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The Dagger of Amon Ra

First release	1992
Also known as	Laura Bow 2
Developed by	Sierra
Published by	Sierra
Distributed by	(unknown)
Platforms	MS-DOS, Win 3.1
Resolution	320x200, 256 colors
Engine	SCI
Support	Since ScummVM 1.2.0
Available for Purchase	Yes

The Dagger of Amon Ra was the second game in the Laura Bow series. The game is set in the 1920's after the events in the previous game. Laura Bow recently graduated from Tulane University, and has moved to New York City, where she has earned employment at a prestigious newspaper. Laura's first assignment is to write a story about the benefit held at a local museum to celebrate their new Egyptian exhibit. When a murder happens at the benefit, she is locked inside with all of the other suspects. More people begin to die, so now Laura must solve the crimes before the killer either escapes or kills her.

Installation

Required data files

For more information on how ScummVM uses game data files, see the user documentation.

WARNING: Unlike other games, SCI games have significant variation in the naming of required files.

They also can load supplementary files by resource maps, so it is recommended to keep all files in the game data directory from the CD.

Unless otherwise specified, do NOT remove any file from the directory, even if it does not appear on the following list, since this will likely cause weird bugs.

Copy all files to the game directory. Some games need additional work:

Floppy games with RESOURCE.p01, p02, etc. and/or RESOURCE.a01, a02, etc. files

Concatenate all RESOURCE.p0* files to RESOURCE.000 (e.g. copy /b RESOURCE.p0* RESOURCE.000 on Windows, or cat RESOURCE.p0* > RESOURCE.000 on *nix).
Concatenate all RESOURCE.a0* files to RESOURCE.AUD (e.g. copy /b RESOURCE.a0* RESOURCE.AUD on Windows, or cat RESOURCE.a0* > RESOURCE.AUD on *nix).

Simultaneous speech and subtitles

In ScummVM, it is possible to enjoy a combined mode, where both speech and text are shown at the same time.

Speech and text can be toggled via the "Mode" button in the options dialog (with an extra "Both" setting added in ScummVM), or via ScummVM's audio options.

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 {{GameDescription|
 	name=The Dagger of Amon Ra|
+        image=https://www.scummvm.org/data/screenshots/sci/laurabow2/laurabow2_dos_en_1_2.jpg|
 	release=1992|
 	alternateNames=Laura Bow 2|
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 	developer=[[Sierra]]|
 	platforms=MS-DOS, Win 3.1|
+	resolution=320x200, 256 colors|
 	engine=[[SCI]]|
-	support=Since ScummVM 1.2.0
+	support=Since ScummVM 1.2.0|
+	purchase=[[Where to get the games#Sierra_Games|Yes]]
 }}
 '''The Dagger of Amon Ra''' was the second game in the [[Laura Bow series]].  The game is set in the 1920's after the events in the previous game.  Laura Bow recently graduated from Tulane University, and has moved to New York City, where she has earned employment at a prestigious newspaper.  Laura's first assignment is to write a story about the benefit held at a local museum to celebrate their new Egyptian exhibit.  When a murder happens at the benefit, she is locked inside with all of the other suspects.  More people begin to die, so now Laura must solve the crimes before the killer either escapes or kills her.
+==Installation==
+===Required data files===
+For more information on how ScummVM uses game data files, see the [https://docs.scummvm.org/en/latest/use_scummvm/game_files.html user documentation].
+WARNING: Unlike other games, SCI games have significant variation in the naming of required files.
+They also can load supplementary files by resource maps, so it is recommended to keep all files in the game data directory from the CD.
+Unless otherwise specified, do '''NOT''' remove any file from the directory, even if it does not appear on the following list, since this will likely cause weird bugs.
+Copy all files to the game directory. Some games need additional work:
+'''''Floppy games with RESOURCE.p01, p02, etc. and/or RESOURCE.a01, a02, etc. files'''''
+* Concatenate all RESOURCE.p0* files to RESOURCE.000 (e.g. <code>copy /b RESOURCE.p0* RESOURCE.000</code> on Windows, or <code>cat RESOURCE.p0* > RESOURCE.000</code> on *nix).
+* Concatenate all RESOURCE.a0* files to RESOURCE.AUD (e.g. <code>copy /b RESOURCE.a0* RESOURCE.AUD</code> on Windows, or <code>cat RESOURCE.a0* > RESOURCE.AUD</code> on *nix).
+==Simultaneous speech and subtitles==
+In ScummVM, it is possible to enjoy a combined mode, where both speech and text are shown at the same time.
+Speech and text can be toggled via the "Mode" button in the options dialog (with an extra "Both" setting added in ScummVM), or via ScummVM's audio options.
 ==External links==
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dagger_of_Amon_Ra Wikipedia article on The Dagger of Amon Ra]
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dagger_of_Amon_Ra Wikipedia article on The Dagger of Amon Ra]
-*[http://www.mobygames.com/game/dagger-of-amon-ra Mobygames article on The Dagger of Amon Ra]
+*[https://www.mobygames.com/game/462/the-dagger-of-amon-ra/ Mobygames article on The Dagger of Amon Ra]
+*[https://www.scummvm.org/screenshots/sierra/laurabow/ Screenshots (Laura Bow Series)]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Dagger of Amon Ra, The}}
+[[Category:Supported Games]]
 [[Category:SCI Games]]