Bielefeld Self-Guided Detective Murder Mystery Game

The trail opens at the Historisches Museum in Bielefeld, a former spinning mill on the edge of the centre. It runs over the Jahnplatz and past the Süsterkirche and the Altstädter Nicolaikirche, through the Alter Markt, and ends at the Kunsthalle with its modern art collection. The old town between the Jahnplatz and the Kunsthalle is the setting for a murder mystery game played entirely on foot. The centre is level throughout and the route stays on pavements and pedestrian streets, so it is an easy walk. 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. How to playGetting under way in Bielefeld takes four steps. Book the City Game Check the instructions email Download the Loquiz app 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 through the Alter Markt 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 Alter Markt and pick the investigation back up, finishing wherever in Bielefeld the last answer takes you.