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Students & Educators— Visit us at TB2 for Educators to find in one place instructions to download, submit quick pre- and post-play feedback, read updates on our blog and view extra resources, as they become available. We look forward to exploring the city of Timbuktu with you!


**Version updated Jan. 29, 2015.
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Travel to the historic city of Timbuktu (TB2), Mali where you begin a reporting assignment about the ancient manuscripts housed there. But beware: things don't always go as planned...

Download the game here

Ages: 10-13

Technical notes:
1) Unzip the file and click on the html link (Make sure to keep the .html and .unity3d files in the same folder)
2) Open the .html file, it should open in your default web browser
3) Your browser will notify you that a plugin is required (Unity Web Player), just follow the prompts to download and install the plugin (you should only have to do this the first time)
4) Play!

If your browser does not prompt you to download the plugin, you can manually download it here. If the game does not load, close your browser and re-open by selecting the .html link in the folder.

Specifications:

Unity Web Player for Windows
Browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera
Requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7/8

Unity Web Player for Mac OS X
Browsers: Safari, Firefox, Chrome
Requirements: Mac OS X 10.6 or newer

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