General Info and Tips
Chapter One: The Pier
Chapter Two: Exploring the Town Square
Chapter Three: Around the Shipping Dock
Chapter Four: A Look Into the Lighthouse
Chapter Five: On the Pirate Ship
Chapter Six: The Armory
Chapter Seven: Inside the Cave
Bonus Game

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• Zoom into the table; click the teapot.
• Collect the bowl of water; collect the letter opener.
• Zoom into the chest of drawers; collect the copper wire.
• Zoom into Le Grand’s office door
• Open the latch using the letter opener.
• Click the handle.
• Move through the door.

 

• Zoom into Le Grand; collect the coin.
• Zoom into the window; collect the bunch of straw, the hook and the handkerchief.
• Zoom into the desk.
• Collect the apple half.
• Move back one time.

 

• Zoom into the table.
• Place the kerchief onto the table.
• Click and drag it to dip into the bowl.
• Collect the wet kerchief.
• Move back to Le Grand.

 

• Zoom into Le Grand and use the wet kerchief on him.
• Zoom into Le Grand again; collect the garden key.
• Move back once.

 

• Zoom into the door; insert the garden key and click the handle.
• Move to the right out of the door.

 

• Zoom into the shed door.
• Collect the horseshoe.
• Move back one time and into Le Grand’s office.

 

• Zoom into the desk.
• Place the horseshoe and the copper wire onto it.
• Connect the copper wire and the horseshoe; collect the magnet.
• Move to the shed.
• Zoom into the shed; put the magnet onto the metal.
• Go into the shed.

 

• Collect the oven mitt.
• Move to Le Grand’s office.

 

• Zoom into the fireplace.
• Put the oven mitt onto the poker; collect the fire hook.
• Move back once.

 

• Zoom into the mouse trap; use the fire hook to snap it.
• Collect the cheese.
• Zoom into the mouse; give him the cheese.
• Collect the fire medallion.
• Move to Le Grand’s office.

 

• Zoom into the fireplace.
• Place the fire medallion onto the cat statue.
• Collect the match.
• Move back and exit the house.
• Go into the shed.

 

• Zoom into the lantern.
• Click it open.
• Use the match to light it and close the door.
• Collect the rope.
• Zoom into the workbench.
• Clear the wood shavings; collect the gem, crowbar and the glue.
• Move back one time.

 

• Zoom into the crate; use the crowbar on it.
• Collect the gold foil and the wheel.
• Move into the shed.

 

• Zoom into the rafters.
• Attach the rope, wheel and the hook onto the rope; click the hook.
• Zoom into the hatch; connect the hook.
• Move down into the hatch.

 

• Zoom into the ledge and click the bricks.
• Collect the spoon.
• Zoom into the curtain; click it and collect the curtain.
• Zoom into the painting; insert the gem and gold foil to trigger a puzzle.

 

• Insert the missing pieces to complete the picture.
• Click the large gemstone when complete.

 

• Zoom into the cannon to access a hidden objects area.

 

• Find the listed items.
• Click the cloth to collect the core.
• Light the torch with the matches to collect the fire.
• Collect a bucket.
• Move forward to the grotto.

 

• Zoom into the winch; place the bucket near the rope.
• Click the bucket and turn the handle.
• Put the curtain into the bucket of water.
• Collect the handle and the wet curtain.
• Zoom into the totem head; collect the totem eyes.
• Zoom into the fire; Place the wet curtains onto it.
• Zoom into the ladder; notice we need a key.
• Move back one time.

 

• Zoom into the cannon to access a hidden objects area.

 

• Find the listed items.
• Use the chalk on the equation to collect the 8.
• Use the shovel on the “X” to collect the shell.
• Collect the 2nd apple half.
• Move back two times.

 

• Zoom into the top of the tree trunk.
• Give the gnome the 2 apple halves.
• Collect the key.
• Move to the lower level of the shed and move forward to the grotto.

 

• Zoom into the ladder; insert the key into the hatch.
• Go into the cabin.

 

• Zoom into the left side of the desk.
• Click aside the 2 books and the envelope.
• Open the envelope and collect the note.
• Zoom into the rafters; collect the chisel.
• Zoom into the totem top and insert the eyes to trigger a puzzle.

 

• Assort the wings from widest to narrowest.
• To solve switch the wings in the following pattern:
• J – I , I – H , H-G , G-F,  D-C,  C-B,  B-A,  I –H,  H-G,  G – B , J – E , E – D , D – C , E – D, J – I, I – H , J – I, J – E.
• Collect the drawer handle.

 

• Zoom into the desk drawers.
• Put the glue and the drawer handle onto it.
• Open the drawer; collect the roller lock and read the letter.
• Move back four times.

 

• Zoom into the gate; insert the roller lock to access a puzzle.

 

• Move the roller through the maze by rotating the discs.
• Go into the gate.

 

• Zoom into the pumpkins.
• Carve it using the letter opener and the spoon.
• Collect the hollowed pumpkin.
• Zoom into the clinic’s doorway.
• Place the hollowed pumpkin near the barrel.
• Use the chisel on the barrel; collect the solvent.
• Move forward into the junk shop.

 

• Zoom into the back counter.
• Click aside the paper; collect the pliers.
• Zoom into the armor; insert the coin into the slot.
• Put the emblem on the left armor.
• Collect the medallion.
• Speak to the junk dealer.
• Move back once.

 

• Zoom into the gate.
• Use the solvent and pliers on the lock.
• Zoom into the gate again to access a hidden objects area.

 

• Find the listed items.
• Use the wand on the hat; collect the rabbit.
• Use the paper on the lamp to collect the ashes.
• Collect the hippo gem.
• Move forward.

 

• Zoom into the back counter.
• Put the hippo gem into the hippo; collect the hippo brooch.
• Give the junk dealer the hippo brooch.
• Move out the door on the right.

 

• Zoom into the doorway; click the hay.
• Collect the piece of iron.
• Give Arthur the piece of iron.
• Use the letter opener on the wet stone.
• Collect the sharp knife.
• Zoom into the wagon.
• Cut the cover using the sharp knife to access a hidden objects area.

 

• Find the listed items.
• Click the coffee grinder to get the coffee.
• Use the nail puller to collect the nail.
• Collect the broom.
• Move forward.

 

• Give Arthur your broom.
• Cut the net using the sharp knife.
• Collect the half rigging.
• Move back three times.

 

• Zoom into the room on the left to access the hidden objects area.
• Find the listed items.
• Open the basket to collect the carrots.
• Click the die until you roll a 4.
• Collect the valve.
• Go to the shipping dock.

 

• Zoom into the gangplank.
• Place the valve and the handle on the winch, click the handle.
• Move forward onto the boat.

 

• Zoom into the tarp.
• Place the half rigging onto the ropes.
• Crank the rigging to pull the tarp.
• Zoom into the ships wheel to trigger a puzzle.

 

• Move the red button through the maze.
• Solve the puzzle using the following sequence of arrows:
• Right – up – right – up – left – down – left 3 times – down – right – down 3 times – right – down.
• Collect the 2nd medallion.
• Move back once.

 

• Zoom into the gate.
• Insert the 2 medallions into the lock to trigger a puzzle.
• Move the levers to the suns.
• Click the levers as follows:
• A: down – right – down – left – down
• B: 2 x’s right – left
• Go upstairs into the post office.

 

• Zoom into the drawer and open it.
• Open the book and letter to get a clue.
• Move back two times.

 

• Zoom into the wagon to access a hidden objects area.
• Find the listed items.
• Rip the patch to collect the “M”
• Click the weather vane to collect the wing.
• Collect the typewriter button.
• Move back to the post office.

 

• Zoom into the desk.
• Place the typewriter button onto the typewriter to trigger a puzzle.
• Find the matching pieces;
• Collect the post office box label.

 

• Zoom into the mailboxes.
• Place the post office box label onto the upper left box.
• Collect Mike’s letter and Mike’s key.
• Move back once and go onto the boat.

 

• Zoom into the chest; insert Mike’s key into the lock.
• Click the bottle and the book; collect the amulet.
• Move back five times.

 

• Give Arthur the bunch of straw.
• Insert the amulet into the slot.
• Give Mr. Le Grand Mike’s letter.
• Move forward.

Congratulations! You have successfully completed: Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe’s The Gold Bug Collector’s Edition!

General Info and Tips
Chapter One: The Pier
Chapter Two: Exploring the Town Square
Chapter Three: Around the Shipping Dock
Chapter Four: A Look Into the Lighthouse
Chapter Five: On the Pirate Ship
Chapter Six: The Armory
Chapter Seven: Inside the Cave
Bonus Game

Ask for help in the comments below!