Bonus content for Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek on this page includes fun facts, Easter eggs, awards, phone charms, and any additional tips and tricks for playing the game.
Fun Facts
All of the character names are references to wolf themes.
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- Randall is the last name of the character in the film Wolf.
- Guadalupe can be shortened to lupe which means wolf in Italian.
- Comillo means ‘fang’ in Spanish.
- Volkstaia loosely means ‘wolf pack’ in Russian.
- Kessler is the last name of the werewolf in American Werewolf in London.
- Lou is similar to ‘loup’ in French, which means wolf.
- Sheriff Mahihkan’s name is Cree for ‘wolf.’
- Julius McQuade’s name is a reference to the film, ‘Lone Wolf McQuade.’
The fictional country of Fredonia is inspired by the Marx brothers’ similarly named country in Duck Soup.
The story Yanni tells about his grandmother being devoured by wolves is inspired by a similar story related to Willa Cather’s My Antonia.
Mystico’s responses describe either past villains, hint givers, or ‘clients’ for Nancy.
One idea for the Mystico song was to have the name stand for something. The song Nancy was to sing was “M for his mystery, Y for this…uh, mmmm…., S for the Suspense, T for the tingling sensation of doom, I for the Icy stare of his hypnotic gaze, C for the countless fans and O for Oh My. Mystico!” But was shortened to something catchier, resulting in the final song “Call 1-555-MYSTICO and prepare to be amazed!”
The tainted mayo is from Crandall’s mayonnaise – named after Emily Crandall’s restaurant from Secret of the Old Clock.
Phone numbers spell out different ‘clues’ about the characters:
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- Avalanche Patrol: 403-555-2006 (BOOM)
- Tino Balducci: 312-555-5375 (JERK)
- Pinevale Hospital: 403-555-4878 (HURT)
- Guadalupe Comillo: 213-555-3264 (FANG)
- The Faringdales: 551-555-7425 (SICK) – they got sick on the potato salad.
- Carl Jenkins: 312-555-7547 (SLIP) – he slipped on the icy stairs.
- William “Bill” Kessler: 905-555-3689 (LIAR)
- Sheriff Mahihkan: 403-555-7827 (STAR) – as in his badge
- Elsa Sibblehoth: 403-555-2483 (BITE)
- Derek and Brenda Southwaite: 418-555-7387 (PEUR) – the French word for ‘afraid’.
- Lou Talbot: 213-555-2063 (B0NE)
The picture of the grey wolf on the cover of Lou’s book “Call of the Wild” by Jack London, a “Ladyhawk” printing, features the real-world wolf named Ladyhawk, which HeR Interactive attributed the white wolf to for research on this game.
Easter Eggs
There is one physical Easter Egg you can find in the game (actual decorative egg to add to your inventory.)
Egg 1: To acquire this egg follow these steps:
- Play until the fishing shack is destroyed.
- Enter the bathroom repeatedly until Nancy sings the Mystico song; “Call 1-555-MYSTICO and prepare to be amazed!”
- Call the phone number 1-555-697-8426
- Ask Mystico for “Something very special.”
- Mystico will give you a hint of what to do.
- Travel to Icicle Lake, where the fishing shack used to be.
- Fish for a small, pinkish-looking Egg.
Next, you can use the egg on the door of Chinook for access to this theme-decorated room!
Fun finds in the game:
Nancy asks Bill if he is related to Rolfe Kessler, which is the historical character in The Haunted Carousel.
Lizzie Applegate is noted to have stayed here at this lodge. Her picture is on display in the main living area. (Elizabeth “Lizzie” Applegate is the historical character in Message in a Haunted Mansion.)
Achievements – Meta Awards – Trophies
The Sassy Detective awards (metagame awards) can be achieved by reaching the goals below. One award is granted based on the highest value the player has achieved:
- White Wolf For your love of our canine friends. (Coming in contact with the wolf 50+ times.)
- Mystery Moose For your tenacious investigation. (20+ clues found.)
- Rapid Rabbit For solving puzzles in the least amount of time. (For solving all the puzzles in 40 minutes or less, real-time.)
- Polarbear For spending a lot of time in the cold. (Going outside 15+ times.)
- Gaming Goose For playing The Fox and the Geese. (Playing 20+ times.)
- Lab Rat For spending way too much time with radiation. (Coming in contact with a radioactive source 5+ times.)
- Snow Monkey For your love of snowball fights. (Snowball fighting with Freddie 15+ times.)
- Snake Charmer For giving Tino a reason for living. (Asking Tino for a hint 10+ times.)
- Deer Detective For superlatory sleuthing. (If nothing else is accomplished, this is the default award.)
- Learned Lynx For incredible research skills. (Viewing reading materials 5+ times)
- Sly Fox For trying to weasel of your domestic duties (skipping cooking and/or maid duties 10+ times.)
Extra Tricks and Tips
- If you use the Easter Egg on the guest room named “Chinook” you will be able to enter it.
