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Nancy Drew: Danger on Deception Island Hints

How do I get it open?

  • 1 of 9: You've seen flags like this somewhere else.
  • 2 of 9: Remember the poster at the Hot Kettle Cafe?
  • 3 of 9: Here's a screenshot in case you forgot it:
  • 4 of 9: Now all you need to do is figure out what word you're trying to spell.
  • 5 of 9: The box was presumably put here by the same person who gave you the coordinates for this beach.
  • 6 of 9: The messages in the bottles had something besides numbers.
  • 7 of 9: There was also a word that wasn't explained.
  • 8 of 9: Push the flags that spell that word:
  • 9 of 9: ROSEBUD