Basel Self-Guided Detective Murder Mystery Game

The game starts at Marktplatz. It runs by the Rathaus to the Basler Münster and the Pfalz terrace above the Rhine, on past the Kunstmuseum and the Tinguely Fountain outside the Theater Basel, and ends at Barfüsserplatz and the Leonhardskirche. The old town between the river and Barfüsserplatz is the setting for a murder mystery game played entirely on foot. Basel's old town is small and walkable, with one short climb from the river up to the Münster. The game suits families with children, friends, couples and colleagues, and one person can play it alone without missing anything. A team is a maximum of four people sharing one phone; larger groups buy a ticket per team and set off separately. Nothing runs to a schedule and no guide is involved, which is useful in a city where the trams and the crowds on Marktplatz set their own pace. How to playGetting under way in Basel takes four steps. 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. You break codes, complete photo tasks and collect statements from digital characters whose stories will not sit together. The stretch from the Rathaus down towards the Martinskirche brings up a piece of evidence that changes the order of things, and from there the list of suspects starts to shrink. With several teams playing at once there is a result to compare at the end, which makes this a practical teambuilding option as well as a day out with friends. There is no clock to beat, so you can pause on the Pfalz to look out over the Rhine and pick the investigation back up, finishing wherever in Basel the last answer takes you.