Brain Out 2 Level 124
📝 Walkthrough
Overview
Level 124 says "Break the record!" A man stands beside a strength-tester carnival game (high striker), mallet raised. The display reads 000, and a yellow sign on the ground proclaims "NEW WR: 666" — the world record to beat. The victory line, "The record was 'broken'!", reveals the pun: rather than beating 666, you smash the record itself.
- Difficulty: Regular
- Estimated moves: 1
Step-by-Step Solution
- Read the goal. You are told to "break the record," and a sign proudly shows the world record of 666.
- Do not swing at the target. Hitting the red button on the machine would only try to beat 666, which is not the joke.
- Swing at the record sign. Use the mallet to smash the yellow "NEW WR: 666" sign on the ground.
- The sign breaks. The record text on the sign is destroyed, leaving it blank.
- Confirm. The man winks and gives a thumbs-up. The screen says "The record was 'broken'!" and the level is cleared.
Strategy & Reasoning
This is a pun on "break the record." Normally it means to set a new high score, but the game wants the literal meaning: physically break the record (the thing that records the score). The yellow sign showing "666" is the record holder.
By swinging the mallet at the sign instead of the strength machine, you smash the record display itself. Once the 666 is gone, the record has literally been "broken," which is exactly what the quoted caption says.
The display staying at 000 and the machine untouched confirms you did not need to actually hit the strength target. The trick is interpreting "break the record" as vandalizing the sign.
Tips & Common Mistakes
- Mistake: hitting the red button. That tries to beat 666, which is not the solution.
- Mistake: trying harder on the machine. No matter how hard you swing at the target, the record sign stays.
- Mistake: ignoring the sign. Smash the yellow "NEW WR: 666" sign with the mallet. Breaking the sign itself is what clears the level.
Walkthrough Notes
The sign says "NEW WR: 666" and the mallet tempts you to swing hard to beat 666. But the pun is "break the record" literally: drag the sign that says 666 and break it (or tear it), rather than out-hitting it. The victory line "The record was 'broken'!" quotes the word broken. Compare this with swinging the mallet: the display never reaches 666. Destroying the paper record is the joke solution.
Why It Works
The carnival high striker reads 000, and the sign advertises a world record of 666. The obvious plan is to swing the mallet hard to reach 666, but the mallet cannot physically hit that high. The pun is on the word record itself: the paper sign bearing '666' can be destroyed. Rip or smash the sign, and the record is literally broken. The caption quotes broken in italics to stress the pun. No amount of force on the mallet is needed.
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