The Dagger of Amon Ra: A Laura Bow Mystery
The Dagger of Amon Ra was released in 1992 for MS-DOS, with a fully voiced CD-ROM following in 1993. It was written by Josh Mandel, directed by Bruce Balfour and Bill Davis, and designed by Bruce Balfour. Robert Williams is credited as a creative consultant. It features a point-and-click interface, but with an additional option to ask questions by selecting names or topics from a notebook. This was my first time playing either of the Laura Bow games.
- The Dagger of Amon Ra on GOG
Windows only, but works with ScummVM and DOSBox on other platforms. - The Dagger of Amon Ra on Wikipedia
- Easter eggs and trivia on MobyGames
- The Dagger of Amon Ra is a murder mystery game with animated violence and blood. It includes racist language, racial stereotypes, exaggerated accents, misogyny, and mocking of speech differences.
Part 1
I’ll be questioning many people to find the kernel of truth in Laura Bow’s next murder mystery: The Dagger of Amon Ra!
Part 2
It’s time for Spoooky Tuesday on Wednesday! Laura Bow has been mingling at this museum party and I’m sure nothing bad is going to happen!
Part 3
The Dagger of Amon Ra continues! Will Laura Bow translate more hieroglyphs, discover more murders, or both? (I hope so)
Part 4
We’ve recovered the Dagger of Amon Ra, but we still don’t know who stole it, and… I guess we should do something about all the murders?
Part 5
OK so there’s a woman dying but first we need to go in the basement and get some cheese. This is a put on your own oxygen mask before helping others type of situation.
Take 2, Part 1
After finishing the game I immediately start a second playthrough.
Take 2, Part 2
I did so bad at the game we’re playing it again! Let’s help Laura Bow solve a mystery.
Take 2, Part 3
It’s time to solve the mysteries of the Dagger of Amon Ra!