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Nancy Drew and the Secret of Shadow Ranch Hints

What am I supposed to do with this thing under the rock?

  • 1 of 10: As you maybe can tell, it's a maze.
  • 2 of 10: You need to get the four pieces in the corners into the four circles in the center.
  • 3 of 10: But not just any circles. Each has to go to its own circle and no other.
  • 4 of 10: And there's another problem: how to move the pieces?
  • 5 of 10: The note in the broken lamp had a clue about this.
  • 6 of 10: Dirk told you to find an "attracter of metal." Sounds like a magnet to me.
  • 7 of 10: Get a magnet and use it drag the pieces around the maze.
  • 8 of 10: And then, of course, there's those stupid bars covering up half the puzzle. Argh!
  • 9 of 10: You'll have to feel your way around under the bars by feel; when the piece drops off the magnet, you probably just hit a wall. But not always.
  • 10 of 10: Have fun!