Coimbra Self-Guided Detective Murder Mystery Game

The trail opens at the Arco de Almedina, the old gate at the bottom of Coimbra's hill. It climbs by the Torre de Anto to the university courtyard with the Joanina Library, then works back down towards the Mosteiro de Santa Cruz, the Jardim da Manga and the Largo da Portagem. The slope between the river and the university is the setting for a murder mystery game played entirely on foot. Coimbra is built on a hill and this route goes up it: expect stairs and steep lanes between the gate and the university, and wear shoes that suit them. 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 welcome on a climb like this one. How to playGetting under way in Coimbra 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 through the university courtyard 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 Praça 8 de Maio and pick the investigation back up, finishing wherever in Coimbra the last answer takes you.