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Those Crazy Chores

What is the most silliest, bizarre, random, odd chore or task you’ve had to complete as Nancy? Was it playing games with monkeys to get what you needed? Vacuuming up prairie dogs? Collecting mushrooms from a graveyard? Doing someone’s DNA homework? Winning the highest score on the nearby arcade game? Or perhaps something like this […]

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Nancy Drew Convention 2016 (And Weekend Puzzle #295)

Did you know that there’s a Nancy Drew convention each year? It happens in different places around the United States and is themed around the classic Nancy Drew books! Last year we attended for the first time in Iowa, if you remember that. This year, it will be in New Orleans, featuring a few ND […]

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“Yum!” Plastic Fish

As a small kid, I remember going to classic game arcades. You know, the ones with pinball, air hockey, basketball hoops, and small yellow circle guys moving around, eating dots and avoiding colorful ghosts? Yep, those kinds of arcades are hard to find today. When my sisters and I went to our favorite arcade as […]

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Holiday Cookie Winners!

Our office reviewed and voted on the cookie entries… congrats to our winners! Since it was really hard to choose only three, we wanted to share with you some honorable mentions and added those to the contest page here. Random: It was a nice, misty day at the office. So pretty! -Little Jackalope

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Ending & Starting the Year with Nancy

A few fans have been sharing pictures of their computers with Nancy Drew games. Some fans played at the end of 2015, and a few are starting the 2016 year with Nancy Drew! Here are a few pictures snapped: Over Christmas break I was playing The White Wolf of Icicle Creek, because I really want […]

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French Location, English Food

Welcome to 2016, sleuths! I hope you had a great Christmas and New Year’s Eve! We are back in the office from our vacation, ready to work on and talk more about about Nancy Drew. I want to share some great fan photos we received: This is is of Ashley W. who took a picture […]

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The End of 2015!

Hey all! We have returned to the office for a day this week for a visit before we go back onto New Year’s vacation break. We will return on Monday, January 4th of next year. Here’s what’s happening: We posted this Christmas poem video from nancydrewsleuth.com: Also, don’t forget about the Cookie Contest! It ends […]

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A Gift for a Detective

What do you suppose the best kind of gift would be for a fellow detective? What do you suppose Nancy would want for Christmas? Check out this quick video and Christmas greeting! We will be out of the office the rest of this week. I hope you all have a Merry Christmas! -Little Jackalope

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Bruma 2015

The longest night of the year is tonight! (That is, if you live in the northern hemisphere. If you live in the southern hemisphere, it is the shortest night.) It is Winter Solstice, and in Latin, is called “Bruma.” We learn this in Curse of Blackmoor Manor, so in honor of this, we have the […]

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Video Work: Christmasy Things (And Weekend Puzzle #294)

Today I’m working on a Christmas card kind of video. It won’t be ready for a few more days. But, I thought it might be somewhat interesting to show you what my computer screen looked like today: Don’t forget to work on your cookie contest entries this next week! Also, here’s your weekend puzzle. Haha, […]

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