The Fool's Errand

The Fool's Errand (1987)

by Synergistic Software, Inc., Miles Computing, Inc.
Genres:Adventure, Strategy, Puzzle
Themes:Fantasy
Game modes:Single player
Story:The fool's errand is a puzzle game that makes heavy use of a story based on the tarot deck.
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This is one of the few titles that I have actually played to completion! I loved the variety of puzzles and the aspect of the meta puzzle, meaning that each puzzle you completed revealed a new piece of the final puzzle. I have also played many of Cliff Johnson’s other puzzle games. The one I didn’t get very far on is “A Fool and his Money.” The Flash crash was the culprit there.
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