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The Secret of Monkey Island Hints
What should I do first?
1 of 15: Pirates are loaded with great information.
2 of 15: Perhaps, you should try talking to them.
3 of 15: The pirates on the western side of the SCUMM Bar can give you some background information.
4 of 15: You can only talk to three of these.
5 of 15: You can talk to the pirate at left side of the top, left table; the pirate at the left side of the bottom, right table; the pirate at the right side of the middle, right table.
6 of 15: They don't give you any extremely useful information, though.
7 of 15: However, there are even more pirates you can talk to.
8 of 15: Who did the pirate at the top, left table tell you to speak to?
9 of 15: Three Important-Looking Pirates, perhaps.
10 of 15: They're on the eastern side of the SCUMM Bar, one screen right of the curtain.
11 of 15: Talk to the three Important-Looking Pirates.
12 of 15: You need to get their attention somehow.
13 of 15: Tell them you want to be a pirate.
14 of 15: Talking to them more can help you learn about the three trials.
15 of 15: Run through all the dialogue options to learn more about the three trials.
