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The Curse of Monkey Island Hints

How do I get out of the hold?

  • 1 of 9: The cannon is the key to get you out of here.
  • 2 of 9: Remember that cannons backfire when you use them.  The only thing keeping this cannon in place is that rope.
  • 3 of 9: So cut the rope.
  • 4 of 9: Before you can cut the rope, you'll need to play around here.  Find another use for the cannon.
  • 5 of 9: You should have all the tools you need to free the cannon now.
  • 6 of 9: Look out the window and see what happened when you fired the cannon.
  • 7 of 9: Pick up some of the debris that's floating out there.
  • 8 of 9: The cutlass is part of the debris.
  • 9 of 9: Use it to cut the rope, and fire the cannon again.