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Nancy Drew and the Secret of Shadow Ranch Hints
I keep getting lost in the maze!
1 of 34: There's a coded message carved in the wall at the beginning of the maze that will give you step by step directions to reach the end.
2 of 34: But it doesn't tell you *everything* you need to know. Here's the exact path to follow from the beginning:
3 of 34: Turn right and enter the maze.
4 of 34: Turn right and go through the brown door.
5 of 34: Turn left and go through the green door.
6 of 34: Turn right and look in the pot at the end of the hall. Key one!
7 of 34: Turn left and go through the orange door. Look in the pot at the right. Key two!
8 of 34: Turn around and go back through the orange door.
9 of 34: Turn left and go through the yellow door.
10 of 34: Turn right and climb the ladder next to the red stone.
11 of 34: At the top of the ladder, turn right twice. Look in the pot at left on top of the wall. Key three!
12 of 34: Turn around and go down the ladder by the blue stone.
13 of 34: Go through the orange door.
14 of 34: Turn right and go through the green door.
15 of 34: Turn right and climb the ladder by the yellow stone.
16 of 34: Turn left and go through the brown door at right.
17 of 34: Turn right and enter the blue door.
18 of 34: Turn right and then go left to enter the green door.
19 of 34: Turn left and enter the orange door.
20 of 34: Turn right and enter the blue door.
21 of 34: Turn left and go through the brown door.
22 of 34: Turn right and go to the green door, then STOP. Before you go through the door, turn around to see a pot hiding by the previous door. Key four!
23 of 34: Turn around and go through the green door.
24 of 34: Go through the orange door.
25 of 34: Go right, forward, and right again to go through the red door.
26 of 34: Go left, forward, and left to the blue door.
27 of 34: Go through the yellow door.
28 of 34: Turn left and go through the green door.
29 of 34: Go forward through the blue door.
30 of 34: Turn right to face the red door and look in the pot. Key five! (While you're here, pull up the mat to see the hole underneath it.)
31 of 34: Turn left and enter the lime door.
32 of 34: Turn left and climb the ladder next to the brown stone.
33 of 34: Go forward and go through the yellow door.
34 of 34: Then just go forward till you reach the door with five keyholes.
