Living Books: Arthur's Birthday
Educational
Kids
Point-and-click
Visual Novel
Arthur is having a big birthday party on Saturday, and all his friends are invited. What will he do when he finds out that Muffy is having a party at the same time? In the Great Gift Mystery DW has pulled all the tags off of Arthur's gifts, and it's up to you to use the clues to match up Arthur's gifts to their givers. As kids gather clues in the Great Gift Mystery, they are stored in a notebook. When you've gathered enough clues, click on the gift to return to Arthur's party and solve the mystery! Kids will also entertain themselves as they tap their shoes and play along with the Musical Pin the Tail on the Donkey activity. Can you pin the tail on the donkey?
24 Jun, 1994
12 Sep, 2025
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Arthur is having a big birthday party on Saturday, and all his friends are invited. What will he do when he finds out that Muffy is having a party at the same time? In the Great Gift Mystery DW has pulled all the tags off of Arthur's gifts, and it's up to you to use the clues to match up Arthur's gifts to their givers. As kids gather clues in the Great Gift Mystery, they are stored in a notebook. When you've gathered enough clues, click on the gift to return to Arthur's party and solve the mys...
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The story opened with Arthur finishing up his invitations and going to school to hand them out to the boys and girls, who were sure to come. Then, he proceeded to hand one out to Muffy, who replied that she's having a birthday party. Arthur and Muffy both get surprised because they were born on the same day. As a result, Muffy said that the Saturday which Arthur had his party on, it was also the day she would have hers. They couldn't reschedule nor postpone their parties. Because a lot had been ...
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Platforms:
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Release Date:
24 Jun, 1994
Modes:
Single player
Themes:
Educational, Kids
Genres:
Point-and-click, Visual Novel
Player Perspectives:
Third person, Text
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Living Books
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Brøderbund Software
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