Cutthroats - Infocom

               Sent in by Marion Taylor

How  you play Cutthroats depends on whether you are shown a  coin 
or a plate near the beginning. Up to this point, the game-play is 
the same, therefore this solution is in three parts.

You are in your hotel room, lying on your bed. Get Up. Inventory. 
Examine watch.  Wind it. Get note and read it. Drop note. Examine 
dresser.  Open it.  Get all from dresser. Examine closet. Get all 
from closet.  Open door.  North. Close door and lock it. N, N, E, 
E,  E,  S.  (The Shanty). Sit. Buy food. Ask bartender for water. 
Eat.  Drink water.  Wait until Weasel arrives.  Wait until Johnny 
explains what the deal is.  He'll ask if you're  interested.  Say 
Yes. Stand up.

N,  W,  W, W,  W,  SW, SW, NW.  (End of  Winding  Road). Wait for
Johnny and  the  rest  of  the gang  and until  Johnny  shows you

either  a  gold  coin or a gold  plate.  Wait.  Johnny  gives you
instructions and arranges the next meeting.

GOLD COIN:

SE, NE, NE, E, E, E, E, SE. (Ocean Road). S, S, SW, N. (Mariner's 
Bank).  Withdraw $600.  Drop passbook. S, NE, SE (Point Lookout). 
Wait for Johnny.  He'll ask if you've brought the money. Say Yes. 
Show  money.  He  will  then  ask if you  need  deep  sea  diving 
equipment.  The coin comes from the Sao Vera which is very  deep, 
so say Yes to this question.

NW, N, N, NW, W, S. (Outfitter's Shop). Wait until McGinty leaves 
and Johnny makes a deal with the salesman.  Give $n to shopkeeper 
($n  being the amount the salesman asks for).  Buy can  of  shark 
repellent and lamp.

N,  E,  E, SE, S, S, SW, W. W. (Ferry Landing). Wait until Weasel 
and McGinty meet and you see Weasel handing something to McGinty. 


E,  E,  NE, N, N, N, NW, S. (The Shanty). Buy food. Ask Bartender 
for water. Eat. Drink water.

N,  W,  W,  S (Vacant Lot). Wait here until you see McGinty leave 
going east.  S,  W.  Open window. N. Get envelope and read it. S. 
Close window. E, N, N, N. (Wharf).

E.  (Port deck,  Mary Margaret). N, Down. (Crew's Quarters). Hide 
envelope under mattress.  Wait until Johnny arrives and asks  for 
the latitude and longitude.  Say latitude 40,  longitude 45. Wait 
until Johnny tells you to get some sleep. Sleep. Wait, and Johnny 
will come and tell you its time to get up.  Get up. Get envelope. 
S,  S,  S.  (Captain's Cabin).  Give envelope to  Johnny.  N,  N. 
(Galley).  Eat  and  drink here when you  need  to.  N.  (Storage 
Locker).  Get deep sea suit.  Wear it.  Get lamp and can of shark 
repellent.  Drop key and book of shipwrecks.  Wear deep sea suit. 
S, Up, E, S. (Aft Deck). Drop key and book of shipwrecks. Connect 
hose to suit. Turn on compressor. Dive.

Light lamp. Open Can. Go down 7 times to shipwreck. Down. (Middle 
Deck).  S.  Get bar.  S,  S.  Move bunk with bar. Wedge bar under 
bunk.  S,  D, N, N. Push chest west. Wait until you see an orange 
line.  Get line.  Tie it to chest. Pull line. E, N, N. Push chest 
south. Examine skeletons. Examine scabbard. Get sword. Push chest 
south three times. (Cabin with ladder). Stand on chest. Up, N. N. 
(Middle deck).  Push cask north twice.  Stand on cask.  Cut  rope 
with  sword.  Drop  sword.  Go up until you reach the surface ...
Score: 250

GOLD PLATE:

Follow  the  Gold Coin solution until you get to  Point  Lookout. 
Wait for Johnny.  Show money.  Say No (the wreck isn't deep). NW, 
N, N, NW, W, S. (Outfitter's shop). Wait for McGinty to leave and 
until Johnny makes a deal.  Give $n to salesman. Buy can of shark 
repellent,   lamp,   c  cell  (battery),  tube  of   putty    and
electromagnet. Rent compressor.  From here continue to the Ferry,
wait to see  the  meeting  between  McGinty  and  Weasel.  Go  to
McGinty's Salvage Co.  and get the envelope, then go to the Wharf
and board the Night Wing. Eat and drink at  the  Shanty when  you
need to.

W.  (Starboard Deck,  Night Wing).  Down. (Crew's Quarters). Hide 
envelope under mattress.  Wait for Johnny. Wait until he asks for 
the latitude and longitude.  Say latitude 25,  longitude 25. Wait 
until he tells you to sleep.  Sleep.  Wait. Get up. Get envelope. 
S,  S,  S.  (Captain's Cabin).  Give envelope to  Johnny.  N.  N. 
(Galley) Eat and drink.  N,  N.  (Storage Locker).   Wear the wet 
suit and the flippers. Get  drill. Examine it. Open panel. Insert
battery in drill. Close panel. Fill tank with air. Wear tank. Get
all.  South,  Up.  Wear face mask. Dive.

Open can.  Light lamp.  Down,  Down, Down, Down, S. Open door. S. 
Put electromagnet against mine.  Turn on electromagnet.  Drop it. 
Up. Remove tank. S, S. Turn on drill. Drill safe with drill. Turn 
off drill.  Get glass case. N, N. Wear tank. Down, N, Up. Turn on 
drill.  Drill case.  Open tube.  Get glob (of putty). Put glob in 
hole. Down, N, Up to ship and the end of the game...Score: 250