Interactive puzzle book, early '90s, "sign of the guardian"
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1Shiavri
My dad bought this at a booth in some kind of flea market sort of event at our local arena, but it was brand new, not used or anything. I was about 11 or 12, so around 1991 or 1992. It was paperback/soft cover but larger pages, possibly 8-1/2 x 11. It was maybe 20 or 30 pages long.
I don't remember the cover, but it's snippets of journal or diary pages with each having been torn apart and scattered over a two-page spread. You piece together the story by basically assembling the paper scraps and also using clues in the background scenes of each two-page spread. Something about an expedition through jungle... I remember a rope bridge, some kind of attack near an ancient temple... Something about each page having a hidden "sign of the guardian" that looked sort of like a stylized W. Whichever paper scrap was nearest the sign of the guardian (once you'd found each sign) on each pair of pages (and sometimes you had to measure with a ruler to be sure), you were supposed to trace and cut out. Then you assembled all the pieces into a mask, which I guess you were supposed to tape together, hold over your face and say something to "win" or officially have solved the puzzle.
I've tried googling every combination of words in and out of quotes that I can think of. Would love it if someone were able to shed some light on it! Thanks in advance!
--Shiavri
I don't remember the cover, but it's snippets of journal or diary pages with each having been torn apart and scattered over a two-page spread. You piece together the story by basically assembling the paper scraps and also using clues in the background scenes of each two-page spread. Something about an expedition through jungle... I remember a rope bridge, some kind of attack near an ancient temple... Something about each page having a hidden "sign of the guardian" that looked sort of like a stylized W. Whichever paper scrap was nearest the sign of the guardian (once you'd found each sign) on each pair of pages (and sometimes you had to measure with a ruler to be sure), you were supposed to trace and cut out. Then you assembled all the pieces into a mask, which I guess you were supposed to tape together, hold over your face and say something to "win" or officially have solved the puzzle.
I've tried googling every combination of words in and out of quotes that I can think of. Would love it if someone were able to shed some light on it! Thanks in advance!
--Shiavri
2beyondthefourthwall
Very interesting. The timing, length, and general premise make me think of the Usborne Puzzle Adventures series (they begin with Escape from Blood Castle by Jenny Tyler), which itself was a loose collection of several subseries. Maybe something from the Advanced books?
3Shiavri
I'm aware of the Usborne series and have some of them. The style of the book I'm looking for is more realistic, though definitely illustrations instead of actual photos. There isn't any dialogue from what I recall, just the torn letters/journal excerpts. And its target audience was older (as in primarily adults) than the Usborne books.
Thanks for the reply!
--S
Thanks for the reply!
--S
