Shopkeepers provide a much needed service to Spelunky. Imagine getting stuck three blocks under a treasure trove. Or walking over the motherload of motherloads trapped in the dirt. Shopkeeper to the rescue! Supplying ropes and bombs and all matter of odds and ends that I don't quite yet understand…
The shopkeepers appear to do quite well for themselves, claiming the monopoly in a decently lucrative market.
Occasionally, however, there are items that attract my eye but, through no lack of effort on my part, I don't have enough gold to acquire them in a "lawful" manner.
I have tried all manner of things:
- Trying the straightforward approach: walking out of the store with the un-purchased item, allows me to get a step or two outside before suddenly becoming dead.
- Throwing rocks, and pots in an attempt to stun them only seems to aggravate them, causing them to whip out their shotguns and "end me" far too quickly.
- whipping them leads to a very similar fate.
- Attempting to take out a bomb in their general vicinity will also lead to my death.
I guess I have found a couple ways to attempt to steal from them, but each of these ends in either death or a trigger happy rampage (and death).
Perhaps I should restate my question:
How can I steal from a shopkeeper and survive?
Best Answer
Here is an almost fail-safe newbie-friendly idiot-proof procedure to rob the shopkeeper using a bomb and a rope:
Find a shop to rob.
Attach a rope outside the entrance.
Pickup an item and carry it to the rope. The shopkeeper will follow you.
Climb up the rope so that the shopkeeper stands in front of the rope.
Climb down and place the item in the entrance.
Apply bomb to shopkeeper.
Profit.