Brain Out Level 208
📝 Walkthrough
Overview
Level 208 says "Get rid of Sadako." The board shows a ghostly Sadako climbing out of an old CRT television. Below the TV are three items: a hammer, a remote control, and a cross. You might think to smash the TV with the hammer, use the cross against the ghost, or operate the remote. But the Brain Out twist is to use the TV's own power button. There is a small dial on the right side of the television itself; pressing that button turns the set off, and Sadako disappears back into the screen.
- Difficulty: Easy
- Estimated moves: 1
Step-by-Step Solution
- Look at the ghost emerging from the TV. The hammer, remote, and cross below are all distractors.
- Do not hit the ghost with the hammer. That will not remove her.
- Do not use the cross on her. That is a movie trope but not the game's answer.
- Find the power button on the right side of the television itself, the upper dial next to the screen.
- Tap that power button once. The TV turns off, the screen goes blank, and Sadako vanishes.
- The level-complete pop-up appears with the line "Look Behind You!" Tap Next to continue.
- Press the upper dial on the right side of the television set itself. Do not use the remote on the floor; it is a decoy.
The power button is the upper dial on the right side of the TV body. The remote control drawn on the floor is a decoy and does nothing.
The power button is the upper dial on the right side of the TV body. The remote control drawn on the floor is a decoy and does nothing. Press the dial once and the TV turns off.
If the pop-up does not appear on your first attempt, repeat the action described above; the level triggers completion the moment the required object is placed or the required gesture finishes.
Strategy & Reasoning
The puzzle is a horror-movie reference. Sadako is the ghost from The Ring, who climbs out of a television. The hammer, remote, and cross are drawn to look like anti-ghost tools, but none of them actually works. The simplest way to get rid of a TV ghost is to turn off the TV she came out of. The game even gives you a power button on the set itself. This level follows Brain Out's signature rule: the obvious action rarely works, and the solution usually involves either moving an on-screen object that looks fixed, using a hardware button, or treating the prompt text itself as a draggable element. Once you recognize the pattern, the trick becomes easy to spot.
Tips & Common Mistakes
- Tapping the remote control on the floor. It is a decoy; use the button on the TV itself.
- Trying to hit the ghost with the hammer. That does not work.
- Tapping the cross. The cross does not repel Sadako in this game.