How to play
  Setup
  Seuss Crane: Detective for Hire does not require any special application except for your Internet browser. All of the clues are issued through Destiny Media Technologies' ClipstreamTM streaming audio technology. Please ensure that your browser is Java enabled. Java is platform-independent and enables Seuss Crane to play on most computers, regardless of the operating system.
  1. Enable Java on your browser:
    For Netscape users: Go to your Edit -> Preferences menu. In the menu tree, open up the +Advanced section. Make sure that there is a checkmark beside the Enable Javascript option.
    For Internet Explorer users: Go to your Tools -> Internet Options menu. Open up the Advanced tab. Scroll down the list and make sure that there is a checkmark beside the Java JIT compiler enabled item.
  2. Turn up your system sound: If you have your sound volume muted or too low, you will miss out on the clues in the Seuss Crane mystery. Now you're ready to go!
 
  Playing the free game
 

In Seuss Crane: Detective for Hire you are an active participant in an investigation conducted by Seuss Crane, a private investigator on the trail of a murderer in the City of Blackthorne.

You begin in Seuss Crane's office. Crane is visited by Lydia Cherkin, who wants Crane to investigate the murder of the local lighthouse keeper. Listen to their conversation and to Crane's thoughts. Make note of the locations and people mentioned. Then at the bottom of the screen, choose the next part of the city you think Crane should visit to follow the trail of clues. You receive points for going to the most likely location where Crane will find his next clue.

Each time you visit a location you will hear the conversation or thoughts Crane has. If you need to hear the sound clue again, click on the play button in the ClipstreamTM console. You can also reload the page. You can also visit a location more than once and the audio clue may change if you have found more information in another location.

When you think you have enough clues to make a case, click on "Accusation!!". There you will see a list of all the people in the city - all of them possible suspects. Click on the person you think most likely to have caused the crime. The city policeman Mahoney will then assess your case and either make you go back to reinvestigate or congratulate you on finding the killer.

Start now by going to Seuss Crane's office.

 

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