Alkmaar Self-Guided Detective Murder Mystery Game

The trail begins on Canadaplein in Alkmaar, beside the Stedelijk Museum, and runs straight into the old centre. From there it crosses the canals towards the Grote Sint-Laurenskerk, then follows the lanes down to De Waag. It is a self-guided murder mystery game in which the streets of Alkmaar serve as the crime scene. The centre is small and ringed by water, so the walking is easy and the bridges keep bringing you back to corners you have already seen. Alkmaar works for families with children, groups of friends, couples and colleagues, and playing on your own is no problem. A team is up to four people sharing one phone, and a larger party simply splits into several teams. Nobody is waiting for a guide, and there is no fixed hour at which you have to set off. How to playEverything runs from your own phone, so there is little to arrange in advance. Book the City Game Check the email with your play link Open the link on your phone Start playing whenever you like The case is the murder of Balthasar. Clues turn up as you move: a coded message near De Molen van Piet, a photo task on the square where the Kaasmarkt is held, a digital character whose account of the evening keeps shifting. Every puzzle you solve takes another name off the list of suspects. Send out more than one team at the same time and the walk becomes a race between them, which is what makes it usable for teambuilding as well as for a family afternoon. Break for lunch, pick the trail up again, and close the case anywhere in Alkmaar.