15 Comments to Mandrake 1

1. Lule says:

   November 30, 2009 at 3:57 am

   Yay! looks interesting; I’ll give it a whirl.

2. Nenne says:

   November 30, 2009 at 8:56 am

   Finally something with humor and logic, great graphics and easy hints. Very Mateusz Skutnik like!Quite easy!Different code every time you play!!

3. Mandy says:

   November 30, 2009 at 1:29 pm

   Anybody playing. Im stuck

4. juicepetal says:

   November 30, 2009 at 1:33 pm

   What was the point in taking the toilet paper?

5. Mandy says:

   November 30, 2009 at 1:36 pm

   how do you get the Show

   axe out of the glass cabinet?

6. Marina says:

   November 30, 2009 at 1:42 pm

   not so easy

7. monte says:

   November 30, 2009 at 2:32 pm

   walkthrough please. i got alot of stuff but cant use the screwdriver right to get the axe. also cant figure out where to shoot with the plunger and rope cpmbo. plus the little light thing alwyas punches me in the face

8. Me2 says:

   November 30, 2009 at 6:32 pm

   I must admit I can’t figure this one out either. Anyone up for doing a walkthrough?

9. Scout88 says:

   November 30, 2009 at 6:35 pm

   I just finished it! I will help anyone out, but not sure I’m up for a walk-thru. Where are you stuck?

10. Scout88 says:

    November 30, 2009 at 7:14 pm

    Walkthrough: Part 1 Show

    -Get broken wand on top of table. Get cup out of right drawer. From this beginning scene we’ll progress counter-clockwise throughout all rooms.
    -Look out window to see your pet dragon chained up. He’s not very happy. You oughta set him free. Get bone on bottom right railing.
    Get poison spray from top of growling cabinet. No need to mess with him any further.
    -Get screwdriver off chair.
    -Notice the crossbow in the window. We’ll do some hunting later.
    -Look at the half-broken door. I wonder if a half-broken wand would do the trick. Use wand on door.
    -What a curious door! Try pressing the buttons a few times and you’ll get knocked out. Note the order of the colors. Looks like we need a code. We’ll come back later.
    -Let’s go up the spiral staircase. Look thru the telescope. What’s that bird holding? I’ll bet it’s important.
    -Pick up the plank to the right of the telescope and also the one on the window. You’ll need 4 altogether. The other 2 are to the right under the picture of you and your dragon buddy. If you look closely, you may notice you’re holding what looks like a chili pepper in your left hand. Go back down to main level.
    -Now let’s go downstairs (staircase to left of drawers). You can go visit your pal, but you won’t be able to free him yet. You also won’t be able to do anything at the next doorway which leads to the ‘floating rock’.
    -Let’s climb down the rope, shall we? How will we get that axe? Don’t bother using the screwdriver yet. You’ll need a code.
    -Check out the doorway with the skeleton sign. If you collected all 4 planks, they’ll come in handy now. Use them on the rope bridge. Do you dare cross it?
    -Go across the bridge. Click on the skeleton. He’ll ask you for a bone to repair his arm. Luckily you just happen to have one. Now doesn’t it look like he’s ready to offer you a drink. Zoom in on the skeleton and use the cup on the bottle. Note the order of the colored jewels on the bottle. Hmm, where have we seen colors like that before? Apparently the code changes each game, so you’ll have to keep track yourself.

11. Scout88 says:

    November 30, 2009 at 7:51 pm

    Walkthrough: Part 2 Show

    -Notice the symbols on the wall to the left. More codes.
    -Let’s leave this place for now. Click on doorway. Don’t forget to get the bread from the mouse hole on bottom right.
    -Before you climb back up the rope, grab the coil of rope from under the window on the right.
    -To the left of the rope you just climbed up, there is an outhouse. Grab the plunger and the toilet paper.
    -Go back up the stairs. Now that we have the color sequence, let’s go use the code on the unusually alert door.
    -Push the buttons in order of the colors you saw on the skeleton’s bottle. If you entered it correctly, the door will spit out a green scroll. Where have we seen these symbols before? Ah yes, back down with the skeleton.
    -So back down the stairs and down the rope and over to visit the skeleton’s home. Push the symbols matching those on the green scroll to reveal your laboratory.
    -Hmm, wonder why all the mandrakes are gagged? Is their singing that bad? Oh wait, here are a couple live ones in the box. Looks like their bite is worse than their bark, so to speak. Let’s use the poison spray on them. Now you can grab those 2 chili peppers to the right behind them. Before you leave, grab the ladder in the little shed.
    -Go back across the bridge and climb up the rope. Go to the doorway with the unattached rock and use the ladder to bridge the gap. Hmm, looks like this place is frequented by that bird. Let’s see if we can attract it if we leave the bread here.
    -Let’s go back up to the main level for a little target practice. Combine the plunger and the rope and place on crossbow. It takes a bit of patience, but eventually you should knock the paper from him.
    -Go back to his rock and collect the paper which has the code for aligning the screws to obtain the axe.
    -Climb back down the rope to find the glass case. Note that view of the paper is turned 45 degrees to the right when figuring for the angles to turn the screws. Use the blue button as your reference point. Align the screws with the screwdriver correctly and the axe is yours.
    -Now let’s see if this axe will help free our buddy. Climb back up the rope and head out toward the dragon. Use the axe on the chain, but it will break. Use the chili peppers on the dragon and he will melt the other axe free. Pick up the axe head and the other handle and combine them. Now try this new axe. Aha! You’ve freed the dragon. To be continued…..

12. Me2 says:

    December 1, 2009 at 11:25 am

    @Scout88, Thanks, I couldn’t have done it without you!

13. X says:

    December 7, 2009 at 3:13 am

    I give up. The Show

    bird shooting

    section killed it for me. Games are supposed to help lower stress, not cause more frustration! Show

    It forgot it was a point and click game and became a shooter with horrible controls and reload time.

14. Katie says:

    December 28, 2009 at 7:35 pm

    Thank you Scout88! Definitely need to think outside the box on this one!

15. TriangleGamesmaster says:

    October 13, 2011 at 9:22 pm

    With the possible exception of the Show

    bird shooting

    , I liked it a lot. I feel like it combines the fun and fluidity of point and click with the kind of thinking needed in the older text adventures that to point and click. Kind of makes me want to play Maniac Mansion.

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