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Missing Chocolate + Weekend Puzzle #288

Today’s office story is about chocolate. The mystery was this: why is there no chocolate in the office? It was a short case to solve. We’ve all eaten it. The chocolate chip cookies were gone. The peanut butter cups were gone. My desk drawer has been emptied of candy bars. All that was left was […]

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Throwbacks and Costumes

Today’s Throwback Thursday features The Deadly Device. (You can get the digital download for 50% off today using promo code DED50 at checkout.) I remember operating the Tesla Coil in DED, it was rather loud. XD Also, we shared this costume inspiration from The Captive Curse. Which Nancy Drew character will you dress up for in […]

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Nancy Drew Drama Series + Fan Video!

In today’s news, we continue on the wave of excitement and skepticism for the new proposed Nancy Drew drama on CBS: And check out this fan’s awesome flash video work featuring the Nancy Drew books! Nice work, Taylor! -Little Jackalope

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Posted in: Blogs, Fan, Nancy Drew, News

Big News for Nancy Drew Fans

Guess what? CBS is going to make a drama series of Nancy Drew! Check out the article here. The big highlights is that she’s 30 and a cop in New York. What are your thoughts on this? Who do you think would make a great Nancy Drew? (My first thought is for the actress Molly […]

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Posted in: Blogs, Nancy Drew

Those Cool Prizes…

I’m pretty excited about our two contests happening right now. Not only for the awesome entries I’m sure we’ll receive soon, but also for the prizes! I just wanted to talk about those. 😉 For the pumpkin carving contest, we have these: The big briefcase is filled with ghost-hunting equipment. It includes the following: EMF […]

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Contests! (And Weekend Puzzle #287)

So many awesome things to announce! (This is all the mischief we have been up to this week.) 😉 First, Sea of Darkness won an award, yay! Second, we started our Pumpkin Contest! Whoo-hoo! Third, we have a new Cosplay contest! I’m REALLY excited to see how Nancy Drew fans plan to dress up! Will someone […]

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Throwbacks and Outfits

Today’s Throwback Thursday moment is from The Haunted Carousel! (If you don’t have this game, you can get the digital download today for 50% off using promo code CAR50 at checkout.) Also, we shared this Nancy Drew inspired outfit of Elisabet from Sea of Darkness. (Created in our Polyvore account.) Will you be dressing up […]

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Talking About Video Games

Hey all! I got to join Video Game Break in a podcast! We talked about all kinds of video games (including a little bit about Nancy Drew) and some voice acting. 😉 Check it out! -Little Jackalope

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Excitement for October

There are too many things I am getting excited for next month! It’s officially fall, and I want to play games like Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake, Warnings at Waverly Academy, and The Captive Curse. They are totally fall-themed! Cocoa, blankets and a good Nancy Drew game is definitely in order this weekend for myself. […]

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Piecing an Environment Together

I’ve been looking through some old Nancy Drew game files (one of my favorite pastimes) and I am amazed at how our games were built together. The environments are created, cameras are set up in the space, and then those cameras save the spots in the environments as still images. So when you click to […]

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