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This is the official guide for Secrets of the Dark: Mystery of the Ancestral Estate Collector's Edition.

Select Options to adjust the Music, Sound, Full Screen, A spect Ratio, and Custom Cursor.

You may select between Regular, Advanced, and Hardcore Mode.

All events and actions are recorded in the journal (1).

Hidden-object puzzles are referred to as HOP throughout the guide.

The HOPs are triggered by actions in the game. If you do not have a HOP where it is mentioned in the guide, please check what you may have missed.

Puzzles may be skipped and reset.

Select the Instructions Button on the bottom right of the puzzles to access the game instructions.

Select the Hint button (2) on the bottom right to get a hint in a HOP and in the main quest.

Inventory items will be marked in all CAPS in the strategy guide.

The Bonus Chapter will unlock once the standard game is complete. The Bonus Content consists of the Bonus Adventure and Mini Games amongst other things.