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Grim Fandango Hints

How can I get a union card for myself?

  • 1 of 9: Talk to someone who seems to have some expertise in counterfeiting ID.
  • 2 of 9: Once you know that you need a union card (when Captain Velasco tells you about it, after you find Meche), you can ask Chowchilla Charlie in your casino to make you one.
  • 3 of 9: He will send you into the High Roller's Club and give you his card to get in there.
  • 4 of 9: You need to find a suitcase somewhere near the wine cellar before he'll give you your union card.
  • 5 of 9: Actually, the suitcase isn't in the wine cellar proper.
  • 6 of 9: Go up and down in the elevator, and watch the ride.
  • 7 of 9: There appears to be a doorway in between the kitchen and the wine cellar.
  • 8 of 9: Too bad the elevator doesn't stop in between those two floors.
  • 9 of 9: You can then head down the hallway to find Chowchilla Charlie's suitcase. You will automatically run into Charlie to make the exchange, before you have to return to the elevator.