The Mansion

Author: Nick Dablin

Category: Mystery

Description: Your wealthy uncle has just died of a heart attack. You're his only living relative. What's strange is that your family has never had any history of heart problems and he was fit and healthy up until his death. Time to investigate and see if you can find any clues to his untimely death. This is a good old-fashioned adventure - puzzles to solve, keys to find, the usual. Hopefully it's large enough to keep you occupied for a good while! :)

Added 31 Jan 2004. Written for Quest 3.11. Played online 11340 times, downloaded 2627 times (since 07 Feb 2011).

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Comment by Sam

31 Jan 2004

This is a good game with good storyline, Although the damn Security Shutters stopped me from getting through the game!

Good game!
[ Initial rating (4) removed, updated below - Alex]

Comment by Nick Dablin

01 Feb 2004

There's no way you can get stuck permanently (that I know of)! Even if you get stuck behind the security shutters... :) Glad you liked it!

Review by Sam

27 Feb 2004

It's me again, Sam.
I didn't get far in the game when I rated it before. I give it SIX out of five... But it doesn't go that far, so I give it a five. I have gotten heaps far in the game but I can't find what to put in the empty slot to get out of the security shutters. (Don't tell me though! I like finding it out myself!)

Aracnid!

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Review by Jamie Park

01 Mar 2004

This is a really good game. It took me awhile to beat it but overall its perfect. Plus the map of ground floor, etc. doesn't show an image. And maybe the ending should be change, I didn't really liked it. But awesome!

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Review by Anonymous

10 Apr 2004

All I have to say about this game is "WOWSA!"

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Review by S

19 May 2004

I loved this. There were many things to solve. I love puzzles a lot and this was very great. :)

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Review by Steve

25 May 2004

This is an awesome game! It was challenging but not impossible, and I did manage to get through it. It was discouraging when I died at the end, but I guess that's part of the challenge. Nowhere else before the very end did I find any way you can get yourself stuck or lose the game. This is a good thing. Congratulations!

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Review by ElvenRain

08 Jun 2004

The game is great, but I'm totally stuck! I need help completing it! Any hints anyone? Or a walkthrough from the author please?!

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Review by yipshi

14 Aug 2004

I am horribly stuck. Could someone please help? I've been everywhere except the swimming pool area and the master bedroom. Why can't I fill the empty bottle with sink or pool water so that I can water the plant?

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Comment by Kate

27 Aug 2004

Help! For some reason, I can't play the game! My computer won't let me! It keeps opening firefox and I just get a sort of "blueprint" for the commands. I know you can probably tell I'm a computer illiterate, but please help me!

Comment by Alex Warren

28 Aug 2004

Start Quest, click Options, go to Other, then click "Restore File Associations". Click OK. You should then be able to launch the game.

Comment by Nick Dablin

23 Sep 2004

Hey guys,

Glad you liked my game! I haven't been on here in ages as my computer bew up shortly after I'd finished it and I only just replaced it. I did this game in under a week - so it is possible if you persevere.

Ground floor map should work - I included it in the zip so dunno why that's broken. But the game's not read-only, so you can probably change it manually.

As for a walkthrough - I am working on one right now, so when I've done it I'll let you know! Been so long since I made it, even I'm getting stuck! :(

Review by Steve Lingle

29 Sep 2004

This was a good game. I enjoyed many of the puzzles including the security shutters which I am proud to say I figured it out on my own.
The maps were a nice touch as well.
Only big error keeping it from going to a 5... The weird statue (or whatever it was called) when it is used in the dining room, a second weird statue appears but it seems to be a game glitch. I forgot what the puzzle was exactly, it's been a few weeks since I've played it. It's the room near the front door of the house (one or two rooms to the right).

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Review by ConditionZeroMaster

01 Nov 2004

AARGHH!!! Good Game! But I'm horibbly stuck. I just got Gunpowder and I now have no idea what to do! :(
Please Help! Is that walkthrough finished?

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Review by Yousapien

18 Nov 2004

Probably the best game on this website. One of the coolest ideas and a well set out game. Congrats

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Review by ed

24 Jan 2005

I really liked the game, some very nice puzzles and the maps were really helpful. I had some trouble with the horns. Moving the table creates a second wierd machine, you can put one horn in each one - belive me. You can not get them back and you are stuck.
The jacuzzi is full of stuff, every time I examined it the "object" was there again and I could take it. I now have hundreds of them, any buyers? Loved the ax, what a useful tool. Great job and I hope to see more. One of the best text adventures that I have played.

It is possible to play the game by loading the file without extracting...you will not be able to use the floor maps though.

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Comment by xxxxxxxxx

12 Feb 2005

Please help me! I have heard that this is great, but I can't make it work! When I try to use it, my computer says that it is not a valid Win32 application. I am not too good with computers--please help!

Comment by Luke Rountree

12 Mar 2005

At the moment I am seriously stuck, so far I got both horns, the gun powder, and the limescale removal fluid, and I am really, REALLY confused on what to do, is it alright if you could e-mail me a walkthrough.

Comment by Jeannine

17 Apr 2005

Ok, right now I feel extremely dumb because I'm stuck in-game a lot earlier than everyone else in desperate need of assistance. At present I've got:

The...
Gold Flute
Requiem of Open Doors
Post-It Note
Stone Shield
Concrete Block
Red Herring (Maybe there is no use for this, but damnit, it's cool)

Doors are locked up to the (east portion of the west corridor), the dining hall, both north doors past the staircase, 001, 002, and 004.

Anyway... hopefully you all don't laugh too much at me. :( It's been a really long time since I've picked up a text-based adventure. We're talking like- the last one I played was Zork on this extremely old PC.

(But- if anyone can help me find my way to a new area, please e-mail me, catch me on msn messenger, or AIM- javalava2001)

Thanks. @_@

Review by jake

07 May 2005

Ok, great game! I've had no problems playing the game( the maps were a big help and the puzzles adequetly challenging) But i cant save! please e-mail me and save me from this never ending strife!

8^) jake

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Review by Frank Stokes (francisstokes on the forums)

13 May 2005

Ok ive been glued to this game for a while now but i still cant complete it.I think its a really well made game compared to some of the others on here *cough* killer syringe *cough*.I get lost alot.

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Review by Felic Roman

03 Jun 2005

Good game, some good puzzles and nice ideas. Some of the object interactions were very well thought out.

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Review by Myra Lim

07 Jul 2005

Did anybody finish the Mansion? I'm stuck after I got the shotgun from the grandfather clock in the drawing room. Help??

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Review by FaithinCanda

12 Jul 2005

Okay.. so I'm really stuck. What do I do with the acid in th bottle so that I can use the bottle to water the plant? And what do I do to the plinth? And I've tried countless commands to get up the stairs to the second floor. Can I even use the stairs? Please someone help me.. I feel so inadequate but my mind just isn't looking outside the box for some reason! Lol.. GREAT game and storyline. So far it's a 4!

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Comment by FaithinCanda

13 Jul 2005

okay so that is the biggest embarrassment when I realize that I spelt CANADA wrong in my name. Gawd.. sorry guys!

Comment by FaithinCanda

16 Jul 2005

can someone let me know how I use the stairs to go up to the second floor? What command do I use?

Comment by Stairs&Shotgun

17 Jul 2005

"Look at" the stairs to climb. I'm stuck with the shotgun. Any help here?

Comment by FaithinCanda

18 Jul 2005

K.. so everyone seems to be having problems with the shotgun/gun powder, as well as what to do with the limescale. If anyone could help us all out here that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!

Review by Candice

28 Nov 2005

Just a quick question... not expecting a reply right away. But does anyone know what I am supposed to give the darn dog? I cant open the fridge, grrrr... and what exactly are you supposed to clean with the... whatever it's called? i try to use it and it asks me on what? and then it tell me "that doesnt work" so, basically, I'm just running in circles right now....

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Comment by Candice

28 Nov 2005

lol, nevermind... I figured it out

Comment by Nick Dablin

30 Nov 2005

Here is the url of a walkthrough to this game. Please don't use it unless you're really stuck!

http://www.geocities.com/tonyblairisgay/mn_w.txt

Review by tallguy

31 Dec 2005

Wow, nice game. The author thinks from a players perspective. Really well done. And refreshing to see after having played some of THOSE other ones (You know who you are).

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Comment by HL Tey

18 Apr 2007

I've just started playing the game and it looks very promising. I do have a question though: is there any way I can save my progress in the game?

Thanks :)

Review by Adam Hicks

25 May 2007

This was an excellent game only just rediscovered text adventures i`ve tried a few others none of them come close to this one

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Comment by ryan

26 May 2007

ok i have the bone but for the life of me i can't figure out how to give it to the dog i have tryed everything is it broken or some thing?

Comment by ryan

26 May 2007

ok i have the bone but for the life of me i can't figure out how to give it to the dog i have tryed everything is it broken or some thing?

Comment by ryan

26 May 2007

ok i have the bone but for the life of me i can't figure out how to give it to the dog i have tryed everything is it broken or some thing?

Review by Sami

26 May 2007

So if i have one horn and I've done everything else except move the table and it tells me that I can't what do I do? I examined it, i said move table, I looked at it, but it still says that there's nothing special about it...what am i doing wrong?

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Review by Jeremy

26 Jun 2007

sami I am having the exact same problem... Nothing special about the table. Does anyone else have this problem?

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Comment by Jeremy

27 Jun 2007

Ok I think this is a glitch. I started over again doing things in a different order and it worked fine... I still don't know why it did that though.

Review by Nick

28 Jul 2007

It was a very well made game. It keeps you occupied like you said. This is one of my favorite text adventures!!!

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Review by emojo

04 Jan 2008

this is a good game but im not into reading alot in one bit.
i like short jumps of reading.
nevertheless i love the quality of this game.

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Review by GAMER!

06 Jan 2008

This is one of the best games I've played on this website. I give this game 5 out of 5!

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Comment by GAMER!

06 Jan 2008

This is the best game on this website. I give this game a 100 out of 5!

Comment by Anya

21 Mar 2008

well looks like evry1 els liked :D
just want to giv a thumbs up

Review by Freak

19 Apr 2008

The Mansion features correct grammar and is mostly bug free. (Repeat old actions and there can be multiple copies of objects. Trigger the shutters, drop something, then untrigger them, and the thing disappears.)

Had I played it in the 80s, I probably would have found it a good game, but the lock-and-key / unmimetic style has aged poorly.

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Review by Steve

11 May 2008

A very good game.

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Review by Sonyc

04 Jun 2008

Excellent game! My first from this site and it brought back many happy memories of previous dabbles into this genre of game. I find my imagination can be way better than any graphics! ;)

Liked the puzzles... A couple of small glitches, but hey!

For those that are still stuck on this, I would give two hints:

1. "Look at" and "Examine" everything... And I mean *everything*!

2. You may find some "useless" things...

Otherwise, enjoy!

Thx,

<<~ Sonyc ~>>

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Review by Louise Murray

11 Jul 2008

Really good game!

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Review by mulan

19 Sep 2008

ahh, Can I have a hint ????? please

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Review by nani

12 Mar 2009

Help, I'm stuck!!! I've started the game 3 times, going in a different order each time, and I can't move the table. When I examine it, it says nothing special there. I have everything else, this is what's holding me from moving forward.

Love the game btw!

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Comment by tjevers

30 May 2009

I've got the same problem as nani. I get as far as having to move the table, and I'm not able. I restarted the game, following the walk through exactly, and it still didn't work. Help!!!

Comment by rvf4uk

02 Aug 2009

Just had to check out the walkthrough as done everything possible, ie, piano, horn, acid etc and got completely stuck. Luckily it mentions potatoes in the pantry but on my version the pantry is empty, its just says something (not highlighted) about storing dried goods. Is this a glitch or am I suppose to do something to get potatoes in there? thanks

Comment by Doook

08 Jan 2010

Is there a link to a wlkthrough that still works? I am thoroughly stuck

Comment by lulzgirl

09 Jan 2010

rvf4uk - I think there is something you have to read if memory serves me right

Review by Dave Dave

10 Feb 2010

Thank you, I enjoyed the game very much...just the right amount of puzzles and more that just the one red herring that smells fishy (cloth, limescale remover, post-it note, empty bottle, plant etc.)

Well done...will try the next one now.

Cheers
Dave Dave

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Comment by Tony

13 Feb 2010

I think I'm being a dufus but I can't seem to get into the room behind the keypad in the attic. I'm not sure I have the password yet. I.e., I haven't met anything that says "the password for the attic is...." but I have tried the rat's name, dog's name and various book titles that I've encountered. I'm not even sure I'm using the keypad correctly. I was expecting some kind of dialogue box like the stairs offer. Am I doing it wrong or have I just not found the password yet? the only locations I can't get into right now are the pool, master bedroom and this place in the attic.

Comment by Tony

14 Feb 2010

Aha, I've found the password. Amusingly it was one of the 30 odd words I'd tried but I can see now you can't use it until you have actually found it and then it works automatically without me typing it in.

Comment by James

28 Feb 2010

I'm stuck towards the end. I'm in the basement, but I can't find a lever or fuse for the machines. I can't get into the master bedroom or the swimming pool room.

Comment by Tony

01 Mar 2010

James, the key is to fix something that is broken.

Comment by James

03 Mar 2010

I have the key handle, but I don't know what to fix it with. I haven't been able to find the other part. I thought I might have to melt something with the blow torch to cast it or something, but I haven't got any idea.

Comment by Tony

03 Mar 2010

It's enough to make you a basket case isn't it. don't hang yourself though. You're nearly there.

Comment by James

04 Mar 2010

Ah, that's got it. I swear I had checked that the first time I saw it. Nice wording on the clue Tony.

Comment by Tony

04 Mar 2010

No problem James. Glad you liked the clue. It seemed more fun than just telling you.

If you read up higher I had missed the password on the shutter which is virtually in the first room you go in. Spent ages going round and round before I found it.

Get yourself onto Mansion II when you finish this one. It's even better.

Review by James

08 Mar 2010

Definitely 5 stars. Good challenges.

PS Tony, I finished Mansion II, but I couldn't find the evidence. It has something to do with the scrap piece of paper methinks.

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Review by sue butler

18 Mar 2010

help help help before I literally pull my hair out does the shotgun shell making machine work and if so how?

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Comment by Lexi

31 Mar 2010

Sue - yes it does work, do you have both the gunpowder and the shell casings? if you don't mind i'm just going to tell you how it works because when i played the online version it took me FOREVER to figure it out. I tried every command i could think of before i finally got it to work. You have to type "use gunpowder with shotgun shell machine" and then you have to type "use shell casings with shotgun shell machine with gunpowder" I have no idea why you have to type out the whole name or why you have to add the 'with gunpowder' the second time, but that's the only way i could get it to work.

on a side note - anybody else find the other part to the broken key or how to water the stinkin' plant?

Review by Lexi

31 Mar 2010

lol, almost forgot, AWESOME game! best one i've played since "the theater"

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Comment by sue butler

01 Apr 2010

Thank you Lexi I had given up on this game as I couldn,t think of any thing else to do with it. I just finished it and won very satisfying. As for the plant its a red herring ,I think the broke.n key has something to do with hanging basket but not sure now.

Review by Honestly Tru

26 May 2010

Where is the jaccuzi?

Also, I can not find the key handle.

The table worked fine for me; I went to the art store, got the thing in there. Went to the art gallery, then the music room. I got the things in the music room, used the piano, when into the west hall. I examined the things in there, went into the corridor. I got the note from the bathroom, examined the thing in the corridor, went to the west hall then the art gallery, examined the thing in there, went to the dining hall, moved the table. I then went and got the horns, placed them and was allowed access.

For hints, highlite the text below this.

<font color= white>Examine EVERYTHING. Some things must be done before other things will show up. Think logically. Print out the maps, and mark each room you have access to; it will help keep you from getting lost. Unlock/break every door so you can take the shortest path to get places. I had trouble with the concrete block, so do this: Examine the sink, use the bottle on sink, then use block on sink. Dogs like bones; give bone to dog. Pick up EVERY ITEM you have access to. To climb, look at the stairs/ladder. If you don't know what to do, examine every item you have. To examine, you must TYPE examine in the text box. Don't become frustrated with the game. Take breaks when you need to. HAVE FUN!</font>

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Comment by sue butler

05 Jun 2010

Isn,t the handle in the hanging basket?I will have to play again but I had loads of trouble with the table.

Review by sabine

25 Jul 2010

I love this game! Some objects double up sometimes but that's the only issue I found. Love it: try talking to the fridge or to other objects. The author really put some efforts in funny answers instead of only saying that some action would not have any effect.

However, I'm horribly stuck and cannot find any help online. The walkthrough seems to be offline. Could anyone give me a hint?

The only rooms I haven't been in is the master bedroom, changing room at the pool, the room in the attic behind the keypad. I'm also stuck in the basement but I found the diary so I assume knowing how to deal with the pool will bring me a step forward? I'm also missing the second part of the broken key (I have the key head)

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Comment by sue butler

25 Jul 2010

Have you found the security code for the keypad I can,t remember much but I know you do something with the dining room picture.I think search the security shutter when its down.Hope that helps a bit

Comment by sabine

26 Jul 2010

Thank you so much, Sue! That was it :-)

Review by gary

26 Jul 2010

A great game! But now I'm stuck. I have the maps, the flute, shotgun, letter, bottle, post-it note, glasses, both books (science and gunpowder), video tape (watched), cloth, limescale remover, gunpowder, key handle and red herring. I have access to:
Ground floor:
Reading room, Library, Bathroom, West corridor, West hall, Art Store, Art gallery, Music room, Entrance hall, Dining hall, Kitchen, Pantry, Drawing room
Second floor:
Spare room, 002 and bathroom, 001 and bathroom, Entrance hall landing, 003 and bathroom.
I've collected everything from these rooms and used it to gain access to others, but now I'm totally stuck (Oh, I've been up the ladder, too and used the keypad). HELP!!!!

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Comment by sabine

27 Jul 2010

Did u switch the two pictures?

Comment by gary

27 Jul 2010

Sabine, thank you so much, I'd never have thought of that! I've now reached the point where I can get everywhere except the master bedroom and I've got a lever I'm not sure about. Oh, and the elevator fuse is missing. Great game, though I've only been playing for a couple of two hour sessions.
Thanks again

Comment by Helen Rose

03 Sep 2010

This is the first text adventure I've played in yeeeeaaars - I mean like since I was 12 xD I'm enjoying myself thoroughly, but am completely stuck. I've got a gold-flute, a post-it, the stone shield, the concrete block, the key handle and the red herring - I know it's useless, but it amuses me xD I just plugged the TV-VCR thingy in, and now.... I'm stumped. No idea what to do next :(

Comment by Helen Rose

04 Sep 2010

It's ok!! I did something right, and now it's all falling into place xD

Review by Helen Rose

04 Sep 2010

Finished! And I survived xD Though I am now a cold-blooded killer... o.O Aaawesome game, loved it.

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Review by Fish

07 Nov 2010

ok so i started the game yesterday, its a great game, and i am stuck. looking at previous posts, i have discovers i am missing the Concrete Block. where do i go to get that.

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Review by heidi

24 Nov 2010

Fish, have you been in the bedrooms 1-4? I think the concrete block may be in one of them.Don't hold me to that though.

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Review by SplattyFish

26 Dec 2010

I played this game yesterday only knowing the commands "look at" and "take". Having found out "examine" is an important command I was able to progress. So far the only bedroom I haven't opened is number 4 and I have a whole load of items but not sure what to do next. (Gold flute, empty bottle, post-it note, glasses, gunpowder book, science book, spider book, stone shield, video tape (watched), ivory horn, ebony horn, cloth, limescale remover, pot of gunpowder, red herring). For example, I don't know how do take the dining room painting and replace it with something else to stop the shutters coming down.

Nicely made game and pretty difficult. It should explain at the outset all the commands - i.e. look at, take, drop, and examine - it was only through reading reviews I found out examine was a command and without this I couldn't have progressed.

Again, really cool game!

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Review by LinaLyssic

06 Mar 2011

I really loved this game. I got stuck a lot of times but it kept me trying to solve the mystery. With the help of the comments I eventually won the game. It was absolutely amazing. At first I didn't think it was really special but it grew on me. I liked the story, the descriptions, pretty much everything. Great game.

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Review by Erica

10 Apr 2011

Excellent game! I'm still working my way through it, with the help of the comments here :) But now I'm stuck- how does one get the bone for the dog or repair the key? And if there's any way for the walkthrough to be put back up, since Geocities is now closed, that'd be fantastic.

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Comment by Erica

17 Apr 2011

Ok, never mind, I just finished the game on my own. It took a crude but effective method with the pillar, and a few breaks to clear my head, but I got everything together and now working on the Mansion 2 :)

Comment by rc

02 May 2011

I am totally stuck. One- how do you plug in the VCR? I've tried every command I can think of. Two- what do you put in the frame to get the shutters to lift? No hints, just tell me like it is. Thanks!

Comment by Hannah

03 May 2011

To plug in the vcr I used the click and drag method ie click on the vcr and drag it too the outlet.
2nd - You took the art out of the frame to set the alarm off. if you put something in the frame it might stop the alarm.
PS examine shutters

Review by CatUK

03 May 2011

Help!

I am stuck at the potato/dog point. What do I do as I am now wandering round every room examining and looking at everything and I can't find a clue.

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Comment by CatUK

03 May 2011

Also no idea where to use the mended key, tried everything I can find that's locked :/

Comment by rc

04 May 2011

I can't seem to click and drag the vcr. Any other suggestions? A specific command? If you won't tell the object, maybe you'll tell me the ROOM the de-shutterfier is. I did examine the shutters. :) Thanks!

Comment by rc

05 May 2011

I could not play this game online, the click and drag did not work so I couldn't do half the things I needed to. When I downloaded it I got much farther. Video is watched and shutters are up!!

Review by FadeRaven

11 May 2011

I genuinely enjoyed this game; it has solid puzzles, minus the typical overinvolvement that ruins puzzles. As my intro to Quest, it made for a very favorable first impression.

That said, I was badly stuck before I tracked down this review section for a hint: finding the password for the Keypad had me at a dead stop! :) After that, everything else fell right into place, and I had only my own shortsightedness to blame for missing that particular clue. I think I'll have a crack at the sequel.

Though I've put together my own walkthrough, I'm wondering if the original that was over at GeoCities still exists somewhere?

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Review by Edzet

18 May 2011

I really had a good time :-)
Excellent game (never got stuck, had no need for walkthrough), just good old puzzling and textadventure fun...

Thanks Nick Dablin for all your effort!!!

Edzet

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Comment by Dalan

22 May 2011

this game seems good but I really suck at it, I can't even open either the front door or the trap door to get into the house. I've tried everything... help would be great.

Comment by Dalan

22 May 2011

thats ok scratch that

Comment by Brad

14 Jun 2011

okay i have missed something... how do i put the key head and key handle together

Comment by LinaLyssic

14 Jun 2011

I'm pretty sure you needed to melt them together. You'll need a tool to connect the parts.

Comment by Brad

15 Jun 2011

well i have the blowtorch but i dont know how to get them together to melt them.. grrr.. i love this game .. the last time i played a text game like this was back in the 80's (ouch that hurt)... but i am finding that these are the best out of all the games i have played since... and am glad to have found these.. now i downloaded the version so i can save it but this hick up is driving me nuts in a good way..lol

Review by Brad

15 Jun 2011

oops for got rating..lol

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Comment by LinaLyssic

17 Jun 2011

Sorry, it's been a while since I've finished this game, so I don't know exactly. I'd just keep trying to use the blowtorch on both parts or use the key head on the key handle. (And the other way around..)
I'm pretty sure you need the blowtorch though.

Review by blink

28 Aug 2011

This game is really fantastic. I've started it a couple times over the last few years but this is the first time I've ever been devoted to finishing it. I can be pretty slow & I haven't gotten that far but I seem to be stuck...

I have access to: (first floor) entrance hall, art gallery, music room, art store, west hall, west corridor, bathroom, dining hall, kitchen, pantry (second floor) entrance hall landing, spare room, attic, office. that seems to be it.

The items I currently have are: map, flute, bottle, post-it, shield, key handle, red herring. I already plugged the VCR into the socket.

Help? I really love this game and want to move forward!

Oh, and does anyone know if a) theres a walkthrough somewhere on the internet and b) if there is a mac version of quest? it sucks to keep starting over everytime my internet goes out or I have to close my laptop. But if there isn't... it's worth it. :D

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Review by sharon

09 Nov 2011

ive been everywhere I can go up to this point. how do i get out in to the courtyard? ive been trying for a few days now!

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Comment by sharon

09 Nov 2011

for got to mention where am up to. ive given the statue its sword and shield, but cant get in to the observatory, courtyard, master bed room or office. need to get to the courtyard so i can get the end of they key (assuming htis has fallen off the basket)

Review by daminaf

27 Nov 2011

I have just finished the game, great ending. I got stucked at the beginning because this is the first text adventure game i've played, don't really know the rules. There are some command i found on the coments very useful
1. examine (You get hints and sometimes actions)
2. Use... on ... (I tried all the possible combinations, for example use bottle on .....) (this command doesn't apply on dog)

the place i got stuck for a while
1.grandfather clock (look closer)
2.dog (be gentle with puppy)
3.elevator power machine (go find fuse)

all in all, i enjoyed the game so much that I spent the whole sunday afternoon on it. can't wait to play the second part
brilliant

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Comment by bibi_boltz

07 Dec 2011

Me and a friend got quite hooked on the game, we had first difficulties learning that we have to use the commands "examine" and "use/give .. with/to" to get any further, but now that we got the hang of it, we got pretty close to the end, we thought, when this happened:

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A set of elevator doors lie to the SOUTH.

> south
You are in a rickety freight Elevator.
There is the Elevator Button here.
You can go north.
This is a fairly unstable-looking elevator. The power is on. A button in the corner will let you go down.

You can leave the elevator to the NORTH.

> examine elevator button
You can press the button.
- Do you wish to press the Elevator Button?
- Yes

You press the button and the elevator clunks, then begins to descend squeakily. Presently, it stops and the doors open.
You are in a rickety freight Elevator.
There is the Elevator Button here.
You can go north.
This is a fairly unstable-looking elevator. The power is on. A button in the corner will let you go up.

You can leave the elevator to the NORTH.

> examine elevator button
You can press the button.
- Do you wish to press the Elevator Button?
- Yes

You press the button and the lift ascends squeakily to the top.
You are in a rickety freight Elevator.
There is the Elevator Button here.
You can go north.
This is a fairly unstable-looking elevator. The power is on. A button in the corner will let you go down.

You can leave the elevator to the NORTH.

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I think we got into a bug or anything, because nothing happens and we always get the same answer. We had the elevator power machine repaired, so this can't be the issue.
Did anybody have this problem as well? We're complete greenhorns in text adventures,
(but, boy, did we get hooked!) so we have no idea how to handle this problem.

Help, anyone?

Comment by Mestres

12 Dec 2011

Can someone tell me the exact commend to plug in the vcr. I cant click and drag since im playin ona mobile phone

Review by dread_solomon

18 Dec 2011

Just brilliant. The maps were helpful, everything was laid out as it was, without all that bother prodding for things in the background. My second text adventure completed :)

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Comment by Xetrius

21 Dec 2011

I wanted to point out a mistake, when you "take dining room painting" and you then "look at empty frame" it says: "This is the frame that you removed the drawing room picture from." which should be "This is the frame that you removed the dining room painting from."

Review by will

26 Dec 2011

Bibi, you write three times "you can leave the elevator to the NORTH"

Maybe you could try leaving the elevator to the North?

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Review by eva

22 Jan 2012

Fantastic adventure I am enjoying it so much! Thank you for investing your time in writing it for us! 5 stars only because I can't give you any more!!!

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Comment by michelle

02 Feb 2012

I can't figure out the dog or the shell casings. I have access to every room except the basement, the office and the master bedroom

Comment by michelle

02 Feb 2012

never mind, I just accidentally missed a room to go in. Now I'm stuck on the elevator fuse!!

Comment by michelle

02 Feb 2012

I have access to everything but the master bedroom and the elevator

Review by Jenders

06 Feb 2012

Really really really amazing game! 5 starts at least!

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Comment by michelle

07 Feb 2012

I'm still stuck on the elevator fuse. Can anyone give me a hint?

Comment by sarah

08 Feb 2012

Michelle, have you been in the office at the end of the coridor near the master bedroom and smashed the mirror there and climbed through it, if so you should find something which will lead you to the 'key' that will eventually unlock the master bedroom for you.

Comment by stacy

10 Mar 2012

I've been everywhere except the office by the master bedroom and the master bedroom, but for the life of me I cannot find a bone to give the dog in the courtyard? I'm hoping to find a key in his kennel, but I don't know where else to look for either keys or bones......

Comment by sarah

10 Mar 2012

Stacy, have you been in the cell in the basement?

Comment by stacy

11 Mar 2012

Sarah,

I have been in the basement, but there is a barred area that I cannot get into yet. I found the elevator doors and a room with machinery for pumping pool water I think, but I can't find the lever or the fuse for those yet.

Comment by stacy

11 Mar 2012

OMG! I must not have even tried the barred doors! I just went through them to find my prize! thank you sooooooooo much sarah!!!!!! ;)

Review by Huck Finn

12 Mar 2012

so much useless detail and repitiion i didnt know what was going on =/

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Comment by sarah

13 Mar 2012

No problem Stacy, glad you finished it, I think the Mansion games are both brilliant.

Huck Finn, not sure what your criticism of this game is, all of the detail just serves to create atmosphere and a coherent narrative, head and shoulders above games where the text is minimal and grammar and punctuation are awful. I've seen a few people criticise perfectly good games as being too wordy recently, but, if you're playing text adventures then basic reading and comprehension skills should not be too much to ask. There is nothing impossible in this game and it can be worked out if you read descriptions carefully and use a little lateral thinking.

Review by luane

14 Mar 2012

I'm thoroughly stuck and read someone else's comment to switch the paintings. Is something supposed to happen after I do this?

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Comment by sarah

15 Mar 2012

Luane, if you've taken the painting from the dining room then go back to the gallery and remove the painting from there. The shutters will descend as before but you'll find that if you put the painting you took from the dining room back in the frame it will cause them to raise. Then take the painting that was in the art gallery frame back to the dining room and put it in the frame there and you will get a key. The clue is in the fact that the two paintings have obviously been swapped round since the one in the dining room shows the gallery and vica versa so you need to put them right.

Comment by tosha

21 Mar 2012

hey guyzzz....how to put the painitng back?? m stuck wid d security shutters!!! :( m nt able to figure it out!! plz help

Comment by sarah

21 Mar 2012

Tosha, type 'use painting on frame', make sure you've examined the shutter before you do this.

Comment by Jessica

27 Mar 2012

There isn't a painting in the dining room for me, where are people seeing this? Also, I'm completely stuck. I have the herring, the key handle, stone shield, post it note, empty bottle, vase, gold flute and map of the ground floor. I've only been into the office in the attic and none of the bedrooms, because I can't find the keys. Any help would be appreciated, because half of the house isn't open to me. Also, how to I get water into the bottle to water the plant?

Comment by sarah

28 Mar 2012

Jessica, you won't have access to the part of the dining room where the painting is for a while yet, it's through the locked door in the dining room which will be opened when you find the horns to fit in the carving. More of the house will become available as you solve more puzzles. Looking at the items in your inventory it appears you failed to pick up the concrete block from the en suite bathroom in the bedroom you already have access to. When you have found the block go back to the dining room and examine the cabinet where you'll find something to help you get the key out of the block, then go to the kitchen and examine the sink which should give you a hint what you should do next. Don't bother with the plant by the way, it's a red herring. One hint in case you've not done it yet, make sure to both 'look at' and 'examine' everything as it often yyields a different result.

Comment by sooz

07 Apr 2012

Yes - finally escaped!! A few if the items I didn't use and I did get stuck in so many places! I didn't realise that even if you have already looked or examined somewhere then if more info comes to light from a note/diary etc then you still have to go back and look at those places again, as other things then become available (hope that helps!)

Comment by lt.barclay

15 Apr 2012

I don't know if this will get a reply, but I really need help on this. I'm toward the end. I can't seem to get either of the machines in the basement started. I can't find a fuse or lever, and I can't figure out how to fix this broken key. I have both the handle and the key head. I've found the diary in the bathroom. The only rooms I can't get into is the master bedroom, the swimming pool, and the elevator. Please help if you happen to see this and know. I'm losing my mind trying to figure this out, I've about pulled all of my hair out here. Help.

Comment by sarah

15 Apr 2012

LT. Barclay, you need to mend the broken key to get into the swimming pool, to do this you need to get the blowtorch from the workshop where the shotgun shell machine is, then just use it on the broken key and you'll be able to get to the pool where you will find the jacuzzi mentioned in the diary. Examining the jacuzzi will get you what you need then you're right on the cusp of finishing the game. Hope this helps.

Comment by lt.barclay

15 Apr 2012

Ah, thank you for the reply. That was my first though actually, but I think I may not be typing it correctly or something. I've tried every combinations of words for it I can...can't get it to work. For example I type "use blowtorch on broken key" then a box will pop up and ask "which broken key?" I've selected both key head and key handle, and it just says "why would you want to set that on fire?" I've tried so many combinations and ways of doing this. Is it possible it's a glitch, or I'm I just doing this wrong?

Comment by lt.barclay

15 Apr 2012

Oh, holy crap. I had to type "use key head with key handle" first, to make it a broken key. Then I typed "use blowtorch on broken key" and it worked fine. I can't believe I just spend a couple hours trying to figure out why this wasn't working, stuck on that. Hah. Anyway, that was dumb of me. Thanks for the response Sarah.

Comment by lt.barclay

15 Apr 2012

Oh, holy crap. I had to type "use key head with key handle" first, to make it a broken key. Then I typed "use blowtorch on broken key" and it worked fine. I can't believe I just spend a couple hours trying to figure out why this wasn't working, stuck on that. Hah. Anyway, that was dumb of me. Thanks for the response Sarah.

Comment by sooz

15 Apr 2012

I have just replayed this game and thought there was a glitch as I couldn't move the table, but relised that it was because I hadn't examined something first. Brilliant game!

Comment by Kat

15 Apr 2012

No one seems to have mentioned that the dining room is locked originally, but I can't get in. I'm looking at the door with a musical note on it - is that the right one, or am I being really stupid? IF it is, how do I get in? So far through, a great game.

Comment by Kat

15 Apr 2012

Don't worry - I just found I can actually access the music room.

Comment by Kat

15 Apr 2012

I'm stuck again - how do I get into any of the numbered rooms?
(I know, I'm rubbish at this.)

Comment by Kat

15 Apr 2012

By the way, I think I've checked all the doors, but it's hard to tell, as I keep getting lost. Is it possible to get a map of the upper/2nd floor?

Comment by Kat

15 Apr 2012

Oh yeah, and I have:
Map of the Ground Floor
Gold flute
Vase
Empty bottle
Stone shield
Key handle
TV-VCR combination
Red herring.
I have access to:
Art Gallery
Entrance hall
Music room
Dining room
Kitchen
Pantry
Landing
Both corridors leading from the landing
Cupboard under the stairs
Room with the keypad
Office
Attic
Corridor from the attic

Comment by sooz

15 Apr 2012

yes, you will entually find a map for the second floor although I can't remember where. Have you found any keys yet? Have you looked in the art supplies storage room yet Kat?

Comment by Kat

15 Apr 2012

And I just found the west hall and have plugged in the tv-vcr combination. Sorry about the numerous posts.

Comment by sooz

15 Apr 2012

Kat - have you examined all of those items in your inventory? One of them could be very useful!

Comment by Kat

15 Apr 2012

No keys, and I've been in the art supplies storage room. All I found was a vase.

Comment by Kat

15 Apr 2012

I've found the bathroom, and took the post-it note.
Then I spoke to my reflection for a while, but got paranoid, so stopped. Apparently.

Comment by Kat

15 Apr 2012

Oh. I just found the key in the vase. Thanks for asking about that, it kind of helped.

Comment by Kat

15 Apr 2012

I have the concrete block, but what do I do with it?

Comment by sooz

15 Apr 2012

some sort of chemical would dissolve the concrete so that you can get the key

Comment by Kat

15 Apr 2012

Like acid???

Comment by Kat

15 Apr 2012

Great. It worked. Now to room 001.

Comment by Kat

15 Apr 2012

Exciting stuff. I've read a brief history of time, and DID understand it. How insulting.

Comment by Kat

15 Apr 2012

YAY! I have the map for the 2nd floor. And everything else that was in the reading room, of course. But they're boring in comparison.

Comment by Kat

15 Apr 2012

I'm stuck now. I've accessed everywhere up to the library, found the silver key, seen the tape, loaded the shotgun, got the blowtorch, dropped what I presume is the key head, etc., and now I don't know what to do. Any advice?

Comment by sooz

15 Apr 2012

Have you used the silver key yet? You should have already seen a locked door that had bits of silver on it. Check out the doors upstairs again.

Comment by Kat

16 Apr 2012

Oh, so that's what the silver key is for! How did I not think of that?... I thought the flecks of silver were in relation to the think about killing werewolfs with a silver bullet - isn't there a picture of a wolf on the door?

Comment by Kat

16 Apr 2012

I've got into the courtyard, swimming pool, changing rooms, and ballroom. What do I do with the metal plinth? I have a suspicion the gold flute may be helpful, but it doesn't seem to be working.

Comment by Kat

16 Apr 2012

Oh, and how do you get into the basement, or find a bone?

Comment by Kat

16 Apr 2012

IF it helps at all, the door to the hall to the basement has an emerald on it. Any idea?

Comment by sarah

16 Apr 2012

Cat, you do indeed need to use the gold flute on the plinth, just type 'use flute on plinth', this will lead you to the emerald key you need to get into the basement then you should be able to find the bone to give to the dog. Hope this helps. As for the silver key, the clue was that it had a matching wolf picture to that on the door on it.

Comment by Kat

17 Apr 2012

Oh thanks. The key had a wolf picture? It didn't tell me that....

Comment by Kat

17 Apr 2012

I have the lever,but I have no idea what to do with it. I tried looking in the attic, beyond the keypad, but it didn't work.

Comment by sarah

17 Apr 2012

Cat, you need to go back to the basement to use the lever on the machine in the underground cave (not the elevator power machine, the one nearby), make sure you examine the lever before you use it as you will have to choose which slot on the machine to use it on. Don't give up as you are very close to the end.

Comment by Kat

19 Apr 2012

I didn' see the machine... will go back and have another look

Comment by Kat

19 Apr 2012

I have the macvhine working, but I can't work out where the door is or where the fuse is. I'm rubbish at this, aren't I?

Comment by sarah

19 Apr 2012

Cat, the machine unlocks the master bedroom, once you've been there you've almost finished the game, good luck!

Comment by Kat

19 Apr 2012

Oh, thanks. It seemed a bit odd that the pipes went upwards, but I suppose it makes sense now.

Comment by Kat

20 Apr 2012

I've finished now!

Review by Paul Felce

27 Apr 2012

This is a great little game. I'd like to give it a 4.5 , but there isn't an option for that.
It would get a five but for a few niggles I have with the game, which I'll explain later however these are just niggles and should in no way suggest you don't try the game.

First, with the positives. I've not played a text adventure in about a decade, but I played a good few half dozen before then and have being playing puzzle games of one variety or another since, and so I think I've got a fair bit of experience under my belt. For the game to have held my interest as it did is a sure sign it had good puzzles, which were well paced with intrinsic rewards set out at appropriate intervals.

Now, onto the niggles, which I hope are taken as 'positive criticism' , and as I've yet to play Mansion 2, maybe Nick's already addressed such issues.

First, and this may be a part of the Quest engine rather than the game design, some of the word usage was inconsistent, for example , sometimes I'd seemingly need to use the entire name of an object, and sometimes only part. I'd guess this is because sometimes there are several variations of an object and the engine would need a way to distinguish which variation I meant. Having said that, it did seem capable of offering me a choice of object if my text was ambiguous.

When using 'look at stairs' which seems to be the only way to use the stairs, the game would double check if i wanted to go up (or down) the stairs. This is just plain annoying, I don't think I ever wanted to just look at the stairs. It would have been far nicer if I could 'use stairs' ,' go up stairs' , or just plain 'go up' . Again this may be more engine than a game design issue.

Things 'magically' appearing in rooms. On the whole, the game is wonderfully logical, with clear, yet devious, puzzles. It does let itself down in a couple of places when thing's appear, just because you know they should be there (I think I'm getting my meaning across without spoilers).

Another possible issue with the engine, rather than game 'design' is the shutters, it appears that a room warp or something was used to implement the shutters, eg. close shutters, drop object, open shutters, object has disappeared, close shutters again , object magically reappears. Perhaps this isn't all that bad, but as it occurred when I was just starting the game, it made me wonder if the whole thing was really buggy. Thankfully I only saw something like this manifest itself in one other place( try going south from the most easterly spot in the attic).

Anyway, to finish off, I'd like to say that the above are just niggles, and I really enjoyed playing the game, if Mansion 2 keeps the same standard , then I'd happily donate a SMALL payment to making sure we get a mansion 3. Keep up the fab work Nick.
(oh and I want to write a game now, and I'll have to practice what I preach!)

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Review by EnigmaSilvae

11 May 2012

Hi

Will the walkthrough be back - really stuck but loving the game!

Any suggestions about finding the silver key, accessing the courtyard, finding the key head would be gratefully received otherwise.

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Comment by EnigmaSilvae

11 May 2012

Worked it out! Still finding it brilliant

Review by Roz

13 May 2012

Excellent game - can anyone give me a hint on how to find the key handle?

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Comment by FadeRaven

14 May 2012

Seeing another call for a walkthrough (though EnigmaSilvae soldiered on without one <salute!>), I thought I might post what I typed up when I played The Mansion last year:

http://speedy.sh/Y28DG/Quest-The-Mansion-Walkthrough.txt

If any discrepancies are noted, please let me know and I'll correct them.

(And if this file falls through the storage site's retention policy cracks, I'll try uploading elsewhere.)

Comment by PunchOut

22 May 2012

I'm so lost, I've looked everywhere but I can't find the key handle at all. Can I get a hint? :/

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