Is there some way to get past the part where accidently shooting the warden ends the game?
Which Ben Jordan game are you asking about?
If you mean BJ: Warrior Within then stop trying, killing the old guy (by exident) is all you can do in the game.
Nah, here's
teh secret code to win:
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Type lapostal
Then press up up down left right a b select start
Then type ctrl+q and press enter.
Try that and if it doesn't work:
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Just play the Ben Jordan games. BJWW is just a joke! If you've ever played a Sierra adventure game, you would get it. : )