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Nancy Drew and the Secret of Shadow Ranch Hints

What should I do with the slot machine this time?

  • 1 of 9: Did you expect it to change overnight?
  • 2 of 9: It just does the same thing it did yesterday --
  • 3 of 9: -- until you follow up on the message from the jail.
  • 4 of 9: Once you have Ellie's ring, come back and look at the machine.
  • 5 of 9: Notice anything the same shape as that ring?
  • 6 of 9: How about the red spot above the coin slot?
  • 7 of 9: Use the ring on the slot and see what happens.
  • 8 of 9: Now use the tokens you got last time to play the game again, only this time try to get four good guys. It plays just the same --
  • 9 of 9: -- except this time you get a more substantial prize.