Escape Academy Bomb Puzzle Guide: Tea 'N Tea Walkthrough & Solutions

The Escape Academy bomb puzzle sits at the center of the Quad in Tea 'N Tea, the tenth room in Coin Crew Games' co-op escape sim — and it stalls more players than anything else in the level. One mistyped ratio or one wrong wire and the timer runs out. This walkthrough breaks the entire Escape Academy bomb puzzle into clear, ordered steps so you can open both panels, mix the Door Buster, translate the Russian clues, and cut the correct wires on your first attempt.

You do not need perfect reflexes here. What you need is a route: which van to raid first, which code to solve when, and where each clue actually belongs. Below you'll find the full sequence, every code spelled out, and the exact percentages that satisfy the Door Buster recipe.

Tea 'N Tea Bomb Puzzle at a Glance

Tea 'N Tea looks overwhelming the moment you spawn in. There are vans, tents, a white truck, a yellow cube, and a ticking bomb. Treat it as five small puzzles stacked on top of each other rather than one giant obstacle, and the room becomes very manageable.

If you want to sanity-check mechanics or controller quirks before you start, the official Escape Academy site is the cleanest reference. Otherwise, read on — the spoilers start now.

Step 1: Open the Bomb and Solve the Left Panel

Start by circling the edge of the Quad. You are looking for two vehicles: a police van and a florist's van. Each one holds a keychain — the Police Keychain and the Flowers Keychain. Grab both, return to the bomb in the middle of the Quad, and use each keychain on its matching lock.

Before you touch anything else, take the Tea Recipe from the inside of the bomb door. It is easy to walk away without it, and you will need it later for the teapot briefcase.

Now inspect the left side of the bomb. Near the bottom there is a small line of white text reading 900 AM. That is a radio frequency, not a time. Head back to the florist's van, tune the radio to 900 AM, and listen to the NATO phonetic broadcast. It tells you which of the six lettered keys on the left panel should be flipped up.

The broadcast loops, so if you miss a letter, just wait for it to cycle back. Set the switches and the left side of the bomb opens up.

Step 2: Keycards, Chemistry, and the Door Buster

Find the Campus Police Keycard

Enter the large blue police tent and check the noticeboard on your left. The Campus Police Keycard is hanging there. Use it on the rear doors of the police van.

Before you go inside, walk to the workbench near the florist's van. You'll find a four-digit toolbox lock and a sign behind it reading NaNO — a chemical formula for sodium, nitrogen, and oxygen.

Inside the toolbox you get a Russian/English dictionary and a Bonilla's Bouquets Keycard, which opens the back of the florist's van. Grab the RDX and the Map of the Quad from inside.

Crack the Teapot Briefcase

Back in the police tent, a briefcase with a teapot sticker wants a three-digit code. The note beside it reads "One cup of tea, just for me," while your Tea Recipe is written for three cups: 3 bunches of tea leaves, 12 spoonfuls of milk, 9 cubes of sugar.

Divide everything by three. One bunch, four spoonfuls, three cubes — the code is 143. That yields the Door Buster Recipe and the Plasticizer.

Mix the Door Buster Correctly

Load the Solvent, RDX, and Plasticizer into the machine at the back of the police van, then follow the recipe. The critical detail is that "more than" and "less than" are strict — 50% RDX is a failure.

Only one combination adds up to exactly 100% while obeying all three rules. Blow the back of the white truck with the Door Buster and you open the path to the right side of the bomb.

Step 3: Match the Schematic on the Right Panel

The right side of the bomb is a pattern-matching task. Return to the police tent noticeboard and study the pinned schematic. Two details matter: the right side shows three capsules, and the box on the left is not square — it looks like a jerry can.

Then replicate the eight-light pattern on the bomb's right panel:

Co-op makes this step much faster: one player reads the schematic in the tent while the other flips lights at the bomb. Solo players should snap a mental picture before walking away — the panel resets if you leave it half-finished in some versions, according to player experience.

Step 4: Translate the Russian Clues

Two clues are written entirely in Russian, and both are mandatory for finishing the Escape Academy bomb puzzle.

The Yellow Cube: 3 Red Bouquets

Find the large yellow cube in the Quad and open your Russian/English dictionary. The inscription translates to 3 Red Bouquets. Open the Map of the Quad to see six question-mark locations, then hunt down the three red flower arrangements.

The VHS Tape: Which Wires to Cut

Drop the VHS tape into the recorder beside the teapot briefcase. The video flashes a Russian color name followed by a question mark, then answers yes or no. You are watching for дa — Russian for "yes."

Two colors qualify, and the tape loops, so you have as many passes as you need:

Step 5: Cut the Wires to Defuse

Head back to the bomb with the clippers. Each side has its own wire bundle, so check both before you commit.

Clip both and the bomb powers down. That completes the Escape Academy bomb puzzle and closes out Tea 'N Tea.

Common Mistakes That Blow the Escape Academy Bomb Puzzle

• Leaving the Tea Recipe inside the bomb. It is the only way to derive 143, and backtracking costs a full lap of the Quad.
• Setting RDX to 50%. The recipe says "more than," not "equal to." The machine rejects 50/20/30.
• Ignoring the jerry-can box on the schematic. The right panel pattern only makes sense once you match the schematic's box shape to the bomb's layout.
• Rushing the VHS. The Russian colors cycle fast; watch for "дa" and ignore the rest.
• Skipping the map. Without it, finding three red bouquets in a crowded Quad turns into blind wandering.
• Soloing the light pattern from memory. Write it down or screenshot it — it is eight inputs long.

Community reports consistently rank Tea 'N Tea as one of the tougher rooms in the campaign, largely because it chains five different puzzle types together with no downtime. The good news: once you know the route, a repeat clear takes about eight minutes.

FAQ

How long does the Escape Academy bomb puzzle take? Plan for around 25 minutes on a first attempt, based on community reports. Most of that time goes to the florist van, the periodic table, and hunting bouquets. Experienced players finish the whole room in under ten minutes.

Can you solve the Escape Academy bomb puzzle solo? Yes. Nothing in Tea 'N Tea requires two players, but co-op lets one person read the noticeboard schematic while the other flips lights, which saves several minutes.

What is the toolbox code in Tea 'N Tea? The sign reads NaNO. Sodium (11), nitrogen (7), and oxygen (8) give you 1178, which opens the workbench toolbox and rewards the Russian dictionary plus the florist keycard.

Which wires do you cut at the end of the Escape Academy bomb puzzle? Cut the yellow wire on the left panel and the green wire on the right panel. Both come from translating the VHS tape with your Russian/English dictionary.