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Nancy, a Superhero

We shared a bit of a science joke yesterday with a favorite movie icon and the periodic table of elements: Haha, we knew Nancy was a hero already to many of us fans, but according to science, she is a superhero. Well… we had fun with that. Don’t you love science jokes? I should think […]

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Posted in: Birthday, Nancy Drew

SPY Merch and Secrets

Happy Monday all! I’m glad you enjoyed our latest video…even if we were really cruel about not showingJanything. Head’s up! NewUSPY art is up in the merchandise store!SCheck them out when youTget a chance! AsKfor the weekend puzzle,Ithe flags are SemaphoreDcode. Once you knew this, youDcould translate it toIread [next week]. Which is this week. […]

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Spying on SPY

New video posted on our YouTube Channel! (Note: in this blog post here I hid a message that said “Two more Fridays” which referred to this very day. It was the day we post this video.)  😉 I spy around the office to show you The Silent Spy design, artwork and cover art: Well, I […]

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Going Through the Trash

Can any of you identify with this Nancy Drew Moment? How excited we get when playing a Nancy Drew game when the opportunity arises to rifle through a character’s trash! There is often something of interest in there, and it is an excellent skill to be observant in every area of an environment. Thankfully most […]

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Early Fan Art for SPY

Oh look! A blue heron (I think) landed on a tree just outside our window! Distractions aside, we have seen several excited fans’ artwork for The Silent Spy, and I thought it would be great to share these with you. Here are a few I found:     Excitement is building for more info about […]

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Old Secrets Lead to Scotland

With all the excitement we had over our last game, Ghost of Thornton Hall, it was quite easy to forget the old secrets hinted at for this year. Remember the old post 13 Hints for 2013 in January? There was one hint that I forgot to answer for GTH… Next Hint #7: Talent. This vague […]

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Schrödinger’s Birthday

Wow, late posting today could mean only one thing at this time: I am working on something very important today. Did you know that today was Erwin Schrödinger’s birthday? I bet some of you have blank or curious looks on your face right now. Schrödinger was a physicist best known for his interpretation of quantum […]

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Weekend Puzzle #207

A few things to announce today: We are having a Book Lover’s Day sale (today only) for one of our all-time favorite titles, The Secret of Shadow Ranch! It’s a super good deal (like $5 or $7.50 for the game) and if head over to our Facebook Page, you can get the secret code for […]

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// The Silent Spy Awaits.

// Are you ready for The Silent Spy? He or she is ready for you: // However, we need to get ready for Nancy Drew to take her trip…then you may travel to Scotland to find out about Kate Drew and what secrets The Silent Spy is holding. I’m going to start working on this […]

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Posted in: Blogs, The Silent Spy

Thinking Secrets Aloud…

Well, my oh my, sounds like I missed the excitement of the message board discussion concerning the secret messages! Something is supposed to happen those days, too, but I forget. Perhaps I should re-check our top-secret calendar…eh, maybe I’ll remind myself later. Oh! I should pry get to work on some more snooping stuff..maybe you’d […]

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