11.26.2010

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Nancy Drew | Shadow at the Water's Edge | Part 12 Computer Password

Rock Garden of Ryoanji: Go to the front room.
Read the book on the table left of the main door. Learn about the different shapes of stones.
Soul stone - low vertical stone. Wide base and tapered top.
Body stone - tall vertical stone. Slightly bigger at base than top and is the tallest stone.
Heart stone - similar to a stepping stone.
Branching stone - has flat top wider than base.
Ox stone - reclining stone. One end is higher than other.
Place the stones: Go back under the bridge.
Look close at the stone slab on the left under the bridge. Place the stones on the etched slots based on their shape and info from the book.
Take the letter with markings. Read the letter of Kasumi to Maryanne.


Room 18: Go to cultural room #18. Use the door key Yumi threw in the pond to open the door.

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11.24.2010

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Nancy Drew | Shadow at the Water's Edge | Part 10_Pachinko Parlo

Nancy's room:    Go to room and see that Nancy's name is now in red. Set the alarm for 1AM.
Front desk:
Go to back of front desk.
Suki:    Talk to Suki and give her the new commands learned from Bess and George.
See her do a lot of tricks. Lastly, use the command Mate. Suki sleeps.

Travel brochures:    Read the 3 travel brochures behind Suki.
Puzzle box:     Take the brown box from under the counter.
Review the puzzle box paper taken from the Matsue train station.
Open the puzzle box:





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Nancy Drew | Shadow at the Water's Edge | Part 9 Master Sudoku

More at the Ryokan:
Go back to Misawa.
Pick up the envelope left at the front desk. It is the puzzle that George sent in order to get the robocat commands.

Master Sudoku:
Open the paper George sent. It is a master sudoku made up of 5 interlocking sudoku puzzles.

Junior



Senior

Nancy will tell you if it is done correctly. Alright, I'm pretty good at this!
Go back to your room. Get an envelope from the brown journal and click the finished master sudoku on it. Automatically write George Fayne on the envelope.
Give the envelope to Miwako at the front desk.

Robocat command:
Get a call from George or give her a call. The command to control Suki is mate. Learn more commands from Bess.

Nancy's room: Go to room and see that Nancy's name is now in red. Set the alarm for 1AM.
Front desk:
Go to back of front desk.
Suki: Talk to Suki and give her the new commands learned from Bess and George.
See her do a lot of tricks. Lastly, use the command Mate. Suki sleeps.





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Part 8_Tea Ceremony<<<==                                   ==>>>Part 10_Pachinko Parlo


11.16.2010

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Nancy Drew | Shadow at the Water's Edge | Part 8_Tea Ceremony

Newspaper article:
Get a text message on the cell phone. Read the translation of the newspaper article from Logan.
Last evening, officers responded to an emergency call from fifteen year old Shimizu Yumi after she found her mother Shimizu Kasumi, 42, who runs the Ryokan Hiei, lying unconscious in the indoor ryokan bath. After arriving, the emergency crews were unable to revive the apparent drowning victim. Police are currently treating the case as a crime, but have yet to press charges. If this is an accident -
Alarm:    Sleep if it is time and set the alarm for 7 PM

Cultural room:
Go to room 18 and talk to Takae.
Learn Tea Ceremony. Identify the items used in a tea ceremony. Take a label on the right and place it in front of the item.

See a shadow walking outside at the balcony. Talk to Takae twice. Exit the room.

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Nancy Drew | Shadow at the Water's Edge | Part 7_Robocat Suki

Enter your room. Note Nancy's name done at the calligraphy class is on the left wall and an origami is on the shelf by the green box.
Newspaper article:    Open the brown folder on the floor and get an envelope.
Open inventory and take the newspaper article that needs to be translated. Place it in the envelope.
Automatically write Logan's name on the envelope.
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Nancy Drew | Shadow at the Water's Edge | Part 5_Avatar password

Yumi's apartment:
Get a message on the cell phone. See pictures of Bess, George and Yumi.

Take the bento boxes on the sink counter at left. Look around.
Closet:    Take the DVD below the pink dresses.
Check the sewing kit with dyes. Use the dictionary on the tin cans.
Frogs:    Go to the corner of the room and check the frogs above the monitor.

11.15.2010

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Nancy Drew | Shadow at the Water's Edge | Part 4_SAW

Hot Springs - bath:
Go to the other wing at first floor. Check if the bath room curtain is red. If so, enter to check the bath.
Front desk:    Go to front desk and tell Miwako about the mirror.

Visit Takae for new lesson:
Go to room 18 and enter. Talk to Takae.
Origami: See finished origami at the center of the puzzle. The patterns on the sides are origamis that are one step before completion to a finished product.
Match the pattern on the side to the finished product at center.

Meet Yumi, the elder sister.

11.14.2010

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Nancy Drew | Shadow at the Water's Edge | Part 2_Rentaro´s Work Shed

Nancy's room:
Go upstairs and use the room key on the third door at right - #24.
Teacher Exchange: Check the green box on the floor at left.
Read the leaflet about the TE - Teacher Exchange program that Nancy is on. Read the student bios and grade the assignment on the back folder.
Use the stamps on the left to mark the answers (check or X) and then add a mark beside the name of the student (face or star).

Ryokan folder: Open the brown folder at right.
Read the information paper. Learn that the hot springs - bath is across room 7.
Misawa is the train station near here. The pachinko parlor is in Kure and the Exposition Center is in Matsue. A Fasca train ticket is needed to ride the train.
The front desk is open 7am to 1 am. Check the envelopes on the left side. You will need it later.
Suitcase: Turn left and open the closet ahead.
Open the suitcase and take the FASCA train pass and the English-Japanese phrasebook (dictionary).

Rentaro's work shed:
Go the back wall and around to the other side. The left way goes to the bath hallway.
Go right and enter the shed at right. Talk to Rentaro. Learn about the ghost.
He gives a puzzle book that you can play. He is making a robotic dog, the Rentaro 4000.
Puzzles: Open the puzzle book in inventory.
#1 nonogram puzzle (Senior)

Guests:
Go down to the lobby and you might hear a client complaining at the front desk.
Check the board and see that there are only 2 guests left. Talk to Miwako.





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Part 1_ Ryokan Hiei<<<==                                    ==>>>Part 3_Portrait wire puzzle

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Nancy Drew | Shadow at the Water's Edge | Part 1_ Ryokan Hiei


Nancy is taking a break in Kyoto, Japan; an offer given by P.G. Krolmeister. She is staying at Ryokan Hiei, a traditional inn known as one of the scariest places in the city. Nancy will teach English during the day.

Look around Ryokan Hiei.
Lobby:
A portrait falls to the floor when Nancy approaches the reception desk. The old lady is upset and says that "she" doesn't want Nancy here.
Take the room 24 key. Talk to Miwako. Learn about Suki the robotic cat. Tate command makes Suki sit up. Learn about the ryokan. Yumi her elder sister will take over the ryokan. The cultural classes are in room 18.

Cultural Room - Takae:
From the garden, go forward to the back area. Go right and enter the hallway at far right. Or use the hallway right of the front desk and go forward and left to the hallway.
Enter room 18, first door at left. See the sign - Cultural Room. The hours are 7 to 10:30.
Talk to Takae, the grandmother. She teaches how to write Nancy's name in Japanese.





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