you need flash player 5 to play this gameCLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FLASH PLAYER 5A Warner Bros. Original ProductionView InstructionsView InstructionsLOADINGPLAYPLAYIn the beginning,only Chaos existed,and the Great Old Ones ruledover the entire universe.But as eons passed, new Gods came into existence. An epic struggle followed,and the Great Old Ones were stricken down, and banished beyond the frontiers of the universe.Rage has consumed these Great Ancients ever since, and they have but one obsession: restore their reign of Chaos... And of terror.THE STONE CIRCLETHE RULES OF THE GAMERegular game: Play at your own speed. Usethe "Save" feature to stop in the middle ofthe game, and start playing later exactlywhere you left off.or...VERSION OF THE GAMEChoose how you would like to play (1 of 2)NEXTNEXTTimed game: Compete to be The Fastest Player! We keep track of yourtime as you play the game. Check the upper left corner of the screento see how you are doing. If you are one of the fastest players, we willinvite you to put your name on the Fastest Players List.Note: The "Save" feature is not available in this version.VERSION OF THE GAMEChoose how you would like to play (2 of 2)BACKBACKScan the game screen with your cursor, and audio/visual clues will lead you towards other clues, locations and items to collect in your inventory.Click on the screen to move your character in the chosen direction.Explore each location and search for clues that will help you solve the mystery! PICKING UP OBJECTSLocate items that help solve the mystery.When picked up by a character, objects will appear in the "Inventory" located at the bottom of the game screen.You can use the objects whenever necessary.THE INVENTORYWhen you pick up an object, it appears in the inventory in the bottom left hand corner of the game screen as an icon. There are two ways to use objects from the inventory: Sometimes you can simply click on the icon of the object; on other occasions you need to drag and drop the icon onto the background or a character to activate the object.Depending on the situation you're in, you simply click on the icon to use this object or on other occasions you need to drag and drop the icon on an element of the background or on a character to activate this object. THE DURATION OF THE GAMEBe careful!In Arcane's universe, time elapses with each click of the mouse. If you run out of time, terrible things may happen! Remain cautious and avoidclicking needlessly.You will learn to rely on your keenness of sight and your deductive abilities. If you click thoughtlessly, your character could be confined to a lunatic asylum or even devoured by a horrible creature of darkness!Be warned!THE CHARACTERSEach Arcane character is endowed with his (her) own skills, abilities and field of expertise. To win the game, you will have to master all of them.Ophelia gathers clues by using her psychic powers. Prescott will employ his many technical tools, while Gregor consults an array of scientific documents or parchments written in forgotten languages.OPHELIA'S DIARYYou may consult Ophelia's diary at any time for help. The diary enables you to save or load a game.Click on the icon appearing at the bottom-right corner of the screen to open the diary; you will be able to perform the following:SAVE GAME: Click to save a running game.LOAD GAME: Click to load a saved game.RETURN TO GAME: Click to close Ophelia'sdiary and return to the game.Choose your game !shoot for the high score?(without the save function)Play timed game(with save function)Play regular gameReturning from his incredible adventure, Prescott woke us up at dawn. Around an enormous pot of strong coffee, Father and I learned, much to our dismay, that the Elder Star and its mysterious leader, the Cardinal, were once again involved in diabolical machinations.Prescott's information about the dispersal of an ancient demon's body parts, and especially the legs and the hand he had brought back - a hand identical to the one I had found myself - immediately seized Father's interest.The previous night, while we were at the hotel recovering from my adventure at the Concert Hall, Father had received a message from his old friend, Dr. Ebenezer Smith, who was the curator of the museum of anthropology. He had tried to call him back from the desk, but strangely enough there has been no answer.Father decided to visit Dr. Smith at the museum to learn more about the dismembered demon, while we would try to sneak aboard Train 636...Thus, Prescott and I rushed to the London train station; we arrived just as the train was beginning to move. Quietly, we made our way to the luggage compartment and climbed on board...InstructionsInstructionsReturn to GameReturn to GameSave GameSave GameLoad GameLoad GameGame saved(cookies must be activated)okTimed game: Compete to be The Fastest Player!We keep track of your time as you play thegame. Check the upper left corner of thescreen to see how you are doing. If you are oneof the fastest players, we will invite you to putyour name on the Fastest Players List.Note: The "Save" feature is not availablein this version.THE RULES OF THE GAMEVERSION OF THE GAMEChoose how you would like to play lead you towards other clues, locations and items to collect in your inventory.Click on the screen to move your character in the chosen direction.Explore each location and search for clues that will help you solve the mystery! Scan the game screen with your cursor, and audio/visual clues will PICKING UP OBJECTSLocate items that help solve the mystery.When picked up by a character, objects will appear in the 'Inventory' located at the bottom of the game screen.You can use the objects whenever necessary. Sometimes you can simply click onthe icon of the object; on other occasionsyou need to drag and drop the icon ontothe background or a character toactivate the object.THE INVENTORYWhen you pick up an object, it appears in the inventory in the bottom left hand corner of the game screen as an icon. There are two ways to use objects from the inventory:You will learn to rely on your keenness of sight and your deductive abilities.If you click thoughtlessly, your character could be confined to a lunatic asylum or even devoured by a horrible creature of darkness !Be warned !DURATION OF THE GAMEBe careful!In Arcane's universe, time elapses with each click of the mouse.If you run out of time, terrible things may happen! Remain cautious and avoidclicking needlessly.Ophelia gathers clues by using her psychic powers. Prescott will employ his many technical tools, while Gregor consults an array of scientific documents or parchments written in forgotten languages.THE CHARACTERSEach Arcane character is endowed with his/her own skills, abilities and field of expertise. To win the game, you have to master all of them.aSAVE GAME: Click to save a running game.LOAD GAME: Click to load a saved game.RETURN TO GAME: Click to close Ophelia's diary and return to the game.OPHELIA'S DIARYYou may consult Ophelia's diary at any time for help. The diary enables you to save or load a game. Click on the icon appearing at the bottom-right corner of the screen to open the diary; you will be able to perform the following :sonsAmbiancesons de trainLOADING GAMEbuffering......MsonsPLAY AGAINBrother Barnstable,I am putting all of my faith in you. As soon as the relics have been loaded on board theElder Star's armored traveling wagon, you must attach it to train 636 and take it to our headquarters. Use your powers of fascination to make sure no one notices.Once you have completed the mission, return the trainto its initial course and dispel the crew's and the passengers' hypnotic trance with the Amulet of Mnar, which you will find in the railcar. But be careful, brother Barnstable, and under no circumstances must you open Al-Azif if you want to preserve your sanity!The CardinalFor three days and nights, the Abbot fasted and prayed. Then, he ordered his flock to forget all about the tragedy under threat of excommunication. And to those few who dared to claim that it was heresy to abandon these relics inmundane territory, the Abbot replied: "Know that Our Lord has come to me in avision and told me that the depths of the river are also holy, for they have neverbeen soiled by the Original Sin. Thus, the holy incantation "Duo Crur Bestia" willprotect the metal prison from profanation for all eternity."Then came the time to scatter the Demon's unholy remains throughout theKingdom, so that no one could ever revive it. A conclave was decided, duringwhich the Abbot of St. George named the locations where the foul bones wouldbe buried.DagonFor it is whispered, in the dark depths of the ocean's abyss, that he is the half-man, half-frog avatar of the one who sleeps in the submerged city. Incarna-tion of the ambiguous and of the perverted, he marks of his terrible brand the human mire that succumbs to his fetid invitations. No creature born of the obscene union can hide its unholy origin - or escape from the powers of the chimeric nightmares of the One who dreams in the submerged city.Yog-SothothzFor it is whispered, far beyond the stars, that he is behind the Threshold while being the Threshold; the one who has witnessed the birth of the Great Ancients and who will witness their return, for he is the Threshold while being behind the Threshold. It is he who, when the time comes, will warn the Great Ancients of the coming of the night of the Day, with the great primordial all-consuming fire - for Yog-Sothoth is the Threshold, and the Threshold is the Fire, and the Threshold and the Fire and the Time are but One.AzathothFor it is sung, deep in the bowels of the Earth, that he is the Master of all things, the one whom the vapid assembly of the idiot gods honors with its strident screams, and the one through whom Chaos befalls. No one knows his true face, for they are many; no one knows his true form, for he dons them all; no one knows the day of his advent, for he reigns at the left of Time.They were, They are and They will be. Behind the sealed Threshold, beyond the cold spaces between the stars, they call relentlessly, and their mephitic clamor creeps into the interstices separating the cosmic void from the realms of the Uncreated. It corrupts beyond redemption all who, unknowingly, belong to their unholy lineage, and Al-Azif is the book through which the return of the Great Ancients will be decided. Beware of its perusal, for it will have dire consequences for one who is not prepared for its revelations, mortal consequences for one who is not of divine essence..."Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh Wgah'nagl fhtan