Braga Self-Guided Detective Murder Mystery Game

The game starts at Chafariz do Castelo. It runs by the Torre de Menagem and through the box hedges of the Jardim de Santa Bárbara to the Largo do Paço, past the Sé de Braga and the Igreja de Santa Cruz, and ends at the Theatro Circo. The historic centre of Portugal's oldest archdiocese is the setting for a murder mystery game played entirely on foot. Braga's centre is compact and largely pedestrian, with gentle slopes rather than real climbs. 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 helps on Sundays when the cathedral square fills after mass. How to playGetting under way in Braga 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 walk through the Jardim de Santa Bárbara to the Sé 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 for a coffee near the Theatro Circo and pick the investigation back up, finishing wherever in Braga the last answer takes you.