The Rise Of The Golden Idol: All Solutions For Going Once!

A fancy auction is the fourth location you'll visit during the second chapter of The Rise of the Golden Idol. Here, we see some familiar faces and, if you've played the previous game, spot some familiar objects and names. This is where the overarching plot of the game starts to come together.

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Naturally, there's also a specific mystery to solve, and this one has you working out a series of events over two time periods, something you may have dealt with before. From cocktails to a famous celebrity, we have a lot to work out in this complex case.

All Word Locations

We have 35 words to work with in this puzzle, and they are split over two screens, each of which has two time periods to examine. To alter the time period, click the clock icons in the top-right corner.

Location

Words

Downstairs: During Auction

The poster on the left

Nils, Wilmington

The attendants

Robbie, Outbid, Steal, Stealing, Stole, Albion, Adria, Mask

The host

Sell, Gavel, Keys

The barman

Robbie, Froberg, Bogart

The cane

Cane

Downstairs: After Auction

The shadowed figures

Oriel, Lanka, Tesa, Moumaati, Statue, Pushed,

Objects on the ground

Creature, Mask,

The drinks cart

Toussaint, Dasilva, Nevari

Upstairs: During Auction

Circuit box

Circuit Box

The security guard

Knightly, Keys

Upstairs: After Auction

Statue on the ground

Statue

The safe

Aurelia, Winston

All Name Solutions

We have eight identities to work out in this one!

• The people who are working the auction are easier to figure out here. The host and the barman have their names spelt out in full, in obvious locations, and there are very strong hints for the security guard.
• The security guard mentions wanting an autograph. Dialogue from downstairs will help you assign the celebrity's name to a face.
• Three people purchase drinks, and the drinks can be identified with a little bit of attention. Note, however, that buying a drink doesn't mean you're the one who drinks it.
• Someone shouldn't have alcohol and for a very good reason. Might they end up with some anyway?
• Two people here are returning characters from previous cases, though you only know one's name.
• Working out the rest will require you to know more about the lots, who wants them, and who bought them. Consider working that panel out before opening the solution section below.

Solution

The locations of the names in this table correspond with their locations in-game.

Oriel Toussaint

Tesa Nevari

Summer Knightly

Aurelia Winston

Moumaati Dasilva

Nils Wilmington

Robbie Froberg

Erwin Bogart

All Lot Solutions

There are five items up for auction, and all get purchased. It's up to you to figure out who, what, and from where.

• When it comes to the items themselves, you needn't think too hard - their shapes and appearances denote their identities, and their order is rather obvious when you see them while the auction is ongoing.
• Working out the origins will require you to examine dialogue carefully. One person mentions a 'motherland' - does she have any clues on her person as to where this might be?
• You only see one item actually being auctioned - there is a heavy clue as to its origin hidden within a dialogue.
• One piece of evidence tells you two crucial facts:
  • Only three people were successful in their purchases.
  • Exactly how much money was exchanged. Take note of this and examine the amounts of money people have before and after the time skip. Also, take note of who has a checkbook.

Solution

Lot:

1

2

3

4

5

Item:

seal

creature

mask

statue

totem

Origin

Lemuria

Lanka

Albion

Lemuria

Adria

Buyer:

Aurelia Winston

Summer Knightly

Summer Knightly

Moumaati Dasilva

Aurelia Winston

All Event Solutions

The series of events requires some strong logical deductions from the scenes in front of you, especially after the auction.

• The drama surrounds a particular object; working out which object this might be is the key to understanding who is at play here. Think about where the important objects would be at this point in time.
• Who has dialogue surrounding the important object?
• The security guard is not at his post. There were a few ways to lure him downstairs, but only one fits the modus operandi here. What scenario fits? Think about the keys, his state, and his possessions.
• An object is being used as a weapon, but is the person holding the object as obvious as you might think?
• Is it possible to identify everyone at the auction? Who is missing?

Solution

At the Seven Seas Auction, Tesa Nevari was outbid by Moumaati Dasilva for the statue from Lemuria, and so decided to steal it instead.

Tesa Nevari distracted Erwin Bogart while Robbie Froberg stole their keys.

Nils Wilmington discovered Robbie Froberg stealing the statue upstairs, and a fight ensued.

Robbie Froberg pushed Nils Wilmington into a circuit box with a cane, causing instant death.

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