Milan Self-Guided Detective Murder Mystery Game

The trail starts at Palazzo Marino in the centre of Milan and works outward through the streets around it. On foot you pass Teatro alla Scala, cross towards Piazza del Duomo, and carry on as far as Sforzesco Castle at the edge of the old core. It is a self-guided murder mystery game, and Milan itself stands in for the crime scene. The centre is dense and walkable, so the route stays on pavement the whole way, although the streets near the Duomo get crowded at weekends. A team is up to four people sharing one phone; larger groups split into several teams and set off separately, and one person on their own can play the whole case. Nobody guides you and no departure time is fixed, so the pace is yours. How to playFour steps take you from booking to the first clue in Milan. Book the City Game Check the email with your play link Open the link on your phone Start playing whenever you like At the centre of it all is the murder of Balthasar. You crack coded messages, complete photo tasks, and press digital characters for statements that do not always line up. Around the Pinacoteca di Brera and the lanes of the Brera quarter the picture begins to fill in, and each puzzle you solve removes another name from the list. When several teams play at once it becomes a contest of who reads the evidence fastest, which is what makes it a workable teambuilding activity as well as an afternoon out. Break off whenever you want, pick the case up again after, and close it somewhere in the streets of Milan.