Beginners Guide to Nancy Drew Interactive Games

Nancy Drew computer games center around the heroine going to different locations to solve mysteries. In the games there are many puzzles to solve and questions to be answered. Although most locations have some kind of folk lore about monsters, the real culprit is often someone you have spoken to in the game.

Beginners Guide To Nancy Drew - People

Always speak to everyone in the Nancy Drew games. The people and sometimes animals will help you by answering questions. Those answers are often clues that will help unravel a future puzzle. Sometimes you will be warned and some of those warnings if ignored could lead to Nancy becoming injured or killed resulting in the use of a Second Chance.

Beginners Guide To Nancy Drew - Clues and Notes

The secret to playing and finishing a Nancy Drew game is to take down notes whenever you can. All of the puzzles can be solved by clues given to Nancy throughout the game. Unless a player has an excellent memory it is a good idea to get a notebook and write down anything you feel will be important later on and almost everything is important.

Beginners Guide To Nancy Drew - Books and Papers

In all of the Nancy Drew games, books and papers will be seen in a lot of locations and if the cursor is red, Nancy can take a closer look and sometimes read what is on the sheet of paper or inside of the books. Once again it is best to write down what you have seen to use the information later. Some clues are found very early in the game but are not needed until much later.

Beginners Guide To Nancy Drew - Saved Games

When going into confusing secret passages or unknown dangerous locations, save the game. Saving the game can help if a player becomes lost and confused in a long winding secret passage with lots of twists and turns and it can also help if you are stuck in certain parts of the game.

Beginners Guide To Nancy Drew - Transportation

In all games Nancy has to go from one place to another and often needs transportation. Sometimes Nancy Drew will use a bike, a kayak and other times it can be a public train. Regardless of the transportation always listen to the warnings before moving Nancy Drew. In the case of the bike, Nancy is told to always where her helmet. If she does not, she will have an accident and need to use the Second Chance. With the Kayak, Nancy is told to never go beyond the danger points. If she does, game over and Nancy will be lost at sea, never to be seen again and another Second Chance will need to be used to continue the game.Each Nancy Drew game is different in cases of location, people and transportation. The one thing that is the same is the need to take note of important clues and to always check your surroundings. Look everywhere in the game. Clues are hidden and a keen eye is often needed to find them. The puzzles can be confusing but finding the right clue and deciphering how it is to be used is all that is needed to continue the game.