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/ Genres / Puzzle / The Fool's Errand / Play in browser

The Fool's Errand - Play Online

DOS - 1989
Also available on: Amiga - Mac

For small DOS games like The Fool's Errand, you can play online immediately with your browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, Opera...). This feature is experimental, the game may not work properly.

Warning: game save should work, but you should try it early! Also, be careful to select the right game executable in the list above.

Comments and reviews

Jimm 22 Feb. 2025

So fun. My son and I played this on a little 512 Mac back in the day. Wish the sequel, "The Fool and His Money" was available.

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M4dH4TT3r 05 Oct. 2024

I had this game in 1996

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GrannyG 26 May. 2024

Had this decades ago…loved it ! Would love to play it again. How about a 21st Century version ?

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valhallamax 28 Apr. 2019

I had this game when it came out originally

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