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The Colonel’s Bequest

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It is the year 1925, and the roaring '20s are well underway. As Laura Bow, young college student, you've been invited to visit Colonel Dijon's isolated estate to watch as he announces his intention to bequeath his millions to all present! Immediately, you sense greed and suspicion among the Colonel's relatives and associates. The air becomes thick with anger and betrayal. As the drama unfolds, you must evade the dangers that await you everywhere, and expose a killer before he or she strikes again!

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Game Information

Platform PC, Retro
Perspective Third-Person
Control Point-and-click, Text parser
Gameplay Investigative
Genre Mystery
Theme Historical, Whodunit
Graphic Style Illustrated realism
Presentation 2D or 2.5D
Action (Compulsory) -
Red Flags -
Media -

The Colonel’s Bequest by Sierra On-Line - Adventure Game

The Colonel’s Bequest is an adventure game, released in 1989 by Sierra On-Line. The Colonel’s Bequest has a Illustrated realism style and uses a Point-and-click, Text parser control scheme. Adventure Gamers have published a review of The Colonel’s Bequest and rate it as Very good, meanwhile the community rating for The Colonel’s Bequest is Very good.