Museum Compass Puzzle Guide

Find the Ancient Compass

The museum compass puzzle begins at the tall oriental-style box in the museum. Place the Folded Fan inside the box to reveal six coins. Match each pair of coins to the symbols on the corresponding side:

When all six coins are in the correct places, the box opens and gives you the Ancient Compass. Equip it before using the earthquake map. The chapter walkthrough lays out the coin pairs and the remaining compass steps.

Read the Earthquake Map

Look at the map on the wall beside the box. It marks three earthquake locations: north, east, and southwest. The compass handle points south, so use the compass to orient yourself before placing the balls in the box's pot mechanism. Match one ball to each marked direction, accounting for the compass orientation rather than assuming the top of the screen is north.

When all three balls match the map, collect the Unusual Star Chart that appears. Pin the chart, then look at the key constellation projected on the ceiling. Compare the projection with the chart and select these three matching pieces:

• The top-left piece
• The last piece in the third row
• The bottom-left piece

Return to the gold chest and move the matching tiles into the red holes. This opens the final layer of the chest. The Escape Academy 2 puzzle walkthrough also identifies the Ancient Compass as the tool for translating the map's directions into the box mechanism.

Check the Order Before You Finish

If the chest does not open, verify the puzzle in stages. First check that each pair of coins matches its side symbol. Then use the compass handle to orient the north, east, and southwest map marks before dropping the three balls. Finally compare the ceiling constellation with the pinned star chart and move only the three matching tiles.

Keep the compass equipped while you read the map. The puzzle depends on bearings, and using the wrong orientation can make a correct map reading produce the wrong ball placement.