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The Official Strategy Guide The Last ExpressTM The Official Strategy Guide • The Last ExpressT· The Official Strategy Guide Rick Barba Prima Publishing Rocklin, California (916) 632-4400 www.primapublishing.com ® is a registered trademark of Prima Publishing, a division of Prima Communications, Inc. 1> PRIMA ®and Prima Publishing· are registered trademarks of Prima Communications, Inc. © 1997 by Prima Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photo- copying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system without written permission from Prima Publishing, except for the inclusion of quotations in a review. Project Editor: Julie Asbury © 1997 Broderbund Software, Inc. All rights reserved. The Last Express and Broderbund are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Broderbund Software, Inc. Smoking Car Productions is a trademark of Smoking Car Productions, Inc. All products and characters mentioned in this book are trademarks of their respective companies. Important: Prima Publishing has made every effort to determine that the information contained in this book is accurate. However, the publisher makes no warranty, either expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, effectiveness, or completeness of the material in this book; nor does the publisher assume liability for damages, either incidental or consequential, that may result from using the information in this book. The publisher cannot provide information regarding game play, hints and strategies, or problems with hardware or software. Questions should be directed to the support numbers provided by the game and device manufacturers in their documentation. Some game tricks require precise timing and may require repeated attempts before the desired result is achieved. 97 98 99 00 BB 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction . ............................................... 1 How to Use This Book (and Play the Game) ................... 1 Pre-Game Tips ......................................... 2 ./ Part 1: History and Characters .................................. 7 The Historical Backdrop to The last Express . ................. 8 The Characters of The last Express ........................ 16 Part 2: Annotated Walkthrough for The Last Express ................. 29 Chapter 1: Paris to Epemay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... 31 How to Distinguish Sleeping Cars ......................... 33 7:35 p.m. Where's Tyler Whitney? .......................... 33 Corpse Disposal 101 .................................... 38 Other Things to Do (And Not Do) In Tyler's Compartment ...... 42 Meet August Schmidt …