The Colonel's Bequest

The Colonel's Bequest
DeveloperSierra On-Line
PublisherSierra On-Line
Directors
ProducerKen Williams
DesignerJacqueline Austin
Programmers
  • Chris Hoyt
  • Chris Iden
Artists
  • Douglas Herring
  • Gerald Moore
WriterRoberta Williams
ComposerKen Allen
EngineSCI0
Platforms
Release
  • October 1989 (MS-DOS)
  • 1990 (Amiga, ST)
GenreAdventure
ModeSingle-player

The Colonel's Bequest is a character-driven graphic adventure game by Sierra On-Line featuring the character of Laura Bow. It was released for MS-DOS in 1989. Ports for Amiga and Atari ST were released in 1990. It was the first of the short-lived Laura Bow Mysteries series created by Roberta Williams, which used many elements from the game Mystery House. Its sequel The Dagger of Amon Ra was released in 1992.