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Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea

What a ride. I finished this book last night and have to say, I don't know that I have been as overwhelmed by as book as I was with this one. From the blurb...


I have heard some of the stories of the Red Cross women, but didn't know about the Clubmobiles and the Donut Dollies. "Don't call me Dolly!" They followed the front lines of battle in Europe in WWII setting up their trucks to serve coffee and donuts to war weary GI's. The author includes a picture of his mother with her Red Cross crew and I just couldn't stop looking at it. The afterword by the author nearly brought me to tears.

Thanks, Marian!

That's a wrap

I have no idea. I can't even remember how long it was before I was able to continue, although I remember that it did or I probably would never have finished the game (unless I had asked my son to help me with it).

I found this page which shows the solution, although I am sure you have looked at plenty of similar things already. And there is a video here on YouTube.

The worst puzzle for me was the balcony door lock puzzle in Shadow at the Water's Edge.

Thank you, BET 🙂

Thank you Sheriff Fingers crossed

Thanks Ana, definitely on my to buy list !

everyone.

Glad you got it figured out.

Meet Riki, a would be truthmeister whose main strength is huggability. Not at all hard-boiled, nonetheless she is dispatched by the counic of rulers to investigate what occurred in the Kingdom of Knotgud. A creature called a Booglo has destroyed the castle, and the newly coronated king lies within. Other things are afoot, but the question about the Booglo remains - who summoned it?

Armed with a Scroll of Truth, on which only the truth can be written, Riki is dispatched to seek answers.

The game uses a 2D cartoonish animation style and is entirely point and click. You talk to other characters to learn information, which will put conversation topics in your index as well as build your vocabulary of relevant words. You use the conversation topics to learn more, and the vocabulary to complete fragmented statements on your Scroll. You will also accumulate lesser mysteries as you go. You read everything (there is no spoken word) and it is very wordy. A soundtrack accompanies things, and there are no manual saves.

Based on the 35 minutes I have played so far, completing the statements on the Scroll seems to be a key component. Click a mystery and then drag to words that complete the statement. Presumably if you haven't investigated or interrogated sufficiently, the relevant word/s won't be available. It's a bit like an interactive comprehension test.

According to the Steam page I will acquire a crystal ball that will enable me to see the past, get into tiny spaces with all-purpose-rats, and use an enchanted cat to smell the different colours of magic. All of that adds to the fairytale feel of things.

It isn't really my thing, but it might be yours.

You are most welcome! That is so nice to hear.

Thanks mucho flotsam !!
(And Draclvr.)