Interviews, Puzzles, and Winners

I'm so excited!! Phoenix's video interview with Nik part #2 is now live on our YouTube Channel! Whoo-hoo!! If you watch it all the way through you should leave a comment in reply to Phoenix's future video thoughts (interviews with other employees, other things you'd like to see in upcoming videos etc...) I'm sure she'd love to hear from you!

 

As for the TXT CHALLENGE, we have selected a winner, but we can't announce it just yet. (Stay tuned for the official winner announcement on Monday). So check your phone messages, and if you are the winner, you will know what to do next.

In the meantime, we still have another contest going on right now! We want to hear from you in a one minute or less video telling us why you like the Nancy Drew Games. we will not be accepting videos from the email. To enter the contest, upload your video to YouTube and then send us the link in the email with your name and age to solved@herinteractive.com. This weekend would be the perfect time to put this together....even I was thinking about doing a video testimonial, but since I work here, I wouldn't be eligible for the prize. Which is fine, because I'd rather go snooping through the updated art files as a reward for a long day's work. Mwahaha...

Weekend puzzle time! This one involves a secret about our next game. Well, kind of a secret. It's a dead giveaway of something small. (Click on the image for a larger view).

You can discuss the puzzle on the message boards here.

Have a great weekend!
~Little Jackalope~

Little Things + Little Secrets

When I showed up to my cubicle this morning I found this:

 

Bunny-shaped marshmallows from Phoenix! I was so happy... :') As much as I wanted to keep them alive, they couldn't survive me. Yeah, I ate them.

I have a few secrets that I cannot really elaborate on and share with you yet...but here are some hints:
- Future Phoenix video: Some fun in the sun
- Next game cover art
- Next game hidden merchandise
- And a hint to the next game in tomorrow's weekend puzzle

For now, I can only share with you these tidbits:
- We have our second Moderator Interview live on our Message Boards! Please welcome our superstar catsandbooks and check out what she has to say here!
- Also, we have another employee interview with our fantastic Administrative Assistant, CJ! If you have ever called our main number, it's likely Cj that you have talked to. What gadget do you suppose she would invent for Nancy Drew if she could? Check out her interview on the Dare to Play blog here!

Today is the last day to play and finish the Nancy Drew TXT CHALLENGE #3! Get your phones out and prove to us that you really know our game characters. ;) The grand prize is amazing, in my opinion.
~Little Jackalope~

Secret Meetings -- Bunnies!!

Several team members here held a top-secret meeting again concerning ND#27, and since it was nice outside, we went out back. There is a slough (a still swamp-like river) surrounding the back end of the building and we are also located on a kind of nature park. Perhaps I have mentioned this before, but we do get a lot of wildlife here, including baby bunnies!!! I didn't have my camera with me, but I did manage to draw a little sketch of the little bunny by the bushes...I promise I was paying attention to the meeting though. >.<

Bunnies are cute. I'm rooting for more bunny (specifically jackalope) appearances in future Nancy Drew games. Speaking of images in future games....

Have you played the Nancy Drew TXT CHALLENGE #3, yet? You only have two more days to complete the challenge and be entered for a chance to win the grand prize! A part of the winner's prize is the ability to get your picture in our next game! Now how cool would it be to see yourself in a Nancy Drew game? You could tell your friends and then show them, and you would be a super star! I don't know about you, but this is my favorite kind of prize!

Oh! I almost forgot this exciting news! Our writer, Nik, was interviewed by our intern Phoenix! Check out the video on our YouTube Channel!

Twitter quote contest is today! This time the quote is a little easier, I recommend you head over and participate for a chance to win a Digital Strategy Guide to The Haunted Carousel! Woot!
~Little Jackalope~

Historical Characters (Spoilers!)

So the TXT CHALLENGE #3 description mentioned that the trivia was about characters and historical figures. To be more accurate, we said this to properly give credit to one of the answers: Nikola Tesla, who is not just a character. He was a real historical person, not someone who was made up.

~And it's his birthday today!!! Happy Birthday Nikola Tesla!!~

I'm looking forward to sharing with you more about our next Nancy Drew mystery that includes him in the story. (If you want to jump ahead of the rest of the detectives, I recommend doing a little research, since he is in fact a real person, and the Internet is full of fun information!) You could possible learn more about the actual deadly device, which is what we call it in the game.

I'm so excited! It's been a while since we've had another historical figure to center on. Edgar Allen Poe, Harry Houdini, Marie Antoinette were all great people to learn about, and honestly....I had personally never heard of Nikola until our design team decided on ND#27! (Learn something new every day!)

Until then, you can watch the preview to ND#27 on our YouTube Channel.
~Little Jackalope~

A Weekend of Big Fun!

Ok, so perhaps that title isn't very creative, but it hits my point on the bull's eye! This weekend we have a lot of exciting things going on, it's a wonder that I didn't burst and tell you earlier. But now I can! Let me list them off like a checklist so I don't forget anything...

• First off, 

~Happy Birthday GJ fan!!~

(Hope you have a great one!)

• On the message boards, we are interviewing our fantastic moderators! Beginning with callas, we will interview a moderator each week until the end of summer. We wanted to give our hard workers a little spotlight time for all of the hard work they do, they keep our forums running smooth, clean, safe and enjoyable for everyone. Check out her interview here!

• Are you like me, in that you have several sheets of paper scattered all over with your Nancy Drew game notes? We have a solution for this issue: an official Nancy Drew game journal (the one from the collector's tin set) is now available in our merchandise store! The original price for this item is $14.99, but we are currently offer it at $9.99. Head over and order your own!

• What do you like about Nancy Drew games? We wanted to hear from you, and now's your chance to share with us why you like them in a Video Testimonial Contest! Upload a video (1 minute or less) to YouTube and email us the web link to solved@herinteractive.com with the subject line "Video Testimonial" for a chance to win some prizes! Head over to our web page for more details and complete rules.

• And I'm super excited to present my favorite contest: the Nancy Drew TXT CHALLENGE #3! This time it's trivia! How well do you know our characters and historical figures? Text "Nancy" to 82257 to start playing, the first 200 players to get halfway will get a code for 50% a game. Everyone who gets 60 or more points overall will be entered into the grand prize drawing. Click here for more details!

Last but not least, since today was a busy week for me, our intern, Phoenix, has provided you with a fun weekend puzzle. (Thanks Phoenix!) Enjoy!

23.25.15.4.3.9.11.14.8.1.18.19.4.4.1.3.20.5.8.19.

8.18.1.?.8.3.5.20.5.3.15.19.9.14.14.25.8.3.1.5.

20.5.15.1.20.18.5.8.4.5.5.7.

8.20.5.19.5.7.20.9.4.14.7.!.

Have a great weekend!
~Little Jackalope~