This is a hard escape game.
Like really... it's super hard. ?
If you've been hacking away at a puzzle for a while tap one of the hints below its picture. The 1st one's quite subtle and the last is the full solution.
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"It will be the holiday of a lifetime" they said.
"We're all staying on the 28th floor of the best resort on the island" laughed your mate.
That was until everyone became zombies hungry for nothing but pizza. Now there's just one left, on the entire island, and a hoard of zombies breaking down the door to eat it.
But this is your pizza. It's time to fight!
You'll need to:
Before the pizza gets cold?
All the puzzles involve making lateral connections between several clue cards. For example, one clue card could contain a cipher/code and another the key to solving it. By using some pen and paper you can decode the message.
Don't worry about knowing when a puzzle is solved - trust me it's super obvious. Sometimes this is because it takes you to a website where you entered a password and it told you it was correct. Other times you'll get a piece of information that will connect to another clue.
If you get stuck players can click on the indices for the puzzle they're working on.
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Share the fun!You'll never be stuck since every puzzle has plenty of hints including the full solution. Just find the puzzle you're stuck on below.
These two buttons will quickly link you to the 2 online puzzles in the game on your phone:
Open The Wall Safe Puzzle Open the Online Door Puzzle Hint 1: ExpandMirror mirror on the window...
(Here's the link to save typing it).
Hint 2: Expand(Here's the link to save typing it).
Don't give up!
Once you combine the 3 images together a mirror will reverse the text. It reads:
You'll need to find another clue that you can cut out, with scissors, and then...
Solution: Expand(Here's the link to save typing it).
This puzzle's hard but doable if you can find what's missing. Cut it out and place it in the correct spot over the letters. When you do, you'll see a note around the outside of the object.
Side note: use the cutout object, not the photo with a hole left in it.
To solve the cipher carefully cut out the missing zombie and place it over the Sprite label (use the zombie itself, not the hole left in the photo). The 2 feet align to the 2 blue letter to reveal the passphrase:
There are 4 light switches in 3 different states. What else could match this?
Zap zap...
Hint 2: Expand Solution: ExpandThe light switch gives you a layout that matches the colors on the knobs:
Place the green knob in the bottom-left and the yellow one in the top-right.
The two remaining red knobs can be in either the top-left or bottom-right (quick trial and error will solve this):
Hint 1: ExpandThe 3rd picture is familiar but it doesn't quite look complete. If you can work out what you could cut it out (with scissors) and see if you can overlay the shape on something.
Solution: ExpandThe original painting has an additional zombie (Big Momma) on the right. Use this to solve another puzzle.
Hint 1: ExpandThe words will make a sentence but you won't have to brute force it. Try finding a connection with another clue.
Hint 2: ExpandLook for something else that has 15 elements in a similar layout.
Hint 3: ExpandEach of the words matches the position of one of the zombies on the postcard. Try writing these under each zombie.
Next, you'll need to work out the order of the zombies/words.
Partial Solution: ExpandOnce you've matched the words on the stamp, to the zombies on the postcard, you'll need to use the Base Jump kit to find the sequence.
The bottom zombie, on the Base jump kit, represents the 1st zombie/word in the sentence. The next one up is the 2nd and so on.
When you have the sentence try waiting for a sign that you're on the right track...
Solution: ExpandThis puzzle's quite hard! There's a hidden message on the stamp but it's all jumbled up. To read it you'll need to connect 2 other clues:
The final message is:
If you connect this with another clue it will give you a password...
Hint 1: ExpandYou're unlikely to solve this cipher by looking for patterns. Instead look for another clue to help.
Hint 2: Expand Hint 3: ExpandDon't give up! This puzzle's hard but doable if you can find what's missing. Cut it out and place it in the correct spot over the letters. When you do you'll see a note around the outside of the object.
Side note: use the cutout object, not the photo that's left with a hole left in it.
Solution: ExpandDon't give up! This puzzle's hard but doable if you can find what's missing. Cut it out and place it in the correct spot over the letters. When you do you'll see a note around the outside of the object.
Side note: use the cutout object, not the photo with a hole left in it.To solve the cipher carefully cut out the missing zombie and place it over the Sprite label (use the zombie itself, not the hole left in the photo). The 2 feet align to the 2 blue letter to reveal the passphrase:
Hint 1: ExpandNothing seems to be missing from this painting...
Hint 2: ExpandYou'll need to find what's missing from this painting then cut it out.
Then overlay it on another clue to reveal a secret message.
Hint 3: ExpandDon't give up! This puzzle's hard but doable if you can find what's missing. Cut it out and place it in the correct spot over the letters. When you do you'll see a note around the outside of the object.
Side note: use the cutout object, not the photo with the hole in it.
Solution: ExpandThe middle photo is missing the red zombie.
To solve the cipher carefully cut her out and place it over the Sprite label (use the zombie itself, not the hole left in the photo). The two feet align to the two blue letters to reveal the passphrase:
Hint 1: ExpandThere are 16 zombies.
No wait... there's only 15...
Hint 2: ExpandLook for something else that has 15 elements in a similar pattern.
Hint 3: ExpandEach of the zombies matches one of the words written on the stamp. You'll need to solve another puzzle to work out the correct order.
Solution: ExpandOn the postcard, one zombie is missing from the grid, in the top right slot.
On the stamp, one word is missing from the grid, in the top right slot.
If you rotate the two cards, to match this missing grid item, you get a cipher solution.
Hint 1: ExpandGuessing this one is possible but not recommended (unless you like frustration...) Try looking for a pattern of four things to help place the knobs.
Hint 2: ExpandThe chef recommends cooking different colored chili peppers in the correct order. If only there was enough light to see what's going on...
Solution: ExpandThe light switch gives you a layout that matches the colors on the knobs:
Once all four symbols align the oven is 'unlocked'.
Since there's not sci-fi technology embedded in your printout just suspend your disbelief like you're watching a Jason Statham movie. Go on - grab that pizza!
Hint 1: ExpandHi,
It's Elliott here (the chap who designed the game).
You've found me out... I'm not the world's best speller. In fact, I need to proofread everything like 4 times before hitting publish.
However... in this case, I know I've spelled the sign correctly.
Enjoy!
Hint 2: Expand
Don't give up! English is a strange language:
All sound the same when spoken.
Try matching these to a word puzzle.
Solution: ExpandThis is a phonetic clue which hints at reading a message out loud and listening to how it sounds, rather than its spelling.
When you apply this to the words on the postage stamp there are four words that have double meanings.
To get the correct order you'll first need to arrange the words into a sentence. Try looking at the postcode for this.
Hint 1: ExpandThose zombies start at the bottom and climb their way upward over each other (like in a movie you may have seen...).
Hint 2: ExpandEach zombie matches a word - just you need to work out which word! Look for another pattern matching sequence.
Solution: ExpandThis puzzle's quite hard! There's a hidden message on the stamp but it's all jumbled up. To read it you'll need to connect 2 other clues:
The final message is:
If you connect this with another clue it will give you a password...
Destination: ExpandThe image is a QR code (what's that??).
Scan the image using a QR reader app on your phone. It will take you to this website where you'll find a safe.
The password is (Spoiler) ExpandOnce you arrive at the website there'll be a locked safe which you can enter a passcode into. The answer, along with how to get it, is in the solution box for the Zombie Signpost.
Winning the Game: ExpandSet the up, like a shooting range, outside the door you've just unlocked.
Take turns shooting them with a NERF gun, paper balls, or other objects.
Once they're all dead you win the game! Take a selfie with the victory cards:
For Competitive Players: ExpandCompete for who can score the most points. A good game is NERF from 10 paces but you can make up any rules you like: