[The Tea Kettle

The eighth escape room in Escape Academy by Coin Crew Games, located in Winter Term. It features a garden setting where players must solve puzzles involving a tree inscription, a garden shovel, and a locked shed code to find true love.

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The Tea Kettle is the eighth escape room in Escape Academy by Coin Crew Games, set during Winter Term. In this garden-themed escape, you'll piece together a tree inscription, dig with a garden shovel, and crack a locked shed code on your way to finding true love. It's a moderate challenge with a roughly 25-minute completion target.

Overview

The Tea Kettle sits in the middle of the difficulty curve (rated 3/5) and is designed to be cleared in about 25 minutes. The room centers on a garden with a prominent tree at its center, and the puzzles chain together around that tree, the tools you find in the garden, and a shed secured by a code. Because the core puzzles revolve around a small set of objects, it pays to examine everything in the garden before you start committing to solutions.

How to Complete

The escape follows a loose three-part structure based on the room's key elements:

1. Read the tree inscription — The central tree carries an inscription you'll need to interpret. This is the anchor for the rest of the room's logic.
2. Use the garden shovel — A garden shovel lets you dig in the garden; the room's summary ties this to "digging up a strange scene in the garden" [src-eca7cb7683].
3. Enter the shed code — The locked shed requires a code you'll derive from the puzzles above.

The exact ordering within the room is flexible — as with most Escape Academy levels, you generally can't lock yourself out of a solution, so you can work the objectives in whatever order makes sense to you [src-59f8d3957c].

Step-by-Step Walkthrough

1. Start by surveying the garden. The tree is the visual centerpiece of the room, and its inscription is your first clue. Take note of what it says before moving on.
2. Locate the garden shovel. Pick it up so you're ready to dig once you know where to dig.
3. Dig up the strange scene in the garden. Using the shovel on the correct spot reveals the scene referenced in the room's objective. This feeds into the shed puzzle [src-eca7cb7683].
4. Solve the locked shed code. Combine what you've learned from the tree inscription and the dug-up scene to open the shed. Inside is the final piece of the escape.
5. Finish the level. Completing the room rolls the "Steeped in the tea kettle and live to tell the tale" achievement/trophy [src-59f8d3957c], which is listed as Tea Hot to Handle — awarded for escaping "The Tea Kettle" [src-f825a4961b].

Newspaper Location (Extra, Extra! Achievement)

If you're chasing the "Extra, Extra!" achievement for reading 10 editions of The Escapist Times, The Tea Kettle's newspaper is on a bench directly below the tree in the center of the room [src-f825a4961b]. Grab it early so you don't forget it on your way out.

Tips

• Check the tree first. The inscription is the room's central clue, and everything else builds off it.
• Don't rush the dig. Make sure you've read the inscription before using the shovel so you know what you're looking for.
• A+ rank is time-based. You earn an A+ by finishing within the given time limit without using any hints [src-f825a4961b] — so if you're going for a top grade, save your hint uses for another room.
• Explore before solving. Since the room can't be soft-locked, take a moment to walk the garden and note every interactable before committing [src-59f8d3957c].

Rewards

• Achievement/Trophy — Tea Hot to Handle: Escape "The Tea Kettle" [src-f825a4961b].
• Completion achievement/trophy: Every level you beat pops an achievement, so clearing The Tea Kettle adds to your collection [src-59f8d3957c].
• Progress: Beating this Winter Term room unlocks the next escape in the sequence — the walkthrough order lists Tea 'N Tea as the level that follows The Tea Kettle [src-0f3d11182e].

Details

term

Winter Term

timeToComplete

25 Minutes

difficultyRating

3/5

Sources

• Escape Academy The Rival Room Walkthrough
• Escape Academy Walkthrough | ALL Achievements / Trophies
• Escape Academy The Tea Kettle Walkthrough
• Escape Academy Complete Walkthrough
• The Escape Academy | Episode 3 | Bust a Move
• 100% Achievement Guide - Escape Academy