Rhianna Ford and the DaVinci Letter Walkthrough

Welcome to the Rhianna Ford and the DaVinci Letter Walkthrough! Travel to Rome with Rhianna Ford, and confirm the authenticity of a still sealed letter allegedly written by Da Vinci! Whether you use this document as a reference when things get difficult or as a road map to get you from beginning to end, we’re pretty sure you’ll find what you’re looking for here. This document contains a complete Rhianna Ford and the DaVinci Letter game walkthrough featuring annotated screenshots from actual gameplay! We hope you find this information useful as you play your way through the game. Use the walkthrough menu below to quickly jump to whatever stage of the game you need help with. Remember to visit the Big Fish Games Forums if you find you need more help. Have fun! This walkthrough was created by Chie.

General Tips

From the main menu, you can adjust a variety of settings, like sound FX, music and ambient volume, screen size, tips and select custom cursors from the option menu.
You can change players by clicking on Change profile in the left side of the main menu.
You must find the items from the list to further your adventure.
Some items from your list are inventory items and will go into your inventory when you find them.
These items are helpful tools for your investigation and can be used in hotspots or in combination with other objects.
Inventory items help you solve additional puzzles and find more clues.
You need to find the items on your list in the scene to prepare for your trip and complete your investigation sites. As you find items, they will either be removed from your list or added to your inventory.
Solving a mystery involves more than searching for clues. Sometimes you must solve a puzzle in order to further your investigation.
Use your logic and character’s in-depth knowledge of antiquities to overcome these perplexing obstacles.
Hints are available if your investigation is stuck.
Every investigator deserves a break sometimes. If you get stuck in an investigation, you can click the HINT button to find an object on your list.
Hints are unlimited, but need time to recharge after every use.
Navigate easily between investigation sites by using the map.
Click the map button to see what locations are available, and then click the location you’d like to visit.
You can visit the map at any time during your investigations and jump between sites.

Chapter I

Tutorial: Rhianna’s Living Room

Click TASKS button in the bottom right corner to view the task list.
Collect the mobile phone in the bottom center and it will be crossed off your items list below.
The phone icon in the bottom right corner will then flash. Click to open it.
Contacts marked in red must be called to progress in the story. Try calling the person labeled “Mum” (your grandmother).
The number is not available anymore, so you need to update your grandmother’s phone number.
Find 11 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your playthrough.
After finding all 11 objects, click on the computer on the table to open it.

Click on the “new mail” button in the bottom right corner of the computer screen.
Read the mail and close the screen.
Click on the MAP button in the bottom left corner to change location.

River’s Bedroom

Click on the trash can in the bottom left corner.
You will then receive a piece of a paper that has your grandmother’s phone number.
Call Rhianna’s grandmother with the mobile phone.

Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are random, except the 7 ink bottles, so some objects may differ with the screenshot.

Rhianna’s Office at the Museum

Grayed out items are hidden from the current view or found somewhere else in the scene.
Click on the safe on the left side of the screen.

Lock Puzzle

Find the correct sequence of numbers in 6 attempts to solve the safe puzzle.
You can’t repeat any numbers.
When the number is red, it does not belong in the sequence.
Yellow means it’s a correct number, but not in the right spot.
Green means the number is in the correct sequence and in the correct spot.
The solution is always different.
To solve the puzzle, first get all of the numbers either green or yellow and remove any red numbers.
Then mix the location of the yellow numbers until the correct answer is revealed. Never put a yellow number in the same place twice.
After solving the puzzle, click on the handle to open the lock.
Find the ink bottle and flight tickets.

Ink Bottles Puzzle

Click on the wooden case on the round table to start the puzzle.
The cubbyholes are arranged in such a way that the columns are the decades and the rows are the samples’ countries of origin.
The samples are color-coded by date and display their nation’s flag. Match the flags to the left country and the colors of the caps to the color of the tags below.
First you must organize all the samples in the box.
Next, open the inventory and place the ink bottles.
Refer to the image for the solution.

Rhianna’s Living Room

Click on the address book on the table to get Mel’s phone number.
Call Mel Carter to finish this location.

Chapter II

Hotel Lobby

Click on the bell on the counter.
Talk with Lucio and Lucio’s portrait will then signify that you must talk to this character to progress in your investigation. Click Lucio’s portrait in the upper left corner.
Click on the MAP button to check the locations.
Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.

Hotel Room

Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.
While searching for objects, you should call work and Gambini at the Antiques place.

Department Office

Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.
When Gambini’s profile is flashing, you should click on it to talk with him.

Square Tiles Puzzle

Click on the puzzle wooden board on the wall.
The square tiles must be rotated to line up the colored lines. Simply clicking on a square will rotate it ninety degrees.
Rotate all squares to the correct positions so that the lines follow an unbroken path from the lights of the same color. The lights will illuminate when the path is correct.
Take the candies once the puzzle opens the door.

Chapter III

Department Lab

Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.
Click on the kit on the table to start the puzzle.

Puzzle: DaVinci’s Letter

Click on the copy of a letter and drag to the original letter.
Click on the samples and drag to the original letter.
The left view is the paper fiber from the letter sample. The right view is from the paper samples.
Click on the buttons to change paper samples. Click match when you think that you have identified the correct sample that matches almost exactly with the letter.
Click on the matching 1490s sample and click on the “MATCH” button in the middle.
Click any ink bottle on to the paper.

Click on the paper with the dates to start the puzzle.
Determine the date of the ink from the document by matching it with dated ink samples on the swatch.
Change UV filters by pressing colored buttons.
The ink on the document and the dated inks on the swatch will become lighter or darker under various filters.
Only one date’s ink will alter under all filters in the same manner as the document’s ink. Identify it and click MATCH.
Click on the “1490” button in the bottom right corner.
Click on the “MATCH” button to complete this puzzle.

Department Lab

Find the part of a picture postcard on the floor.

Department Cleaner’s Closet

Find 11 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.

Click on the blue coverall in the right side and find the pass card in the pocket.
Open the inventory and click and drag the pass card to the door knob.
The pass card does not work on this door.
Click on the window in the right side to start a puzzle.

Puzzle: Escape the Room

Click on the paint stripper and drag it to the window.
Click on the brush and drag it to the paint stripper.
Paint the stripper onto the entire window frame by clicking your right mouse button.
Use the cloth to clean up the stripper. Use it on the entire window frame as well.
Place the pass card near the handle.
Open the window to escape.

Hotel Room

Call work with your mobile phone.
Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.

Chapter IV

Department Hallway

Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.

Department Security Office

Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.
Click on the shelf in the bottom side to open a hotspot.
Find 20 keys in the next screen.

Keys Puzzle

Open the inventory and drag the cabinet keys to the cabinet.
Find all the missing keys, and then arrange keys onto the correct hooks to find the key to Gambini’s office.
The pictures on the keys will match with the pictures in the back of the slots of the cabinet.
They are not perfect matches but similar things will match. For example: ying with yang, Friday with 13, fish with hook, etc …
Collect the key with the yacht picture on it in the ocean slot.
Refer to the image for the solution.

Department Hallway

Click and drag the key from the inventory to the door in the middle of the screen.

Department Office

Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.
After finding an envelope, one of your tasks will then be crossed out.
Click on the computer in the book shelf.
Call River to ask the password.

Return to the office.
Click on the board that had the line puzzle and collect the piece of paper inside.
The password, “CARUSO,” is written on the note and goes to Gambini’s computer.
Return to the computer.
Enter “CARUSO” in the password box with your keyboard.
Type in “Paulo Conti” and click on the search button.
Back to the office.

Post Card Puzzle

Click on the desk to start the puzzle.
Piece together the pieces of the picture and see what someone was trying to hide.
Click and drag pieces from your inventory onto the table. Right-click to rotate pieces.
After combining all pieces of the postcard, click and drag the tape from the inventory to tape them together.
Take the postcard.

Chapter V

Pantheon

Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.

Puzzle: Letters

Click and drag words from the postcard onto the same sections written on the paper.
Refer to the image for the solution.

Conti’s Apartment

Find 12 objects in the scene.
While searching for objects, talk to Bella.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.
Click on the intercom to call Paulo.

Return to the main scene and talk to Bella.

Park

Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.
Open the inventory item and click and drag the garden shears to the branch on the left side of the screen.
Click on the poster to zoom in.
Click on the phone number.
Call the number to contact Paulo Conti.
Close the scene.

Hotel Lobby

Talk to Lucio.
Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.

Library of Antiquarian Books

Knock on the door to talk to Zita Molinari.
Call Mel with your phone.
Click on the note on the wall on the right side of the screen.
Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.

Chapter VI

Mel’s Apartment

Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.
Talk to D’Agostino.

Library of Antiquarian Books

Knock on the door to talk to Zia again.
Call Mel with your phone again.
Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.

Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.

Diaries Puzzle

Click on the books highlighted in yellow in the screenshot.
Arrange all Zachary Flynn diaries in the correct order. Click on the diary to take it, and then swap it with another diary, or put it back on the bookshelf.
The diaries, when put in the right order, form a picture.
Take the book highlighted in yellow in the screenshot.
Click on the word “HOPE.”
Refer to the image for the solution.
Talk to Emilio.

Chapter VII

Mel’s Apartment

Talk to D’Agostino.
Open Xander’s file on the table in the bottom left corner of the screen.
Look through all the pages in Xander’s file.
Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.

Shreds Puzzle

Click on two pieces to swap them.
Swap the pieces around until you make a cohesive document.

Hotel Room

Find 12 objects in the scene.
You should find 8 bottles and put them into the test kit briefcase. They are highlighted in green in the screenshot.

Police Lab

Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.
Click on the photocopies on the table in the right side of the screen to enter the puzzle screen.

Photocopies Puzzle

Click on one of the photocopies and drag it onto the other one.
Click on the photocopies and drag them onto the samples.
The left view is the paper fibers from the document sample. The right view is the paper samples.
Click on the buttons to change paper samples.
Click MATCH when you think that you have identified the correct sample.
Click on “1510” and MATCH button to solve this puzzle.
Click the ink and drag it to the paper.

Determine the date of the ink from the document by matching it with dated ink samples on the swatch.
Change UV filters by pressing colored buttons.
The ink on the document and the dated inks on the swatch will become lighter or darker under various filters.
Only one date’s ink will alter under all filters in the same manner as the document’s ink. Identify it and click MATCH.
Click “1510” and click MATCH to solve this puzzle.

Matching Words Puzzle

Talk to D’Agostino.
Click on the photocopy on the table to start another puzzle.
Find six matching words on the left and right documents.
The words will be in the same handwriting but will not look exactly the same.
Talk to D’Agostino again.

Chapter VIII

Hotel Room

Call River with your phone.
Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.
Call Mel Carter.

Mel’s Apartment

Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.

Conti’s Apartment

Click on the intercom and talk to Paulo Conti.
Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.
Click on the intercom and talk to Paulo Conti again.

Talk to Paulo Conti.
Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.
Click on the MAP and go to the park.

Park

Find 11 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.

Key Puzzle

Open the inventory and use the shovel to dig five spots - highlighted in red in the screenshot.
You will receive parts of keys.
Click on the bench to start the next puzzle.
Assemble four keys from the pieces.
Click and drag pieces from the inventory onto the bench.
Right-click to rotate pieces.

Conti’s Apartment

Click on the vent panel in the left side of the screen.
You need a screwdriver to get through the vent panel.
Click on each screw with the screwdriver and then move your mouse in a counterclockwise motion.

Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.

First Aid Puzzle

Open the inventory and drag the first aid kit onto Paulo Conti.
Find 5 objects in the kit.
After finding the emergency card, call the emergency service.

First, click and drag the scissors onto him.
Next, put the dressing onto his injury area.
Finally, put the surgical tape onto his injuries.

Next you will need to do CPR on him.
Click the mouse on the correct place when highlighted in green.
There are two different areas, the mouth and the chest.

Conti’s Apartment

Talk to D’Agostino.

Chapter IX

Police Lab

Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.

Letters Puzzle

After finding all objects, click on the document to start a puzzle.

Use the UV light to uncover the letters hidden in the text.
Collect the letters by clicking on them. There are six letters.

Letter Swap Puzzle

Click on any two letters to swap them.
Swap letters until you create a recognizable word or phrase.
The hidden word is “medusa.”

Police Lab

Talk to Sergio Pacetti.

Mythology Bookshop

Talk to Gina Lombardi.
Find 11 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.

Click on the poster, the book, and the chess set highlighted in red in the screenshot.

Police Station

Talk to D’Agostino.
Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.

The Medusa

Click on the door window and talk to Cosmo.
Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.

Click on the wooden door.
Find 11 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.

Click on the trashcan in the right side of the screen.
Find five papers to collect a suspicious paper.

Chapter X

Hotel Lobby

Talk to Lucio.
Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.
Click on the menu on the counter and check the computer room section.

Computer Room

Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.
Click on the computer in the middle of the screen to start a puzzle.

Computer Puzzle

Click and drag the login card from the inventory to the computer screen.
Type in “Peyton-Smythe Consultants” and click on the GO button.

Click on The Medusa (Rome) in the clients list.
Type in “Medusa Club” in the searching box and click on the GO button.

Click Medusa Club’s phone number.
Call the Medusa Club.
Return to the computer room.

Business Card Puzzle

You will need to make a fake business card to go to The Medusa Club.

First, scan the suspicious letter from your inventory. The scanner is on the desk.

Next, crop the letter to a business card size. Refer to the image for the correct size.
Click on the CROP button and then the PRINT button.

Next, set the pile of white cards in the printer.
Finally, take the printed card from the printer.

The Medusa Club

Click on the door window and talk to Cosmo.
Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.

Find 6 letters and drag them to the nameplate in the bottom right corner, circled in green in the image.
Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.
After finding all objects, click on the statue on the left side of the screen.

Statue Puzzle

Click and drag puzzle pieces from the inventory to the grid.
Right-click to rotate pieces.
All of the pieces will fit into the grid to complete the puzzle.

The Medusa Club

Click on the door to go to the office.

Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.
After finding all the objects, click on the letter in the showcase.

Letter Puzzle

Open your inventory and click and drag the glass cutter to the case to cut out the glass.
After you see the circle mark around the glass cutter, click on the middle part to pull the glass out.
Take the letter from the showcase.

Chapter XI

The Medusa Club

Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.
After finding all the objects, click on the mark on the left side of the screen under the arch. This will open the next puzzle.

Circles Puzzle

Place the metal circles from the inventory into the correct slots.
Then click and rotate them in the right order to unlock the door.
Roman numeral L is 50. You will need to turn the disks until the sum of the numbers in all 6 lines equal 50.
Start with the number 39 at the top, and work on the different combinations that go with this number, because they are the fewest.
See the screenshot for the solution.

Old Tunnels

Click on the hole in the ceiling.
Stack the boxes underneath the hole.
The boxes can only be stacked on top of smaller boxes.
There are only three spots to stack boxes, so you will need to switch them around a lot to stack them in order underneath the hole.
Start the puzzle by putting the small box in the middle spot, then move around the smallest three boxes until they are stacked in the middle.
Then put the largest box underneath the hole. Start switching the boxes around by putting the smallest box on top of the large box to the left of it.
See the screenshot for the final positions of the boxes.
Call the emergency service.

Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.

Police Lab

Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.
Click the papers on the desk to start the next puzzle.

Letter Puzzle

Take the lighter and drag it onto the lamp.
Hold the letter over the lit lamp to reveal hidden information.
You will need to be careful because the letter can burn up.

Chapter XII

Department Office

Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.

Department Security

Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.
After finding all objects, click on the computer to start the next puzzle.

Symbols Puzzle

Turn on all the cameras in the security office by matching pairs of symbols.
This is like any normal memory game; start in one corner and move your way around systematically so that the symbols are easy to remember.
The last 2 symbols are not matching.
Go back to the room.

Click on the second monitor from the left in the top line.

Department Hallway

Find 12 objects in the scene.
Objects are randomized, so they might be different in your play through.
After finding all objects, click on the symbol on the back wall to start the next puzzle.

Panel Fragments Puzzle

Click on a panel fragment in your inventory to select it. Right-click to rotate. Left-click to place it.
It’s not like putting a jigsaw puzzle together, you will need to think in all three dimensions.
Refer to the image for the solution.

Congratulations! You’ve completed Rhianna Ford and the DaVinci Letter!

Created at: 2010-01-21