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Hi. So I'm completely ignorant of 'games' unless it's Space Invaders (1980s). However, the 'Jesus had children' theory is from the book, The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, which uses the Et in Arcadia Ego painting: so yes, the game was likely inspired by the book, and therefore yes, it is all the same Et In Arcadia Ego mystery. 🤠

Hi. I mean the Et in Arcadia Ego mystery discussed in The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, on which Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code is based. Just for clarity, by 'links' I mean that Shugborough and Rennes le Chateau both have two of the same paintings, Poussin's Et in Arcadia Ego version II and David Tenniers the Younger's The Temptation of St Anthony. There is also a link between the third painting from the Rennes mystery, of Celestine V (unknown artist) and Shugborough, via Dante and his Inferno. What other Et in Arcadia Ego mysteries are there? 🤠

There are links to the Et in Arcadia Ego mystery that is Rennes le Chateau and Berenger Sauniere: same roots.

Hi. Of the letters, D stands for Demosthenes, so D is the first letter of the last word of the name of one of Thomas Anson's garden follies: the Choragic Lanthorn of Demosthenes: this is one part of the key. After deciphering the remaining letters, each letter is the first letter of the last word of each of Thomas Anson's garden and parkland follies. The dots are geometric alignment points. Combined with the carving of Poussin's Et in Arcadia Ego, the Shepherd's Monument represents a map of Shugborough estate. But these are just three of the 43 steps required to solve the mystery. A hint or three never hurts. Best wishes, Frank. PS: I think SH is great, but is that Sherlock Holmes or Shugborough Hall? Certainly the former. 🤠

Hi. This mystery has in deed been solved. Please read, Secrets of the Shepherd's Monument, by F E Robson (that'll be me). It is not easy to understand, but that does not make it wrong. It took 20,000 hours over the course of 16 years, but it is correct and will stand up to any amount of scrutiny. Best wishes, Frank.