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Testing CNC Beta

“CNC” is the abbreviation we are using in our office for Nancy Drew: Codes & Clues, which is the latest game we are working on for phones and tablets. Today I got to play through the entire first beta build and see all the levels — so cool! Here’s the main screen that opens up […]

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Streaming Nancy Drew

For those of you who aren’t aware, video game streaming is a big thing! Perhaps you’ve seen arglefumph‘s videos of Nancy Drew on his YouTube channel, or even YourGibs or other fans’ channels, but there is another way to watch Nancy Drew games. LIVE! Some fans and professional gamers have taken Nancy Drew to the […]

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Posted in: Blogs, Fan, game, video, YouTube

Friday Chat: Nancy Drew TV Show

Hey all! I just thought to stop by again and write another post since I missed two days this week from being out. In case you missed the latest Nancy Drew news, here’s the scoop: CBS is making a new Nancy Drew tv series! Read the full article at Hollywood Reporter here. So here are […]

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Posted in: Blogs, Nancy Drew, News

Fast Mini Games

Some of the mini games and puzzles and activities found in the Nancy Drew games are either timed, or you simply have to be FAST at solving it. One game in particular was putting the wasps to sleep in Legend of the Crystal Skull here:   What timed/fast activities did you like or had trouble […]

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Nancy Drew Moment Entries

I’m having a lot of fun seeing everyone’s Nancy Drew Moment entries from our contest! I had to share a couple that caught my eye today:     -Little Jackalope

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Posted in: Blogs, Contest, Fan

Leaping Lizards! It’s Fox and Geese!

Hey all! I was out of the office yesterday. But over the weekend we shared this great Nancy Drew meme from The White Wolf of Icicle Creek: I’ve heard many fans found this puzzle to be super hard, and even gave up playing the game because of this “Fox and Geese” challenge. (The challenge was […]

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Salem Contest! (And Weekend Puzzle #296)

Hooray! We are having a huge contest starting today and ending February 26th! Be sure to read the full description before entering your submissions here on the contest page. Here’s your weekend puzzle, enjoy! “Keys” OOSORHTOHAEHWEHPTESC -Little Jackalope

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Oscar Nominations: Nancy Drew Style

If you follow the news here in America, one of the big stories today is the announced Oscar nominations. These are for movies, of course, but it got me thinking “What if the Nancy Drew games had their own awards?” So I’ve made this list (with the Oscar equivalent in parenthesis) to fill out. Supporting […]

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Office Planning

It’s still pretty early in the new year, and we have spent these first two weeks getting re-organized and making plans for the coming months. While we are still working on MID and Codes and Clues, we have some other things planned. Next month we have a few exciting things… because… well, Valentine’s day and […]

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Telegrams From Nancy

Do you remember the answer to this Trivia Tuesday question? I remember first playing Secret of the Old Clock and I kept delivering telegrams because it never ended. I thought to myself “how long does this chore go on for?” before realizing I only needed to deliver enough to earn the amount of money I […]

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