Death in Sakkara

This is pretty impressive stuff - very slick and Indiana-Jonesy. Not sure I see the educational aspect of it (if it's supposed to be educational, that is) but it's fun.

Makes me nostalgic for the good old Lucasarts adventures...

Posted by: Adrian Hon | October 28, 2005 at 13:07

You need a four digit combination and the clues are in the telegram.

Posted by: Stalker Boy | October 28, 2005 at 13:48

This is really good, took me a while to crack the safe. I like the episodic nature as well, lets people catch up.

Posted by: Will | October 28, 2005 at 14:58

Yeha, I couldn't find a telegram. No telegram in my journal, no telegram in the room...

hmf.

Posted by: Alice | October 28, 2005 at 15:04

It's in the journal. Look in your diary.

Posted by: thomas | October 28, 2005 at 15:10

Bleh, I have three possible numbers from the telegram, but I'm stuffed if I can see a fourth

Posted by: Shard | October 28, 2005 at 16:17

This safe is really hard.

Posted by: Joseph J. Finn | October 28, 2005 at 17:09

Meanwhile, why is a hot sun always represented by a loud gong?

Posted by: Andy | October 28, 2005 at 17:20

One of those numbers I ALWAYS read over when hidden the same way. Key is to look at EACH word carfully, maybe read the telegram backwards would help. That forth word is there.

Alice, the telegram is on the second page of the journal. Did you turn the page?

Posted by: Jesse | October 28, 2005 at 17:32

>> How humiliating.

You said it :-)

Posted by: martin | October 28, 2005 at 18:00

Hah! I figured out the combo!

Posted by: Joseph J. Finn | October 28, 2005 at 18:26

The Combination to the safe is 2-1-4-2, which is spelled out in words in the telegram: too one for to.

Posted by: Paulo | October 28, 2005 at 20:25

Excellent. Thanks :D
Couldn't see the telegram on page two - my page two is blank. bit odd.

Posted by: Alice | October 28, 2005 at 22:41

In the very early 1980s, while I was in the final year at junior school (about 12 years old), our class borrowed a Commodore PET from a nearby secondary school.

We were divided into teams of four and had to plan a trip to Saqara (as I think we spelled it then) to look for hidden treasures. We had to plan the expedition (we hoped to survive mostly on tinned sausages and baked beans) and then we occasionally had our turn on the computer where we had to choose which squares of a monochrome 2D grid to explore.

It was really exciting - the team work for this mission using a COMPUTER! Good to see the place is still providing educational entertainment, although thankfully more sophisticated.

Posted by: Phil Gyford | October 29, 2005 at 00:10

Wilfully daft clues like this are the reason that 99% of people who have played a computer adventure don't play them any more. Think through the logic of the narrative. "I have put some incomplete notes in my Cairo hotel safe. To protect them, I am going to hide the combination in a painfully obscure way and send it to my uncle in Hull. After all, there's no way they can work through the 10,000 possible combinations or break through the lock in the FIVE DAYS it will take my uncle or his representative to get here."

I have solved the mystery: Elizabeth is a blimmin' nutter and is probably wandering around the desert muttering about scarabs and drooling. Case over. No need to bother with episode 2.

Posted by: James Wallis | October 29, 2005 at 01:38

the safe is definetly tricky, for no reason what so ever. now indiana jones and the fate of atlantis, there was a real adventure. it was really fuckin hard, but at least it was logical (the germans were obsesed with atlantis in real life too).

Posted by: einars | October 29, 2005 at 01:46

damn I can't believe people are complaining about the safe clue.

I thought it was fun, if abitrary.

And satisfying once I got it

Posted by: djrubbish | October 29, 2005 at 13:20

Wow James, you're sure a barrel of laughs. I'm sure you wouldn't have made it to the end anyway since it'll no doubt feature a re-animated mummy which, like, totally requires the suspension of disbelief and i can just tell you like your games to avoid that necessity.

It's a hamrless adventure game, i cannot believe you got so agitated by the 'logic' of the other characters.

I'm suprised you even got to Egypt and not thrown your computer to the ground in a "hulk smash" way when you were told that a journalist was sent to find a scientist's daughter instead of, say, a detective.

Posted by: Will | October 30, 2005 at 00:07

God, why couldn't the recent iteration of the ridiculously bad Nokia game be at least something close to this.

I can't believe how many times Nokia has to get it wrong with a game that they could do so well with.

This is nicely done - very nicely done.

Posted by: alistair | October 30, 2005 at 03:25

Why couldn't Nokia do something even close to this in their latest piece of garbage Nokia game. I really don't understand the amount of money thrown at Nokia game when it's so ridiculous, off brand and a waste of time. C'mon Nokia, stop letting ad agenies take you for a ride.

This game is a perfect example of something that's accessible, engaging, has mental and physical challenges.

Well done, BBC and preloaded - a definite award winner.

Posted by: Alistair | October 30, 2005 at 03:39

Now that I finished Episode 1 how do I get into Episode 2?? For some reason it wont let me enter it.

Posted by: mel | November 02, 2005 at 11:03

Now that I finished Episode 1 how do I get into Episode 2?? For some reason it wont let me enter it.

Posted by: mel | November 02, 2005 at 11:04

Episode 2 - You have to wait til 7th Nov.

Posted by: Andy | November 02, 2005 at 20:07

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/launch_gms_death_sakkara.shtml

for more info.

Posted by: Andy | November 02, 2005 at 20:08

just wondering about this, but does anyone know how to get through episode 3? took me a bloody hour to get to it and I'm stuck on a stupid star map thing.

Posted by: Mike | September 18, 2006 at 22:47

I cant get through the star map

Posted by: Max | January 08, 2008 at 22:18

It helped me a lot to take screen shots of the star map to work through the puzzle.

Posted by: seedubbleyou | March 31, 2008 at 01:54

2142 the combintaion

Posted by: samuel | April 24, 2008 at 18:34

How do I get through the maze in part 4

Posted by: dan | October 11, 2008 at 08:34

2-4-1-2

Posted by: | December 14, 2008 at 04:08

Im just joking it is 2142

Posted by: | December 14, 2008 at 04:09

haha yeah, i need help with the stars. I'm ten and I figured out the safe.

Posted by: Halley | January 29, 2009 at 01:38

how do i resolve the star thing im kinda lost here

Posted by: sma | February 09, 2009 at 20:33

Thanks for the help!!

Posted by: TigerroxCP | August 30, 2009 at 09:45

plz help!!!! got past episode 1 it wont let me in episode 2!!!!! help!!!!!!

Posted by: Cody | November 21, 2009 at 15:10

I got past episode 1, but I can't get into episode 2.... ??

Posted by: Elleisa | November 28, 2009 at 03:26

Got 31% i ep 1 (100% souk chase 9 sek. 42% knowledge), still can't get to ep 2.
Anyone?
Tried with 3 different codes, still wont pass to ep 2

Posted by: hoj | December 01, 2009 at 08:56

I'm stuck at episode 1, i have a total of 25%, and i don't know what it wants me to do :(

Posted by: Matt | December 18, 2009 at 02:05

like hoj and Matt, I'm stuck at episode one. My total is 24% and I don't know how to get to episode 2. Annoying!

Posted by: Sarah | January 05, 2010 at 04:43

ugghhh. please someone. there are tons of you who obviously know what it takes and I can't find anything- on any boards- that says what you need to get to episode 2. I've finished episode 1, why isn't episode 2 opening? So many others have asked here and on other boards, why won't any of you help us?

Posted by: melissa | January 06, 2010 at 01:14

I'm stuck on 24% too & can't get further I've tried again & again

Posted by: Carole | January 07, 2010 at 17:07

I'm stuck at 22%, on episode 1, I guess...How do I move on??? I just finished the souk chase. I went through the beginning again and once again it saved my progress and stopped me after the souk chase....

Posted by: jen | January 15, 2010 at 22:33

the combonation is 2142

Posted by: Lollypop | January 17, 2010 at 10:40

Im really stuck too... i googled it like, a million times too try and find out how. PLEASE SOMEONE HELP US! :o)

Posted by: Lollypop | January 17, 2010 at 10:42

ahhh 26% done episode 1...y cant i get to play 2???!

Posted by: mr. suave | February 26, 2010 at 05:30

how do i get 2 episode 2??????? argghhh

Posted by: i_rock | March 07, 2010 at 03:54

How do you get past episode one??? I'm equally as frustrated as anyone else! Everyone who has passed episode one obviously knows HOW to do it, so why not tell us HOW??

Posted by: Sarah Main | March 11, 2010 at 17:12

me too!!! i cant get past episode 1 and i did the WHOLE episode all over again but stuck on 28%. The others just not opening!!!! HELLP!

Posted by: sara | March 16, 2010 at 07:37

but i posted a complaint on the BBC website... itll take ten days to be answered :(

Posted by: sara | March 16, 2010 at 07:40

completed episode 1,wont let me do ep2?
Ive compleated it once before but started again

Posted by: randomdude1 | April 07, 2010 at 09:59

27% complete but no ep2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
arrrrrrrrrrrgh!!!!!!!!!!!!
this is getting danm boreing!!
its 2010 now,so ep2 should be out!!!

Posted by: randomdude1 | April 07, 2010 at 10:04

rrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!
really bored so going on the ps3 now!!!
say if u go on call of duty games.

Posted by: randomdude1 | April 07, 2010 at 10:06

the stars are the easyest thing in the game if u know how to do it!!!!!!!!!!!
honestly,am i the only one whose completed it!

Posted by: randomdude1 | April 07, 2010 at 16:50

playing on it right now and episode 2 is blanked out

Posted by: randomdude1 | April 07, 2010 at 16:53

i think u have to click somthing in the journal or somet stupid

Posted by: randomdude1 | April 07, 2010 at 16:56

ur complaint should be replied by now sara

Posted by: randomdude1 | April 07, 2010 at 17:01

i glitched!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ive only played the souq chase twice and did crap!!!(maneged to do it though)
now it says i got 9 SECS COMPLETE!!
weird

Posted by: randomdude1 | April 07, 2010 at 17:04

rrrrrrrrrrrrr

Posted by: randomdude1 | April 07, 2010 at 17:06

i sent a complant about the complaint site

Posted by: randomdude1 | April 07, 2010 at 17:12

still wont let me on ep 2
getting so annoyed

Posted by: randomdude1 | April 07, 2010 at 17:30

bro got a freind round,so im not allowed on ps3,so death in sakkara is a good idea.
pls let me and all of u others a go on ep2

Posted by: randomdude1 | April 08, 2010 at 10:21

played ep1 for the 5th time and wont let me on ep 2!!!!!!!!!1
this is sooooooo annoying!!!!

Posted by: randomdude1 | April 08, 2010 at 10:34

wat? still wont let me in ep2

Posted by: randomdude1 | April 08, 2010 at 10:39

man this is very bad of bbc the should have lunched ep 2

Posted by: bloodshooter | April 11, 2010 at 19:00

i mean they sry

Posted by: bloodshooter | April 11, 2010 at 19:01

go to this site it will let you play all 4 episodes

WEBSITE:http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/death_sakkara/

plz thank me!!!

Posted by: pablo13345 | April 21, 2010 at 01:30

I am playing http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/death_sakkara/ but I can't get to ep 2 too!!!

Posted by: HopeGrace | May 18, 2010 at 13:32

big thanks for giving me website so i can play ep 2 , was getting really annoyed lol

Posted by: randomer | May 28, 2010 at 16:59

the code to the safe is 2412

Posted by: rockstar | May 30, 2010 at 18:29

sorry the code is 2142...lol:D

Posted by: rockstar | June 01, 2010 at 23:44

hope Grace cozz u need a passworrd or ur playing as a guest!

Posted by: Aliyah | July 04, 2010 at 09:37

im stuck on ep.1 31% total score everything else above wot it needed to be for ep. 2 still cant do the bloody thing! wot do you do? pls help!:(

Posted by: nina | August 05, 2010 at 17:43

ep 2 just randomly came up . dunno why but ive got it!:)

Posted by: nina | August 05, 2010 at 17:45

how do u do the underworld thing? I cant work it out!

Posted by: nina | August 05, 2010 at 18:07

how do u do the star thingy? im confused. :(

Posted by: nina | August 05, 2010 at 18:16

i am completely stumped! how do you get to episode 2??? it was released a couple of years ago, why can't i get onto it!?? please someone help!

Posted by: Karen | September 19, 2010 at 14:45

I've played episode one several times and tried using my code multiple times but the other episodes are grayed out. Maybe the game is broken? How has anyone else been able to go onto episode two?

Posted by: anonymouslyfrustrated | October 12, 2010 at 09:23

OK!!!!!! Now, to play the second level( I know ALOT of you are having trouble) I found out how to get to the second level. first, instead of going to the normal site go to here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/death_sakkara/
( U NEED A PASSWORD) But when you enter your passsword at first sometimes it doesnt highlight the other level, but if you do it again it should show. hope that helps!

Posted by: Lala | November 19, 2010 at 20:31