Örebro Self-Guided Detective Murder Mystery Game

Your case opens on Stortorget in Örebro, in front of the town hall, and from there the trail leads out across the old town. Over roughly two hours on foot you follow it past Nikolai Church, down Drottninggatan and over the water to Örebro Castle on its island in the Svartån. It is a self-guided murder mystery game in which the city itself becomes the crime scene. Örebro's centre is compact and flat, which makes this an easy outing for families with children, groups of friends, couples and colleagues, and it works just as well on your own. A team is up to four people sharing one phone, comparing notes at the water's edge or over a coffee break, with nobody waiting on a guide to move the group along. How to playEverything you need reaches you by email before you set off for Stortorget. 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. Clues surface as you move: a coded message near the castle walls, a photo task on the paths along the Svartån, a digital character whose alibi does not quite hold. Between the riverside and the streets around Stortorget, every puzzle you crack narrows the list of suspects. With more than one team playing, Örebro turns into a race, which is what makes this a workable teambuilding activity as well as a day out. Pause for lunch, pick the trail back up, and close the case in the streets of Örebro whenever it suits you.