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Secrets of the Ark: A Broken Sword Game Hints

How can I get past any of these guards?

  • 1 of 7: Not the same way you got past the last one.
  • 2 of 7: If you'll remember, the front gate guard said that this gate guard has a poster of Eamon O'Mara. If you use your O'Mara ID on him, he'll know you stole it, and will shoot you. (And the game will "reset" you back to before you showed him the ID.)
  • 3 of 7: Talking to this gate guard does no good since all he says is that he's expecting someone important to come through any minute. Talking to the other guards is also useless, since they just refer you to the gate.
  • 4 of 7: You're going to need to distract one or more of those guards before you can get anywhere here.
  • 5 of 7: Anna Maria can be very distracting. Why don't you ask her to help you out?
  • 6 of 7: When you can get Anna Maria to distract a guard, you'll find that she doesn't go for the gate guard, but one of the side path guards.
  • 7 of 7: So it's clear now that you'll be sneaking into the side yard rather than going through the gate.