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Codes & Clues in April (And Weekend Puzzle #305)

We have been working on the latest game for our younger audience: Nancy Drew: Codes & Clues for mobile devices. I’ve had the privilege of playing and replaying the game to grab updated screenshots and content to prepare and share. (I have the main theme song stuck in my head, which is really cute by […]

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Snooping Stealthily

This is one of my favorite memories from playing my first Nancy Drew game. In Message in a Haunted Mansion, you get to snoop people’s stuff. But beware! Abby will come back at 6pm, and if you are caught in her room… oh dear! If you haven’t played this game, you can get it for […]

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Touching Dangerous Things

I’m a terrible Nancy player! Guilty. I often like to make Nancy do terrible, dangerous things when I play. Why? Because there’s always a second chance! I will make Nancy jump across dangerous chasms, fall off balconies, touch hissing cobras, and eat terrible food. Can you relate to this? This one below is from The […]

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Vote for Drew!

Every time campaign season comes in the states, I often want to quote Holt Scotto from Danger on Deception Island. “Vote for Holt! Spread the word!” Of course, he’s only running for Harbormaster, not president. If Nancy Drew were to run for president, what do you suppose her campaign slogan would be? -Little Jackalope

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Bad Game Titles: Part 1

We make fun of ourselves sometimes, it’s one of the ways we show that we like to have fun and not take things too seriously. Here’s one way: renaming a game title by something silly and relevant to the story. Behold: (Artwork and title originally from The Haunting of Castle Malloy.) Here’s the solution to […]

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Destruction And Weekend Puzzle #304

Downstairs below our office de-construction is happening. We occasionally hear odd noises and every time we walk downstairs… there’s no one around, yet things change. It’s kinda eerie. They are taking out some walls and redoing some wiring. Upstairs we have the balcony openings walled off so that dust doesn’t bother us too much upstairs. […]

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Warm Spring Day = Great for Scuba Diving!

Here in Washington state we are having a lovely warm spring. It’s about 68 degrees Fahrenheit today and as much as I like to work here at Her Interactive, it’s awfully tempting to wish to be outside instead. It’s excellent weather for a picnic or a walk through the zoo or an easy hike. Here’s […]

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Olivia the Game Designer

Today was the President’s sixth annual Science Fair at The White House. One of the students that got to go was National STEM Video Game Challenge winner Olivia Thomas! Olivia was inspired by the Nancy Drew games and her love for story-heavy educational games of logic and problem-solving. Her work on her game “Colorless” won […]

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Spring Trivia: Amusement Parks

Springtime for me makes me think of tulips, daffodils, and the local fair. The closest Nancy Drew game that I personally associated with spring is actually The Haunted Carousel. Why? Because my local fair is part amusement park, and it’s a tradition for me to visit it each spring. So I may just have to […]

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Twitch Mysteries (Sabotage?!)

The third and last day playing Treasure in the Royal Tower on Twitch was a rather interesting one! Was my computer and desk equipment cursed or something? Just about everything went wrong. It sounds like the premise of some Nancy Drew mystery… Eesh! Anyways, the Day 3 stream is now broken up into 2 videos […]

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