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Easter Eggs

  • Red Baron Easter Egg: Walk outside the back door and see a flying statue.[1][2]
This very elusive Easter egg triggers randomly when entering the room
outside the back of the mansion with a chance of only 1:200.


  • Leisure Suit Larry Easter Egg: Use toilet in bathroom.
  • Psycho Easter Egg: Take a shower (save first).


  • Young Frankenstein Easter Egg: Look at main doors from outside. Type "What huge knockers". The game will respond with "why, thank you, doctor!"
  • The Sting Easter Egg: Turn handle on the player piano.
  • King's Quest IV Easter Egg: In the stable type "Bridle horse" and the game will respond with "This isn't King's Quest IV!"
  • King's Quest III Easter Egg: Try to talk to Celie's chickens.
  • King's Quest Easter Egg: Try to kiss the frogs outside.
  • Pet and kiss the dog in Acts 1, 7 and 8.
  • Open the other vaults in the tomb for some fun.
  • Swing in the swing near playhouse. Save first.
  • Oil the axe of the armor. Save first.
  • Follow Jeeves in Act 2 for fun.
  • Try kissing the men.
  • Try to stand in Fifi's way while she cleans.
  • When you find the doctor's body in the stable, ask about Wilbur.
  • Pet and kiss horse before and after giving the carrot.


Trivia

One of the "inspirations" for The Colonel's Bequest was the play Tamara[3]. As a team we all went down to LA and saw it in the villa there, as mentioned in this article about the NY version Citation Required[4]. This is refuted by game designer Jacqueline Austin[5].

Sierra Magazine[6] wrote:

Roberta Williams, offers Amiga owner a different sort of entertainment experience with the releae of The Colonel's Bequest, the industry's first interactive play. Loosely based on a popular stage production caJled Tamara that has been playing in the Los Angeles Area for years [now starring Shelly Hack, of former Charlie's Angels fame], this combination adventure game/murder mystery and play puts the player in the role of an innocent bystander caught in a combination family reunion and slaughter. Definitely not for the weak of heart.


Sleuth-O-Meter

Secrets of the Sleuth-O-Meter

Chris Benshoof[7] wrote:

This is the Sleuth-O-Meter:


Computer Gaming World[8] wrote:

There is no scoring system in the game. Players gauge their progress in the wrap-up by means of a notebook which rates them on their detective skills... We hope this product will help bridge the gap and take gamers away from the cushion of needing a score to see how well they do. It's experimental to a degree, a real departure for us.

Roberta Williams


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