After reading all the feedback, this looks like a really good game. I love HOGs. Downloads and installs fine. No errors. Checked the folder and all seems O.K.
BUT still won't run the game. All I get is the 'engine' icon on the taskbar. Please help, before time runs out.

Game still won't open. Did a full uninstall/reload and problem persists. Have never had this problem before.

Hi!

I believe this was given away before and opened to place where I left off.
Its a good mystery hog with good graphics. Its run of the mill, as far as
following one clue and putting items together with little puzzles in between.
thanks for another good game and have a good week! Lee

Second time this gave has been given away - last time March 26, 2017

https://game.giveawayoftheday.com/ashley-clark-secret-of-the-ruby/

Stephen, I am sure I speak for many when I say you are missed here today! I hope you are well and that you are not here because you are off having fun somewhere.

That said...

I've played another in this series, "Ashley Clark: The Secrets of the Ancient Temple", and recall enjoying it so going to try this one out if I can. I have tried 3 times so far but it is a big download and, as I am using a hotspot which seems slow today, it has failed each time. I will try again later.

If you want to see more about that game and game play, in addition to the link to BigFish above, if you search YT you will find plenty of walkthroughs.

Thank you all!

Can someone Please tell me why I'm getting this message when I try to Install the games from game give away? "Failed to Connect. Try again later"

Excellent game today. Installed without problem. Thank you for this.

WR, Ill yesterday and no activity today. Just praying you're alright.

a reepeat we had this one before can we get a new one ? to the one that refuses to deactivate antivirus your safe try emailing your provider and ask them to check out this site and add the appropriate addition so it wont block it

Downloaded and installed fine. This is a premium game, different and challenging. The storyline and graphics were excellent. Thank you for this offering.

Getting a 404 message every time I try to download this.
"Oooops!

Sorry, the page you're looking for isn't here.
Maybe you've clicked on an obsolete link or mistyped the URL, or maybe it's just us.

Don't fret!
Just go to our home page and proceed from there."

I've tried on Chrome and Firefox.

Here is the comments from the last time the game was offered:

https://game.giveawayoftheday.com/ashley-clark-secret-of-the-ruby/

Dear Wabbit, Hope you and the family are feeling better soon.

Huggles!

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Hi Delenn, I'm not very well at the moment, so haven't been around all weekend. Just to say thanks for posting the link to the last time this was given away. I noted that I spelled summary (Summery) wrongly in the short comment I posted. don't know how that got past proofreading, lol. Take care. W.R. XXX

The game won't open. Tried three times to install. Icon sits on taskbar, but does nothing.

Have missed seeing many HOG/puzzle games here this year (last one was fun!) so at first was glad to see one today, til I remembered this was already given away here quite recently. After years, I don't mind a repeat since I often don't remember all the solutions, but this one seems to have been recent enough for me to recall "hints". And now that I'm playing, I also remember that although most of it was doable for me the first time, there is no written walkthrough; at least there is a YouTube series, which is a PITA but better than nothing. Overall, I remember thinking this was a solid C+ the first time, and will definitely continue playing again this week (my life is too boring), but I do miss getting fresh offerings from here in this genre, which seem to be quite rare lately.

Sorry - I won´t deactivate my internet-security (antivirus) so - as long as this will happen, I´m not interested.

Notes from earlier: "A keeper. Good map system. Enjoyable. Puzzles hard."

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No full review today due to illness.

Ashley Clark: Secret of the Ruby

In Brief

Ashley Clark: Secret of the Ruby is a hidden Object game with mini games.

Installation:

Ashley Clark: Secret of the Ruby downloads to a 382 MB zip file that unzips to three files, (a setup.gcd security wrapper, the set-up file and a read me). Those with multiple hard drives can save games on any drive they wish. The newly installed game is 1.37GB in size. The game installs to the following path by default, but can be changed by the user if you prefer:

C:\Program Files (x86)\MyPlayCity.com\Ashley Clark - Secret of the Ruby

Four shortcuts are installed to the desktop. three of which can be safely deleted (Play Online Games, MyPlayCity Games and shortcuts to a free online game which vary each week). Also, if you don't like icons installed to the quick launch task bar, make sure you uncheck the box when the additional tasks window appears (after the Select Start Menu Folder window)

Introduction:

Detective Ashley Clark is puzzled by a series of mysterious kidnappings. The only connection between these unusual disappearances is a ruby pendant. Could someone be using this sparkling ornament to send a clandestine message, or could this be the handiwork of an underground cult? Follow the clues to discover the ancient secrets held by the ruby pendant, and uncover the truth about the bizarre kidnappings!

Reference accessed HERE. Oct 21st 2018

Features:

• Exciting mini-games
• Wide range of difficulty levels
• Intriguing plot with twists and turns
• 34 quest levels
• 23 mini-games levesl
• 15 hidden-object levels

Other Reviews,information and Videos of Ashley Clark: Secret of the Ruby:

You can see other reviews and help for Ashley Clark: Secret of the Ruby HERE and HERE

You can see several in-game videos of game play (spoiler alert, most of these are walkthrough videos) HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and many more HERE.

If you miss today's game giveaway you can always get the game via MyPlayCity 24/7 HERE; or If you prefer to purchase the game you can get it HERE via Big Fish Games or via Steam HERE.

Problems getting the game to work:

If you're having problems installing or activating or getting Ashley Clark: Secret of the Ruby to work please visit the FAQ's Thread HERE and read through the communities comments because sometimes fixes have already been posted, for example, a common issue seen since the Themida wrapper was introduced three years ago is that some community members installation of the game are blocked by their security because Themida code has been known to hide malware, (usually an error message is flagged for example 'The executable is corrupted' even though in reality it is not); so as a precaution some anti malware programs will block and even delete the suspect installation files even though the files (i.e. the setup, read me and setup.gcd files are actually totally free from malware. This issue can be solved either by rebooting your computer in safe mode with networking or a quicker method is to temporarily turn off your security software to allow the installation. You could also try whitelisting the setup.gcd file. In the almost 11 years this game giveaway site has been operating there has 'never' been a game given away that was infected with malware.

Useful Information not related to today's game giveaway:

If Ashley Clark: Secret of the Ruby doesn't interest you, but you still hanker for something new to play, you'll find details of some game deals whether they be sale items, indie bundles or games being given away for free HERE (I've not updated the thread in a while, but most of the links still take you to the latest deals).

The rest of the information that used to be posted in the game review can be found in the forums HERE. Finally, check out Delenns threads for details of other free games and offers HERE and elsewhere in the game discussion forums HERE, (usually on the first page of the game discussion forums).