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- General Tips & Tricks<\/a><\/li>\n
- Grim Tales – The Stone Queen Walkthrough<\/a>\n
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- Chapter One<\/a><\/li>\n
- Chapter Two<\/a><\/li>\n
- Chapter Three<\/a><\/li>\n
- Chapter Four<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/a>General Tips & Tricks<\/h2>\n
Gameplay
\nThe mouse is used for everything in this game. There are four types of cursors:<\/p>\nThe\u00a0Blue Arrow<\/strong>\u00a0is the standard cursor. It doesn’t mean anything, and it can be changed in the Options menu. It may also show that you can walk in a certain direction.
\nThe\u00a0Hand with Gears<\/strong>\u00a0implies that an action can be performed.
\nThe\u00a0Open Hand<\/strong>\u00a0shows that an object can be picked up and put into the\u00a0Inventory<\/strong>.
\nThe\u00a0Magnifying Glass<\/strong>\u00a0implies that you can take a closer look at an item or area.<\/p>\nThere are several tools available to help you on your quest.<\/p>\n
Click the\u00a0Compass<\/strong>\u00a0on the bottom right to access the map. This can be used to fast-travel back to a location. However, it is recommended that you walk through each screen, in case you see something you’d missed before.
\nThe\u00a0Blue Crystals<\/strong>\u00a0at the bottom left are the Hint button. Click this to show a hint, what to do next or where an item might be. The Hint button recharges slowly and disappears entirely in Hardcore mode.
\nSparkling<\/strong>\u00a0implies that an item or area on screen is important. It disappears entirely on the hardest difficulty.
\nYour\u00a0Inventory<\/strong>\u00a0is at the bottom of the screen. Items you collect throughout the adventure are stored here for later use.<\/p>\nThroughout the game, you will encounter\u00a0Hidden-Object Scenes<\/strong>. In these scenes, search and collect every item in the list at the bottom. Some objects have multiple steps. For instance, you may need to assemble an item before it can be collected, or you may need to look inside a container.<\/p>\n
You will also encounter many puzzles. On all but the hardest difficulty, puzzles can be skipped after a certain amount of time has passed.<\/p>\n
Tips and Tricks
\nThis is a hidden-object game. Remember to look absolutely everywhere and collect any item you can find. You will need every single item available to save Stoneville.
\nThere is a great deal of backtracking needed to finish the game. Always remember to return to previous screens and keep and eye out for any subtle changes there. For this reason, it is recommended that you travel screen by screen, instead of using the fast-travel feature on the map.
\nThere is no shame in using the Hint button. It can be a great help when you are stuck. Don’t forget about it.
\nBe patient and have fun! There is no time-limit and nothing bad will happen if it takes you fifteen or fifty tries to get past a certain puzzle.<\/p>\n<\/a>Grim Tales – The Stone Queen Walkthrough<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Chapter One<\/h3>\n
After the opening scene, in which you watch a helpless, living woman be turned to solid stone and learn the history of Stoneville and the Stone Queen, your quest begins with you near your unusable car.<\/p>\n
At the Stoneville Gate, open the driver’s door and take the\u00a0Screwdriver<\/strong>\u00a0from the dashboard. Use it to remove and gather the\u00a0Screws<\/strong>. You will also need the\u00a0Coin<\/strong>. Then, check the paper on the ground near the gate and find the\u00a0Bronze Button<\/strong>\u00a0with a number 9 on it. Find the brochure and take the\u00a0Mine Key<\/strong>\u00a0out of it. Zoom in on the cabinet door and grab the\u00a0Drill Bit<\/strong>. Now you can use the\u00a0Mine Key<\/strong>\u00a0to open the door for the first hidden object scene. Find all the items and claim the\u00a0Pincers<\/strong>\u00a0as your reward. You can now use the\u00a0Pincers<\/strong>\u00a0to break the chain on the gate and enter the town!<\/p>\n
The Town Square is chaotic! That poor uniformed man is made of solid stone! The town is in disrepair. Such a sad scene. Grab the\u00a0Statue Head Piece<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0Battery<\/strong>\u00a0out of the leather bag, then read the journal and take two\u00a0Coins<\/strong>\u00a0from its pages. Find the\u00a0Oil Can <\/strong>behind the sign on the gas pump, and go back out to the Stoneville Gate.<\/p>\n
The stone woman is holding a\u00a0Flower<\/strong>\u00a0in her hand, but you can’t get it out! Use the\u00a0Oil Can <\/strong>to lubricate her stone fingers and take the\u00a0Flower<\/strong>. Go back to the Square.<\/p>\n
Time to save the stone guard. Place the\u00a0Flower<\/strong>\u00a0in his chest, and free him from his bonds. When he leaves, you will see a hatch under him. Open it up and take the\u00a0Stone Lizard<\/strong>. Place the\u00a0Lizard<\/strong>\u00a0in his spot on the drilling machine and take the Coin. In the salesman’s stall there is a coin slot. Place all three\u00a0Coins<\/strong>\u00a0in the slot and then find all the pairs of items in the pile. There is no pair the to\u00a0Coat of Arms<\/strong>, so let’s take it! Head back to the Stoneville Gate.<\/p>\n
Place the\u00a0Coat of Arms<\/strong>\u00a0in its spot on the sign, and a\u00a0Stone Frog<\/strong>\u00a0will be revealed to you. Grab it and go back into the Town Square.<\/p>\n
Place the\u00a0Frog<\/strong>\u00a0in the drilling machine to start a puzzle. The object of this puzzle is to place the four different-colored stars onto the grid so that no beams hit a star of a different color.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Grim Tales – The Stone Queen – Frog Puzzle<\/p><\/div>
<\/div>\nIn the Town Square, walk forward.<\/p>\n
Oh my gosh the path is blocked! You need to drill through that crystal to continue. Take the broken drill bit out of the rock drill and place the good\u00a0Drill Bit<\/strong>\u00a0in the machine. Use the rock drill the open a path through the crystal. Head forward to the Hospital Door.<\/p>\n
Look at the paper in the window. Grab the\u00a0Monocle<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0Emerald<\/strong>. Have a look at the door. There are three monkey heads. Place the\u00a0Monocle<\/strong>\u00a0on the proper monkey head to reveal a\u00a0Toy Monkey Head<\/strong>, which you should pick up. Go back to the Square.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Grim Tales – The Stone Queen – Monkey Head<\/p><\/div>
<\/div>\nIn the vendor’s stall, there is a broken monkey toy. Repair it using the\u00a0Toy Monkey Head<\/strong>, and take the\u00a0Spider<\/strong>\u00a0that appears. Put the\u00a0Spider<\/strong>\u00a0on the hatch to start another puzzle.<\/p>\n
The object here is to move the spider so that he walks on all strands of the web without repeating any strand. Go to the top-left notch, then follow the edge two places counter-clockwise. Go back up to the top-left notch, then right one, then back to center. Travel left, then counter-clockwise one notch, then back to center. Go right, then to the top-right notch, and then clockwise three notches.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Grim Tales – The Stone Queen – Spider Puzzle<\/p><\/div>
<\/div>\nComplete the hidden-object scene under the hatch to receive the\u00a0Earring<\/strong>. Head back to the Hospital Door.<\/p>\n
Put the\u00a0Earring<\/strong>\u00a0on the proper monkey head and find a\u00a0Bronze Button<\/strong>\u00a0with a number 6 on it. Place the\u00a0Bronze Buttons<\/strong>\u00a0on the keypad in the drain to start another puzzle.<\/p>\n
For this puzzle, the answer is carved in stone under the grate. Just dial the buttons in the order shown to open the grate and take the\u00a0Fang<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Grim Tales – The Stone Queen – Keypad<\/p><\/div>
<\/div>\nPut the\u00a0Fang<\/strong>\u00a0on the final monkey head and enter the Hospital Hall.<\/p>\n
Talk to the gentleman in the suit and hat, and he will give you a\u00a0Card<\/strong>. Take the\u00a0Blue Crystal<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0Camera<\/strong>\u00a0from the man in the crystal and then find the\u00a0Cross-Shaped Key <\/strong>on the table. You may want to read Brandon’s note and have a look at the photo he is holding before you go back outside.<\/p>\n
At the Hospital Door, use the\u00a0Cross-Shaped Key<\/strong>\u00a0to open the luggage compartment on the bus and take the\u00a0Jack<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0Gas Can<\/strong>. Back inside.<\/p>\n
Use the\u00a0Jack<\/strong>\u00a0to raise the bars on the window so you can reach the\u00a0Scalpel<\/strong>, which you can then use to cut the rope and grab the\u00a0Oil Lamp<\/strong>. Exit the Hospital.<\/p>\n
Use the\u00a0Scalpel<\/strong>\u00a0to remove a loose brick and find a\u00a0Piece of Amulet<\/strong>. Cut open the luggage and take the\u00a0Funnel<\/strong>. Head back to the Square.<\/p>\n
Use the\u00a0Card<\/strong>\u00a0to fill up the\u00a0Gas Can<\/strong>\u00a0and go on back to your car.<\/p>\n
Fill up with gas and place a\u00a0Brick<\/strong>\u00a0on the gas pedal. Boom! You smashed your way into the mine!<\/p>\n
Place the\u00a0Oil Lamp<\/strong>\u00a0on the table, grab the\u00a0Handsaw<\/strong>, and find all the objects on the trolley to receive the\u00a0Coil with a Hook<\/strong>. Go to the Square.<\/p>\n
Use the\u00a0Coil<\/strong>\u00a0to open the shop’s window and find a\u00a0Piece of Amulet<\/strong>\u00a0under the television. Go back into the Hospital Hall.<\/p>\n
Saw open the medicine chest and take the\u00a0Sal Ammoniac<\/strong>. Pour that into the bucket and take the\u00a0Ammonia Rag<\/strong>. Place the two\u00a0Pieces of Amulet<\/strong>\u00a0in the card catalog for another puzzle.<\/p>\n
This puzzle is randomized, but the main idea is to open continuous blocks of drawers in either rows or columns based on the number that are not crossed out. Take the\u00a0Stone Flower<\/strong>. Head back to the Mine.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Grim Tales – The Stone Queen – Drawers<\/p><\/div>
<\/div>\nFree the miner the same way your freed the stone guard, and take his\u00a0Pickax<\/strong>\u00a0in thanks. Use it to open the cracked wall. A troll! Oh my! Use the\u00a0Ammonia Rag<\/strong>\u00a0to knock him out. Go on to the Castle Gate.<\/p>\n
Find the\u00a0Diamond<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0Valve<\/strong>\u00a0and go back to the Mine.<\/p>\n
Use the\u00a0Valve<\/strong>\u00a0to open the compartment and take the\u00a0Amulet<\/strong>. Go back to the Castle Gate.<\/p>\n
Use the\u00a0Amulet<\/strong>\u00a0on the place where you found the\u00a0Valve<\/strong>\u00a0to open the door and take theHeart Key<\/strong>. Go all the way back to the Square.<\/p>\n
Use the\u00a0Heart Key<\/strong>\u00a0to open the box in the vendor’s stall and take the\u00a0Stone Queen Emblem<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0Relief Jewel<\/strong>. Go back to the Castle Gate.<\/p>\n
Install the\u00a0Stone Queen Emblem<\/strong>\u00a0and talk to the\u00a0Goblin<\/strong>. Have him widen the crack to the left of the gate and find the\u00a09 Button<\/strong>. Place the\u00a0Jewels<\/strong>\u00a0on the gate and take the\u00a03 Button <\/strong>and the\u00a04 Button<\/strong>, then go back to the Square.<\/p>\n
Place the\u00a0Buttons<\/strong>\u00a0on the keypad by the television and then press the buttons in the order written above the keypad. Take the\u00a0Net<\/strong>\u00a0back to the Castle Gate.<\/p>\n
Fish the\u00a0Jewel<\/strong>\u00a0out of the water and place it in its slot on the gate. In the puzzle, move the pearls across the board. Place a pearl on a gemstone to open a gate of the same color as the gemstone.<\/p>\n
Go into the Castle.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Chapter Two<\/h3>\n
At the King’s Tomb, have the\u00a0Goblin<\/strong>\u00a0destroy the bear so you can get the\u00a0Sword<\/strong>. Earn the Golden Orb<\/strong>, and then give both items to the king in the sarcophagus in exchange for the Coat of Arms<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0Letter<\/strong>. Take the\u00a0Handle<\/strong>\u00a0from the painting and then take a picture of it. Use the\u00a0Coat of Arms<\/strong>\u00a0on the hidden door to start a puzzle.<\/p>\n
In this puzzle, you move your pieces, the Warlock, the Archer, and the Warrior, to the end of the board. Destroy the creatures along the way and take the gold. At least the Warlock has to survive.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Grim Tales – The Stone Queen – Warlock<\/p><\/div>
<\/div>\nThe ferryman will want a\u00a0Potted Sprout<\/strong>. Get a flower from the flowerbed at the Hospital Door into the\u00a0Pot<\/strong>\u00a0and give it to the ferryman so he will take you to Stone City.<\/p>\n
In Stone City, place the\u00a0Three<\/strong>\u00a0on the mailbox for another puzzle.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Grim Tales – The Stone Queen – Mailbox Puzzle Solution<\/p><\/div>
<\/div>\nThis is a long, hard, randomized puzzle, but it is a lot of fun if you have the endurance. Move the numbers until they are in order. Then, take the\u00a0Bronze<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0Statue Head Piece<\/strong>. Use the\u00a0Statue Head Pieces<\/strong>\u00a0to open the basement and complete the hidden-object scene to receive the\u00a0Rubber Glove<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
Once in the Water Tower, the\u00a0Goblin<\/strong>\u00a0can tear up the floor, revealing the\u00a0Bronze<\/strong>\u00a0and the Fire Cabinet Key<\/strong>. Get the\u00a0Mallet<\/strong>\u00a0from the cabinet.<\/p>\n
The trader will give you the\u00a0Chisel<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0Bronze<\/strong>, the\u00a0Stem<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0Silver<\/strong>, and the\u00a0Wrench<\/strong>\u00a0for Gold<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
Use the\u00a0Mallet<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Chisel<\/strong>\u00a0to sculpt a\u00a0Golem’s Hand<\/strong>\u00a0from the crystal and attach it to his body. Continue forward.<\/p>\n
The woman at Stoneville Gate can be saved using the\u00a0Ruby Flower<\/strong>. She will give you the Ambulance Keys<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
On the back of the ambulance is another puzzle. The signs between the numbers are ‘greater than\/less than’ symbols. Select two numbers to trade their places, and place them so that every ‘greater than\/less than’ is true. Use the\u00a0Ambulance Keys<\/strong>\u00a0to open the door. Find\u00a0$10<\/strong>\u00a0in the robe and cut the\u00a0Key Card<\/strong>\u00a0out of the pocket. Also grab the\u00a0Hammer <\/strong>and the\u00a0Pills<\/strong>. Cut through the window to get the\u00a0Silver<\/strong>. Open the medical kit with the\u00a0Key Card<\/strong>\u00a0and take the\u00a0Tweezers<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Oil<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Grim Tales – The Stone Queen – Ambulance Solution<\/p><\/div>
<\/div>\nThe mayor can be saved with the\u00a0Stone Flower<\/strong>, which is earned by returning the Hammer<\/strong>\u00a0to the blacksmith and placing the\u00a0Petals<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Stem<\/strong>\u00a0on the anvil.<\/p>\n
To repair the king statue’s face, you need to get the\u00a0Nose<\/strong>\u00a0from the mole by trading him the\u00a0Flashlight<\/strong>, the\u00a0Ears<\/strong>\u00a0from waking the bat, and the\u00a0Eye<\/strong>, which is simply found. Place the Photo<\/strong>\u00a0next to the king statue to start a puzzle. Adjust the statue’s face to match the photo, and it will open up. Take the\u00a0Scepter<\/strong>\u00a0and give it to the Golem on the castle door. Head into Stone Castle.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Grim Tales – The Stone Queen – King Statue’s Face<\/p><\/div>
- Chapter Two<\/a><\/li>\n
- Grim Tales – The Stone Queen Walkthrough<\/a>\n
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