At Sea

Stand up. Wait twice. Get the coffer that slid from under the bed and wait again. Hit Crulley with the coffer twice. Wait. Read the missive. When the pirate offers his protection, answer yes. On deck, wait (or scream if you like).

When you awake in the Captain's Quarters, stand up. Examine Jamison's ring. (Sal sapit omnia means Salt savors all.) Ask Jamison about his ring. Wait. Go north to the Landing. Open the cupboard and go in. Get the clothes. Remove your frock and tear it. Wear the shirt and breeches. Go out to the Landing. Wait one turn and Jamison will give you a jewelled brooch and hand you back the coffer. Open the coffer and get the invitation.

Go down to the Hold. Notice the fire creeping toward the powder magazine. Go north twice to the Crew's Quarters. Get the bottle. You will overhear Crulley talking to himself about his sabotage. Return south twice to the Aft Hold, up, and south to the Captain's Quarters. Break the window with the coffer. Go south onto the ledge. Get the ladder. Go up four times to the Poop deck, then north twice to the Main Deck. Examine the barrels. Dip the rag (that you tore from your frock) in the water. Open the hatch. Go down to the Hold. Throw the wet rag at the fire. Go up and north to the Forecastle. Examine the winch. Read the lever. Raise the lever to lower the anchor. (Now the ship won't keep drifting toward the reefs.)

Go in to the Galley. Get the dagger. Go out and south twice to the Quarterdeck. Examine the casks. Sit in the cask (i.e., the one that has lost its lid). Get the pork. Cut the line with the dagger. Wait three turns until you are in the Shallows.

For Your Amusement:
Ask Crulley about his hook. Kiss him.
After knocking Crulley out, put him under the bed.
Try to kiss Jamison when you meet him. Try again after being taken aboard the Helena Louise.
Don't put on the boy's clothes before Jamison comes back into the cabin.
Smell in the Crew's Quarters.
Roll the bottle.
Drink the rum.
Tip the water barrel.
Ask Cookie about himself. Kiss him.
Tell Cookie about the fuse, the reefs, and the fire.
Escape the ship in the cask before the tide turns.
Wait on the ship until it smashes into the reef. (To make this happen, don't lower the anchor. The ship will strike the reefs shortly after move 100.)
Wait on the ship until it blows up. (Lower the anchor so the ship stays put, but don't put out the fire in the hold. The ship will explode at about move 130.)

La Maison

Get out of the cask. Go west, up, and east to the Folly. Sit on the bench. Wait two turns. When Jamison asks if he may kiss you, answer yes. Wait one more turn. Stand up. Go west twice, north, and east to the Kitchen. Wait. Get the garter. Go west, south, northeast, and up to the Bedroom. Remove your clothes, get the gown, and wear it.

Go north, east, and down to the Foyer. Show the invitation to the butler. (You can also bribe him with the banknote in your reticule.) Go south to the Ballroom. Wait four times while you dance with Jamison. After the music ends, go east and north twice to the Library. Examine the bookcase. Get the Treatise of Power. Get the hat from the knob. Press the island on the globe to open the portrait. (That one's a bitch, if you ask me, because there's no island mentioned in the description you get if you examine globe. You can examine the island and are told that it's picked out in greater detail, but I can't see how you're supposed to know that the object exists in the first place.)

Go north, down, and east twice to the Guard's Bunkroom. Get the key and powder horn. Go west twice and south to the Anteroom. Examine the bottle. Read the label. Put the laudanum on the pork. Give the pork to the crocodile. (You can also muzzle it by throwing something at it to get it to close its jaws, then putting the garter on it. Crocodiles have powerful muscles to hold their mouths closed, but rather weak ones for opening them!) Wait twice for the crocodile to fall asleep. Go south and west to the Corner. Unlock the door with the key and open it. Go north into the Cell. Give the garter to your father. Go south, east, north twice, up, south twice, west, and south to the Ballroom.

When Lafond asks you to dance, say yes. Wait one turn. Examine the gold ring. It seems that this is the original family ring, stolen from Jamison's brother, of which Jamison now has only a copy! Go north to the Foyer, and wait twice more. When the butler addresses you, go up and east to the Upstairs Hall.

For Your Amusement:
Return to the ship in the skiff. Go near what remains of the pyramid of casks.
In the Folly, kiss Jamison. Tell him that you love him. Try telling him that you love Lafond.
Kiss Jamison while you dance.
Listen to the musicians in the Orchestra (west of Ballroom).
Rescue your father from the Cell while wearing the boy's clothes or your chemise.
Go to the Forest right after your father runs to save Lucy.
Kick Lafond while dancing with him.

Sweet Revenge

Open the door. Go north into Lafond's Bedroom and drink the wine. Pour the wine in the green goblet and blue goblet. Put the laudanum in the blue goblet. Get the spices. Blow them at Lafond. Go south. Give the blue goblet to the butler. Wait three turns for him to fall asleep. Get the tray and wave it in the moonlight to signal the Helena Louise.

Go south, west, and down to the Foyer. Wait one turn for Cookie to arrive. Go east and north to the Library. Open portrait. (You don't have to specify the individual actions this time.) Go north, down, and south twice to the Dungeon. Get the rapier. Attack Crulley twice.

Get the smelling salts from your reticule and use them on Jamison. Unlock the chains with the brooch. Go north twice, up, south twice, west, up, east, and south to the Gallery. Untie the chandelier rope and swing on it.

Get everything. Go south three times to the Beach, and wait twice. When Jamison asks "yes or no", answer yes. Save a game here if you would like to experience the various endings:

1. Get the pistol and load it. Shoot Crulley. (Happily Ever After)
2. Get the stone you stepped on, put it in the garter and sling it at Crulley (Orphan)
3. Go east, get in the skiff and row to the ship. (Pirate Queen)
4. Get the pistol and load it. Fire the pistol into the air. (Love Transcending Death)

For Your Amusement:
Enter Lafond's room in the boy's clothes or your chemise.
Spill the wine on Lafond.
Allow Lafond to seduce you.
Swing on the rope from the Gallery: before you hear the crew come to your rescue; when Cookie is following you; before the duel in the Ballroom; and after Lafond has killed Jamison.
Lead Cookie to the Beach when you are searching for Jamison.
Allow Lafond to kill Jamison, then wait around afterwards. Examine Jamison when he's dead.

For Your Amusement at various times:
Look under your chemise. Examine your unmentionables.
Roll your eyes.
Score every 5 points and look at your ranks.

Extras

For further entertainment, you may be interested in:
Lists of bugs in Plundered Hearts: Nathan Simpson, Graeme Cree, XyzzyNews
Posts about this game at The Digital Antiquarian and SPAG
Source code

Points

You score one point for each of the following actions:

At Sea
Get cabin boy's clothes
Get bottle
Break window
Enter the Poop Deck
Throw wet rag at fire
Lower anchor
Cut line with dagger

La Maison
Wear gown
Show invitation to butler
Get Treatise of Power
Open portrait
Get key
Give pork to crocodile
Enter the Cell
Dance with Lafond

Sweet Revenge
Enter Lafond's Bedroom
Blow spices at Lafond
Give blue goblet to butler
Signal ship with tray
Attack Crulley
Use smelling salts on Jamison
Unlock Jamison's chains
Swing on rope

Endings, 2 points each:
Load pistol; shoot Crulley
Put stone in garter; sling stone at Crulley
Get in skiff; row to ship
Load pistol; fire pistol

Total: 25

Last updated: 2/15/2025