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Nancy Drew and the Secret of Shadow Ranch Hints
How do I open the watch locket?
1 of 9: There's a hole on the right side of the case --
2 of 9: -- and there's a pointy thing on the chain. Any thoughts?
3 of 9: Try putting the pointy thing in the hole.
4 of 9: Ta-da! Now what?
5 of 9: Notice the raised numbers? Try pressing one of them.
6 of 9: The number moved, but it didn't stay down and the locket didn't open. I guess you have to press the numbers in a certain order.
7 of 9: The puzzle here is random; that is, it changes every time you open the watch. That means I can't tell you the answer; you have to figure it out on your own.
8 of 9: But it's not hard. Press every number till one stays down, then press another till you find one that stays down after that.
9 of 9: For example, you might find that the 8 stays down. Press 8-6, then 8-4, then 8-2, and that stays down. Then press 8-2-4, 8-2-6, 8-2-10, and so on.
