Brain Out 2 Level 106
📝 Walkthrough
Overview
Level 106 asks you to "Help him unlock the cage!" A man is locked inside a metal cage fitted with a numeric keypad lock. On the floor lies a small scrap of paper with writing that looks backwards and garbled. Nearby are a dresser with a round mirror, a Christmas tree, scissors, and a plate with a chicken leg. The victory line, "Saved!", comes after you figure out the four-digit code the paper hides.
- Difficulty: Regular
- Estimated moves: 2
Step-by-Step Solution
- Look at the lock. The cage has a numeric keypad, so you need a four-digit code. No code is written in plain sight.
- Read the paper. The scrap on the floor shows reversed, mirror-like characters that do not make sense as written.
- Hold the paper up to the mirror. Drag the paper over to the round mirror on the dresser. The mirror reflection flips the reversed text so it reads correctly.
- Read the reflected code. In the mirror, the garbled characters become the number 5296.
- Enter 5296 on the keypad. Type 5-2-9-6 into the cage lock. The door springs open and the man steps out, arms wide, surrounded by flowers. The screen says "Saved!" and the level is cleared.
Strategy & Reasoning
This is a mirror-code puzzle. The paper is deliberately written in mirror writing so that reading it directly gives nonsense. The round mirror on the dresser is not decoration — it is the device that flips the text back to normal. Once you place the paper in front of it, the code becomes legible as 5296.
The scissors, the chicken leg, and the Christmas tree are distractions. You do not need to cut the bars, pry the lock, or feed the man; the cage is opened by a code, and the code only makes sense after a reflection.
The insight is recognizing that "backwards writing" must be reversed by a mirror rather than guessed. Carrying the paper to the mirror transforms the unreadable scribble into the exact four digits, which you then enter on the keypad to free him.
Tips & Common Mistakes
- Mistake: guessing the code. The keypad accepts a real code; guessing wastes attempts. Read it from the mirror.
- Mistake: ignoring the paper. The reversed writing on the floor is the password clue, not a random scrap.
- Mistake: forgetting to use the mirror. Reading the paper as-is gives gibberish. Hold it up to the round mirror to flip it into 5296, then enter that.
Walkthrough Notes
The paper on the floor looks backwards and garbled because it is meant to be read in a mirror. Use the round mirror on the dresser to reflect the paper, and the reversed text becomes a readable four-digit code. Type that code into the keypad on the cage. The scissors and the chicken leg are decoys; there is no cutting or food bribe. The victory line "Saved!" appears once the code is entered. Compare this with guessing the code or cutting the lock: guessing fails and cutting is not an option. The mirror is the decoder, and the backwards paper is deliberately unreadable without it.
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