

  • Give the frog the fly; collect the 2nd wheel segment.
  • Zoom into the spindle.
  • Insert the 2 wheel segments onto the broken wheel.
  • Zoom into the pipe; place the valve onto it.
  • Click the valve.
  • Collect the hammer handle.
  • Go into the barn.

 

Workbench

  • Zoom into the workbench.
  • Put the hammer head onto the hammer handle; collect the hammer.
  • Zoom into the basket; collect the leather belt.
  • Zoom into the window shelf.
  • Place the leather belt onto the chisel handle; collect the chisel.
  • Zoom into the axe.
  • Collect the bloody pruner.
  • Put the chisel into the slit; use the hammer on it.
  • Collect the axe.
  • Leave this scene.

 

Ladder

  • Put the ladder against the tree.
  • Zoom into the tree branch.
  • Put the pencil onto the branch; place the leaf onto the pencil
  • Chop the branch with the axe; collect the ship.
  • Zoom into the gnome to access a hidden objects area.

 

Hidden Object Area 2

  • Click the mushroom pile; collect the jug.
  • Zoom into the faucet; put the jug under it.
  • Click the valve and collect the jug with water.
  • Collect the shovel handle.
  • Zoom into the shovel head; attach the shovel handle.
  • Collect the handle.
  • Collect the flower.
  • Use the shovel to dig near the sign.
  • Insert the flower into the hole.
  • Water the flower using the jug of water.
  • Zoom into the frog to trigger a puzzle.

 

Frog Puzzle

  • Move the frogs around.
  • Use the following pattern to solve:
  • B – D – E – C – A - B- D –C
  • Collect the wave piece.
  • Zoom into the gate.

 

Gate

  • Zoom into the lock.
  • Insert the ship and wave piece to trigger a puzzle.
  • To solve the puzzle use the following sequence:
  • A: 2 x’s
  • B: 2 x’s
  • B: 1 x
  • C: 2 x’s
  • D: 2 x’s
  • Go through the gate.
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