Key & Compass presents:
A scurvy gift for Bosn Chuck
by J. Robinson Wheeler

Arr arr and ahoy there, skipper! It be the occasion to honor the chief bos'n Chuck Schemendiman with a retirement party! So ye've decided to get him a present. But what to get for a man who has one wooden leg, the gout, a glass eye, and scurvy?

This solution is by David Welbourn, and is based on Version 1 of the game.

Walkthrough
Extras
- Characters, Endings, Inventory, Score
Thank You to my Patreon supporters
External links:
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Walkthrough

Poop deck

> about. arr. xyzzy.

> x ship. x monkey. x Skunky. x Skinny. x Swanky. u.

Crows nest

> x bottle. take it. x Chuck. x ocean. d. d.

Powder room

> x tnt. take it. put it in bottle. close bottle.

> u. n. dive. d.

Big old ocean floor wreck

> x ship. in.

Inside the ol wreck

> x watch. x sponge.

> give bottle to sponge. hold ears. z.

> take watch. out. u. u. u.

Crows nest

> give watch to Chuck. (+100)

** Ye have won! **

Then there's a storm and an iceberg and the ship sinks and everyone dies.

*** You have died ***

Extras

Characters

A monkey, Skunky sailor, Skinny sailor, and Swanky sailor are on the Poop deck. The monkey is the ship's mascot.
Chuck is chief bos'n Chuck Schemendiman and in the Crows nest.
A mean nasty sponge is Inside the ol wreck and guards the gold watch.

Mentioned:

Birds who've stained the poop deck.
Pirates who might've owned the ol wreck before it sank.

Endings

You have died

if you dive into the water with dynamite unprotected by a closed bottle,
or if you dive from the Crows nest.

Ye have won! then You have died if you give the gold watch to Chuck.

Inventory

a bottle with cork. It's in the Crows nest. Put the dynamite in it and close it. Give the bottled TNT to the sponge and wait.
a stick of dynamite. It's in the Powder room. Put it in the bottle and close the bottle so the TNT doesn't get wet. Give the bottled TNT to the sponge and wait.
a gold watch. It's inside the old wreck. Get rid of the sponge first (see bottle and dynamite), then give the watch to Chuck.

Score

In a total of 0 turns, you have achieved a score of your-score points out of a possible 100.

100 points for giving the gold watch to Chuck.

(Oddly, this game doesn't count your turns.)

Thank You to my Patreon supporters

This walkthrough is provided free of charge since I wrote this walkthrough prior to January 2015 when I began my Patreon account, and also because the work it's based on has less than fifteen locations (so I wouldn't have charged for it anyway). I've since reformatted this walkthrough to use my currently preferred style. I hope you enjoy it!

I'm still creating new walkthroughs! Larger ones too! Please visit my Patreon account if you're interested in helping me create more interactive fiction walkthroughs. I appreciate all the help I can get! Thanks again.

Key & Compass presents: A scurvy gift for Bosn Chuck by J. Robinson Wheeler