I've started making some small optimizations to the route by authorblues. I started running this game a few days ago, and have used the following strategies to try to cut as much time out of the route as possible:

1. Cutting out any scene that's only visited once. The first time you visit a scene, a textbox pops up with a description. If we can avoid scenes that we only visit once to get from point A to point B, there's the possibility of a time save.

2. Don't discover any body other than Lillian. The textbox for discovering a body takes longer than a typical textbox describing a scene, so let's avoid those.

3. When entering a secret passage through the mirror or clock, be as close as you can to those objects before moving them. Laura's automated walk speed is much slower than her maximum walk speed. So if you're right next to the mirror when you type "move mirror", it will take less time than if you're on the other side of the hallway.

4. Minimize the amount of time that Laura spends walking. There are several instances where there are multiple paths to your next destination, and each path consists of the same number of scenes. In this case, the faster path is the one where Laura walks less.

Here it is the route I'm currently using. I'm making small tweaks with each run. I've enumerated each scene because if we can cut out any scenes during an act, that is a time save.

1. Walk left to HALLWAY
2. Walk left to the COLONEL'S ROOM
3. Walk right to HALLWAY
4. Walk down to BALCONY
5. Walk down left side to FOYER
6. Walk left to BILLIARDS ROOM
7. Walk right to HALLWAY
8. Walk up to HALLWAY, "move mirror"
9. Face down, "look holes"
10. Walk left to HALLWAY
11. Walk down to FOYER
12. Walk up left side of stairs to BALCONY
13. Walk left to GERTIE'S ROOM

1. Walk right to BALCONY
2. Walk down left side to FOYER
3. Walk up to HALLWAY
4. Walk up to GARDEN PATH
5. Walk left to NW OUTSIDE
6. Walk right to GARDEN PATH
7. Walk down to HALLWAY, "move mirror"
8. Face up, "look holes"
9. Face up, "open door" into DINING ROOM
10. Walk right to KITCHEN
11. Walk left to DINING ROOM
12. Walk left to HALLWAY
13. Walk left to LIBRARY
14. Walk right to HALLWAY, "move clock"
15. Face down, "look holes" x2

1. Walk right to HALLWAY
2. Walk down to FOYER
3. Walk up right stairs to BALCONY
4. Walk up to HALLWAY
5. Face right, "move closet"
6. Face down, "look holes"
7. Walk left to HALLWAY
8. Walk down to FOYER
9. Walk up to THIRD FLOOR
10. Walk right to FIFI'S ROOM
11. Walk down to BALCONY
12. Walk down right stairs to FOYER
13. Walk up to HALLWAY
14. Walk left to LIBRARY
15. Walk left to STUDY
16. Walk left to NW OUTSIDE
17. Walk left to OUTTER PLAYHOUSE
18. Face up, "open door" to INNER PLAYHOUSE

1. Walk down to OUTTER PLAYHOUSE
2. Walk right to NW OUTSIDE
3. Walk right to STUDY
4. Walk left to NW OUTSIDE and wait for Ethel
5. Walk right to GARDEN PATH
6. Walk right to DOGHOUSE
7. Walk right to OUTTER HEDGE GARDEN

1. Walk left to DOGHOUSE
2. Walk left to KITCHEN
3. Walk left to DINING ROOM
4. Walk left to HALLWAY
5. Walk down tp to FOYER
6. Walk right to PARLOR
7. Walk left to FOYER
8. Walk up right stairs to BALCONY
9. Walk up to HALLWAY
10. Walk left to COLONEL'S ROOM
11. Walk right to HALLWAY
12. Walk right to LAURA'S ROOM
13. Walk left to HALLWAY
14. Walk left to COLONEL'S ROOM

1. Walk right to HALLWAY
2. Walk right to LAURA'S ROOM
3. Walk left to HALLWAY
4. Walk down to BALCONY
5. Walk right to RUDY'S ROOM
6. Walk left to BALCONY
7. Walk down right stairs to FOYER
8. Walk right to PARLOR
9. Walk right to NE OUTSIDE
10. Walk right to DOGHOUSE
11. Walk right to CELIE'S OUTTER CABIN, "knock"
12. Walk left to DOGHOUSE
13. Walk left to GARDEN PATH
14. Walk left to NW OUTSIDE

1. Walk left to CLOCK TOWER
2. Walk left to OUTTER CHAPEL
3. Walk up to INNER CHAPEL
4. Walk down to OUTTER CHAPEL
5. Walk down to OUTTER PLAYHOUSE
6. Face up, "open door" to INNER PLAYHOUSE
7. Walk down to OUTTER PLAYHOUSE
8. Walk right to NW OUTSIDE
9. Walk right to STUDY
10. Walk right to LIBRARY
11. Enter elevator, "go up"
12. Walk right to HALLWAY
13. Walk down to BALCONY
14. Walk right to RUDY'S ROOM, "read book"
15. Walk left to BALCONY
16. Walk up to HALLWAY
17. Walk right to LAURA'S ROOM

1. Walk left to HALLWAY
2. Walk down to BALCONY
3. Walk down right stairs to FOYER
4. Walk right to PARLOR
5. Walk right to SE OUTSIDE
6. Walk right to OUTTER HEDGE GARDEN
7. Walk up to INNER HEDGE GARDEN, "take gun"
8. Walk down to OUTTER HEDGE GARDEN
9. Walk left to SE OUTSIDE
10. Walk left to PARLOR
11. Walk left to FOYER
12. Walk up right stairs to BALCONY
13. Walk up to THIRD FLOOR
14. Walk up to ATTIC