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“Cheeseburger!” – Joe Hardy

Several adventurous Her Interactive team members (myself included) went out for lunch today. We tried out a new restaurant which specializes in burgers. While to some people, looking at food can be disgusting, I decided to go ahead and post this picture: I may be exaggerating, but my burger was about 6 inches tall. You […]

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Historic Candy

I dropped a file folder in between my desk and the wall. It is a very narrow space and my hand was just too thick to reach in between and grab it. So I began to think like Nancy, and looked around at my resources. Pencil? Nope, too short. Thin notebook? Nope, it was too […]

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A Gorgeous Day….Just add Dave!

Ah February! After the snowstorms and terrible mess from the weather, we have a beautiful winter day. It was rather warm this weekend, and I managed to snap a few shots of the plant life on the way into our office. Check it out, you have to look carefully to notice that the leaf edges […]

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Weekend Puzzle #136

Today is Friday (no way!) and therefore during lunch break a few team members and I plan on trying out a board game or two for “studying”. Last week we were super thrilled to try out a game that our Creative Director brought in: a vintage Nancy Drew board game!! Check it out: On to […]

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Couscous

Happy *groundhog day! Today a fellow team mate and I went out for a lunch meeting and I decided to be gutsy and try a little *gasp* couscous! I had never tried it before (it’s only a grain, like rice) so I thought that with my burger I would give it a go. It tasted […]

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Important Update Regarding Physical Orders

Dear Nancy Drew Fans- As part of our efforts to constantly improve our web site and your shopping experience at herinteractive.com, we are pleased to announce that all Physical (box) orders of Nancy Drew Games will now be handled by Digital River. As you may recall, Digital River took over the Digital (electronic) downloads of […]

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Announcement: Store Updated!

Before I forget: Twitter Quote Contest is going on right now, and the prize is a Koko Kringle candy bar! (My favorite kind of prize). Head over to see if you know who said the famous quote! Also, if you have a Facebook account, head over and post a creative caption to the photo of […]

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Easter Egg in Alibi in Ashes

So it has been discovered! Weekend puzzles #132, #133, #134, and #135 have all hinted at the mysterious third Easter Egg hidden in Alibi in Ashes. Here’s what the weekend puzzle answers/hints meant: *WARNING: major spoilers in spoiler code below, proceed at your own risk!Weekend Puzzle #132 answer: [A fun Easter Egg Pic in ASH] […]

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Identities Revealed!

…well, sort of.The first identity revealed is the Easter Egg discovered by figuring out this past weekend’s puzzle! I was closely following your progress on this one, including your brain-storming of the past puzzle hints that were, let’s say, rather vague. First things first: Weekend puzzle #135Here’s how you solve it, the tough part is […]

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Weekend Puzzle #135

Hooray for Friday! And so we continue trying to discover the Easter Egg hiding in Alibi in Ashes…here’s another hint. Click the image for a larger view: *Reminder: This puzzle is only for a little weekend fun, you do not need to submit your answer, but if you like, you may discuss it on our […]

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