Freiburg Self-Guided Detective Murder Mystery Game

The trail starts on the Münstermarkt in Freiburg, the square that wraps around the Freiburg Minster, and leads out from there into the lanes of the old town. Walking it you come past the Augustiner Museum, cross towards the Schwabentor and follow the narrow water channels set into the kerbs. It is a self-guided murder mystery game in which the old centre becomes the scene of the crime. The centre of Freiburg is compact and mostly flat, which makes it an easy outing for families with children, groups of friends, couples and colleagues, and playing alone is perfectly possible too. A team is up to four people sharing one phone; bigger groups divide into several teams and swap notes when their paths cross. Nobody is walking ahead of you as a guide, and there is no hour at which you have to be anywhere. How to playSetting off in Freiburg takes a couple of 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. The evidence arrives piece by piece: a coded message to unpick near Martin's Gate, a photo task in front of the Haus zum Walfisch, statements from digital characters whose accounts do not line up. Working up towards the Colombischlössle, each puzzle you solve takes another name off the list of suspects. With more than one team on the streets the whole thing turns into a contest, which is why it also serves as a teambuilding activity. You can break off for lunch, start again where you left it, and finish the case in Freiburg at whatever hour suits you.