Cologne Self-Guided Detective Murder Mystery Game

Alter Markt is the starting point, and the route runs from the square through the old town below the cathedral. It passes Museum Ludwig and comes up under the towers of the Kölner Dom before turning back into the narrow streets. It is a self-guided walking tour with a murder at the centre of it, set in the old town of Cologne. Everything here lies close together, so the walking between clues is short. That works for colleagues, couples, friends and families with children alike, and one person on their own can play it just as well. Four is the ceiling for a team, all of them working from one phone, while larger groups split into more teams. There is no guide and no fixed start time, which is useful in a part of Cologne that fills up quickly at weekends. How to playIn Cologne you get going in 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 murder of Balthasar is the case you take on. Clues turn up in different forms: a code to work out, a photo task at a fixed spot, a digital character whose alibi comes apart when you look at it twice. The Heinzelmännchenbrunnen and the Gürzenich both feature along the way, and every correct answer shortens the list of suspects. Several teams playing at once turns it into a competition, which is why groups use it for teambuilding as much as for a day out. Break when you want, carry on afterwards, and finish the investigation in Cologne at your own hour.