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i swear on my life nothing makes me laugh fuckin harder than when i’m playing shadow ranch and i’m completely entranced by a mysterious love story lost in the desert to the relentless cruelty of time and this janky ass piece of shit shows up

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them: i love [my favorite ND game] so much that i've played it 4 times!

me: this is my least favorite ND game. i've played it 12 and a half times.

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Rip Simone Mueller, you would have loved kpop stans sending funeral wreaths to idols they hate on for no good reason

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What did Minette mean by this?

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She's heeeeeere

(please don't write any spoilers in the tags or replies, I've been waiting for my physical copy to play it!)

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I adore this shade of butterfly wing

Now that’s what I call raw meat

Wonderful onion color

The artistry involved in this one is incredible

Lovely shade of feather

Sometimes fleas are simply breathtaking

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sorry i can’t hang out today i have to repeatedly beat a 9 year old in snowball fights. yeah, headshots only. all day thing, you know how it is. can’t just go buy my own toasty packs now can i.

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Tits too big, ass too fat, dear sweet Charlotte, please come back

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How to Trigger Spooky Events in Curse of Blackmoor Manor (SPOILERS!!!)

The last time I played CUR, I missed just about all of the spooky events I saw when I played as a kid. I decided to try to track down what triggers any “event” that takes place in Curse of Blackmoor Manor. In a new playthrough, I managed to find all the spooky events. One big difference was unlocking puzzles after the game gave you the clues (and not solving them by memory or intuition). Further details below. I hope this helps anyone in their own playthroughs whether they are playing for themselves or showing the game to a newcomer.

Nancy hears chanting after the first night. No puzzles needed.

Get the nightmare sequence by completing the 13-ghost-hunt on Alan’s computer and looking at all the portraits in the Great Hall)

To hear Linda cry, open the East Hall passageway and complete the parrot door. Walk by her room to hear sobs (I did actually go back and forth between the door and Loulou for each word)

To see meat by Linda’s bedside, I asked Linda about the passageway and eventually got kicked out after asking if I could get her anything. I opened the West Hall passageway (after getting the coat of arms from Nigel). I also saw that Nancy had to see Linda’s hand and call Paliki to follow up. I also had just come back from unlocking the forge. Whether Nancy has to unlock the forge or just be in another location is unknown (kind of like how to get food from Tommy, I order in Nancy’s room then go to the conservatory. When I go directly back to my room, the food is ready).

Nonetheless, I found that the biggest difference in my last gameplay (with few spooky events) and my latest (with a whole collection of events) was accessing the forge ASAP. I think it has to do with the letters in the forge (in one of the journals) having clues for how to solve the rest of the game. In my bad playthrough with few spooky scenes I completely forgot that notebook was there and skipped right past it.

Scratches on Nancy’s door: Go to sleep after getting the Moon key (opening the box in Nancy’s room, typing in zodiac) 

Creepy Dark figure: go to sleep after solving for the lightning key.

Nothing happened after the arrow key. Nothing after finding the time/clock key. Nothing after unlocking the mercury wand.

With the water puzzle, open the food before moving any triangles. There is something at the bottom of the well. After opening well, Jane Penvellyn gets a threatening note.

Get the Crazy Frog dream by going to Jane’s room and clicking on the chattering teeth 10 times to get an Easter egg. Read through the Frog book in Nancy’s room. Solve the Frog puzzle with the filled up well and go to sleep.

Mrs. Drake leaves charm directly after one conversation line with Hugh Penvellyn, so always check if there’s something he needs to talk about

Obtain a threatening note after obtaining the 6 keys, opening the pipes (correctly), and going directly to Nancy’s room.

Hope this guide serves as a help. I replayed puzzles and dialogue pieces half a dozen times to figure out as specifically as possible what triggered the different spooky events. Other people may have found different strategies, but I am satisfied that I found all these events on one playthrough (though with loops until I found the right combination of events).

I do have to thank HAFanForever and Arglefumph for their work in displaying these scenes in their videos. They were great reminders of events, and I discovered new ones (the Frog Easter Egg Dream). I also want to thank Arglefumph for his “Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor - Easter Egg” video which showed how to get the crazy frog dream.

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nancy drew and the extended clue crew....had a very fun time actually drawing my designs for everyone 🔎💘

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you wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me

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I finally installed the legendary pirate goblin version of "Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake" (russian version, of course))

And this legendary inscription: Ned is dead, the tree is cut down

Love it!!! XD

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I just saw people saying they were going to pirate the new game. Do not pirate Mystery of the Seven Keys. If you want more Nancy Drew games, then support HeR by buying the game they made. They are not a big company like Ubisoft or EA, which have millions and millions of dollars. They're a small indie company. I'm completely for sticking it to the greedy game companies that decide to steal from you because apparently buying is not owning, and they can take your shit without your permission, but small studios? Nope.

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forever obsessed with the fact that the clue crew just reblogs the same posts so i’ll be scrolling through my mutuals’ posts and it’s just the same meme about koko kringles 43 times in a row

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Brigitte with her eyes so bright

Looks toward heaven at midnight

On the longest night of year

That’s the one she holds most dear

“Starry friends,” she’s often heard to say

“How I wish that I could make you stay”

She knows though they can’t remain

Time will bring them round again

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I found this old ad for the original Secrets Can Kill in my copy of The Ghost of the Lantern Lady!

This book was published November 1, 1998 - four days before the release of Secrets Can Kill!