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'''Laura Bow: The Colonel's Bequest''' was the first game in the [[Laura Bow series]].  The game is set in the 1920's, and follows a college student and wanna-be journalist named Laura Bow.  Laura is invited by her friend Lillian to a sugar plantation run by Colonel Dijon.  When the Colonel invites his relatives to a reading of his will, bickering about the terms of the will turns violent, and leads to murder.  Now Laura has to find out the family secrets so that she can ultimately determine which person is the murderer.
'''Laura Bow: The Colonel's Bequest''' was the first game in the [[Laura Bow series]].  The game is set in the 1920's, and follows a college student and wanna-be journalist named Laura Bow.  Laura is invited by her friend Lillian to a sugar plantation run by Colonel Dijon.  When the Colonel invites his relatives to a reading of his will, bickering about the terms of the will turns violent, and leads to murder.  Now Laura has to find out the family secrets so that she can ultimately determine which person is the murderer.
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*[http://www.mobygames.com/game/colonels-bequest Mobygames article on Laura Bow: The Colonel's Bequest]
*[http://www.mobygames.com/game/colonels-bequest Mobygames article on Laura Bow: The Colonel's Bequest]


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Revision as of 23:17, 16 February 2017

Laura Bow: The Colonel's Bequest
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First release 1989
Also known as Laura Bow 1
Developed by Sierra
Published by Sierra
Distributed by (unknown)
Platforms MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST
Resolution 320x200, 16 colors
Engine SCI
Support Since ScummVM 1.2.0
Available for
Purchase
Yes

Laura Bow: The Colonel's Bequest was the first game in the Laura Bow series. The game is set in the 1920's, and follows a college student and wanna-be journalist named Laura Bow. Laura is invited by her friend Lillian to a sugar plantation run by Colonel Dijon. When the Colonel invites his relatives to a reading of his will, bickering about the terms of the will turns violent, and leads to murder. Now Laura has to find out the family secrets so that she can ultimately determine which person is the murderer.

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