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Second Piece (Hard)20 hints left

Hint 1

The rope you need is in plain view, but it's out of immediate reach.

Hint 2

Something's holding it just above your head.

Hint 3

Have you looked at the pond at the end of the dry river bed?

Hint 4

It's on the map screen immediately north of the map screen which contains the south shore.

Hint 5

The hanging corpse is holding a coil of rope.

Hint 6

But you can't reach it unless either you get up there or...

Hint 7

He gets down.

Hint 8

Somehow you have to lower the hanging corpse from its perch.

Hint 9

Have you noticed what the cord suspending the corpse is tied to?

Hint 10

A log.

Hint 11

To lower the body, you have to raise the log.

Hint 12

The log is too heavy to lift.

Hint 13

What would raise the log, though?

Hint 14

The corpse is hanging over the remnants of a dried-out pond.

Hint 15

Logs float.

Hint 16

If the pond was full, the log would float.

Hint 17

In order for the pond to be full, the water would have to come along the dry river bed.

Hint 18

What's holding back the water?

Hint 19

A dam is hindering the water at the river fork (on the same map screen as the pond).

Hint 20

Somehow you need to unlock the dam.

Guide help

This is the low-spoiler guide for "Second Piece (Hard)" puzzle in The Secret of Monkey Island. Unlike in normal walkthrough, you get gradual hints on how to solve the puzzle. Click the big button below to see your first hint. If the hint contains a spoiler, you will be warned about it before clicking.

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Hints written by Greg Edwards
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