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The Bizarre Adventures of Woodruff and the Schnibble

Windows 3.x - 1995

Coktel ended its line of puzzle games on a mildly disappointing note, with a game that is too confusing, too open-ended, with puzzles so wacky (i.e. illogical) that they would require an unusual brain or an inordinate amount of time to solve.

Even the plot itself is hard to summarize: You are an alien named Woodruff who is tasked with finding the mysterious gadget the Schnibble of Azimuth. Despite vibrant SVGA graphics and some very funny sight gags, the puzzles are so confusing and illogical that I doubt anyone could finish this game without any hints.

Recommended, but only to puzzle experts. And even then, be prepared to take some Advil while you're at it ;)

Review By HOTUD

Comments and reviews

Amiga64 10 Mar. 2026

Usate PCEM con Win98 installato !!*

0
TimeLost in the spectrum 08 Apr. 2025

So for anyone that is worried about using scummVM, if you buy ToonStruck on steam and install that game it actually installs a copy of ScummVm so you can copy and paste that direct from that games steam folder and use that without having to worry about some virus stuff also my nickname is my steam name if you want me to give you the ScummVm steam version without buying the game

0
Hect 17 Jul. 2024

Loved this game... Got stuck when I was a kid and could never finished. After 20 years, i got the chance.

3
Wiko 18 Feb. 2024

Een gewelde spel uren achter gezeten blijft je trikkeren om door te gaan als weeriets hebt opgelost

2
Jason-Is-My-Name 15 Apr. 2023
Top comment

To get this working on Windows10 just download files here and use ScummVM runs perfectly.

https://www.scummvm.org/downloads/

6
ma 10 Jan. 2023

Wonderfull game

3
Inci 04 Jan. 2023

How can you get this to work on Win10 now? It simply won't run the exes

2
Prefect 21 Dec. 2021

My friend and I used to sit at the computer and solve all of the old great adventure games together for hours on end. I'd wager we sat and completed over thirty games together over the years and enjoyed every minute of it.

That was until we met the impenetrable mess that is Woodruff and the Schnibble. Now, adventure games have been accused of using some questionable logic in some of their more obtuse puzzles, but Woodruff reinvents the concept of moon logic, turns it on it's head and then burns whatever rules it decided to follow a minute ago.
It was the very last adventure game that my friend and I played together because we simply could not figure out what the hell it was asking of us. Even that aside, the story is as convoluted and hard to follow as the internal logic.
About the only positive note I would give to it is that the graphics and art-style were absolutely beautiful at the time and still hold up well today. Beyond that, there's many reasons why Woodruff and the Schnibble is never mentioned when anyone is discussing the classic adventure games of old.

0
Angelize 11 Mar. 2021

:( Won't work on W10 anymore

1
Loppa 13 Feb. 2021

This game follows it's own logic. Once you got it, you got it. It's an absolute brilliant out of the box one in a kind game. Highly highly underrated. To me it's on par with Day of the Tentacle.

4
aips 25 Jan. 2021

this was my childhood favourite game. it has a great immersive world and real characters, humour and societal commentary. it's hard sure, but worth it. have patience!

2
el Pre 05 Oct. 2020

Read about this game on the "Art of Point & click Adventure Games" and wanted to give it a try.
Thanks for the opportunity you gave me!

2
B21Sheep 13 May. 2019

OH MY GOD!
This game was my fist experience of a PC Video Game. I remember palying alongside my sister, fighting to see who would get the most Clues.
It got humor a great Story line, an interesting setting and great Character developement.

4

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Downloads

Windows 3.x version
Full RIP Version
United Kingdom English
204 MB
ISO Version
United Kingdom English
300 MB
Setup
United Kingdom English
128 MB
Setup
Czech Republic Czech
128 MB
Game file
Germany German
297 MB
Game file
Spain Spanish
191 MB
Disc Image
France French
388 MB
Game file
Italy Italian
192 MB
Setup
Poland Polish
159 MB

Extras

Manual Manual 2
Extra file
Windows 3.x 8 MB English English
Extra file
Windows 3.x 30 MB French French
Patch Patch 1
Official Patch
Windows 3.x 130 KB English English
Fix Fix 1
Game launcher, allowing you to run the game in full screen
Windows 3.x 3 KB English English
Cluebook Cluebook 2
Extra file
Windows 3.x 16 MB English English
Hint Sheet
Windows 3.x 1 MB English English

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