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Awards

Here are the lists of awards that you can be given at the end of various Nancy Drew games! We will begin with The Haunted Carousel and end up at the latest Nancy Drew game. 

The Haunted Carousel

  • Face to Face Award  
    In recognition of relentlessly interviewing all suspects

  • Phone to Face Award  
    In recognition of preferring to sleuth by phone

  • Puzzle Master Award  
    In recognition of solving the puzzles using the fewest attempts

  • Nine Lives Award  
    In recognition of taking lots of (second) chances

  • Aracari Award
    In recognition of finding the Easter eggs

  • Avid Reader Award  
    In recognition of reading everything you could get your hands on

  • Magellan Award
    In recognition of going everywhere and seeing everything

  • Tenacity Award
    For coming back to the case until it's solved - no matter how long it takes

  • Open to Suggestions Award
    For seeing nothing wrong with asking other people what they think you should do with the case

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

Danger on Deception Island

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  • Magellan Award
    For going everywhere and seeing everything

  • I Got My Money's Worth Award
    For obtaining the highest scores possible on all games and quizzes

  • Tenacity Award
    For spending more than 25 hours on the cas

  • Kayak Master Award
    For using the kayak a lot

  • Cruel Chef Award
    For making bad sandwiches

  • Open to Suggestions Award
    For seeing nothing wrong with asking others for hints

  • By the Book Award
    For avoiding getting too many points in one category

  • Puzzle Master Award  
    In recognition of solving the puzzles using the fewest attempts

  • Orienteering Expert Award  
    In recognition of using the GPS to navigate difficult passageways

  • Face to Face Award
    In recognition of relentlessly interviewing all suspects

  • Phone to Face Award
    In recognition of preferring to sleuth by phone

  • Aracari Award  
    In recognition of finding the Easter eggs

  • Nine Lives Award
    In recognition of taking lots of (second) chances

  • Avid Reader Award
    In recognition of reading everything you can get your hands on!

  • Gourmet Chef Award
    For making good sandwiches

  • Game Master Award
    For playing games you have already won

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secret of Shadow Ranch

  • All Ears  
    For listening to the advice of Bess and George

  • Bunny  
    For finding Easter eggs

  • Come Back Kid  
    For getting a second chance, and another, and another, and...

  • D.T. (DeTermined)  
    For persevering for days to complete the case

  • Flapjack  
    For cookin' up a storm to create the perfect cake

  • Hawkeye  
    For reading everything you can get your hands on

  • Ironpants  
    For ridin' all over the range!

  • Marbles  
    For playing games until your eyes crosses

  • R & R (Ridin' and Ropin')  
    For barrel bendin', sawhorse ropin', and lariat tossin'

  • Rocket  
    For speedily solving puzzles with just a few tries

  • Scout  
    For going everywhere and seeing everything

  • Sherlock  
    For successfully completing the case

  • Snoopy  
    For relentlessly interviewing suspects

  • Turner  
    For leaving no stone unturned

  • Windy  
    For talking and talking and talking on the phone

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

Curse of Blackmoor Manor

  • Amica Superba  
    For playing lots of games with lonely little Jane

  • Felina Non Cadav 
    For getting a second chance, and another, and another, and...

  • Obscurum Passagium 
    For finding your way in the dark

  • Parrotus Botherus  
    For talking Loulou's tail feathers off

  • Praemium Exploratoris  
    For going everywhere and seeing everything

  • Puzzlius Magnificus  
    For swiftly solving puzzles with just a few tries

  • Sleuthior Drewis  
    For all-around super sleuthing

  • Talkus Multissimus  
    For the relentless interrogation of suspects

  • Typus, Typus, Typus  
    For popping balloons left and right

  • Webus Preferibus  
    For doing exhaustive Web research

  • Yummius Maximus  
    For taking great pleasure in Tommy's cooking

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

Secret of the Old Clock

  • Ace in the Hole
    For your obvious enthusiasm for miniature golf

  • Catch & Release
    For letting very few get away; for frequenting the ole fishing hole

  • Gift of Gab  
    For never missing an opportunity to chat someone up

  • Nuts 'n Bolts  
    For excelling at sorting; for sorting excellence

  • Penny Saved, Penny Earned  
    For having more money than you started with, and then some

  • Puzzle Pro  
    For solving puzzles at lightning speed

  • Rovin' Roadster
    For hitting the road in your roadster. A lot.

  • Smart Cookie  
    For successfully solving the case

  • Top Tubby Telegram Toter
    For swift, sure, smiling service

  • Toy Tycoon
    For accumulating oodles of toys

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon

 

  • Clickety Clack Yakety Yak Award  
    For calling Bess and George. A lot.

  • Full Throttle Award  
    For going full bore on all the puzzles and solving them fast

  • Gandy Dancer Award  
    For being such a whiz when it comes to dancing

  • Hangin' With The Hardys Award  
    For spending maybe a little too much time with Frank and Joe

  • Happy Wanderer Award  
    For going everywhere there was to go and seeing everything there was to see

  • Hello Dolly Award  
    For re-arranging the dolls in no time flat

  • Iron Horse Chef Award  
    For sandwich-making creativity

  • Light at the End of the Tunnel Award  
    For finding your way through Jake's mine in record time

  • Phoenix Award  
    For knowing that the best thing to do after a disaster is get up and try again

  • Pinkerton Award  
    For going after suspects and questioning them relentlessly

  • Riffs on Rails Award 
    For never missing an opportunity to play Camille's piano

  • Silver Spike Award 
    For all-around sleuthing excellence

  • Steamed Sleuth Award  
    For making things go boom a few too many times

  • Wins on Wheels Award  
    For playing games over and over and over and over ...

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

Danger by design

  • Borreau  
    For your love of hangman

  • Chasseur des Cafards  
    For bravery and alacrity in wrangling vermin

  • Chercheuse d'occasions  
    For spending it up in the City of Lights

  • Debutante du The  
    For taking the time to master the art of good tea making

  • Detective Superbe  
    For being the best detective on either side of the Atlantic

  • Eleve 
    For your love of the language of love

  • Femme-Grenouille  
    For your love of the water

  • Grande Gourmande  
    For your overall 'joie de vivre'

  • Jeune Davinci  
    For your art appreciation and production

  • Letrice  
    For your love of the written word

  • Partout a Paris  
    For going everywhere and seeing everything

  • Savoir Faire  
    For solving puzzles in the least amount of time

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

Creature of Kapu Cave

  • Wikiwiki  
    For completing the game in record time

  • Trash Talk  
    For getting Dr. Craven to confess that he trashed Quigley's camp

  • Bug-Eyed  
    For accomplishimg entomology-related chores in a remarkably timely fashion

  • Brain Freeze  
    For figuring out Big Island Mike's favorite flavor of shave ice in record time

  • Big Island Billionare  
    For amassing a small fortune in Big Island Bucks

  • Trinket Tycoon  
    For collecting so many charming but totally useless trinkets

  • Shell Shocked  
    For collecting at least one of every type of shell

  • Avid Angler  
    For outstanding fishing skills

  • South Sea Stringer  
    For superb necklace-making skills

  • Super Snooper  
    For discovering two or more Easter eggs

  • Kapu Kahuna  
    For doing everything in Kapu Cave right the first time

  • Green Thumb  
    For making pod picking and flower fertilizing look easy

  • Hardy Helper  
    For letting Frank and Joe know what you learned about Richard Aikens

  • Pele Melee  
    For confronting an earthquake, molten lava, and the bad guys - and winning!

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

White Wolf of Icicle Creek

(*Last game where you can only recieve one award.)

  • Deer Detective  
    For superlatory sleuthing

  • Sly Fox  
    For trying to weasle out of your domestic duties

  • Gaming Goose  
    For playing the Fox and the Geese

  • Learned Lynx  
    For incredible research skills

  • Snow Monkey  
    For your love of snowball fights

  • Mystery Moose  
    For your tenacious investigation

  • Polar Bear  
    For spending a lot of time in the cold

  • Rapid Rabbit  
    For solving puzzles in the least amount of time

  • Lab Rat  
    For spending way too much time with radiation

  • Snake Charmer  
    For giving Tino a reason for living

  • White Wolf  
    For your love of our canine friends

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

Legend of the Crystal Skull

(*First game where you are able to recieve multiple awards.)

 

Phantom of Venice

 

The haunting of Castle Malloy

Ransom of the Seven Ships

Warnings at Waverly Academy

trail of the twister

Shadow at the Water's Edge

The captve curse

alibi in ashes

Tomb of the Lost Queen

The Deadly Device

(*First game with a trophy case.)

  • Alarmist
    For consistently raising the alert.

  • Candy Connoisseur
    Sampling all of Niko's candy.

  • Chemist
    Creating many formulas.

  • Composer
    Creating shockingly beautiful music.

  • Electrified
    For running wireless energy tests.

  • Easter Egg
    For finding a secret surprise! 

  • Gamer
    Playing the boards.

  • Gummy Bandit
    For pilfering gelatinous ursines.

  • Imperfectionist
    For messing up Mason's desk.

  • Pigeon Handler
    For frequent flights.

  • Pretty Kitty
    Rebuilding the robotic feline.

  • Trivia Tamer
    For acing the final test.

  • Charmed (Bonus Edition Only)
    Finding all the charms.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

Ghost of Thornton Hall

  • Spoiler Free

       If you do not use the hint system, you will            get an award.

  • Historian

       If you learn a lot about the Thornton family        by asking the different characters, you                might win an award.

  • Brewmaster

       If you make enough tea, you might win an          award.

  • Spooks Galore

       You might win an award if you see enough          ghosts.

  • Ghost Hunter

       If you listen to ghost recording often                    enough, you might win an award.

  • Eerie Epitaphs

       If you checked all tombstones, you might            get an award.

  • Cotton Runner

       If you run the cotton gin often enough, you          might get an award.

  • Charmed

       If you find all seven cell phone charms, you        will get an award

  • Egged 

       If you find an Easter Egg, you will get an              award.

  • Key Spinner

       If you use the partial key on Charlotte’s                bedroom door often enough, you might get        an award.

  • Bottled Up

       If you play with the wine bottles often                  enough, you might get an award.

The Silent Spy

  • Aerialist

       For being all zippy zoom! Zipline to                      Bridget's room and back a lot to earn this             award. 

  • Bomb Expert

       Way to ace your pop quiz, hot shot! Disarm        the bombs really quickly to get this award.            ("Pop quiz, hot shot" is also a reference to            the movie "Speed", which is about a                      bomb.) 

  • Gastronaut

       You ate a lot of snacks. We like space. This          trophy is the convergence of those two                   things. Eat all of the snacks at the food                stand to gain this award. 

  • Spy

       Seeing the world through data colored                  glasses. Put on the spy glasses a lot to                   obtain this award. 

  • Souvenir

       Deep pockets, clear vending machine, can't         lose. Buy all of the souvenirs to win this                 award. 

  • Egged

       This trophy is for your egg, not for you.                Move along. Find an Easter Egg to get this          award. 

  • Golden Archer

       For liking archery, and hating                                circles. Practice archery a lot to gain this            award. 

  • Piper

       For turning it up to eleven. Play the                      bagpipes a lot to get this award. 

  • Unlocker

        I AM THE ONE WHO UNLOCKS! Open         all of the lockers to get this award. 

  • Spoiler Free 

       Beat the game without any solutions (red            hints) on Amateur Sleuth to get this award,          or just play the game on Master Sleuth. 

  • Treasure Hunter

       The world is your bank! Find a lot of coins          in the environment to get this award. 

  • Trivia Tamer

        Like that boy in the boat with the tiger, but         trivia. Answer the trivia question at the end         of the game correctly to obtain this award. 

  • Charmed

       Who keeps leaving those charms out? In                the Bonus Edition, find all of the phone                charms to get this award.

The Shattered Medallion

  • Compassionate

 "For being a friend to a friend in need" Exhaust all conversations with George to get this award.  

  • Big Spender

"For spending those hard won points" Buy all of the souvenirs to get this award. 

  • Dive Master

"A passion for traversing the underwater world" Use the submarine at least six times to get this award. 

  • Egged

"For discovering a hidden secret" - Discover an Easter Egg to get this award. 

  • Explorer

"Becoming a paddle expert" Use a kayak at least 12 times to get this award. 

  • Gamer

"For being a board game connoiseur" Win one of the games at Puzzle Palace (Monster or Raid!) ten times to get this award. 

  • High Scorer

"Finishing on a high note" Have at least 700 points before placing the fifth medallion piece to get this award. 

  • Survivor

"It's a shaky world, which you survived" After hearing Kiri while in the earthquake simulator, press the button and then duck under the table to get this award. 

  • Card Agon

"Playing the cards to win" Use at least four cards on the scoreboard to get this award. 

  • Spoiler Free

Don't use any red solutions on Amateur Sleuth to get this award, or just play the game on Master Sleuth. 

  • Super Fan

"Getting to really know the competition" Listen to all of the confessionals to get this award. 

  • Trivia Tamer

"Aced the final exam" Answer the trivia question at the end of the game correctly to get this award. 

  • Charmed

"A charmed extravaganza" In the Bonus Edition, find all of the phone charms to get this award.

Labyrinth of Lies

  • Restorer

Restoring culture, one pixel at a time. Piece back together all of the images on Xenia's tablet to get this award. 

  • Wannabe Hero

For Knockin' on Heaven's Door. Try to open the heaven door in the Underworld 30 times to get this award. 

  • Ferryman

For cashing in your frequent dier points. Ride the ferry 18 times to get this award. 

  • Egged

For clicking on EVERYTHING. Obtain an Easter Egg to get this award. 

  • Cagey

Because no cage can hold you! Activate the cage in the Underworld a bunch of times to get this award. 

  • Lift Mania

For being so uplifting. Ride the lift 25 times to get this award. 

  • Artisan

For understanding art, like really understanding it. Paint 12 vases to get this award. 

  • Previewer

For being very patient. Listen to all of the rehearsal files on Melina's computer to get this award. 

  • Lottery

Lucky you! Earn 70 chances in the ticket drawing on the computer to get this award. 

  • Spoiler Free

The Best in Skull Award for Pretty Ideal Brains. Don't use any solutions (red hints) on Amateur Sleuth, or just play the game on Master Sleuth, to get this award. 

  • Ticket Agent

For charging exorbitant fees for literally no reason at all. How do you sleep? Solve all of the seating puzzles on the computer to get this award. 

  • Trivia Tamer

For systematically trapping and domesticating wild facts. Answer the trivia question at the end of the game correctly to get this award. 

  • Charmed 

For finding all but one charm in the Bonus Edition, find all seven phone charms to get this award.

Sea Of Darkness

  • Egged

Time to make an omelet. Find at least one Easter Egg to get this award. 

  • High Seas Captain 

Row, row, row your boat...Take the dinghy out a lot to get this award. 

  • Keepsake Kitsch

Compulsive spender or completionist? You decide! Buy all of the souvenirs to get this award. 

  • Linguist

Þu ert Frábæ! Play the language game a lot to earn this award. 

  • Lookout

Not afraid of heights Climb the crow's nest a lot to get this award. 

  • Receptionist

Lot of time on your hands, eh?Listen to all the voicemails on Magnus's phone to get this award. 

  • Relationship Guru

Put a little love in your heart! Tell Ned you love him to get this award. 

  • Short Order Cook

Turning cute animals into entrees like a pro! Make food a lot to get this award. 

  • Spelunker

Intentional, or just bad at mazes? See every scene in the ice caves to get this award. 

  • Spoiler Free

Play the game without using any red hints (solutions) on Amateur Sleuth, or just play the game on Master Sleuth, to get this award. 

  • Tidal Master

It only took you a month to solve the case! Change the tide a lot to get this award. 

  • Trivia Tamer

You DO know jack! Answer the trivia question at the end of the game correctly to get this award. 

  • Charmed

Your phone must be pretty heavy by now. In the Bonus Edition, find all of the phone charms to get this award.

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