Florence Self-Guided Detective Murder Mystery Game

Piazza della Signoria in Florence is the starting point, between the Palazzo Vecchio and the statues under the Loggia dei Lanzi. From there the trail runs past the Uffizi Galleries and up to the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, with the Campanile di Giotto beside it. It is a self-guided murder mystery game played on foot through the middle of Florence. Everything in central Florence sits within a few hundred metres, so this is one of the shorter walks in the series and an easy one for families with children. A team is up to four people around one phone; groups larger than four take extra tickets and play against each other. Solo players are at no disadvantage. There is no guide and no set departure, so a morning start and an evening start both work. How to playThe practical part is over in a few minutes. 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. Coded notes, photo tasks and digital characters with conflicting statements make up the evidence. One of them places a suspect at the Baptistery of St. John, another at the door of Palazzo Strozzi on the far side of the centre. The puzzles you solve decide which account survives. Two teams or more turns the game into a competition, which is why it doubles as a teambuilding activity for a group from work. Stop, eat, come back to it later in the day. The case is closed in Florence, in whichever street the last clue takes you.