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Nancy Drew 25: Alibi in Ashes Hints
How and where do I install the device?
1 of 9: I'm sure you know that it needs to go somewhere in Brenda's van, right? Go there, call Brenda to get her out of the way, then go in and look around.
2 of 9: On the right wall, you'll find a grey box labeled "Antenna." Pop it open and put the jammer in the slot.
3 of 9: The directions for this next bit are a little confusing, since it talks about wires and there aren't any. What you really need to do is draw a line that connects each light with the other light of the same color. The lines can't cross, though, so you're going to plan this carefully --
4 of 9: -- and you only have three minutes before Brenda comes back to her van and catches you. Yikes! Read to the end of this hint for a picture showing how to install the jammer.
5 of 9: To start drawing the connecting wires, click on one light, then move the mouse around the board to the other light and click again. To remove a wire you've already made, click on one of the lights twice.
6 of 9: Since you can't let the wires cross, some of the lights will have to be connected by strange routes that go around other lights. The obvious route of a straight line between the two lights is almost never going to work.
7 of 9: There's not that much room around the outside of the lights. You can make the wires as long as you need to, but if there's another wire already in that place, you'll have to find another route.
8 of 9: As I said, this bit is timed, but you can always use the same little trick I mentioned in connection with the number game in Alexei's shop to freeze the clock.
9 of 9: These kinds of puzzles can be way frustrating if you just can't get the hang of them. There may be other ways to get there, but here's how I did it:
