[Escape Academy Where There's Smoke Walkthrough

A comprehensive walkthrough guide for Where There's Smoke, the eleventh escape room in Escape Academy by Coin Crew Games, featured during the Spring Term.

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Where There's Smoke is the eleventh escape room in Escape Academy by Coin Crew Games, and it appears during the Spring Term. You'll have roughly 20 minutes to clear it, and it carries a moderate difficulty rating of 3/5. The room opens with the library ablaze, so the pressure is on from the first second — this walkthrough breaks down the sequence so you can keep moving.

Walkthrough Overview

The room is built around a single central idea: the phrase "flip through" is a literal instruction, not flavor text. Everything you do early on feeds into revealing the secret exit and then gathering the items needed to open the door that bars it. Read every inscription carefully — the puzzle language in this room leans heavily on wordplay [src-e1ae555f25].

Reveal the Secret Exit

1. Head straight ahead to the plinth. On it sits a book with the inscription: "There's no time to read. If you wish to escape, just flip through." Note that the words "flip through" are in bold — that formatting is the clue [src-e1ae555f25].
2. Go ahead and to the right, down the far aisle. On your left, just before the end, you'll find a set of mini shields you can interact with. They read "WISDOM / THROUGH / EFFORT" [src-e1ae555f25].
3. Flip the shields. When you interact, the action button changes to "Flip" and lets you rotate the shields. Following the book's hint, flip every letter in the word THROUGH [src-e1ae555f25].
4. Watch the bookcase. Completing the flip lowers the bookcase, revealing the secret exit [src-e1ae555f25].

Open the Barred Door

The secret exit is revealed, but a new door blocks your way. Inspect it and you'll find four slots, each with an inscription [src-e1ae555f25]:

• "An Escapist forges their own destiny"
• "An Escapist takes pride in their work"
• "An Escapist goes above and beyond"
• "An Escapist weighs the options"

You'll need to gather items matching these descriptions before the door will open.

Tackle the Tablets

Head to the opposite corner of the library to find a display case holding tablets marked with directional arrows. In order, they read: Double Right, Up, Left, [Missing Tablet], Double Left [src-e1ae555f25].

One tablet is missing from the sequence. To find it, turn to your left — you'll spot a set of stairs in the corner that you can use to continue the search [src-e1ae555f25]. Recovering the missing tablet lets you complete the directional sequence and press on toward the remaining items.

Tips

• Treat bold text as instructions. The book on the plinth bolds "flip through" for a reason — the room repeatedly turns phrases into physical actions [src-e1ae555f25].
• Check the action button. Interactive objects in this room change their prompt (for example, to "Flip") when they can be manipulated, so watch the button label rather than just the object [src-e1ae555f25].
• Sweep the corners. The missing tablet isn't in the display case with the others; it's found by turning left toward the corner stairs [src-e1ae555f25].
• Match inscriptions to items. The four lines on the barred door describe the items you need, so re-read them whenever you pick something up.

Rewards

Clearing Where There's Smoke advances your Spring Term progress in Escape Academy. The room's central mechanic — flipping the letters of THROUGH to drop the bookcase — is the key beat to remember if you replay it.

Details

game

Escape Academy

developer

Coin Crew Games

room_number

eleventh

time_to_complete

20 Minutes

difficulty_rating

3/5

term

Spring Term

Sources

• Escape Academy Complete Walkthrough
• Escape Academy Where There's Smoke Walkthrough