For more than four centuries scholars have argued over the identity of the mysterious Dark Lady of William Shakespeare's sonnets. According to the sonnets, the Dark Lady seduced the poet and held him in an agonised thrall while also conducting an affair with the Fair Youth whom Shakespeare also loved.
In Black Sonata you will find yourself in Shakespeare's London, circa 1600, in pursuit of the shadowy Lady. A specially ordered deck of cards determines her hidden movements from place to place. You must deduce her location and then intercept her to catch a glimpse and gain a clue to her identity. You will need several clues to deduce her identity, but with each clue gained the Lady becomes harder to track. Black Sonata combines hidden movement and logical deduction into a unique solitaire steeped in literary history.
Can you finally solve English literature's greatest mystery? Or will the Dark Lady elude you, melting from your grasp like a curl of smoke and promises?
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"Black Sonata brings hidden movement and deduction to a solo game with clever mechanics and a fun, but slightly repetitive, mystery to unravel." [SGOYT]
"Solo hidden movement and deduction. Didn't know that was possible. Add the nice and original theme and I'm sold. The only concern is that it could get repetitive or might be too easy to win once you …" [SGOYT]
"Black Sonata presents hidden movement and deduction mechanics in a solo atmosphere that may not be challenging forever, yet it still presents an interesting experience." [SGOYT]
"Two intervowen deduction challenges: deducting the correct position of the dark lady and her potential next move plus deducting her three traits from logic puzzles from clue cards" [SGOYT]
"Tracking down the Black Lady through London and gathering clues is a highly enjoyable experience with this game that features unique hidden movement and clues." [SGOYT]
"This is a pretty fun solo deduction, hidden movement game. It might get too easy with repeated plays, or maybe I've been lucky. Either way, it's a beautiful game and the mechanisms that make this gam…" [SGOYT]