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How to play The Fool's Errand on Mac

Not officially supported, but there are workarounds below.

Overall rating: Tricky to run on Mac · 14% of 44 players say it runs well

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The Fool's Errand

The Fool's Errand is a seminal meta-puzzle masterpiece released in 1987, often cited as one of the most innovative and artistic titles of its era. Players take on the role of 'The Fool' as they travel through a kingdom inspired by Tarot arcana, solving a massive collection of logic puzzles, word games, and visual riddles. Each solved puzzle provides a piece of a larger narrative map and story fragment.

The game stands out for its cohesive atmosphere and the way it weaves a complex metapuzzle out of seemingly disconnected challenges. The tone is whimsical yet mysterious, and the ultimate goal is to assemble the Map of the Land to uncover the final secret of the Tarot, making it a high-water mark for the puzzle genre.

While incompatible natively, The Fool's Errand runs perfectly on Apple Silicon via ScummVM or DOSBox with near-zero resource impact.

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While incompatible natively, The Fool's Errand runs perfectly on Apple Silicon via ScummVM or DOSBox with near-zero resource impact.

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