Munchausen is a game I've actually played more than once. A bit simplistic, but at the same time it has a good mix of HOS and Puzzle and not that easy to get through the first time. It is enjoyable if you like HOG's. And I did spend money on it.

download O.K. but refused to install after several tries.
Sad.

So I get two apps on the taskbar, 'the surprising adventure' and 'Product Title' and clicking on either does not help. How do you get it to play? Dude says changing to window mode from full screen worked but if I can't get it to start how can I change from full screen to windowed mode? What a waste of broadband:(

It opens up to black screen. Any quick fixes? I have windows 10. This seems to be happening more often with these giveaways, had some that dont even open.

The game crashed every time I clicked Play, on Win 10 Pro. Turning off Fullscreen and Widescreen in options allowed the game to start. Once in the game I was able turn them both back on again and it worked OK after that.

Fun! Kind of light and silly-ish, which is just the thing for a rainy Sunday vs. the usual "dark, horror" type of adventure/HOG/puzzle. And the puzzles do take a bit of thinking, but not so hard that you're irretrievably stumped. Only negative might be that a few folks have mentioned that it's very short, which will be disappointing. But so far, having fun.

I remember playing this game before. I think it should be about 4 times longer than it is, and then it would be great, instead of just ok.

The boxes above finally & magically appear after posting my "reply" comment below, go figure!

The program says I need to run screen resolution at 1024 X 768 resolution or higher. I'm already at 1600 X 900, which when I went too school, was higher. I had to go into properties and disable high DPI settings for it to run. I'm running Win 10 Pro.

This is a quiet and enjoyable game if you want to wile away the hours. Lovely graphics and interesting games and puzzles. However, my particular game was flawed. I need flowers in a flower pot but that ability is missing from my game. Makes it quite frustrating when all the parts are not available. I'm totally stuck at this point and am not very far into the game. I may have to uninstall and just forget this one. Oh, well

Believe this was offered here before on Aug 03, 2013. Still remember it fondly. I'd advise any would be player to attempt to make strange choices just to hear Munchausen's response to your odd choices.

I forgot to say thank you My Play City and GOTD.

Downloaded and played fine on Win 7 64 bit.. It is a fairly good game. It appears that it is not going to last long as most of it so far has been pretty easy getting from one step to the next. I am enjoying it though.

Nice game. Little short though. I completed it in under 1 hour...

Norton informed me that it had removed Heur.AdvML.B and the game won't run. Any ideas/thoughts?

Been waiting for this cool game. Thanks as always GGOTD!

In the absence of a whiterabbit comment so far (hope things are better for you, Stephen?), here's my pathetic attempt to give you a "Comment #1!"

Gamezebo’s review of the game:
"The graphics in The Surprising Adventures of Munchausen are just one of the game’s many unique properties. Items are skewed in size and shape, and character models lack the proportions of reality. It’s a bright and colorful world, full of brief (too brief) interactions with characters that add little to the story, other than the fact that they happen to have (or now the whereabouts of) a piece of the gemstone.
As you go along, you’ll complete three basic location types. The most common scenes are fragmented object scenes, giving you pictures of items that you’ll need to collect, and then telling you how many of that item’s fractured pieces are in your particular location, along with how many can be found elsewhere. You’ll be able to zoom into hotspots to pick up other objects, while other locations trigger item association scenes.
The item association scenes give you pictures of a handful of items, and then ask you to drag them into the scene so that they match up with appropriately associated items. For the most part, these item associations make plenty of sense and are easy to complete (a carrot matches with a rabbit, for instance, while a worm might match with a fishing rod), but there are some that don’t make as much sense until you’ve actually completed the pairing. For example, a pirate’s spyglass and a scientific microscope might not immediately seem like they match, until you realize that both allow you to “zoom in” on objects. These complex junk piles also contain far more items than you’ll actually need to complete the scene, and the graphics look a bit blurry as a result.
The final major gameplay element (aside from basic puzzles like tile sliding puzzles or jigsaws) sees you completing “Mechanisms.” These Mechanisms act as Rube Goldberg machines, giving you an overall task that is limited in such a way as to require you to place items in unusual positions in order to trigger one step after another to achieve a normally simple result.
Overall, The Surprising Adventures of Munchausen is a bit of a surprise. The fragmented object and item association scenes are fairly unique elements in the hidden object space (particularly the item association portions), and at least add more variety to the gameplay than a standard “find items on a list” equation. Still, the feeling of “flow” is lacking here, and the game is fairly short due to the fact that some gem pieces are simply lying out in the open, requiring nothing more than a click to pick up. The item association junk piles are also a bit frustrating in the long run, but the unique graphical theme and overall humor of the game warrant a purchase if you’re looking for something new."

I agree that the graphics are somewhat bright, colourful, and that the proportions of characters etc. are somewhat "cartoony" (think mobile phone game graphics) but that doesn't make them bad IMHO. Indeed, many Big Fish customers’ reviews praised the graphics and they rated it overall 3.7 out of 5 from 233 reviews. Here's a selection of what they had to say:
"A great game, but a short one This game was delightful! The story is whimsical and humorous, and I loved the art style; it was like something from a children's book. The transitions between locations were unique, with one scene morphing/melting into another."
"YUMMY!!! I absolutely love a good cartoon, and when a good cartoon is combined with a totally interactive, humorous, delicious, adventure game, then it's topnotch all the way! Wish there were more games like this one."
"This game goes into my top 10 list. You will LOVE this game. The ONLY downfall to this game was it wasn't long enough."
"Hilarious!!! Baron Munchausen his improbable adventures has made the delight of many readers over the years. It is a shame that up until now no developers had tried their hand at this. Well, look no further. The game captures the style of his adventures, and the Rube Goldberg-ish inventions he comes up with are a riot. Liked the association-HOS, takes more thinking than usual. If you are in a bad mood, play this game, and you'll be smiling again."
"Surprisingly good! I think it's kind of sad that I enjoyed this game a lot more than Key to Ravenhearst. I purchased this game years ago and finally got around to playing it. The art is a little more cartoony than I normally go for, but the music was really pleasant and the puzzles very challenging on expert mode with a good variety. Although the storyline is pretty light, it's very whimsical and colourful, and it's a shame that there isn't a credit for the voice actor of the Baron, because he added a lot to the game. Note that this game is a little buggy and some of the items that you collect may disappear. This happened to me, but I just restarted the game and finished on the second try."

I can't recall when, but I'm fairly sure this game has been a GGOTD in the past? Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong! :) But I do recall the name, and I'm pretty sure that last time around, there were one or two puzzles where I had to resort to the walkthrough on the Big Fish site.

Give this one a try, as well as standard HOG, "broken object" HOG, and "item associations" (see above), you get the occasional physics puzzle. And many customer reviews praised the pleasant music and voice acting, especially for the (uncredited) actor who voiced the Baron himself.