The Great Unknown: Houdini's Castle: Section One - To The Dungeon Door

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Section One includes the Castle, Yard, and Barn through the Metal Gate to the Dungeon Door.

  • Touch anything to start
  • Examine the door; need parts
  • Examine the floor of the umbrella stand
  • Pick up the Door Lock Part
  • Examine the package on the bed; need Rabbit Medallion


 

  • Do Hidden Object Scene
  • Put the blue cube on the Rubik's cube and twist it to solve
  • Put the +1 on the 9 to make a 10
  • Receive the Drawer Knob


 

  • Head to Bedroom Window
  • Put the Drawer Knob on the drawer
  • Pick up Rabbit Medallion
  • Examine the crumpled note that came through the window
  • Pick up the Rock
  • Pick up the Weight on the windowsill
  • Examine the Telescope; need 3 lenses
  • Examine the Birdcage; need something small

 

  • Return to Bedroom
  • Examine the box on the bed
  • Place the Rabbit Medallion and pick up the Door Lock Part
  • Examine the door
  • Place the Door Lock Parts
  • Click each knob until you get orange outside and blue inside. (left once, right twice, bottom twice)

 

  • Head to Fireplace
  • Examine chair
  • Pick up Mirror Shard
  • Examine over the fireplace
  • Need four Canvas Pieces
  • Examine the boar's head
  • Examine the paper scrap for a hint for later
  • Note you need a missing Tusk to get Forceps

 

  • Head right to Metal Gate
  • Examine the mirror on the floor and place the Mirror Shard
  • Pick up the Record exposed in the light
  • Examine the dresser on the right; pick up the Light Bulb and Blue Lens
  • Examine the shelves on the left; need a Box
  • Pick up the Pitcher
  • Examine the gate; need a special tool to break the chain

 

  • Head back to Fireplace and head left into Cinema Room
  • Place Light Bulb in the projector to light the room
  • Pick up the Box
  • Examine the table; need a film strip
  • Pick up the Screwdriver

 

  • Return to Metal Gate
  • Place the Box in the shelves and do the puzzle
  • Pick up the Ladder

 

  • Return to the Fireplace and place the Ladder over the rubble
  • Head up the Ladder and to the Yard
  • Pick up the Magic Shawl on the bench
  • Click on the Fountain
  • Use the Pitcher on the Fountain and get Water
  • Examine the wheel to the right and note the locked-up Nippers and missing lever

 

  • Head forward to the Barn
  • Examine the hand mold to the right
  • Use the Rock on the window to break in
  • Click on the handle and enter the Barn

 

  • Examine the box on the left and click on the photos
  • Pick up Magic Wand
  • Examine Sawmill and note the missing stop button
  • Examine the Barrel and pick up the Pickaxe
  • Try to head up the stairs and note they go flat
  • Examine the machine underneath and note you need a Gear
  • Examine the floor piece and note you need a Wrench
  • Return to the Ladder and go right to the Terrace
  • Examine the spiderweb to the left and note you need a container for the fly
  • Examine the hat
  • Place the Magic Wand and then the Magic Shawl on the hat
  • Pick up Boar's Tusk

 

  • Head to the Door
  • Examine the Door and note you need a Hand
  • Pick up the Film Reel

 

  • Do the Hidden Object Scene
  • Put the magnet on the compass to get a mad compass
  • Put the coin in the purse to get purse with money
  • Receive a Red Lens

 

  • Go back up the Ladder
  • Use the Pickaxe on the loose brick
  • Pick up the Key
  • Go back into the Fireplace and examine the Boar's head
  • Place the Tusk
  • Turn the left tusk down twice
  • Pick up Tweezers

 

  • Return to Bedroom
  • Do Hidden Object Scene
  • Receive a Plaster of Paris

 

  • Head to Bedroom Window
  • Examine bird cage
  • Use Tweezers to pick up Canvas Piece
  • Return to Cinema Room
  • Place Film Reel and watch film
  • Return to outside the Barn
  • Place the Plaster of Paris and Water in the mold
  • Close it and pick up the Plaster Hand
  • Return to the Door and use the Plaster Hand on the door
  • Enter the Cabinet
  • Examine the gramophone
  • Place the Record and flip the switch
  • Pick up the Ticket
  • Examine under the cabinet; note the locked case
  • Pick up the Weight
  • Examine the Clock
  • Use the Screwdriver on the screw
  • Pick up the Cogwheel

 

  • Return to inside the barn
  • Examine the machine under the stairs
  • Place the Cogwheel
  • Turn the handle
  • Go up into the Attic
  • Examine the TV; note the missing knobs
  • Pick up the Wrench
  • Examine the Piano
  • Play the keys, which will stay down when played in the correct order
  • Pick up the Canvas Piece

 

  • Do the Hidden Object Scene on the left
  • Receive a Pin

 

  • Return downstairs and examine the floor
  • Use the Wrench
  • Solve the puzzle

 

 

  • Head into the Cellar
  • Examine the barrel on the right and pick up the Stop Button
  • Pick up the Broom
  • Examine the cash register; note you need 3 buttons
  • Pick up the Film Piece

 

  • Return to the Barn
  • Examine the saw
  • Place the Stop Button and press it
  • Open the box
  • Pick up the Lever
  • Return to the Yard
  • Examine the Wheel
  • Place the Lever and pull it
  • Use the Key on the lock and pick up the Nippers

 

  • Return to the Door of the Cabinet
  • Do the Hidden Object Scenescene and receive a #8 Button

 

  • Go into the Cabinet and click on the box under the cabinet
  • Use the Pin in the lock and click a few times
  • Pick up Glue
  • Return to the Cinema Room
  • Examine the table
  • Place the Piece of Film in the splicer and apply the Glue
  • Close and open it and pick up a Film Reel
  • Pick up a Canvas Piece that fell onto the table

 

  • Go to the Metal Gate and use the Nippers
  • Enter and go forward 2 screens to the Chest Hall
  • Do the Hidden Object Scene
  • Remove the cork from the bottle for a note
  • Place the cheese on the mousetrap for the mouse.
  • Receive a weight

 

  • Back up once and examine the statue
  • Places the Weights (3) on the shelves
  • Place all by the largest weight on the scale
  • Receive the last Canvas Piece

 

  • Return to the Fireplace
  • Place all 4 Canvas Pieces
  • Pick up the Yellow Lens
  • Return to the Bedroom Window
  • Examine the Telescope
  • Place all three Lenses
  • Click on the right lever once and the knob a few times until a number comes into focus
  • Examine the number and it will go into your journal
  • Return through the Metal Gate down the Hall to the Dungeon Door