Intrigue, murder and mysticism

October 28, 2005 6:19 AM

Death in Sakkara: An Egyptian Adventure(flash).
An Indiana Jones style web-based game from the BBC's Ancient History department.

Egypt, 1929. Journalist Charles Fox plunges into a darkly sinister world of intrigue, murder and mysticism in the hunt for a missing archaeologist.

Oh yes, it's really hard.
via Wonderland
posted by thatwhichfalls (17 comments total)

Jesus, I'm already stuck on the safe. This is embarrassing.
posted by saladin at 6:58 AM on October 28, 2005

Nevermind, got it. Officially hooked on this game.
posted by saladin at 7:16 AM on October 28, 2005

Arrrrrrggggghhhh, but I just realized that the next installment isn't going to be released until November 7th!
posted by saladin at 7:18 AM on October 28, 2005

Can't figure out the safe either. Little hint, anyone? Pretty please?
posted by Dormant Gorilla at 7:48 AM on October 28, 2005

Read the telegram in your journal.
posted by Witty at 7:48 AM on October 28, 2005

Nevermind, figured it out. Well, there goes my Friday....
posted by Dormant Gorilla at 7:49 AM on October 28, 2005

Thanks anyway though witty!
posted by Dormant Gorilla at 7:50 AM on October 28, 2005

Well, there goes my Friday

Nah... they've only finished the first of four parts.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 8:39 AM on October 28, 2005

what is the effing safe combination? i can't figger it out from the telegram
posted by yonation at 9:59 AM on October 28, 2005

yonation, here's a hint: the sentence about the storm contains nearly all of the info you need to figure out the combination.
posted by lord_wolf at 10:06 AM on October 28, 2005

There are just TOO many clues FOR ONE thread.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 10:58 AM on October 28, 2005

Piece of cake. Hint for the safe - nah. Why spoil the fun?
posted by Carmody'sPrize at 2:14 PM on October 28, 2005

Great sense of style. It's way too short though. I've got a hunch the the dude in the train's this Cheiro guy you're looking for.
posted by fnerg at 3:52 PM on October 28, 2005

Wow, great production value, and what a fantastic way to get people to learn.
posted by dejah420 at 5:23 PM on October 28, 2005

is that sarcasm, that it's difficult? i liked this a lot, but the only thing there was to figure out was the safe, and he even tells you straight out that it's in the telegram. cake.
posted by timory at 9:30 PM on October 28, 2005

Episode 2 has just been released.
posted by arcticwoman at 2:45 PM on November 8, 2005

Ep 4, here we come... this game is very nice in a light croissant kind of way.
posted by anthill at 10:10 PM on November 18, 2005