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The Curse of Monkey Island Hints
Haggis McMutton
1 of 14: First, you need to get Captain Rottingham out of the chair, before Haggis will even be able to talk to you.
2 of 14: Then talk to him, and learn that you need to beat him in a caber toss.
3 of 14: That means you have to throw a log farther than he does.
4 of 14: There's no way you're going to win a fair contest here -- he's much stronger than you.
5 of 14: Try a replacement log.
6 of 14: Look at those rubber trees. They'd look a lot like the cabers if you cut one down.
7 of 14: Nothing you have in your inventory is going to cut the trees directly. But you might be able to find something to take down a tree indirectly.
8 of 14: Try an explosion.
9 of 14: The rum on the grassy knoll would probably cut the tree if it exploded.
10 of 14: Start by cutting the sawhorse holding it.
11 of 14: Use the serrated bread knife from the back of the quiet man at Captain Blondebeard's.
12 of 14: Then, you'll need to light the trail of rum.
13 of 14: Look for something that's already on fire ... or at least sort of on fire.
14 of 14: Use the glowing ember from the beach. That will light the rum, and put the rubber tree on the pile of logs. You will now beat McMutton the next time you challenge him to a caber toss.
