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Nancy Drew: Ransom of the Seven Ships Hints

How do I solve this puzzle with the silhouettes?

  • 1 of 6: When you find it, three of the paddles have animal silhouettes on them. You need to find the other three silhouettes. Leave the flower-shaped object here in the sand and scour Shark Cove till you find the rest of the silhouettes.
  • 2 of 6: Your goal here is to recreate the silhouette of an owl that you saw on that piece you got from the Atocha puzzle on Dove Isle. Read to the end of this hint for directions on how to do this.
  • 3 of 6: When you have them all, play around with the thing to see how you can manipulate the pieces.
  • 4 of 6: Each animal can be rotated, and each can be moved down into the center. And you may not realize it, but you don't have to use all the pieces.
  • 5 of 6: The shape you're looking for is a lot like the existing one. Focus on the pieces that are the most, er, owl-shaped.
  • 6 of 6: The moves you need to make are: