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SHERLOCK: THE RIDDLE OF THE CROWN JEWELS
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by Bob Bates
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Copyright 1987 Infocom, Inc.
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Genre: mystery
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Difficulty: ^^^&&
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Release 26 / Serial Number 880127 / Interpreter 2 Version F
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[description]
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MORIARTY HAS SET A DEADLY TRAP FOR SHERLOCK HOLMES. AND ONLY YOU CAN STOP
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HIM...
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Travel back in time to Victorian London, where the city is bustling with
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preparations for Her Majesty's Golden Jubilee. Crowds of sightseers and
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souvenir vendors fill the streets in eager anticipation of the Jubilee Week
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events. Newspapers detail the gala array of festivities. Sumptuous
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receptions for foreign dignitaries. Special services at Westminster Abbey.
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A Royal Procession through the streets of London. And the Queen reigning
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over all, resplendent in the Crown Jewels.
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At least, that's the official plan. Unbeknownst to the celebrants thronging
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the cit, a crisis has arisen: the Crown Jewels have been stolen from the
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Tower of London. If they're not recovered before the festivities begin, the
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theft will be exposed and the government will fall into international
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disgrace.
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Only 48 hours remain to solve the crime. With Scotland Yard failing to make
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headway, the Prime Minister calls on Sherlock Holmes, the famous consulting
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detective. But riddles left at the scene of the crime include a direct
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challenge to Holmes, who suspects a deadly trap. To throw the scoundrel off
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his guard, Holmes turns the investigation over to you, his trusted cohort,
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Dr. Watson. With Holmes by your side, you use your wits, intuition, and a
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myriad of clues to solve the riddles and piece together the mystery. Your
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search for the jewels and the villain leads you all over London, from the
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most popular tourist attractions to the seediest back alleys. As Big Ben
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strikes each successive hour and dangerous complications impede your
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progress, you realize you're facing that most dastardly of foes, Holmes's
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archnemesis... the vile Professor Moriarty.
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Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels is the first story in Inform's new
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Immortal Legends series, developed by Challenge, Inc. Using Infocom's
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sophisticated development tools, Challenge lends its own brand of puzzles
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and plotting to interactive fiction. In The Riddle of the Crown Jewels,
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author Bob Bates brings Holmes's London to life, filling it with familiar
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characters and locations. Onscreen hints provide clues when your magnifying
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glass falls short of the task.
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And now, come, Watson! The game is afoot...
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[versions]
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R26.880127.Z5=r26 / 880127
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R21.871214.Z5=r21 / 871214
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