11.11.2012

Tunnel maze | Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes

Look for another way out: The timer starts. You can save throughout the tunnel part of the game and it will stop the timer. Turn around from door. See a pile of carton boxes right of desk. Move the boxes out of the way to reveal a rusted door. Use the screwdriver taken from the alcohol boxes on the hinges of the rusted door. Exit. Tunnel maze: See the start of the tunnel maze. Follow Option C clues from the Dust and Dirt book to...

Antenna box | Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes

Hook the jammer to Brenda's van: Antenna colored wires connection:    Place the jammer at right slot. Connect the wheels of the same color without the wires crossing another wire. Click on a colored wheel. Move the cursor with lit wire on the path you want the wire to go through. Once the wire reaches the other similarly colored wheel - do not click - leave the lit wire there and work on another wheel. When the wires are connected...

Jammer connection | Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes

Go home to Drew house. Talk to George at the living room. She needs a battery for something that can stop Brenda's broadcast. Go upstairs to Nancy's bedroom. Take the battery left of the false teeth from the top drawer of the desk. Go back down to the living room. A stone was thrown and breaks the window. It has a nasty note about arsonists. The townspeople are beginning to rise against Nancy. Jammer connection:   ...

Dust and Dirt book | Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes

 Go to Alexei at the antique shop. Talk to him and ask for advice. Learn more about the tunnels. Alexei's clue is a book on the shelf that should be read cover to cover. Dust and Dirt book:    Turn around from Alexei and forward to the shelf left of the trunk. Take and read the Dust and Dirt book. Turn to the back of the book and examine the 2 sheets of paper. There's a hidden entrance in front of the antique shop. Aha! Shape...

Bess' interview | Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes

Call Brenda. Answer the recording - yes for reporting breaking news. Go to the antique shop. Enter the van and see that Brenda is gone. Check the isopropyl alcohol beside the microphone on the counter. Bess' interview:    Look close at the monitor and play (press green arrow) Bess' interview. See Deirdre at background talking on her cell phone. Find out what Deirdre is saying on the tape:    See the audio...

Evidence police board | Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes

 Go to suspect board and place the new evidence taken on their respective suspect's board. These are everything Nancy needs. When you think all evidence are correctly placed; press the intercom button to call Chief McGinnis. Suspects again: As Bess:    Talk to Toni at Scoop about paint and lawsuits.  As Ned:    Ask Ned to distract Deirdre again. Change to Ned. Go to Scoop and ask Deirdre...

Lock pick the file cabinet | Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes

If you haven't read the lock pick book; go to Nancy's desk in her bedroom. Open the bottom drawer and review the lock pick codes. Decode the picture label at bottom left. The asterisks are vowels. It states: File cabinet: Every second one. Note that the code-picture starts with the R(ed) and goes clockwise. Go back to Scoop. Play Swap A Lot until the delivery truck honks and Toni leaves the counter. Use the key on the supply room door....

Computer's password | Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes

Go to the computer left of the microwave and Hannah's goodies. Click on the monitor and it asks for a password. The paper seen on top drawer of locker 205 states:    Each row and column must have one number and only one selected, can't use same number twice. Select one number that is not repeated in other rows or columns. Pull back resets the puzzle. Junior - Top row going down: press 3, 2, 4 and 1.  Senior - Top...

Open the Evidence Locker 205 | Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes

As Nancy: Go to the hallway left of the Chief's office to be at the front desk. Do NOT exit the building. Open the Items Received compartment on the wall. Take the evidence locker 205 key that was dropped off. Go to the evidence locker and use the key on locker 205. Open the top drawer and read the computer password paper. Take the suspects interrogation disk. Study the Krolmeister locking system manual. Open the bottom...

Find the Evidence Locker Key | Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes

Go near the Chief's office door and eavesdrop on the call. It seems that Detective Ryan lost the evidence locker key. He thinks he lost it at Pancake City. Go back to your cell and use the phone. Call Ned or George to ask help finding the key. Transfer the case. George or Ned:    Follow Detective Ryan's trail:    Exit the area and be at map. Go to the places Detective Ryan visited. Pancake City is below the Riverfront...

11.05.2012

Dungeon Puzzles | Nancy Drew: The Captive Curse

The goal is to move the various pegs out of the way by clicking the buttons at the bottom of the screen so that the bar doesn't hit any of the pegs and makes it safely over to the other side. Upon completing the puzzle, Lukas will be freed. On the way out however, the two will become separated and Lukas must go for help. Go back to the other end of the Dungeon, towards the wall relief. Nancy will be knocked unconscious. When Nancy...

Planner code | Nancy Drew: The Captive Curse

Karl's Office Once again, you'll have to be quick. Go around Karl's desk and use the ANTIQUE KEY on the drawer to open it, then click on the day-planner. Enter the  8-2-6-1 to unlock the planner. Look inside the planner, reading all the pages and translating with the DICTIONARY where necessary. Note the character names, their numbers, and what color they're written in.Exit the planner and desk and go to the wall with the Raid cards on...

Enigma puzzle | Nancy Drew: The Captive Curse

Security Room: Sit down at the console, then take a closer look at the panel on the right. A note above the panel tells you how the Enigma works. Click on the red lever on the right to open the panel, then click on the top left part to open it. Use ROTOR #1 and ROTOR #2 from your inventory on the missing slots. Click the red lever again to trigger a puzzle. Remember that German vocabulary from earlier? This is where it comes into play. Notice the...

Panel Gate Puzzel | Nancy Drew: The Captive Curse

Courtyard Nancy will spot the monster and follow it through the entrance gate, only to find herself trapped. Proceed forward and the monster will pop out, frightening Nancy, before wandering away.Once this has happened, turn left and notice a panel on the wall. Click the loose brick above the panel to remove it and reveal the PANEL KEY.Slide the colored bars into their correct slots to release the gate mechanism.  1 up, 2 and 3 left, 4 up,...

Security camera puzzle | Nancy Drew: The Captive Curse

Security Room: Take a closer look at the metal cover in the center of the console. Use the 3-pronged CONTROL KEY from your inventory on the On-Off grid. Switch it On. Take a closer look at the metal cover and open it, revealing a puzzle.Click on the correct numbers in the correct order so that all buttons turn green after five turns.  The order is as follows: 10, 8, 2, 7, 6.  Now the security cameras have been activated. You can...

Musical Chime Puzzle | Nancy Drew: The Captive Curse

Castle Foyer Return to the Castle Foyer and examine the Glockenspiel in the corner. Play the correct chimes in correct order. Upon completing the musical chime correctly, the Glockenspiel will play and a secret switch will appear on the left wall. Examine and press the button to open a secret door into the security ro...

Swapping Letters Puzzle | Nancy Drew: The Captive Curse

Castle Foyer Talk with Lukas again, informing him that Karl is distracted. Once Lukas leaves pick up the paper he left behind. Click on the coded area of the paper for a closer view, and to trigger the puzzle. Switch letters from the same vertical column to form words, once a word is correct, it will lock in place. Once you've completed the clue, visit the locations it mentions to verify the code letters. They are as follows: *--Upstairs Portrait...

Renate's bag Puzzle | Nancy Drew: The Captive Curse

Dining Room: Talk with Renate abour your torn clothes, then talk to her about all the remaining dialogue options except the food. Once you've finished all the other conversations, ask her if she's hungry and offer her the black forest cake. She will fall asleep after eating it. Arrange the objects inside Renate's bag so that you can access the box at the bottom. Possible solution to the puzzl...