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Although it may possibly still be available through some channels, the Are We There Yet? clue book was not used in the solution of any of these puzzles. Resources that can be used instead include a web-based anagram generator, such as the Internet Anagram Server that lets you control the number and length of words.
Are We There Yet? contains a few time-sensitive components - better results on a Pentium-class machine may be obtained by slowing down its execution by using a program such as Mo'Slo.
Saved-game files are more like status files - they get updated with the progress of the game - so be sure to exit the program and copy the appropriate .VAC saved-game file if you want to return to a fixed point in the game.
The File | Are We There Yet? menu selection shows your current progress in the game.
Jigsaw Puzzle
These puzzles are sometimes made easier by trying to match outside pieces to the sliver of border that may be visible at the sides of the puzzle. Puzzles vary in size from 27 to 99 pieces. Some puzzles may have animated overlays or changing sections - move the cursor to the upper title bar to freeze the animation. Multi-cell regions in jigsaw puzzles can be moved all at once. When solved, some jigsaws produce secondary rebus puzzles. Due to the sheer quantity of jigsaw puzzles in the game, most solutions are presented as hotlinks from this page rather than as inline images.
Word Table
Follow the instructions at the bottom of the screen to exclude words until the solution sentence is found. Use the Alt-1 and Alt-2 keystrokes to scan through the instructions.
Anagram
Words or a phrase must be unscrambled. The more difficult multiple-word puzzles have individual words jumbled using letters from the other words. Many of the puzzles involve unusual or foreign words or placenames, so anagram generators may be only of limited help in solving them.
Word Wheel
Find the two letters that go in the middle of each circle to form three words reading down, across and up. Rotate the outer rim of each circle using Alt-1 and Alt-2 keystrokes. Many incorrect combinations can be ruled out by avoiding nonsensical letter pairs at the beginning and end of words.
Word Masking
Turn on the correct five buttons out of ten to reveal a word hidden among sets of polygons. Often there appear to be two hidden words overlapping, but only one is correct. The solution notation uses an X to indicate that a button is lit and an O to indicate that it is off.
Word Camouflage
Each letter of the alphabet is used to complete 26 themed words hidden within other text.
Polyominoes
Arrange the pieces so that they fit inside the solution area and spell out a message. Some puzzles of this type have disconnected regions. Others may have an irregular solution area that limits the placement of pieces.
Letter Layering
Pick the numbers in the correct order to "construct" a phrase. Most numbers add letters to the beginning and/or end of the sequence obtained so far, but other numbers may reverse all the letters or perform specific letter substitutions. Use the Alt-U keystroke to "unstack" a number sequence.
Letter Matching
Each letter in a word clue at the bottom of the screen corresponds to one letter in the phrase to be solved. Cycle through multiple clues by using the Alt-1 and Alt-2 keystrokes.
Mazes
Negotiate your way through a maze. Some mazes have pitfalls that will transfer you to a new position in the maze (which is sometimes desirable). Other mazes have secret doors, walls or exits that appear only when you touch them. Still other mazes have limitations on where you can and cannot make turns. Solution directions are given using the abbreviations L (left), R (right), U (up) and D (down), with a digit used to indicate multiple moves in one direction. The notation R5 represents five moves to the right, for example.
Word Search
Find words hidden in an array of letters. Words may run horizontally, vertically, diagonally, or in some cases, a word may begin on a vertical or horizontal line and turn 90 degrees. Solutions are often a sequence of more than one word. Word searches are probably the most tedious type of puzzle to solve, and unfortunately there are many examples of them in the game. Solutions identify a hidden word based on the position of its starting letter and the direction in which it runs:
R: Right D: Down UR: Diagonal to the upper right LR: Diagonal to the lower right RxD: Right for x letters, then down DxR: Down for x letters, then right L: Left
Letter Drop
Fill in the missing letters in the message by using the letters in the column directly above the spaces. These difficult puzzles can be attacked by using known small words and excluding impossible letter combinations.
Simon Says
Click on the shapes in the order they're flashed. It may be necessary to slow down the game more in order to observe the sequences. These puzzles randomize every time they're played, so no fixed solution exists. Most sequences have a final length of eight shapes, and usually at least one shape is repeated in the sequence. To view the sequence obtained so far, click on an incorrect shape.
Crossword
The traditional crossword puzzle made more difficult by having only a few word crossings. Sometimes solution words have a similar theme.
Cryptogram
A letter substitution puzzle. Solving for shorter words and observing the effects of changes may make solutions easier. Phrases are usually too short to reliably show traditional statistical letter distributions.
Word Array
Arrange the letters so that words are created in rows and columns. One or more letters may be fixed in position. These are very difficult puzzles to solve, but one or more words may relate to the "theme" of the puzzle.
Hangman Game
The familiar hangman game in which a word must be guessed one letter at a time. Incorrect letters cause a figure to gradually change. Since a failure to guess the word before a set number of incorrect letters just resets the game with the same word, solutions are trivial.
A new game starts with an initial 6 x 7 jigsaw puzzle of a United States map. This puzzle must be solved in order to access the menu system for the individual state puzzles:
The initial screen for each state contains some background information on it, such as the name of its capital, when it entered the Union, the origin of its name and points of interest in the state.
When each state puzzle is completed, a token for the Final Puzzle is produced. Some states' puzzles may become accessible only when all puzzles for another state are completed. Because of these dependencies, we have arranged the state puzzles in groups. All puzzles in a group are accessible when the preceding group has been completed.
Vermont's Blanche and Bill's Pancake House is the only state puzzle that does not produce a second token for the Final Puzzle. That way, the Final Puzzle could have the more regular dimensions of 9 rows x 11 columns instead of being based on a rectangle of 100 tokens.
Bayou Bartholemew
A word table puzzle having solution
SEE THE WORLD'S LONGEST BAYOU TOURS MAY VARY IN LENGTHWords in the following locations are used:
Column A: Rows 2,9 Column B: Rows 7,14 Column C: Rows 3,13 Column D: Row 10 Column E: Rows 3,5,15This puzzle is followed by an anagram puzzle with letters jumbled between words. The solution is
ESPECIALLY IF YOU GET LOST
Goldfish Capital of the World
A 6 x 6 jigsaw puzzle with an animated goldfish overlay:
Goldfish
Max Nordeen's Wheels Museum
A word wheel puzzle with solutions
RC EE IR CIRCLE BREECH THIRST FORCED WHEELS SPIRAL GARCON CHEESE WHEELS HE TU OB ADHERE ACTUAL PHOBIA SPHERE ROTUND GLOBAL SCHEME SUTURE GOOBERalthough it could be argued that GARÇON isn't really English.
Engine 2500
Three word masking puzzles with solutions
C H O O O X X O X O X X O O C H O O X O X O O X X O X O 'B o a r d! X X O O X O O O X X
Birdland Park
A word camouflage puzzle with solution
....GREB E ........ ........ Q UAIL.... .....BOO B Y....... ....PHEA S ANT..... ..PELICA N ........ ......BI T TERN.... .....COR M ORANT... .......L I MPKIN... .....MER G ANSER... .....CRA K E....... ........ C RANE.... ........ J ACANA... ......EI D ER...... .....PLO V ER...... ......VU L TURE.... .......A U KLET.... .......C O NDOR.... .....PUF F IN...... .....GOS H AWK..... ......SA P SUCKER.. ...TURKE Y ........ ......WA X WING.... .CHACHAL A CA...... ......BU Z ZARD.... .....PTA R MIGAN... ..SWALLO W ........Some of these are pretty obscure, unless you happen to be a South American ornithologist...
Graffiti Night
A sequence of six word polyominoes puzzles with amusing solutions:
The graffiti is cleaned up with a few more mouse strokes.
Garden of Eden
A 6 x 7 jigsaw puzzle with solution:
Edenfollowed by a letter layering puzzle with solution
MADAM I'M ADAM 4 1 7 6 8 2 3 5
Dodge City
A 6 x 7 jigsaw puzzle with solution:
Dodge Cityfollowed by a letter matching puzzle with a solution in the form of a limerick:
THERE WAS AN OLD COWBOY OUT WEST WHO WITH A GUN WAS THE BEST HE WOULD AIM AND FIRE HIS GUN FOR HIRE THEN BEAT ON HIS BULLET PROOF VESTNo punctuation aids on this one, though.
Wondering Woods
A maze puzzle with the occasional pitfall. Solution:
R5 D3 L D4 R D4 R U4 R D4 R2 U R3 U2 R U R U R U R U R2 D2 R U2 R2 D3 R D R D3
Crappie Fishing
A word search puzzle with 30 items that might be found fishing:
Row Column Direction Name 2 15 R BOTTOMFISH 3 8 R DECOY 3 8 R LIFEJACKET 4 21 R SUITCASE 5 17 R KEYS 12 2 R CATTAILS 14 2 R BATHINGSUIT 14 22 R PADDLE 15 1 R STEERINGWHEEL 17 14 R WALLET 18 1 R STUFFEDANIMAL 18 15 R BEERCAN 6 1 D LADIESPURSE 4 4 D FALSETEETH 7 6 D ROWBOAT 4 7 D GLOVE 9 12 D COMPUTER 6 14 D TREELIMB 5 16 D SNAPPINGTURTLE 10 22 D CRAPPIE 4 27 D SUNGLASSES 3 28 D CEMENTSHOES 7 9 UR ANCHOR 8 21 UR TIRE 9 3 UR REVOLVER 11 15 UR MINNOW 14 4 UR TRACTORSEAT 18 14 UR WATERMOCCASIN 5 6 LR CORSET 10 21 LR CRAWDAD
Bowling Hall of Fame
A sequence of anagrams:
BOWLING ALLEY RENTED SHOES KEGLERS LEAGUE NIGHT GUTTER FOULED SPLIT SLEEPER HANDICAP TURKEY SPARE DOUBLE STRIKE SCRATCH BOWLER BROOKLYN THREE HUNDRED GAME TROPHIES TOURNAMENT SHOWBOAT CASINO
Corncob Pipe Factory
Two word masking puzzles with solutions
C O U G H X X O X O O X O X O H A C K X O X O X O X O X O
Toadstool Park
An unpunctuated letter drop puzzle with solution
TO SEE THESE ROCKS YOUVE COME SO FAR BUT TAKE OUR ADVICE STAY IN YOUR CAR FOR CLIMBING MUSHROOMS MAY LOOK LIKE FUN IT IS WHERE THE RATTLERS SUN
Museum of Roller Skating
A polyominoes puzzle having only L-shaped pieces. Solution:
Lamb and Wool Show
A pair of 5 x 7 jigsaw puzzles with solutions
BeforePrairie Dog Town
A Simon Says puzzle on a 2 x 6 grid:
Trenton Teapots
Two word masking puzzles with solutions
T e a T i m e O X X O X O X O X O (Teapot & cup picture) O X O X O X O X X O
Banana Festival
A 7 x 8 rebus jigsaw puzzle with solution
BananaThe rebus solution is
YES WE HAVE NO BANANAS
The Dismals
This tough crossword puzzle has solution
S A D L O W W O E M O U R N E R G R I M M M E L A N C H O L Y D E S O L A T E U N H A P P Y G R A V E C L O U D Y B L U E M O O D Y D E P R E S S E D D I S M A L
Coon Dog Memorial
A letter layering puzzle with solution
FLEAS. ADAM HAD 'EM. 3 5 7 2 4 1 6 8
The Mint
Three word masking puzzles with solutions
C O L D X X O O X O X O X O H A R D O X O X O X X O X O C A S H O X O X X O X X O O
Lazy U Dude Ranch
A sequence of anagrams with letters mixed between words. Captions are in the style of Mad Magazine. Solutions:
FEED THE LIVESTOCK CLEAN THE STABLES MEND THE FENCES BEARS RAID THE (difficult!) GARBAGE HIKE TO THE BATHROOM CHOP FIREWOOD DO THE COOKING ROUNDUP [sic] THE CATTLE BRAND THE HORSES CLEAN FISHThese are followed by a cryptogram puzzle with solution
THANK YOU FOR VISITING THE LAZY-U DUDE RANCH. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT YEAR. SHEEP SHEARING STARTS IN JUNE.
Lover's Leap
A 6 x 8 jigsaw puzzle with an animated overlay of clouds:
Lover's Leapfollowed by a crossword puzzle with solution:
J R I C K Y U L L J G Y I O A D B A R B I E I S O L D E L T D E A J O H N N Y C L E O P A T R A N A L H E D N I I A D O N I S C A L L E N E Y A E V E H
Big Pig Jig
Six word array puzzles with solutions
P I G A C E W E T H O G O R E E E L S O W T W O Y E N S P A S P O R K A S E A T H A T C H A P H A R E O V E N P E A S S P O R T W V E I D I O M (difficult!) N N P E V E N T
Dr. Ted's Musical Marvels
A 6 x 8 rebus jigsaw puzzle with solution
Dr. TedThe rebus solution is
MUSIC HAS CHARMS TO SOOTHE A SAVAGE BREASTbut that should be "hath".
Hulman 100 Auto Race
A polyominoes puzzle with solution:
Place the pieces in the purple rectangle at the bottom.
Possums Unlimited Festival
A Simon Says puzzle on a 2 x 7 grid:
followed by a letter layering puzzle with solution
You're just playing possum! 2 3 4 1 6 5
Fort Humbug
A sequence of anagrammed epithets:
RATS HECK DARN EGAD DANG DRAT SHOOT BLAST JEEZE HOGWASH FUDGE SHUCKS CRIPES PHOOEY HUMBUG HOOEY BALONEY POPPYCOCK RUBBISH DADBLAMED NONSENSE DADBURNED GADZOOKS GOLDARNED DOGGONED BALDERDASH TOMMYROT HORSEPUCKY JEEPERS FIDDLESTICKS
Trout-O-Rama
A crossword puzzle of rhyming words:
L S O S P D R O U G H T R O T O O G R O U T U U O T F T O U T K S P O U T E L U R N T D O U B T A B O U T P U O U U C L O U T U T T U T T R O U T
Mixed Bonspiel
A 5 x 10 jigsaw puzzle with an animated foreground:
Bonspiel
Connelly's Tavern
Two cryptogram puzzles with solutions:
RULES NO MORE THAN FIVE PER BED NO BOOTS TO BE WORN IN BED ORGAN GRINDERS SLEEP IN WAREHOUSE MORE RULES NO DOGS ALLOWED UPSTAIRS NO BEER ALLOWED IN KITCHEN NO RAZOR GRINDERS OR TINKERS TAKEN IN
Longwood Plantation
A 6 x 9 jigsaw puzzle with solution:
Longwoodfollowed by a letter layering puzzle with solution
MOORISH, EGYPTIAN, BYZANTINE... 4 3 5 2 6 1and a word masking puzzle with solution
B i z a r r e O X X O O X X O X O
Stone House
A 7 x 7 rebus jigsaw puzzle with solution
Stone HouseThe rebus solution is
PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN STONE HOUSES SHOULD NOT THROW GLASSES
Tweetzie Railroad
A word camouflage puzzle of railroad terms:
........ D EPOT.... .....FLA T CAR..... ...SIGNA L ........ .......C A RGO..... ...REDCA P......... ......BO X CAR..... ......BA G GAGE.... .....TIC K ET...... ........ W HISTLE.. ....DERA I L....... .......P U LLMAN... ...TWEET Z IE...... ........ B OILER... ......LI M ITED.... ....CABO O SE...... ......HE R BY...... ....PIGG Y BACK.... .....COW C ATCHER.. ....HOPP E R....... ........ V IADUCT.. ........ H OBOES... ......IN J ECTOR... .....MAI N LINE.... .......A Q UEDUCT.. ........ F LAGMAN.. ...EXPRE S S.......
Sea World
A word search puzzle with 28 items that might be found in the sea:
Row Column Direction Name 1 6 R STARFISH 2 1 R ATLANTIS 4 11 R TSUNAMI 9 10 R OYSTER 10 9 R SPONGE 11 1 R PLANKTON 11 11 R SEAHORSE 13 2 R SUBMARINE 14 13 R SHRIMP 15 2 R SALMON 16 3 R WHELK 17 7 R MANATEE 8 1 D TORPEDO 7 3 D CRAB 1 10 D FROGMEN 13 12 D WHALE 4 16 D MERMAN 1 17 D SQUID 4 18 D HADDOCK 6 19 D SAILFISH 8 2 UR OCTOPUS 14 2 UR SUNKENTREASURE 1 2 LR CLAM 2 1 LR ABALONE 2 5 LR NEPTUNE 2 6 LR TUNA 4 6 LR PEARLYNAUTILUS 6 14 LR SHARK
Return of Buzzards to Hinckley
A cryptogram puzzle with solution:
BUZZARD BUZZARD IN THE TREE I HATE THE WAY YOU STARE AT ME I WISH YOU GOOD I WISH YOU WELL I WISH YOUD FLY STRAIGHT TOfollowed by the word masking punchline
I O W A O X X O X O X O X O
Buffalo Herd Tours
A punctuated letter drop puzzle with solution
WHAT SIGNIFICANT EVENT CAUSED THE LEAD BUFFALO TO START A STAMPEDE? HE THOUGHT HE HEARD A DISCOURAGING WORD!
Dinobration
A maze with imbedded anagram puzzles:
D R D L D3 R U R D R U4 R D4 R U5 SPIDER U L2 U R U3 R U R U TURTLE U R D2 L D L D2 R U R U R U R2 U L2 U R4 CROCODILE R2 D3 L2 D R D2 R2 U R U R D2 L D L2 D3 L2 D R3 U3 COCKROACH U R3 D2 R U7 DINOSAUR U4 R D2 R U2 R3 D L2 D R D R D L2 D R D PALEONTOLOGIST D R
"Old Rip" the Horned Frog
A limerick in the form of a cryptogram puzzle:
THERE WAS A HORNED FROG NAMED RIP WHO WENT ON A VERY LONG TRIPfollowed by a polyominoes puzzle:
and a letter layering puzzle:
By using my tongue for a grip! 5 2 1 4 3 6
Cactusland
A maze puzzle with solution:
U L D R U L U2 R2 D R2 U2 R
Great Peanut Tour
A maze puzzle with solution:
R14 D2 L3 D4 L9 U3 R3 D2 R3 U4 L8
Kaleidoscope Festival
A 6 x 9 jigsaw puzzle with solution
Kaleidoscope
Big Ugly Lake
A letter matching puzzle with a broken word. Solution:
IT IS BETTER TO BE BEAUT IFUL THAN TO BE GOOD BUT IT IS BETTER TO BE GOOD THAN TO BE UGLY Oscar Wilde
Paw Paw Tunnel
A maze with only nearby walls visible. Starting from the upper-left corner, the solution is:
D2 R U2 R D7 L2 D2 R2 D L2 D R D R U R3 D2 R2 U R U R U R U R3 D4 R U3 R D R U10 L D8 L U L U2 L2 U R U L U R2 U3 R5 D2 R D L D3 R2 U L U R U2 R3 D5 L3 D R D4 R D R
Great Wall of China
A 5 x 10 jigsaw puzzle with solution
Great Wallfollowed by 29 anagram puzzles:
FALL JOLT DROP BUMP JERK RUIN BASH CRUSH SPLAT BREAK DITCH CRASH SHAKE SMASH QUAKE BURST KNOCK CRACK FLING EXPEL THROW PITCH DERAIL FUMBLE PLUNGE RATTLE TUMBLE JOSTLE CAREEN
Death's Door
A tough crossword puzzle with solution
P E R I S H
A O C G H O S T
S U C C U M B O S K
S I R S U T T E E
L C P I L E
P E R N I C I O U S D E C E A S E X
X F D E I T P
T E E M U R D E R O I
D E A D L Y O E N R
R E H R E
M A N S L A U G H T E R E N D E D
I S R A C E
N A L E T H A L M
D E A T H K D I
I T I C A R C A S S
E E C A R N A G E V E
D I E
R E M A I N S
Mud Volcano
A letter drop puzzle with solution
PIGS WELCOME: ALL OTHER PETS MUST REMAIN IN YOUR VEHICLE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR STAINS SPOTS OR SPLASHES ON CLOTHES
Devil's Tower
A 7 x 8 jigsaw puzzle with solution
Devil's Tower
Sponge-O-Rama
A 7 x 8 rebus jigsaw puzzle with solution
SpongeThe rebus solution is
WHAT IS FULL OF HOLES AND YET HOLDS WATER
Snake-A-Torium
A sequence of anagrams of the more obscure types of snake:
CORAL MAMBA BANDY BANDY TIGER COBRA GABOON VIPER RATTLER ANACONDA RIVER JACK DEATH ADDER TWO HEADED ROAD GUARDER YELLOW FACED WHIP BANDED KRAIT COTTONMOUTH MOCCASIN BUSHMASTER PURPLE GLOSSED COPPERHEAD HERALD KEELBACK PARADISE TREE CENTIPEDE EATER CARPET VIPER BOOMSLANG MAMUSHI (really obscure!)followed by a cryptogram puzzle with solution
SNAKE-A-TORIUM MEMORIAL DEDICATED TO THOSE BRAVE TOURISTS WHO TRIED THEIR HAND AT MILKING SNAKES
Balanced Rock
A sequence of anagrammed spell-alike words, with letters mixed between words:
TOP SPOT OTTO ORE HERO SLATE METALS YREKA BAKERY (difficult!) REGAL LAGER RED ICE CIDER GIFT FIG SNACK CANSfollowed by word array puzzles having solutions
L O B O R E P E T A T E C O W E R E R O C K I R O N P A R E S T E W S T A N D S T A B O O A B E D N O D D O S C T O R A G R U L E T A L O N C O G E N T H T U T T I M I D H U M D R U M T I R E D D U D M
River of No Return
A sequence of three mazes, each leading to the next:
R U L2 U R U L4 D L U2 R3 U2 R D2 R U3 L3 D2 L3 D L2 D R2 D2 R D L D2 R D2 L U L U L D2 R D R D R U R D R U3 R2 U R U R2 D R U3 R U3 R D3 R2 U2 R D2 R U R2 U R D2 R D2 L2 D R2 D3 L2 U R U L2 U L2 U L U L3 U R3 U2 L3 U L D5 L3 D2 L3 U L6 U2 L U3 R U2 L U2 R D U L D4 R U2 R U2 R D2 R D3 R U2 R D2 R U R D2 R3 D R2 U R3 D4 R U R U R3 D R D L D3 R2 U L U R U3 Lfollowed by an anagram with letters mixed between words:
ESCAPE ROUTE
Accident City
A hangman game with solutions
OPPS MISHAP SETBACK ACCIDENT CALAMITY DEBACLE CATACLYSM CATASTROPHE SORRY
Sowsbury 500 Pig Races
A polyominoes puzzle having only L-shaped pieces. Solution:
Red Flannel Factory
A word search for 34 items of underwear:
Row Column Direction Name 1 8 R LONGJOHNS 2 13 R CRINOLINE 3 23 R NYLONS 4 1 R DRAWERS 4 9 R BUSTLE 5 9 R PANTIES 6 1 R DICKEY 8 3 R LOINCLOTH 16 15 R BOXERSHORTS 17 7 R MONEYBELT 18 23 R GIRDLE 19 7 R BULLETPROOFVEST 20 11 R SUPPORTER 7 1 D SHOULDERPADS 14 2 D BRIEFS 10 5 D BLOOMERS 8 7 D CHEMISE 9 18 D STEPINS 5 19 D LINGERIE 2 23 D UNDERPANTS 7 25 D FLANNELS 5 26 D SKIVIES 14 28 D GARTERS 5 1 UR TRUSS 14 9 UR UNMENTIONABLES 17 12 UR BRASSIERE 18 3 UR CORSET 18 8 UR UNIONSUIT 18 22 UR GSTRING 19 17 UR FALSIES 4 7 LR SLIP 4 10 LR UNDIES 4 12 LR TIGHTS 9 21 LR HOSE
Kitch-Iti-Kipi
A 3 x 9 jigsaw puzzle with solution
Kitch-Iti-Kipifollowed by a cryptogram puzzle with solution
VISITORS WILL THRILL AT THE VIEW OF LARGE BROWN TROUT STRANGE FORMATIONS AND THE SIGHT OFand a polyominoes puzzle with solution
Territorial Prison
The real hangman game with solutions
CROOK FELON CONVICT INMATE JAILBIRD CRIMINAL PRISONER OFFENDER SCOFFLAW
Last Chance Gulch
A maze with pitfalls. Solution:
D L U2 L D4 L U4 L D2 L D2 L U2 L U L U3 L2 U2 U R U R D2 R2 U2 R D R U R D L2 U3 L U L D4 R U2 U R D2 L2 U4 L2 D R R D L D R D L D R D L D R D4 L U2 L U U R D R U R D
Blue Hole
A 3 x 9 jigsaw puzzle with solution
Blue Holefollowed by a cryptogram puzzle with solution
EXCUSE ME, DID I SAY "WATER?" I MEANT TO ASK FOR PERRIER
Chloride
Two polyominoes puzzles:
U-R Next Barber Shop
A 6 x 7 rebus jigsaw puzzle with solution
Barber ShopThe rebus solution is
SHAVE AND A HAIRCUT TWO BITS
Roman Meal Plant
Anagrams of Italian food:
ANTIPASTO PROSCIUTTO WITH MELON CIOPPINO FETTUCCINE GARLIC BREAD PESTO CHIANTI ZABAGLIONE SODIUM BICARBONATE
Mister Ed's Elephant Museum
A letter layering puzzle (peanuts numbered left to right):
COULD anyone miss a life-size talking elephant? 2 3 5 1 4
Rattlesnake Hunt & Sacking
A word table puzzle having solution
SACK LUNCHES TO GO GUARANTEED SURPRISE IN EVERY ONEWords in the following locations are used:
Column A: Row 6 Column B: Rows 3,6,12 Column C: Row 14 Column D: Rows 8,9 Column E: Rows 1,12
Grand American Coon Hunt
A word search for 33 animals:
Row Column Direction Name 1 5 R MARMOSET 1 13 R ARMADILLO 2 3 R MONGOOSE 2 21 R MANDRILL 4 1 R SLOTH 4 11 R PECCARY 5 4 R HEDGEHOG 7 13 R WEASEL 8 4 R BEAVER 9 10 R IBEX 13 2 R BISON 2 1 D MUSKRAT 4 2 D LEMUR 1 8 D MOOSE 11 12 D SHREW 3 15 D PANDA 11 15 D RODENT 4 21 D SKINK 6 23 D TERRAPIN 7 24 D BASILISK 2 26 D IGUANA 8 27 D CASSOWARY 6 9 UR GOPHER 12 2 UR WOMBAT 12 17 UR MEERKAT 13 21 UR TAPIR 16 1 UR OPOSSUM 16 12 UR BANDICOOT 1 15 LR MOUFLON 2 2 LR ANTEATER 3 24 LR KOALA 5 9 LR HYRAX 6 14 LR RACOON
Balloon Boogie
A 5 x 10 jigsaw puzzle with an animated foreground:
Balloons
Old Ephraim's Grave
A poetic cryptogram puzzle:
OLD EPHRAIM WAS A GREAT BIG BEAR IT TOOK TEN YEARS TO SHOOT HIM HERE HE LIES AT REST AT LAST THIS MONUMENT SHOULD SUIT HIM
Dugway Proving Grounds
A 6 x 9 jigsaw puzzle with solution
Dugwayfollowed by a cryptogram puzzle with solution
A US ARMY INSTALLATION COVERING NEARLY NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND ACRES OF UTAH DESERT USED FOR TESTING CHEMICAL AND TACTICAL WARFAREThis one's especially hard because of the unpunctuated second word. The cryptogram is followed by a letter layering puzzle with solution
Visitors not allowed. 4 1 3 5 7 2 6 8
Hall of Flame
A word camouflage puzzle of heat-related terms:
........ J ALAPENO. .....ASH E S....... ......AR S ON...... ........ B URNED... .......R O AST..... ...SULTR Y ........ .....SMO L DER..... ...CREMA T E....... .......E X TINGUISH .......S P ARK..... .......M A TCH..... ....SCAL D ........ .......S M OKE..... ........ V OLCANIC. ......IN G LE...... ........ H EATED... .....BLA Z E....... .......S W ELTER... .....IGN I TE...... .......S Q UIB..... .....SCO R CH...... .......F U SION.... ........ C INDER... ......TI N DER..... ........ K INDLE... ........ F LAME....
Tombstone
A letter drop puzzle with solution
HERE LIES THE BODY OF JONATHAN GROUND WHO WAS LOST AT SEA AND NEVER FOUNDfollowed by a tourist attraction description with a minor typo (Tuscon).
Hall of Records
A 6 x 9 jigsaw puzzle with solution
Recordsfollowed by a word wheel puzzle with solutions
ND AT TH CONDOR FLATLY UNTHAW GENDER LOATHE LETHAL LANDAU CHATTY METHOD MP MB FO POMPON WOMBAT OXFORD COMPEL TOMBOY BEFORE ARMPIT HUMBUG UNFOLD
Muskrat Skinning Shack
A hangman game with solutions
OX FOX LYNX DOGMA BEDBUG VARMINT AARDWOLF
Town Christmas Tree
A word search for 25 Christmas symbols:
Row Column Direction Name 1 1 R SEASONSGREETINGS 2 5 R GOODCHEER 3 8 R FROSTY 4 9 R FRUITCAKE 6 9 R PRESENTS 7 4 R SCROOGE 10 6 R WASSAIL 16 9 R NUTCRACKERSUITE 18 8 R COMETANDCUPID 1 1 D SANTACLAUS 3 3 D EGGNOG 3 12 D TINSEL 1 25 D HOLIDAY 10 4 UR CAROLERS 11 19 UR YULETIDE 14 14 UR RUDOLPH 15 9 UR MISTLETOE 16 7 UR FAMILYGATHERINGS 18 16 UR CHRISTMASCARD 1 16 LR SLEIGHRIDE 1 18 LR ORNAMENTS 2 2 LR PEACEONEARTH 5 18 LR RIBBON 7 15 LR HOLLY 8 13 LR CANDLESfollowed by eleven polyominoes puzzles spelling out NOEL JOY YULE:
Gateway to Death Valley
A 7 x 10 jigsaw puzzle with solution
GatewayIf this puzzle appears to be finished but the game does not proceed, try swapping identical grey squares along the right edge of the puzzle.
The jigsaw is followed by a word table puzzle having solution
THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE FOR A LAST CHANCEWords in the following locations are used:
Column A: Rows 1,6 Column B: Rows 8,14 Column C: Rows 6,8 Column D: Rows 2,9 Column E: Row 6
Lucy the Margate Elephant
A 6 x 7 jigsaw puzzle with solution
Lucy
Wild West City
A word search for 29 symbols of the Old Wild West:
Row Column Direction Name 1 10 R SMOKESIGNAL 2 3 R6D PROSPECTOR 2 19 R PALEFACE 3 12 R VARMINT 3 22 R RAWHIDE 6 2 R4D CATTLEDRIVE 6 17 R TENGALLONHAT 8 14 R OUTLAW 19 12 R WELLSFARGO 20 1 R SHADYLADY 13 1 D6R MUSTANGRANCH 7 3 D SADDLESORE 1 4 D GRUBSTAKE 10 12 D3R DOGGIES 15 19 D4R WATERHOLE 12 22 D BUFFALO 14 23 D RUSTLER 3 24 D7R WAGONTRAIN 9 13 UR COWBOY 11 6 UR BOOTHILL 12 13 UR GUNSLINGER 15 5 UR RODEO 19 9 UR POSSE 9 6 LR PONYEXPRESS 9 14 LR ANTELOPE 9 16 LR SHERIFF 11 5 LR INDIANS 11 22 LR TINSTAR 13 4 LR SALOONfollowed by a word search for 27 symbols of the New Wild West:
Row Column Direction Name 1 11 R9D MUSTANGRANCH 1 22 R4D FEDERALEXPRESS 2 2 R BOUTIQUE 4 10 R MALLS 7 13 R RAPIDTRANSIT 13 8 R4D SKATEBOARD 15 24 R5D COMMUTERS 18 16 R WELLSFARGO 19 1 R TRENDYBARS 20 15 R HUSTLER 9 2 D JAMMERS 7 4 D GANGS 10 5 D8R STREETWALKER 3 12 D ULCERS 5 19 D5R FORESTLAWN 2 22 D MOVIESTAR 2 27 D CARPHONE 7 7 UR BEAMERS 12 10 UR THEMEPARK 17 10 UR RODEODRIVE 18 15 UR BIKINIS 19 12 UR TRAFFIC 20 1 UR FREEWAYS 1 2 LR CONVERTIBLES 2 2 LR BEACHBUM 8 15 LR SWIMMINGPOOL 9 19 LR SURFER
Oztown, U.S.A.
A maze with hidden walls and doors. Solution:
D R U2 L2 D3 R3 U3 R D3 R2 U2 R U R4 U R3 D2 R3 U2 R D R3 D R D4 L2 D2 L D2 L U2 L2 D R D3 L U2 L D L5 U R2 U R U L2 D L U3 L D2 L D3 L2 U L2 D R D R D R12 U R D R U4 R U2 R
The Catskills
A 6 x 9 jigsaw puzzle with an animated foreground:
Catskillsfollowed by 16 anagram puzzles:
MEOW SHED FIGHT SKULK SCRATCH PROWL ROLL OVER CATCH MICE HOUSE FLEAS CHASE DOGS SCORN PEOPLE HAVE KITTENS CLIMB CURTAINS SHRED FURNITURE USE KITTY LITTER VOMIT FUR BALLS
Zigzag
A maze puzzle with solution:
R U3 R2 D3 R2 U3 R2 D3 R2 U3 R2 D3 R2 U3 R2 D8 L2 U3 L2 D3 L2 U3 L2 D3 L2 U3 L2 D3 L2 U3 L
The Oregon Vortex
A word table puzzle having solution
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST STOLEN OR VACUUMED ARTICLES OR PEOPLEWords in the following locations are used:
Column A: Rows 5,12 Column B: Rows 2,6 Column C: Row 15 Column D: Rows 5,12 Column E: Rows 1,3,9
Cliff Walk
A letter layering puzzle with solution
CAUTION: Potentially dangerous in places. 1 3 5 6 7 4 2
Green Animals Topiary Gardens
A 7 x 9 animated jigsaw puzzle with solution
Topiary
Big Bottom Blast
A Simon Says puzzle on a 3 x 4 grid:
Turkey Walk-Off
A 6 x 9 animated jigsaw puzzle with a time limit. Try to complete the puzzle before the turkeys disappear, or you'll be left with just the background:
BackgroundThere are three turkeys in the foreground:
Foreground
The jigsaw is followed by a letter layering puzzle with solution
Keep Washington Green 5 7 4 8 6 2 1 3
Iceworm Festival
A maze puzzle with solution:
R2 D2 R2 U3 R2 D4 L2 D2 R D R2 U3 R U3
Earthquake Park
A 6 x 6 jigsaw puzzle with solution
Beforefollowed by a 6 x 7 puzzle with solution
After
Shakespeare at Cheese Factory
A pair of letter drop puzzles with solutions
EYE OF NEWT AND TOE OF FROG WOOL OF BAT AND TONGUE OF DOG TAIL OF CAT AND WINGS OF BEES ALL TO MAKE OUR FAMOUS CHEESE TO BRIE OR NOT TO BRIE THAT IS THE QUESTION WHETHER SAPSAGO AND BLEU OR ROMANO FOR YOU OR JACK AND COLBY OR SARDO FOR ME
Drive-Thru Tree
A maze with pitfalls. Solution:
R L R U L D R L D R L2 D2
Gurleyville Grist Mill
Three crossword puzzles with solutions:
A N T I P A S T O E A R T H Q U A K E S H A K E S P E A R E M I N N O W G O O B E R M I N T A N A R C H Y M O X I E B U Z Z A R D K E G L E R B A Y O U A C C I D E N T T O R I U MVertical crossings in these puzzles spell out ARE WE THERE YET
United House Wrecking Company
Anagrams of construction terms:
ROOF DOORS WOOD GLASS STAIRS WALLS FLOOR BRICKS MORTAR BOARDS STUDS ATTIC CELLAR CEILING RAILING WINDOWS FIREPLACE ATRIUM DORMER GABLE EAVES CUPOLA STUCCO SHUTTER ROTUNDA PARAPET CORNICE MOLDING PLINTH SHINGLESfollowed by a punctuated cryptogram puzzle with solution
HEY MACK! GOT A WISEGUY HERE WHO SAYS WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ON SYCAMORE STREET, NOT AVENUE!
Walden Pond
A punctuated letter drop puzzle with a broken word. Solution:
PONDER THIS: "WHILE MEN BELIEVE IN THE INFINITE SOME PONDS WILL BE THOU GHT TO BE BOTTOMLESS" Henry David Thoreau
Paper House
A hangman game with solutions
ARCHITECT CONTRACTER BUILDER CARPENTER FRAMER GLAZIER PLUMBER ELECTRICIAN GARDENER INSPECTOR OCCUPANT
Maple Museum
A word camouflage puzzle of types of trees:
.....LAR C H....... .....MAP L E....... ......CE D AR...... ......HA Z EL...... .......S P RUCE.... .......C A TALPA... ......SE Q UOIA.... .......T U PELO.... ...CYPRE S S....... ..MANGRO V E....... ........ J UNIPER.. ......SA G UARO.... .....GIN K GO...... ....BUCK E YE...... ...PALME T TO...... ...SASSA F RAS..... ........ Y UCCA.... ......PA W PAW..... .......H I CKORY... ........ H ORNBEAM. ...CORKW O OD...... ...POSSU M HAW..... ........ B IRCH.... ..SYCAMO R E....... ......BO X ELDER... .....MAG N OLIA....
Blanche and Bill's Pancake House
Word array puzzles having solutions
B A T O N E A Y E S T Y A W E D O T T T H E T H R E E E E L E F A T F O U R A U R A T R A P S F L Y L I E F I V E S L E E K Y U S E S I R A X E A I S L E I E N S E V E N L E U E N N U Ifollowed by an anagram with letters mixed between words:
EIGHT IS ENOUGHBlanche and Bill's Pancake House is the only state puzzle that does not produce a second token for the Final Puzzle.
Pineapple Plant
Two polyominoes puzzles:
Luau
A word search for 26 things found at a $2 luau:
Row Column Direction Name 1 8 R HONEYCREEPER 4 2 R PINEAPPLETIDBITS 7 11 R6D TOURGROUP 11 3 R8D OBNOXIOUSDRUNKS 11 19 R10D THUNDERLIZARD 12 20 R8D VOLCANICERUPTION 14 4 R5D SALTWATER 16 16 R7D PAPERPLATES 18 7 R GRASSSKIRT 19 2 R BEACHTOWEL 2 1 D PTOMAINEPOISONING 4 2 D6R PALMTREES 15 4 D6R WETBATHINGSUIT 13 12 D ANTS 13 14 D7R HAWAIIANPUNCH 1 17 D5R PLASTICLEI 8 23 D SANDCRABS 2 28 D OCEANVIEW 7 17 UR COCONUT 12 9 UR SUNBURN 12 17 UR COCKROACH 16 15 UR PORKCHOPS 1 20 LR CHARCOAL 3 4 LR GECKO 4 7 LR PORTABLEBARBECUE 13 19 LR UKULELEfollowed by a hidden-sentence puzzle with solution
FIFTEEN MINUTES ON A WALKMAN LISTENING TO DON HO SING HAWAIIAN WEDDING SONG
The Flume
A word camouflage puzzle of types of holes:
......AB Y SS...... .......S P ACE..... ....CANY O N....... .....CRE V ICE..... ......CL E FT...... ........ B REACH... ........ D EPTH.... ...CREVA S SE...... ....FISS U RE...... .....CLE A VAGE.... .....GOR G E....... .....FLU M E....... .....GUL C H*...... ....FRAC T URE..... .....RAV I NE...... .......E X CAVATION .......C H ASM..... .....CIR Q UE...... ...OPENI N G....... ......BE Z EL...... .....APE R TURE.... ......SP L IT...... .....ORI F ICE..... .......F J ORD..... ......YA W NING.... ....CRAC K ........
Ponemah Bog
A letter matching puzzle with solution:
FEAR HAS MANY EYES AND CAN SEE THINGS UNDERGROUND CERVANTES FROM DON QUIXOTE
Holy Mackerel Tournament
Anagrams of fish:
PIKE TUNA SOLE HAKE TROUT PERCH SHARK SMELT GUPPY SALMON MINNOW MARLIN BELUGA HERRING SARDINE ANCHOVY GRUNION CRAPPIE GROUPER DOLPHIN HADDOCK PIRANHA STURGEON PICKEREL FLOUNDER STINGRAY MACKEREL
Moxie Festival
Just in case you hadn't had enough word search puzzles, this one's for sixty occurrences of the word "MOXIE". No words turn corners, but some may run backwards. There are actually 63 that can be found:
Row Column Direction(s) 1 1 R,LR 3 1 R 5 1 UR 6 1 UR 10 1 D 14 2 R 7 3 R,LR 9 3 LR 10 3 R,LR 11 3 UR 13 3 R 8 5 L 15 5 R 6 6 L 11 6 LR 2 7 D 4 8 LR 5 8 R 4 9 R,D 10 9 LR 12 9 R,UR 8 10 LR 9 10 L 1 11 R,L 2 11 D 11 11 L 3 12 L 14 12 L 7 14 L 8 14 D 5 15 D 10 15 D 1 16 LR 2 16 R,LR,L 3 16 LR 4 16 R,LR 5 16 R,UR 6 16 UR,LR,L 7 16 R 8 16 UR 9 16 R 10 16 UR 11 17 R,LR 15 17 R,UR,L 19 19 L 3 21 D 13 21 L 4 22 DThis ordeal is followed by a word masking puzzle with solution
P L U C K O X O O X O X X O X
The final puzzle shows 99 tokens representing souvenirs collected on the Mallards' vacation:
Turn these over to disclose a final animated 9 x 11 jigsaw puzzle with solution
The bedraggled family returns home:
and the game is over.
Car games are optional activities not required to complete the game. The first (under the T pull-down menu) is the childhood classic Lines and Boxes, a two-player game the object of which is to form more squares than your computer opponent. The second car game (under the R pull-down menu) is the familiar Concentration type game in which the goal is to remove pairs of matching symbols. Slowing down the game may produce a more enjoyable play.
The third car game (under the A pull-down menu) is 33-hole Peg Solitaire. With the positional notation
A B C D E F G 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + + + + + 4 + + + + + + 5 + + + + + + + 6 + + + 7 + + +a solution by Peel (1890) is:
D6 D4 D3 D5 F4 D4 D6 F5 D5 E7 E5 E2 E4 E6 G3 E3 B3 D3 F3 C1 C3 C4 C2 C6 C4 A5 C5 D5 B5 A3 A5 C5 C7 E7 E5 E1 C1 C3 G5 G3 E3 C4 C6 E6 E4 E2 C2 C4 B4 D4The last car game (under the V pull-down menu) is 4 x 4 Tic-Tac-Toe. Your computer opponent plays randomly and may try to block obvious moves, but if you go first it is sometimes possible to win by playing the following sequence:
Under the E pull-down menu is a sequence of 6 x 9 jigsaw puzzles showing the credits of the game:
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Re-selecting the Bonus Puzzles menu item randomly cycles between these jigsaws.
Photos of the Mallard family vacation randomly appearing throughout the game:
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