Er, I've solved all those things already. I'm asking an opinion question.  I was just wondering how other forum-goers played these kindof games and solved some of these seemingly impossible puzzles. Unfortunately, I have a very good memory for video games. So now when I play through them I remember ...

It does? I didn't see that anywhere.

Hehe. I think I just threw the manual into a box somewhere, never even thinking I'd need it, or that there'd be clues to the answers in it.

Hm... so Mannanan, Alhazered and Mordack are members of the Brotherhood of the Black Cloak. While Mordack (and possibly Mannanan) feign membership or are actual members in the Society of Wizards. That's what I'm getting from this, atleast. Perhaps many members of the Black Cloak are also members of ...

Seeing I played these games when I was 7, alot of stuff scared me. Manannan. Mordack's Castle was kinda creepy. The Land of the Dead. (Especially the gate) The witch's woods was pretty frightening. The numerous ways to die in those original King's Quest games. Where every inch there'd be a death tra...

I thought the KQ6 CoF 4th puzzle was pretty challenging. I suppose you can keep clicking four different symbols until you get the right one. But really, there was no indication in the book to me what the answer was. Of course I still have yet to beat KQ3... I got tired of waiting for that eagle to d...

Okay, this might be in the wrong place. Or it just might be considered Spam. If it is either of these things. Mods, please move/delete as necessary. So this is probably a popular question, but how do you solve some of the puzzles in these games? Is it trial and error? Good use of the 'look' feature?...