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Know How: Think and play outside the box!

Also known as Know How: Spielend um die Ecke denken

Know How: Think and play outside the box! is a 2008 NDS, PC game by Bitfield GmbH.

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About the game

Know How is a classic puzzle game. The objective is to move a treasure chest off the game board an onto an exit square. Various stones block the way and have to be moved first, but they will only move lengthwise. Special obstacles like springs, magnets and magically linked stones further complicate the task.

The game contains 350 puzzles, a 'free play' and a story mode. The free play mode is simply a linear sequence of puzzles. In story mode, the main character Valerie is stranded on a mysterious island, trying to escape and to discover the secret of the ancient civilization that once lived there. The player must navigate her across a map of the island and solve puzzles along the way.

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Facts

Platforms
NDS, PC
First released
2008-10-30
Developers
Bitfield GmbH
Publishers
SevenOne Intermedia GmbH
Genres
Puzzle, Top-down

Covers and screenshots

Box, manual and cartridge scans

  • Know How: Think and play outside the box!: Front Cover (NDS · Austria, Germany, Switzerland)
    Front Cover (NDS · Austria, Germany, Switzerland)
  • Know How: Think and play outside the box!: Back Cover (NDS · Austria, Germany, Switzerland)
    Back Cover (NDS · Austria, Germany, Switzerland)
  • Know How: Think and play outside the box!: Media (NDS · Austria, Germany, Switzerland)
    Media (NDS · Austria, Germany, Switzerland)
  • Know How: Think and play outside the box!: Spine/Sides (NDS · Austria, Germany, Switzerland)
    Spine/Sides (NDS · Austria, Germany, Switzerland)

Screenshots

  • Know How: Think and play outside the box!: Game Intro (NDS)
    Game Intro (NDS)
  • Know How: Think and play outside the box!: Island Map (Story Mode) (NDS)
    Island Map (Story Mode) (NDS)
  • Know How: Think and play outside the box!: Cut Scene (Jungle Area) (NDS)
    Cut Scene (Jungle Area) (NDS)
  • Know How: Think and play outside the box!: Puzzle with Bridge Blocks (Jungle Area) (NDS)
    Puzzle with Bridge Blocks (Jungle Area) (NDS)
  • Know How: Think and play outside the box!: Tutorial (Jungle Area) (NDS)
    Tutorial (Jungle Area) (NDS)
  • Know How: Think and play outside the box!: Puzzle (Jungle Area) (NDS)
    Puzzle (Jungle Area) (NDS)
  • Know How: Think and play outside the box!: Puzzle (Jungle Area) (NDS)
    Puzzle (Jungle Area) (NDS)
  • Know How: Think and play outside the box!: Puzzle (Jungle Area) (NDS)
    Puzzle (Jungle Area) (NDS)
  • Know How: Think and play outside the box!: Puzzle (Jungle Area) (NDS)
    Puzzle (Jungle Area) (NDS)
  • Know How: Think and play outside the box!: Puzzle (Swamp Area) (NDS)
    Puzzle (Swamp Area) (NDS)
  • Know How: Think and play outside the box!: Puzzle (Swamp Area) (NDS)
    Puzzle (Swamp Area) (NDS)
  • Know How: Think and play outside the box!: Cut Scene (Swamp Area) (NDS)
    Cut Scene (Swamp Area) (NDS)
  • Know How: Think and play outside the box!: Puzzle (Cave Area) (NDS)
    Puzzle (Cave Area) (NDS)
  • Know How: Think and play outside the box!: Puzzle (Cave Area) (NDS)
    Puzzle (Cave Area) (NDS)
  • Know How: Think and play outside the box!: Puzzle (Cave Area) (NDS)
    Puzzle (Cave Area) (NDS)
  • Know How: Think and play outside the box!: Map Screen (Cave Area) (NDS)
    Map Screen (Cave Area) (NDS)
  • Know How: Think and play outside the box!: Puzzle (Temple Area) (NDS)
    Puzzle (Temple Area) (NDS)
  • Know How: Think and play outside the box!: Puzzle (Temple Area) (NDS)
    Puzzle (Temple Area) (NDS)
  • Know How: Think and play outside the box!: Puzzle (Temple Area) (NDS)
    Puzzle (Temple Area) (NDS)
  • Know How: Think and play outside the box!: Map Screen (Temple Area) (NDS)
    Map Screen (Temple Area) (NDS)
  • Know How: Think and play outside the box!: Puzzle (Temple Area) (NDS)
    Puzzle (Temple Area) (NDS)

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Releases

PlatformReleasedRegionsPublishers
NDS2008-10-30Austria, Germany, SwitzerlandSevenOne Intermedia GmbH
PC2008-10-30——

Barcodes

  • 4260153361021

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