Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe – The Oval Portrait

Chapter 1: Trapped Souls

• Talk (A).
• Talk (B).
• Take letter (C).
• Take LAMP TOKEN (D).

• Take LILY-KEY HALF; place LAMP TOKEN (E).
• Solution: 4-1-2-3-4-1 (F).
• Take DOOR PLATE 1/3 (E).
• Move door plate (G); read papers and take PRUNERS (H).
• Find pairs of flowers; take DOOR PLATE 2/3 (I).

• Use PRUNERS; remove vines and move plate (J).
• Play HOP (K).
• Solution (L).
• Receive DOOR PLATE 3/3.

• Talk (M).
• Take book (N).
• Solution (O).
• Take NECKLACE PIECE and BOOK (P).

• Place DOOR PLATE (Q).
• Align, in order, U-R-S-T. Open door.
• Go (V).

• Talk (W).
• Talk (X).
• Place NECKLACE PIECE (Y).
• Take LILY-KEY HALF (Z).

• Restore and take CODE (A).
• Find PUZZLE PIECES x16 (B).

• Place PUZZLE PIECES (C).
• Solution: (2-4)-(1-5)-(10-9)-(12-8)-(1-6)-(2-11)-(3-12)-(6-10)-(7-12)-(10-11).
• Take LILY KEY 1/3 (D).

• Take CLOCK KEY (E).
• Place CLOCK KEY (F).
• Easy solution: (1-2)-(8-6)-(2-8)-(3-7)-(3-8)-(4-8).
• Hard solution: (1-7)-(9-6)-(2-8)-(4-7)-(3-9)-(4-8)-(4-5)-(5-10).
• Take LILY KEY 2/3 (G).

• Combine LILY-KEY HALF x2; take LILY KEY 3/3.
• Place LILY KEY (H).
• Solution (I).
• Go (J).

• Talk (K).
• Take CUP (L).
• Take WATER with CUP (M).
• Offer WATER (K); take FOLDER and BROKEN KEY (N).

• Solution (O).
• Take cat food (P); take LION PART 1/3 (Q).

• Look; take NET (R).
• Take LION PART 2/3 with NET (S).
• Open FOLDER; take LION PART 3/3.
• Place LION PART (T).
• Solution: (1-2)-(3-4)-(5-6).

• Play HOP (U). Place BROKEN KEY when prompted.
• Receive DOOR KEY.
• Use DOOR KEY (V).
• Go (W).

Chapter 2: The Masked Figure

• Talk (X).
• Take PICTURE 1/2; take KEY PART 1/4 (Y).
• Take STATUETTE SOLUTION and PICTURE 2/2 (Z).
• Take DRAWER HANDLE (A).

• Take BRACELET; place PICTURE (B).
• Solution; take KEY PART 2/4 (C).

• Place DRAWER HANDLE; open drawer (D). Take code piece and move seal (1).
• Take code piece and move knob (2).
• Take code piece and move eagle (3).
• Take code piece and KEY PART 3/4 (4); take CODE (5).

• Place CODE (E).
• Solution: 1-5.
• Take KEY PART 4/4.
• Place KEY PART (F).
• Solution: (G-S)-(H-K)-(I-O)-(J-Q)-(K-O)-(L-Q)-(M-R)-(N-O)-(O-R)-(P-R)-(Q-S).
• Take ROOM KEY (T).
• Use ROOM KEY (U).
• Go (V).

• Undo ribbon (W).
• Find STATUETTE PIECES x6 and take BOOK 1/3 (X).

• Read note; take BOOK 2/3, TILE 1/2 and BROKEN STATUETTE (Y).
• STATUETTE PIECES on BROKEN STATUETTE. Turn 1-2-3; take STATUETTE (Z).
• Place STATUETTE; take LOCK PART 1/3 (A).

• Place BRACELET; take BOOK 3/3 and LOCK PART 2/3 (B).
• Place BOOK (C).
• Solution: (1-5)-(4-6)-(4-8)-(4-1)-(4-3).
• Take LOCK PART 3/3.

• Take UMBRELLA SYMBOL; place LOCK PART (D).
• Solution (E).
• Go (F).

• Talk (G).
• Take MEDALLION (H).
• Move postbox key and lever (I).
• Solution (J). Find items; take POSTBOX KEY.

• Take BAG (K).
• Restore gate and move debris (L).
• Play HOP (M); receive LEAF 1/3.

• Place POSTBOX KEY; take LEAF 2/3 (N).
• UMBRELLA SYMBOL on BAG; take LEAF 3/3.
• Place LEAF (O).
• Casual solution: 5-4-3-2-1-12-13-14-15-16-6-7-8-9-10-11.
• Hard solution: 1-6-8-2-7-3-8-10-4-9-5-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-6-1-2-3-4-5-12-7-12-7-12-7-13-8-13-8-13-8-14-9-14-9-14-9-15-10-15-10-15-10.
• Go (P).

Chapter 3: The Price of Beauty

• Take note from MEDALLION.
• Place MEDALLION (Q).
• Talk (R).
• Talk (S).
• Take ROOM NUMBER (T).

• Find COINS x4 (U).
• Take COOKIE and HANDLE; use COINS (V).
• Find GEAR pieces x6 (W).
• Walk down.

• Place GEAR (X).
• Take TILE 2/2 and KNIGHT (Y).
• Place TILE; swap (1-2) and (2-3) (Z).
• Use key (A).
• Go (B).

• Take KEY (C).
• Take ‘T’ KEY (D).
• Take 4x NUMBER PIECES 1/4. Offer COOKIE; take HANDLE (E).
• Take 4x NUMBER PIECES 2/4. Use HANDLE; take KEY (F).

• Take 4x NUMBER PIECES 3/4 (G).
• Place KNIGHT; take KEY (H).
• Place KEY x2 (I).
• Take 4x NUMBER PIECES 4/4. Use ROOM NUMBER to receive ROOM KEY (J).

• Place NUMBER PIECES; solution (K).
• Use ROOM KEY for HOP (L); receive RECIPE.

• ‘T’ KEY on BAG; take SUITCASE KEY.
• Take CUPBOARD KEY; place SUITCASE KEY (M).
• Solution (N).
• Take CHIP and MEDICINE (O).

• Take CHIP (P).
• Place CHIP x2; select 1-2-3-4 (Q).
• Take RED MIXTURE and CORKSCREW (R).
• Open MEDICINE; place RED MIXTURE and RECIPE. Take BOX KEY.
• Place BOX KEY and use CORKSCREW; pour liquid. Take GREEN MIXTURE and QUEEN (S).
• Walk down.

• Place QUEEN; take BLUE MIXTURE (T).
• Walk down and left.
• BLUE MIXTURE and GREEN MIXTURE on MEDICINE; add green, red, blue and yellow. Take MEDICINE.
• Offer MEDICINE (U).

• Take COUCH PIECE (V).
• Place COUCH PIECE. Swap (1-3) and (2-3); take HAT KEY and MASK KEY (W).
• HAT KEY on BAG; take KEY.
• Use KEY (X).

• Solution (Y1-2); take MASK KEY (Z).

• Place MASK KEY x2 (A).
• Solution 1 (A): B-Dx2-E; move blue mask.
• Solution 2 (F): G-H-I-J; move red mask.
• Go (K).

Chapter 4: The Diary

• Take BROKEN RAVEN and CLAW (L).
• Take WING PARTS x5 (M).
• Take BREAST; place CUPBOARD KEY (N).

• Solution (O).
• Take COMPASS KEY.

• CLAW, WING PARTS and BREAST on BROKEN RAVEN; take COMPASS KEY and RAVEN.
• Place RAVEN (P).
• Play HOP (Q); receive COMPASS KEY.
• Place COMPASS KEY x4; solution (R).
• Take MAP (S).
• Talk (T).
• Walk down twice.

• Play HOP (U); receive TORCH.
• Go (V).
• Use MAP and TORCH.
• Solution 1: W-X-W-X-Y-X-W-X-X-W-X.
• Solution 2: X-X-Y-Y-Z, X-W-X-X-Y-X, Y-X.
• Solution 3: X-Y-X-Y, X-W-X-W, W-Z-Y-Z-W-Z-Y-Z-Z-W-X-Y-X-Y-X-W-X.

• Take STICK (A).
• Find FIVE COINS. Use STICK; take OIL (B).
• Take PORTRAIT KEY 1/4. Use HANDLE and OIL; turn handle (C).

• Use FIVE COINS; take GLASS and POLICE KEY 1/2 (D).
• Take POLICE KEY 2/2 (E).
• Place POLICE KEY (F).
• Go (G).

• Take BADGE KEY (H).
• Place BADGE KEY; take PASS, GATE PART 1/3 and CODE PART (I).
• Use PASS. Take CODE PART and KEY (J).

• Take CODE (K).
• CODE PART x2 on CODE.
• Place CODE; enter 7-2-3 (L).
• Go (M).

• Open all boxes; find pairs and take TUMBLER 1/3 and POUCH (N).
• Talk (O).

• Take CYPHER (P).
• Take GATE PART 2/3 and TUMBLER 2/3 (Q).
• Place CYPHER. Dial 9-5-1-8-5-7-7-5-4-3-2-8. Take CASE CODE (R).

• On POUCH, swap (1-3) and (2-3) (S). Find SIX COINS and TUMBLER 3/3 (S).
• Place TUMBLER and CASE CODE. Enter 4-3-3-2. Take TUSSOLE’S DIARY (T).
• Walk down.

• Take EVIDENCE FILE from TUSSOLE’S DIARY.
• Use KEY. Find folder 314. Use EVIDENCE FILE. Take ADDRESS (U).
• Talk (V).
• Walk down.

• Use SIX COINS (W); take GATE PART 3/3 (X).
• Talk (Y).
• Place GATE PART (Z). Solution: A-B-C-D.
• Go (E).

Chapter 5: Elena’s Portrait

• Take APPLE (F).
• Take FORCEPS (G).
• Take PEAR KEY with FORCEPS (H).
• Place APPLE and PEAR KEY (G).
• Play HOP (I); receive FOOD.

• Take GLASS (J).
• Place GLASS x2; select 3-1-2-4. Find MONEY x5 and ALE (K).
• Offer FOOD, ADDRESS, ALE and MONEY (J).
• Go (L).

• Clear path (M).
• Remove branches; take SKULL KEY (N).
• Take GLOVE; use SKULL KEY (O).
• Play HOP (P); receive METAL BIRD 1/3.

• Take CAGE KEY (Q).
• Use knife; take METAL BIRD 2/3. Use CAGE KEY; take STATUE PART (R).
• Place STATUE PART; take METAL BIRD 3/3 (S).

• Place METAL BIRD (T); select U-V-W-X.
• Casual and hard solution (Y): (1-11)-(2-10)-(3-12)-(4-14)-(5-7)-(6-10)-(7-14)-(8-10)-(9-11)-(11-12).
• Go (Z).

• Take DRAGON EYE 1/2 (A).
• Take LOGS and use GLOVE x3 (B).
• Select flower pairs; take SPIDER KEY (C).
• Place SPIDER KEY (D).
• Solution: 1-4-6, 5-7-3-6, 3-2-8-1-5.
• Go (E).

• Talk; take WITCH’S KEY (F).
• Take GOBLET (G).
• Take PORTRAIT KEY 2/4; take WATER CUP with GOBLET (H).
• Find BEETLE COLLECTION x8 (I).
• Walk down.

• Place WITCH’S KEY (J).
• Solution: (1-3)-(4-6)-(5-6)-(6-7)-(7-8).
• Go (K).

• Take DRAGON EYE 2/2 (L).
• Place DRAGON EYE; take POTION BOOK and SEWING KIT (M).
• Take SICKLE (N).
• Walk down and left.

• GARDEN KEY from POTION BOOK.
• Use GARDEN KEY (O).
• Play HOP (P); receive RED FLOWER.
• Use SICKLE; take WHITE ROOT (Q).
• Walk down and forward.

• Take PORTRAIT KEY 3/4. Use SEWING KIT; place LOGS and WATER CUP. Use bellows. Place BEETLE COLLECTION and RED FLOWER. Take ANTIDOTE with GOBLET (R).
• Go down and left.
• Offer ANTIDOTE (S).
• Take BAT KEY (T).
• Walk down.

• Place BAT KEY (U). Place WHITE ROOT; take SEDATIVE (V).
• Go (W).
• Place SEDATIVE; take PORTRAIT KEY 4/4 (X).
• Place PORTRAIT KEY (Y).

• Solution (Z).
• Congratulations, you have completed Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe’s The Oval Portrait.