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# Dictionary

You may see some acronyms or phrases floating around that you're not familiar with, so here's a dictionary of as many as possible.

# General Phrases & Acronyms

Word/Phrase Definition
All Awards A speedrunning category with the goal of getting all awards in the awards screen shown after the end of games #17-32
Any% A speedrunning category with the least amount of restrictions possible for beating a game, notably allowing most glitches
Category A division of a speedrunning leaderboard for a game based on certain criteria or rules
Death% A speedrunning category with the goal of dying in-game
LiveSplit The go-to timer software for speedrunning
MND The "More Nancy Drew!" screen found in the games, usually referring to the various glitches invlolving it
ND Nancy Drew
No-Glitch/Glitchless A speedrunning category where glitches are disallowed
Premove Performing an action with anticipation/timing and not reaction
RAD RunAsDate, software used for RNG manipulation
Relay A speedrun race involving teams and multiple games, where as one player finishes a game, another team member begins the next
RNG Random Number Generator, generally used to refer to randomness in games
Run A particular instance of a performed speedrun, or the act of performing a speedrun
TAS Tool Assisted Speedrun, a speedrun crafted using various tools to create hypothetically perfect runs, commonly showcasing inhuman glitches
Unlisted A privacy setting available for YouTube videos where they can't appear in searches, but are viewable by anyone with the video's link
VOD Video On-Demand, refers to past broadcasts hosted on Twitch, often used for any video hosted on Twitch

# Game Abbreviations

Number Abbreviation Game Title
1 SCK Secrets Can Kill
2 STFD Stay Tuned for Danger
3 MHM Message in a Haunted Mansion
4 TRT Treasure in the Royal Tower
5 FIN The Final Scene
6 SSH Secret of the Scarlet Hand
7 DOG Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake
8 CAR The Haunted Carousel
9 DDI Danger on Deception Island
10 SHA The Secret of Shadow Ranch
11 CUR Curse of Blackmoor Manor
12 CLK Secret of the Old Clock
13 TRN Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon
14 DAN Danger by Design
15 CRE The Creature of Kapu Cave
16 ICE The White Wolf of Icicle Creek
17 CRY Legend of the Crystal Skull
18 VEN The Phantom of Venice
19 HAU The Haunting of Castle Malloy
20 RAN Ransom of the Seven Ships
21 WAC Warnings at Waverly Academy
22 TOT Trail of the Twister
23 SAW Shadow at the Water's Edge
24 CAP The Captive Curse
25 ASH Alibi in Ashes
26 TMB Tomb of the Lost Queen
27 DED The Deadly Device
28 GTH Ghost of Thornton Hall
29 SPY The Silent Spy
30 MED The Shattered Medallion
31 LIE Labyrinth of Lies
32 SEA Sea of Darkness
33 MID Midnight in Salem
34 KEY Mystery of the Seven Keys