Escape Academy: The Rival Room Walkthrough

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Here it is, the second of the 'boss levels' in Escape Academy. Once you've completed the previous levels, this is your only option to progress - a challenge that you must pass before you're allowed entry into the rest of the game. The Rival Room.

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This extravagant competition is laid out like some sort of obstacle course, and the obstacles in this case are puzzles. Devious ones that will test all the skills you've been honing thus far - perspective, mathematics, and lateral thinking. You have a whopping 35-minutes to tackle this level, but with our hints and solutions you'll barely need 20.

First thing's first, do not worry about the progress of your rival. She will not be able to complete the final puzzle until the 35-minute mark has passed, and that's a game over anyways.

The first puzzle of this gauntlet is to fire a flaming bolt from a large ballista that will open the way forwards. To start with, open up the cabinet, chest, and briefcase that you'll find on the left. Pick up the gears within, a Small Gear, Medium Gear, and Large Gear.

Examine the wall with gear pegs in it, and slot the gears in so that you can spin the handle and operate the ballista.

Turn the wheel and move on to the next puzzle.

This puzzle consists of two elements, a very large glass wall filled with names, and a field of busts. Each name corresponds to one of the busts, with the name appearing on a plaque just underneath the bust on the column.

Interacting with a bust allows you to move it across the field, and your goal is to move the three correct busts to the three buttons at the end of the field.

"Which three can you both see?" is the clue given to you - study the glass wall and work out which