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Water well maze | Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice

1. From the map pull back and turn right around the corner. Turn around and see the circle water well. We want to go across based on the map. Go forward and see that the water is down. Turn left and fill this circle well by turning the wheel counterclockwise. Now cross the bridge. 2. Now we're in #2 in the map. Turn to the right just after crossing the floating bridge. We want to go to point 3. Drain the circle well by turning the wheel clockwise. Turn...
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Fax machine Puzzle | Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice

Go to Fango's office at Campo del Frari. Check and note down the notes of the music played by the horse music box. Enter the number see at the back of the wireless flyer = 111#046. It printed out a set of dots with notes. Ah, they look like the phone number pad. Click the number pad code on the Fax dial. Using the printed number pad code as reference, enter the notes of the music box:  mi, re, do, si, la, re, re, do, la, fi,...
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Chinese Box Puzzle | Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice

Check the note on the pillow of Nancy's bed. It's a parting letter from Colin-Justin. Exit the room and look at the Chinese Puzzle box on Colin's work table. Nancy shakes the box as overheard from the phone call of Tazza. It opens and Chinese characters are seen. If you haven't yet, go buy the book "An Introduction to Chinese Symbols" from the kiosk at Piazza San Marco. Go back to the Chinese Box at the Ca'. Translate the Chinese characters....
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Coded chess puzzle | Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice

Learn that Scaramuccia likes to use the algebraic style of chess notation. The main question to be presented to Scaramuccia is Palazzo Zattere. Review the Chess book bought at the kiosk. Study the graph of columns and rows of letters-numbers that can be used as codes. Zattere is coded this way;  Z = KB1, A =  KA4, T = KD2, T = KD2, E = KE4, R = KB2, E = KE4. Click on the chess piece icon and play with Scaramuccia. Using the...

1.28.2014

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Niko's video system | Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device

This is similar to the security video monitor lock. The aim of the puzzle is to click on 5 points to light up the board green. There is a reset button below the charges panel at left. The points can be clicked on in any order. Amateur Master Find the password for Niko's video system: The monitor asks for a password. Remember the clue heard in Niko's diary and shown by the pigeon. Enter the number of the 1902 patent: 1119732. Press...
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Capacitors colors puzzle | Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device

Arrange the capacitors taken from Ellie's office so that there are no similar colors in the row or column for amateur. Master must not have similar colors on the same row, column or diagonal. Before you place the capacitors on the frame, right click to turn them so that the labels are all at the same place (top or bottom). Amateur Master...
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Bookcase puzzle | Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device

Topsy the performer is the condemned elephant's name. Ohm's Law is V=IR (from Mason's White Board). Mark Twain is Tesla's good friend from the book of his life. The Tungsten Divide - Element #74 is W (Tungsten) seen at Periodic Table on board at lower level. Marconi TransAtlantic Quest - as mentioned in the book in the bedroom closet; Marconi is the incorrect radio patent holder. Chicago is the 1893 Columbian Expo Site mentioned in the...
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Make a design | Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device

Look close at Mason's monitor. Open component design 5.5. See the 4 layers squares at left and Ryan's design at right. Ryan's design shows the 4 sides. The puzzle on the left is by layers from top to bottom. Start on bottom layer and copy the arrangement of the cubes. Take note that this is a 4x3 grid. Amateur Master...
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Shapes colors puzzle | Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device

Amateur Amateur: Clues from Ellie's notes about the passcode for the control booth: The red shape is pressed neither first or last. The green shape is pressed immediately after the diamond. The yellow shape is pressed last. The blue shape is a star. The purple shape isn't pressed first. The square isn't red. The purple shape, the diamond and the circle are pressed in order. The triangle is pressed second. The circle is pressed before the yellow...
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Escape from photo lab | Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device

Exit the workshop. Someone hits Nancy on the head. Nancy wakes up at the photo lab. There is a bar at top right of screen that shows the air content of the room. Intercom:    Use the intercom right of door. Press the talk button and hear Ellie. She says she's also locked in. She's in the control booth. Ellie says to use the air duct. Air duct:    Turn right and see a ribbon hanging from the air vent in the ceiling. Click...
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Photolithography etching machine | Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device

Turn right and look close at the photolithography etching machine. Pour the formula in brown bottle on the tank (#1) at left. Place the printed circuit design on the image tray (#2) below the monitor. Place the silicon wafer on the tray for blank wafers (#3). Press the red start button (#4). This process takes 12 hour...
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Etching solution | Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device

Prepare the etching solution: Go back to the mixing booth left of the supply cabinet. The HF automatically goes on the shelf. The Solutions book says to use for Amateur: 3 parts of Hydrofluoric acid (HF) + 1 part Nitric Acid (HNO3) + 4 parts Water (H2O) for silicon base wafers. Take Hydrofluoric acid (HF) and pour some on the 3 ml graduated cylinder. Take the poured acid and empty it on the white beaker. Take Nitric acid (HNO3) and pour some...
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Koko Mallos Memory puzzle | Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device

This is a memory puzzle. Press the yellow button at the center to start the puzzle. See colored buttons of the machine light up. Press the colored buttons the same order as seen when the buttons light up. Press for Amateur: blue, brown, brown, blue, brown, blue, blue. Press fro Master: pink, blue, green, green, blue, pink, green, blue, pin...
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Gray's charges puzzle | Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device

Amateur Master Open the drawer of Gray's desk. Look at the tablet and see a 5x6 grid. This is similar to the 5x6 grid on the white board that has all green circles. Remember the note that mentions 5 charges below the drawing. The aim of the puzzle is to click on 5 points that will light up the board green. The points can be clicked on in any orde...
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Mason's computer Password | Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device

Check the whiteboard on left wall.  Some of the letters are in orange colors: E E O M A N W T O L S S T H. See 2 sets of lines at bottom left. There is an apostrophe on the first set. If the first set is TESLA'S. The remaining set of letters can be arranged as HOMETOWN. Based on the book at the lounge bedroom closet - Tesla came from Smiljan in Croatia. Type in Smiljan on the computer. Press enter key....