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Nancy Drew and the Secret of Shadow Ranch Hints

How do I make the day end?

1 of 9: Warning: Spoilers! Don't read on unless you've done everything you can think of and you can't get the day to end.
2 of 9: In order for the day to end, you have to:
3 of 9:
1. Build the campfire, including the bucket of water.
- Building a Campfire
4 of 9:
2. Deliver the letter to Mary.
5 of 9:
3. Open the triangular chest and read everything in it. Open the locket watch.
- How do I open this triangular chest?
6 of 9:
4. Open the trunk at Mary's place. Open the locket watch.
- How do I get this trunk open?
- How do I open this watch locket?
7 of 9:
5. Go to Cougar Bend and mark all accessible petroglyphs on the map. Be sure to look up at the branch and wonder how you're going to get up there.
- Cougar Bend, Day 1
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When you think you're all done, go back to the ranch.
- Tex threw me out when I came back!
9 of 9: The day ends when you leave the tack room the last time. If the last thing you did was at the ranch, just go into the tack room and then leave it again to trigger nightfall.

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