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Secrets of the Ark: A Broken Sword Game Hints

How can I get us out of the file storage room?

  • 1 of 13: If you walk around and look for exits, you won't find any other doors, windows, or anything else.
  • 2 of 13: So you might as well see what all's interactive.
  • 3 of 13: Check out that big filing cabinet that's just to the left of the door you came in through.
  • 4 of 13: Click on it to get it pushed over.
  • 5 of 13: Notice the view you get right after the cabinet is pushed over.
  • 6 of 13: There's a big hole in the ceiling! It's probably big enough for you and Anna Maria to escape through.
  • 7 of 13: Once you've discovered the hole in the ceiling, you'll need to figure out how to get up there.
  • 8 of 13: Since the game doesn't allow you to pile one thing on top of another to form makeshift staircases, you're apparently going to have to make do with the pushed-over filing cabinet.
  • 9 of 13: This is no action game, but you are capable of a few basic climbing moves.
  • 10 of 13: For instance, to get up onto the filing cabinet, point the mouse cursor at any spot on the cabinet's new "top," then click.
  • 11 of 13: That'll get you a top-down view through the ceiling hole.
  • 12 of 13: To climb up through the hole, wave the cursor around the hole's border until you get the "Climb Onto Ledge" action icon.
  • 13 of 13: Click anywhere that icon is showing to get George and Anna Maria through the ceiling hole.