Marseille Self-Guided Detective Murder Mystery Game

You begin at the Centre de la Vieille Charité, in the oldest quarter of Marseille. From the courtyard of La Vieille Charité the route drops towards the Cathédrale La Major and the waterfront, where Fort Saint-Jean stands at the entrance to the old harbour of Marseille. It is a murder mystery walking tour that you run yourself, at whatever speed suits you. Marseille is a city of steps and slopes, and the route uses them, so it is worth setting off with water and shoes you can walk in. The game is built for teams of up to four sharing one phone; bigger groups take extra tickets and play as separate teams. Families with children, friends, couples and colleagues get the same version, and a single player is at no disadvantage. There is no guide and no departure time to be on time for. How to playThe first task appears as soon as the app opens, so sort out these four things first. Book the City Game Check the instructions email Download the Loquiz app Start playing whenever you like The case is the murder of Balthasar. Evidence arrives as coded messages, photo tasks and statements from digital characters who each remember the night differently. One line of enquiry runs along the quays towards the Mucem; another climbs back up to the Abbaye Saint-Victor above the water. Every solved puzzle rules somebody out. With several teams on the streets at once the game turns competitive, and that is what makes it usable for teambuilding as well as for a free afternoon. You can pause on a terrace and then carry on with the next clue. However long you take, the case ends in Marseille.