Edit: thank you all for your creative answers. And thanks to all who stopped by with thank-you notes as well. It's nice to be appreciated. The winners are now listed alongside the prizes below. Congratulations!


Through some mysterious supernatural phenomenon, you find yourself with all of Lara Croft's resources -- financial, reputation, network of knowledgeable friends, etc. -- in the prime of your youth. What do you do from what point on? Please provide an answer that's at least a few lines long, but shorter than a phone book.

Only one prize will be awarded per person, but feel free to list any number of items in order of preference.

Winners will be announced on Lara's birthday (less commonly known as Valentine's Day).

IMPORTANT NOTE: Some of these games are quite old and you may encounter issues. Before placing them on your list, please read the game's entry on PCGamingWiki so you'll know what level of tinkering might be required to get them to work. Notably,
• Tomb Raider (1996)
This is a DOS game that's not updated for modern systems. In my quick test, the included outdated DOSbox version failed with some error about "EXT_packed_pixels extension" and left the desktop brightness cranked up to the max, while Tomb Raider Automated Fix seemed to work fine with no fuss. You can find more options on PCGamingWiki. You can also find the extra levels Unfinished Business and Shadow of the Cat there, which are not included with any digital release.
• Tomb Raider 2, Tomb Raider 3, The Last Revelation
You'll probably want to run this widescreen patch inside the game folder so things aren't stretched out.
• The newer ones should hopefully be fine as they are, but again, check PCGamingWiki. In a quick test, Chronicles looked okay at 1080p on my Windows 10 system.

The prizes
• Tomb Raider 1+2+3 - tag+
• Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation + Chronicles - LootHunter
• Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness - Lord_of_D:
• Tomb Raider: Legend - KillingMoon
• Tomb Raider: Anniversary - Sanc
• Tomb Raider: Underworld - Lifthrasil
• Tomb Raider GOTY - rtcvb32

Correct investments, that's what I would do! Just like Shaquille O'Neal, who now earns more than when he was a player.

I'm only interested in Anniversary. I've got all the other Tomb Raider games (except GOTY, but now isn't its time).

Edit: +1

I'd probably create a startup company Laura Gaming Studios LLC, who would concentrate on making RPG products, and release as rival to the D&D system, the CROFT system and it's cousin CROFT LITE.

Croft Lite would be more D&D-like namely with pregenerated stuff, growth with levels, items, etc (while fully built with the Croft system); And when you want to do more customizing beyond the typical dungeon delving, shooting bats and finding items in dungeons and caves and the occasional dinosaur, you could easily convert to the more open Croft system which will then be easy for beginners and advanced players alike, but won't be locked into a specific genre of games like fantasy or modern age, rather it could do just about anything with the right combo.

(Looking i see i have all the games but the TR GOTY, so if it comes to it...)

Does it include Lara's bo...ast-worthy athletic shape and skills in fighting, shooting, etc? Because I never had those even in my prime. XD

Anyways, I would probably go in Lara's footsteps searching for mystical artifacts and researching unknown phenomena. After all, there already WAS a mysterious phenomenon that placed me in Lara's position. Also, I would probably hire people to go on a treasure hunt (especially if I won't get the boast-worthy athletic shape and Lara's skills), not just go alone.

P.S. I'm in for either Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation + Chronicles or Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness. I already have the other games.

Thank you very much for this opportunity.

With Lara's resources I would create a scientific research center with the objective of working on any innovative project, even those that can be considered unfeasible: what is not attempted cannot be achieved.

I'm in for:
• Tomb Raider GOTY
• Tomb Raider: Legend
• Tomb Raider: Anniversary
• Tomb Raider: Underworld

Thank you Ice_Mage for your generous GA and the interesting activity!
And not less important: For your natural disposal to promptly help the people on this forum. Thumbs up are not enough!

All right, my fantasy borns from "What should I do if I were Lara Croft"...
as a 01 billion net worth**

Share all my passion for Archaeology with the entire world
proving how entertaining and relevant is to the humankind:
01) Follow my gut and take the lead as the Archaeology rockstar. Not raider anymore
02) Record on documentaries all my Archaeology worldwide expeditions/adventures
03) Associate with museums to record shows/series of them
04) Have worldwide road shows with 1:1 replicas
05) Fund ancient engineering contests. Some ideas:
-Civil engineering
-Architecture
-Welding, carpentry, blacksmith
-Assembler 8k programming
-Luthier
-Nature & herbal medicine
06) Fund the Archaeology X-games
-Parkour, asphalt figure skating, Mesoamerican ballgame & ironman as the initial specialties
07) Fund the legacy cooking world wide championship contest
08) Fund the legacy dancing & music contest
09) Fund the legacy decorative handcrafting award
-Embroidery, quilling, crocheting, tapestry... all of them
10) Fund the evolutive beauty appreciation award
11) Fund the Archaeology world wide prize awards
12) Associate with the travel agencies, transportation and lodging industries
to improve offering, costs & logistics. They may co-sponsor several of this ideas
13) Boost a deeper development of Archaeology edutainment products
(virtual walks, vgames, online visits, TV shows fitting any idea listed here, etc)
14) Boost the creation of way more history museums worldwide affordable to anyone
15) Associate with Miss Universe organization to have their participants
engaged on all this Archaeology projects
16) Fund scholarships
(academic, community, sports, research, discoveries, arts & culture, ancient tech, languages)
asking their talent to be part of the cause
17) Change my attire to shirt & pants during my expeditions
for God's sake to avoid scratches & bites!
18) Haven't decided it yet (Rome wasn't built in a day),
but if everything listed works perfect,
build a Monopoly absorbing all the industries related & derived,
trademark & patent as much as possible...
The privatization of culture & history that nobody see comming! Muahahaha!

(((¡¡Damn corruptive ability Power has over humans!!)))

Well, enough ideas for now. Thanks again for the chance & the dream :)

My library misses
-Tomb Raider 1+2+3
-Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation + Chronicles
-Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
As curiously their regional prices are high than the rest of the saga titles...
If possible, I'm in for any of those. Or I'll wait those prices eventually go down

Good luck to all!



** source: forbes.com/2006/11/14/forbes-fictional-rich-tech-media_cx_de_mn_mh_06fict15_sort.html Estimated 2006

Teaching as a professor of archaeology, going back to my office i take notice that i suddenly inherited from a massive fortune after a whole rich family unfortunately passed away in a plane crash.

Wondering about the reason they put my name in their list to recieve their possession, i also get contacted through mail by some secret a network of researchers and archaeology experts (some i knew personnally so it cleared my mind about it being a possible fraud) that gave me entry in their circle of information.

Hmm, what to do with all of that, looking in the corner of the table i spot a book about the mysteries of a biblical lost ark .
That's it ! fetching my whip and my hat, and leaving a note of absence at the university, time for adventure.

I would like to apply for a chance for Tomb Raider Anniversary

I think I'd probably use my new found wealth and resources to travel the world and basically spend a some time living from place to place seeing what is most interesting about the cultures etc and maybe eventually picking a favourite to settle down in. Perhaps start up some sort of travel agency / guide / recommendation sort of thing based on the experiences gained from the travel.

Thanks for the opportunity :) I'd be interested in any of the following in order of preference:

1: Tomb Raider GOTY
2: Tomb Raider: Underworld
3: Tomb Raider: Legend

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edit: Note: Not applying for the giveaway

Not in, but thanks a lot for this great giveaway!

With all that Lara Croft money, rep', and power, I'd buy a super-powerful PC loaded with a RTX 4090....just to run DOOM 1993 on it. :oP

In order:
1. Tomb Raider: GOTY Edition.

Not in but thanks for the giveaway!

I always played every Christmas a Lara game with my family, sister and cousins. It was almost a tradition! And have very good memories of Lara. Never finished a Tomb Raider game but The Last Revelation was near, my favourite of the old games. And the second part was very good too.

I would take my responsibility as a member of the high society serious and do some political work. I am a noble after all and noblesse oblige. I would use my contacts to fight the world wide organized stealing and smuggling of artifacts (also known as tomb raiding) and try to influence my peers to return stolen treasures to museums in their countries of origin. Or at least get the permission to exhibit them in public museums in Europe. In any case, hiding archeological treasures in private collections has to stop.
Other than that, I would take up teaching and writing books to spread my knowledge and ideals.


I'm in for (in order of preference)
Tomb Raider GOTY
Tomb Raider Unterworld
Tomb Raider Legend
Tomb Raider Anniversary


Thank you very much for the chance!