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  • 01-06-2006 2:51pm
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    ianmc38
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    I remember as a kid i used to have a load of puzzle books, all from the same company. Basically on every two page spread there was a clue that you had to solve to get onto the next page. I remember one of the books was something to do with a treasure under the sea or something.

    I know very vague but maybe my description rings a bell for someone?


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    Vokes
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    Yep, have a couple of them floating about at home - can't remmeber the name.

    The 'Treasure under the Sea' one was to do with a sunken underwater city if i remmeber correctly.

    There was one to do with Smugglers.

    Another one to do with a 'haunted' mansion.

    And countless others.


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    bking
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    They weren't those "Choose Your Own Adventure" books, were they? Like:

    If you want to take the well lit path go to page 245
    If you take the creepy, dark path go to page 270


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    ianmc38
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    SofaKing wrote:
    Yep, have a couple of them floating about at home - can't remmeber the name.

    The 'Treasure under the Sea' one was to do with a sunken underwater city if i remmeber correctly.

    There was one to do with Smugglers.

    Another one to do with a 'haunted' mansion.

    And countless others.

    Yeah they're the ones! Now if only I can find the name...


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    ianmc38
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    bking wrote:
    They weren't those "Choose Your Own Adventure" books, were they? Like:

    If you want to take the well lit path go to page 245
    If you take the creepy, dark path go to page 270

    They were fun too, apart from constantly getting killed. bastids.


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    Vokes
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    Like you said there was a puzzle every 2nd page to progress.

    And if you got stuck, there was a hints page you could check out or if you were seriously stuck then you could check out the answers page at the back. Or i you just couldn't be arsed, you'd just turn over to the next page :)

    Some of the puzzles were seriously tough though. Still can't remember the name, its annoying me now.


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    Orlee
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    They were published by usborne i think - that's going to wreck my head

    EDIT - Actually I think they were just called usborne books

    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Usborne-Puzzle-adventures-x-2-Bargain-No-1-2_W0QQitemZ7030726430QQcategoryZ122373QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

    Is that them???


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    c - 13
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    They were the younger readers version of the "choose your adventure" malarkey and indeed they were published by usborne.

    **** thats going to annoy me now.

    Orlee - those are the ones I remember anyway. Nice one.


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    Orlee
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    http://www.usborne.com/puzzle_books/puzzle_adventures/puzzle_adventures.asp

    HOw's about these ones??? I remember reading the vanishing village! I used to always buy them when the Book People came to our school!


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    Vokes
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    Orlee wrote:
    They were published by usborne i think - that's going to wreck my head

    EDIT - Actually I think they were just called usborne books

    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Usborne-Puzzle-adventures-x-2-Bargain-No-1-2_W0QQitemZ7030726430QQcategoryZ122373QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

    Is that them???
    Oh, its those ebay ones for definite. I have a bunch of them collecting dust somewhere.

    I can now remember that there was one that involved going into outer space and to another planet. There was a whole load of these books.

    I wasn't too shabby at solving the (easy) mirror writing-type puzzles :)


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