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Nancy Drew 18: The Phantom of Venice Hints
How do I catch the Big Boss?
1 of 9: After you get out of the water trap at the end of the pumping station --
2 of 9: -- Nancy will call Sophia to tell her who trapped her, and you have to chase the villain around Venice. The person always starts in a different spot and goes in different directions, so I can't tell you where to go; you need to figure it out on your own.
3 of 9: This is pretty tough, but it's not as hard as it looks at first. For one thing, the villain doesn't move until you do, so if you want to just sit there and figure out the possibilities, they'll stay put too. So stay calm and don't frantically click all over the place like I did.
4 of 9: Find the spot where the PDA said the person was, then look at the routes they might have taken away from there.
5 of 9: For example, if the person started at Salute and went from there on foot (the black lines), they must have gone to either Palazzo Genovese or Punta della Dogana. But if they went from there on the vaporetto (the red line), they could only have gone to Piazza San Marco.
6 of 9: After you figure out the possibilities, move one location closer to where you think they are. The PDA will then tell you the villain's next move; repeat the process and move closer again.
7 of 9: Repeat this until the PDA announces the villain's exact location again. If you've been anticipating their moves, you should be pretty close (hopefully).
8 of 9: You should now be able to anticipate their next move closely. Dive in and grab 'em!
9 of 9: If you have trouble with this, and it can be pretty confusing the first couple of times, don't panic; just start the chase over again and take it slowly this time. You'll catch the bad guy eventually.
