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 |