Walkthrough of the game "The Travels of Marco Polo"
Posted By Totem On 12 may, 2015

Venice - Marco Polo's room

Talk to Niccolo Polo
Click on the window
Open the window. Click on the handle and turn it clockwise (hold the mouse button down)

Take the two sheets, on the bed and on the chest
In the inventory, combine the sheets to form a longer sheet
Use the sheets on the balcony to climb down easily
Click on the chest to the left
The Chest's Puzzle
Move the 3 parts to gain access to the button that controls opening
If the button is inactive, look at it carefully, as well as the four symbols in the corner of the lock
To activate the hourglass button, move the right hand part up and the left hand part down (cf. picture)
Turn the middle part to access the button
The chest opens once the hourglass button is activated and pressed

Take the money and leave the room by the window
Dock of Venice

Take the ladder (1), the screwdriver (2), the bailer (3) and the plank (4)
Place the ladder across the canal to get to the other side (5)
Click on the shop (6)
Puzzle Force the Lock
Use the screwdriver, and unscrew the four screws
Remove the panel that hides the inside of the lock
Slide the parts so that they don't cross over the central frame

Go to the opened carpenter's workshop
Carpenter's workshop
Place the plank on the vise (6)
Take the handle (1), the saw (2), the hammer (3), the rag (4), the nails (5)

Place the handle on the vise and clic to fix it
Use the saw on the plank
Take the cutted plank
Use the rag on the pot of glue (7)
Quit the carpenter's workshop (8)
Dock of Venice
Click on the gondola

Place the rag soaked in glue on the hole
Place the little plank on it
Place the nails on the plank
Use the hammer to nail down the plank
Drain twice the water from the gondola
Back on the dock, click on the big boat
Cinematic
Genoa's prison (25 years later)
Click on the matress under the window (1)

Turn the cleat to lower the matress

Click on the lowered matress
In the Close Up, take the crowbar

Click and slide the wisps of straw to move them and access the 7 pieces of torn picture that are scattered on the mattress
Click on the table
Place the pieces of the picture on the table with the two others
Click on the pieces of picture
Puzzle Picture
Click and slide the pieces of the picture to recreate the drawing of the cell
The picture is an almost perfect representation of the cell, but two details differ...

Click on the paving stone zone (2)

In the Close Up, use the crowbar to move the stone

Take the rope, the stake and the nail
Use the rope on the ring at the right of the shelves (3)
Click on the rope to move the shelves
Click on the door behind the shelves
In the Close Up use the nail on the door lock

Click on the opened door

After talking with Rustichello, find him some food
Go back to Marco's cell
Place the stake on the broken stool to fix it
Click on the stool to move it
Click on the beam above
Click on the spiders in the Close Up, in order to make them flee

Take the pack on the beam
Go back to see Rustichello
Use food on Rustichello
Flashback Venice, on the boat

Take 4 yellow marbles, 5 navigation instruments and 18 maps
Open the desk drawer to find objects (1)
Open the Chinese closet to find objects (2)
Puzzle Chinese Closet
Place the marbles correctly to open the closet
The colorful symbols on the sides of the lock are precious clues to how the marbles must be positioned
A red (or yellow) symbol means that the line or column next to it can only contain red (or yellow) marbles
An orange symbol means that the column or line contains marbles of both colors
The lines on the wood cleats tell you how many marbles to place per line Totem

Genoa's prison

Talk to Rustichello
Take the knife on the table
Go to Marco's cell

Click on the coat (1)
In the Close Up, use the knife to cut Marco's coat sleeve
Take the gem

Click on the door (2) to call the guard and talk to him
Once you got the chest, give him the gem

Click on the chest to open it
Take the coal
Take the paper money

Click on the fireplace
In the Close Up, place the coal and the paper money
Take a lighter on the right
Use the lighter on the paper money to light a fire
Cinematic
Flashback St John d’Acre
Find all the objects listed in the inventory
Some of the objects are hidden behind the camels
Drag and drop the buckets on the waterer to water the camels

Talk to the merchant
Find three blue turbans

To obtain the merchant's blue turban, you have to solve a puzzle
Spice's Puzzle
Fill the tray so that the same spice never appears in two neighboring compartments

Click on the barrels on the left
Remove the barrels under the staircase
Barrel's Puzzle
This puzzle is based on the Tower of Hanoi. You can place a barrel on any other larger barrel
The aim is to pile them all up on the left to clear access to the alcove under the stairs.

Click on the key under the alcove
In the Close Up, click on the scorpions, to chase them away
Take the key
Use the key on the left door
Enter the house

Find all the objects listed in the invenory
Open the chest to find some of the objects

Genoa's prison
Talk to Rustichello
Discover the name of the young woman with the bewitching voice

Click on the window on the right (1)
Start talking with the young lady
Take her portrait on the cell wall (2)
Take the silk from the chest (3)
Combine the portrait and the silk in the inventory
Use the portrait on the young lady

Go back to see Rustichello
Cinematic
Flashback Jerusalem
Find a way to wake the brother gatekeeper

Click on the shelter on the right (1)
Take the cup on the low table (3)

Click on the jug to put it straight (4)
Use the cup on the jug
Talk to the brother gatekeeper to retrieve the cellar's key
Click on the cellar's door on the right (2)
In the Close Up, use the key on the lock


Click on the recipe on the beam (1)
Take rosemary (2), honey (3) and cinnamon (4)
Combine the three spices in the inventory
Click on the barrels (5)
In the Close Up, use the cup on the barrels of Abruzze's wine
Combine the filled cup and the mixed spices
Note : In case of bad wine choice, use it on the pot (6) to empty the cup
Go back to see the monk, give him the wine and honey, he will tell you how to get the sacred oil
Get the sacred oil
Take the axe (7)
Use the axe on the big empty barrel (8) on the left
Click on the opened barrel

Take the flask on the left cabinet (1)
Click on the cabinet at the bottom of the piece (2)
Puzzle of the Sacred oil
Put the engraved plates symbolizing the different oil in order
The book under the containers contains the clues to where the plates should be positioned
Once the gates open, take a small amount of oil of the Holy Sepulchre

Leave the place
Genoa's prison
Take paper in the chest and give it to Rustichello
Cinematic
Flashback Great Armenia

Click on the entrance of the tent (1)
Talk to the Nomad
Gather all the ingredients needed to prepare mint tea (tea, mint, sugar, tea pot, spoons, glasses…)

Find the silver nuggets

Click on the caravanserai's door (2)
In the Zoom, take the crowbar and leave the Zoom
Click on the rock's zone (3)
In the Close Up, use the crowbar as a lever to move the large rock
Take the silver nuggets
Weigh the silver nuggets
Click on the entrance of the tent
Click on the scales

In the Close Up, use the nuggets on the low table
Drag and drop the 4 good nuggets into the right hand tray
Get out of the tent
Enter the caravanserai
Click on the caravanserai's door
Click on the lock of the door
In the Close Up, use the key on the mechanism
Moon's phases Puzzle
The two buttons with arrows turn all the parts in the direction shown
The four small buttons around the lock let you switch the 2 places they are linked to
The new Moon, bright blue, should be at the top, while the full Moon should be at the bottom of the diagram

Click on the opened door to enter the caravanserai
Heal the camel

Take the handle (1), the bucket (2), the fabric (3), the ropes (4,5)
Use the rope on the well
Use the bucket on the rope
Use the handle on the well
Click on the handle
Take the bucket full of black oil
Combine the fabric and the black oil bucket in the inventory
Go back near the camel
Take the fabric soaked in oil on its injured lug
Go back to see the Nomad and talk to him
Go hide in the caravanserai
To flee
Take the beam next to the door (6)
Use the beam on the door
Take the wicker lid (7)
Click on the cobra
In the Close Up, use the Oud on the cobra
Oud's Puzzle
Click on the ropes
Reproduce the melody, in order to charm the cobra

Use the wicker lid on the basket
Use the rope on the closed basket
Activate the lever to access the hidden keyboard
Click on the keyboard
Keyboard's Puzzle
Compose the code that opens the passage; the combination is on the carpet on the wall

Click on the hatch that opened
Genoa's prison
Feed Rustichello
Take the saucepan (1)
Take the jug (2)
Combine the jug and the saucepan in the inventory

Take the noodles in the chest
Click on the fireplace
In the Close Up, use the filled saucepan
Use the noodles on the boiling water
Take the chopsticks in the chest
Give the chopsticks to Rustichello
Cinematic
Flashback Cambalu
Build the yurt
Take the trellis (1), the framework (2), the roof (3), the big hessian (4), the rope (5) and the little hessians (6)

Use the objects on the yurt 's zone (7) in order (from 1 to 6)
Get a firework
Click on the chest next to the yurt (8)
In the Close Up, take the knife and the sewed purse
Combine the knife and the sewed purse in the inventory
Use the Murano's pearls on the young lady

Genoa's prison
Set of a shower of stars
Take the lighter in the fireplace
Take the firework from the chest
Click on the window
Talk to Miranda
Place the firework on the window sill

Light the firework
Go to see Rustichello
Flashback Great Khan's Palace

Talk to the Great Khan
Cinematic
Ressources Puzzle
The puzzle is to correctly sort all the resources from the top in the golden circles on the map, and connect them to the means of transport stored at the bottom of the screen. Once the map is complete, press the confirm button

Talk to the Great Khan
Discover if Ashmat was a traitor
Click on the box in the middle of the piece
In the Close Up, press the two engraved buttons on the top

Slide the two wooden slats that hide the opening mechanism
Click on the mechanism
Ashmat's box Puzzle
The aim of the puzzle is to press the green button to the right of the mechanism
Using the small floating gears, guide the vertical cogs down to the red button
The red wheel will enable you to free access to the blue button
After that, guide the vertical cog up to the blue button
Free the access to the green button, then guide the horizontal cog to it

Take the letter in the box
UUse the letter on the Great Khan
Talk to the Great Khan
Meet the Kublai's princess
Go to the palace gardens
Click on the boat (1) to join the princess

Click on the princess, to talk

Cinematic
Flashback Tibet
Find the potion of love
Click and talk to the monk

Click on the Mandala
Puzzle Mandala
Arrange the pigments so that the same color never appears in two neighboring compartments

Talk to the monk
Cross the chasm to get to the Chörten, the small temple where the potion is hidden
Open all the alcoves in the Chörten

Click on the left shelter (1)
Turn the four prayer wheels in the left shelter to access the alcoves in the Chörten
The prayer wheels are connected to each other. When they all display the same symbol, they open the corresponding alcove (2) in the Chörten.

Collect four new prayer wheels and place them in the shelter on the right (3))
Do the same to open the four alcoves that are still closed

Take the incense burner, the Tibetan lighter, the conch and the chalice
Change the missing incense burner
Light both incense burners with the Tibetan lighter
Use the conch on the Chörten's door
Conch's Puzzle
Use the conch to play the music on the score
Each hole in the conch enables one of the four sounds on the score to be played

Once the door opened, gather a few drops of the precious liquid in the chalice

Go talk to the monk
Flashback Great Khan's Palace
Conclure le mariage de Kubilai et de Kokachin
Go to the young women to give her the potion
Make your report to the Emperor
Genoa's prison
Click on the gate
Talk to Rustichello
Click on the window
Talk to Miranda