Honestly, Oklahoma is terrifying. You step off the plane in Nancy Drew: Trail of the Twister and immediately a funnel cloud is trying to end your career. It's a vibe. This 22nd installment in the series is often the "black sheep" because people think it's just a bunch of chores. But if you're stuck on a circuit board or wondering why Scott is acting like a total grump, you're in the right place.
Basically, you’re undercover as an intern for a storm-chasing team. The previous intern, Quigley, "accidentally" broke his leg, and P.G. Krolmeister thinks someone is sabotaging the gear. You have to fix things, catch mice, and somehow not get flattened by an EF5.
The Chaos of the First Day
The game starts with a literal bang. You’ve got to clear debris just to get into the farmhouse. Don't miss the metal tin under the junk—it’s full of cash and a weird letter. Once you’re inside, the house is empty. Classic. You’ll find a yellow note on the stairs from Debbie telling you to do her job for her.
Filing the Folders
The filing cabinet in the kitchen is the first "gatekeeper" puzzle. It’s a logic grid. You have to arrange the tabs based on the labels: Findings, Grange Theater, Canute, Degree, Budget, and Animals.
Once the tabs are set, you have to sort the yellow folders sitting on top.
- The first two go into Budget.
- Third goes to Grange Theater.
- Fourth to Canute.
- Fifth and sixth to Findings.
- Seventh to Degree.
- Eighth to Animals.
If you mess this up, Debbie just keeps staring at you. Kind of awkward.
How to Get Rich (Fast) in Oklahoma
You’re going to need "Pa Pennies." Everything in this game costs money, especially the disaster kit supplies. You can earn pennies by fixing circuit boards for Chase in the barn or playing "Land Rush" at Ma 'n Pa’s General Store.
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But here is the secret most people miss. You can actually "cheat" the Land Rush game to get the maximum 9,999 pennies without trying.
Select Level 4 on the Land Rush machine. Make one single move, then immediately exit the game. Because of a glitch (or maybe Pa is just generous), Nancy still gets the payout. Usually, it's around 300 pennies per "round." Keep doing this until Nancy says, "I can't carry any more." You’ll need this much if you want to buy the Mystery Box later, which costs a staggering 9,990 pennies.
Those Infamous Circuit Boards
Chase is the mechanic, and he’s constantly giving you boards to fix. The goal is to connect all the dots without the lines crossing. It's like a high-stakes version of "Flow Free."
On Senior Detective, these get brutal. The trick is to start from the edges and work your way in. If you find yourself with one "lonely" node at the end, you usually have to backtrack and reroute a long path around the perimeter. Honestly, if you're stuck, just click around. Sometimes the simplest path is the one you ignored because it looked too "obvious."
The Disaster Kit Shopping List
Pa is the heart of this game, but he won't give you anything for free. After talking to him, you need to buy specific items for the team's emergency kit.
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- Water: Grab the Waterman bottle from the bottom of the freezer.
- Sugar: Look for "Sweet Talk Refineries" on the shelf.
- Salt: "Best Bet Gourmet Salt" is what you need.
- Granola Bars: Flavor Mountain brand.
- Hardware: You need an EV-R-LIT flashlight, "Chargerizer" batteries (the blue ones), a "Handy Can" opener, and duct tape.
- Cleaning/Hygiene: Grab the toothpaste and the bleach.
Don't buy duplicates! You're on a budget. Once you have it all, take it back to the cellar in the farmhouse and stuff it into the green duffle bag.
Fixing the County Siren Map
This is one of the more satisfying puzzles. You have a grid and a bunch of colored circles (siren ranges). You have to place them so the entire county is covered with zero gaps.
It’s basically a jigsaw puzzle with circles. Start with the large blue circles in the corners and the red ones in the middle. The smaller yellow and white circles are just fillers for the tiny gaps that remain. If you see even one pixel of the background grid, the puzzle won't "click" as finished.
Where to Find the Easter Eggs
Trail of the Twister has three main Easter Eggs. Most players only find one.
- The Mystery Box Egg: Use your "cheated" Pa Pennies to buy the box. You get a token. Use that token on the Jackalope machine in the store. A cat wearing overalls (it’s a thing, don't ask) will appear on an egg.
- The Mouse Egg: Once you start catching mice in the springhouse, leave some cheese for them. Go away, do a few chores, and come back. They’ll have swapped the cheese for an egg.
- The Prairie Dog Egg: After you get the divining rod later in the game, go back to where the prairie dogs were before you relocated them. Use the rod on the tunnels. You’ll eventually dig up the third egg.
Dealing with the Grumpy Team
Scott is... a lot. He’s the leader of the team and clearly hiding something. You'll spend a lot of time in his office looking at cloud photos.
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A common point of frustration is Day 3. People get stuck because they’ve done the chores but the storm won't trigger.
The Fix: You have to talk to everyone. Multiple times. Talk to Debbie until she has nothing left to say, then go bug Chase. Usually, the trigger is a specific conversation about the "Green Skies" competition or Scott’s past. If it still won't progress, check your task list. Did you give the vacuum back to Chase? Did you look at the cloud patterns on the computer?
The Finale: Chasing the Truth
The ending of the Nancy Drew: Trail of the Twister walkthrough involves a high-speed chase. You’ll find yourself in the "Totally Crazy" car (the one with the satellite).
When you're chasing the culprit through the cornfields and the wind, don't just floor it. You have to keep the signal strength high on the monitor. If the signal drops, you lose them.
Once you corner the saboteur in the old mill, you have to solve a final wiring puzzle under pressure. It’s similar to the ones Chase gave you, but the timer is the literal tornado approaching. Connect the colors, flip the switches, and get out of there.
Actionable Next Steps
If you are currently staring at the circuit board in the barn, take a screenshot. Sometimes looking at the puzzle on a different screen helps your brain reset the pathing logic. If you're short on cash, go back to the Land Rush machine and use the "exit glitch" to max out your pennies. You’ll want that Mystery Box for the 100% completion feel. Also, make sure to save before the final chase—the driving mechanics in this game can be a bit wonky, and it's easy to accidentally drive into a ditch while trying to read the GPS.