The Rise Of The Golden Idol: All Solutions For Academic Impact

Upon beginning the first actual chapter in The Rise of the Golden Idol, you're warned of a strange threat looming over a place called New Wells. You might be wondering what this threat is - well, no worries, it will become clear soon enough. Inevitably, you'll begin figuring things out through solving some nasty mysteries.

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The first puzzle within Chapter 1 is The Death of a Brilliant Mind, and it's clear from the outset whose death you're investigating. This very sad scene has plenty of clues to uncover, so you best get your detective shoes on and start investigating!

This guide was written using the Extended Demo of the game and will be checked and updated upon the game's full release.

All Word Locations

There are 22 words to find in this case.

Location

Words

The body on the ground

Caleb, Nowak, Thomas, Crow, Reynolds, John, Robkin, Cigarettes, Collided with, Fell from, Slipped on, Went for

The standing man

Bagman, Ring, Key

The standing woman

Cyril, Debra, Brandon

The building in the background

Isaac, Bridge

The car

Car

The stairs

Stairs

All Name Solutions

There are three people to identify here.

• The dead man is holding a red pen. Where can we see what he wrote before dying? Does that provide clues?
• The couple has dialogue;does that provide clues?
• The couple also has possessions to look at. Letters are likely held by those they are addressed to, and the owner of a license should be obvious.
• Couples generally share the same surname.

Solution

From left to right, the names are as follows:

• Cyril Bagman
• Debra Bagman
• Isaac Nowak

All Event Solutions

What may seem obvious is actually a little more complex than it first appears.

• You know the names from solving the previous section, so the names here should be very easy to fill in.
• The way the man died is the complex part here. There are various methods that are feasible, but only one true solution if you take in all the evidence.
• A key piece of evidence is the man's torn sleeve.

Solution

Cyril Bagman and Debra Bagman discovered the body of Isaac Nowak, which was there because he fell from the bridge.

Completing this will unlock the first part of Story 1 for completion, but this cannot actually be done until you have completed Chapter 1.

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