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Method One (Frying Ants)17 hints left

Hint 1

How would you normally fry ants on the sidewalk? (Author's Note: The author neither condones ant frying nor takes responsibility for any ants fried after the reading of this hint.)

Hint 2

With a magnifying glass.

Hint 3

Now, you don't have a magnifying glass.

Hint 4

But you have the next best thing...

Hint 5

A spyglass (i.e. telescope).

Hint 6

Herman Toothrot has a spyglass.

Hint 7

He keeps it in his house.

Hint 8

The spyglass is inside.

Hint 9

Just pick it up. (If Herman Toothrot is inside, you may have to exit the fort and then re-enter.)

Hint 10

Now you can't use the whole telescope to make a spark.

Hint 11

You have to use a certain part of it.

Hint 12

Its lens.

Hint 13

Somehow you have to remove the lens from the telescope.

Hint 14

You can do this with one of your basic interface commands.

Hint 15

Open the telescope to retrieve its lens.

Hint 16

So how do you create an explosion to blow up the dam?

Hint 17

Use the lens with the gunpowder placed on the dam to create an explosion.

Guide help

This is the low-spoiler guide for "Method One (Frying Ants)" 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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