A Lost Crown Adventure


A storm is coming…

At first, just rain; a driving mizzle, sweeping across the old harbour town in thin sheets of grey. It comes from the sea, the unknown threat, creeping ever closer. Finally, a shape, a towering form with three masts, one of them a great height and black as pitch. It’s a ship, an old ship, sailing ever closer on a ghostly tide, driven by ill-winds.

The Black Mast has returned to Saxton. The local ghost-hunters, Nigel and Lucy, face a new paranormal threat, in this thrilling and uniquely quirky adventure book.

 

An interactive adventure awaits, where you control the story, it’s twists and turns and climax. Solve puzzles as you go, take part in ghost-hunting experiments, use your powers of deduction and observation to progress.

Nigel and Lucy need your help, they can’t get through this ghostly tale without you!

Vividly set and told in the Cornish village of Polperro, known as Saxton to those who dwell there.

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About:

Krippen’s Curse is a sequel to the Video Game ‘The Lost Crown’ from 2008 by Darkling Room. This is standalone story, set within the world established in the hit indie game, including the characters, locations and the dark, spooky tone. Described as ‘The Wicker Man’ meets ‘Bagpuss’ by fans, the game still attracts global visitors to the village of Polperro, looking to retread their gaming ‘steps’ but in real life.

   
 

How to Play:

Do not read this book from start to finish, in the same way you would a regular page to page turner. As you make choices, decode puzzles, or when directed to, you must Turn To the Section Number, as identified in a box at the top of each page, there you’ll continue your adventure until you must choose your next fate.

If you’re stuck on a puzzle, look to the bottom corner of the page, or remember your Section Number, keep a thumb on the page, and peek to the rear of the book for the Puzzle Answer.

Beware... Your choices will have consequence... your path will divide, and some of your decisions could be deadly!!!!

     
 

About the Author:

Jonathan Boakes is the author of several ghost stories and video games, with the New York Times stating Dark Fall (2001) ‘Outshines the rest’ in that year, spawning several sequels. The Lost Crown was a Top Ten hit in 2007, a paranormal adventure, set very vividly in Polperro. Jonathan lives in Looe, with two cats, a bear and an owl, where he works in digital archaeology, heritage and gaming.


 

Krippens Curse is based on Characters and Locations from and featuring in The Lost Crown and other Crown Games.



THE LOST CROWN: A Ghost-Hunting Adventure

Embark on an eerie ghost-hunting adventure, featuring real evidence of paranormal activity, to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Be warned, to seek advice from the dead can have bitter consequences.

Unravel an ancient mystery and search for an ancient treasure on England's fog-shrouded coastline, famed for its legends of smugglers, pirates and ghosts.

Join ghost-hunters Nigel Danvers and Lucy Reubans as they investigate a tale of horror and haunting. Wielding the tools of the modern-day ghost-hunter in a cinematic, richly detailed interactive world of wind-swept coastlines and crumbling crypts, you will be captivated, taunted and teased by mind-bending puzzles and interactions with the town 'locals'.

But, be warned, there are those who will stop at nothing to prevent Nigel discovering "that which should stay hidden". With nerves of steel and wits to match, in your search for The Lost Crown you will soon discover long lost secrets previously known only to the dead!


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