Sal Self-Guided Detective Murder Mystery Game

Your starting point is Praca Manuel Antonio Martins in Santa Maria, the town at the southern end of Sal, and the trail leads out towards the water from there. On foot you pass the Ponta de Vera Cruz Lighthouse and come out on the pier of Santa Maria, where the fishing boats land. It is a self-guided murder mystery game, run from a phone rather than by a guide. Sal is flat and the distances are short, but the sun is not subtle, so water and a hat matter more here than stamina does. Families with children, groups of friends, couples and colleagues all play the same way, in teams of up to four sharing a single phone, with larger groups buying extra tickets and splitting up. Solo players manage fine. Nobody guides you and no start time is set. How to playStarting a game on Sal takes four steps. Book the City Game Check the instructions email Download the Loquiz app Start playing whenever you like The case is the murder of Balthasar. Codes have to be broken, photographs taken in the right place, and the statements of digital characters compared until one of them slips. The trail runs along Praia de Santa Maria and past the mural of Cesaria Evora, and every solved puzzle shortens the list of suspects. Put two teams on it and the afternoon turns into a race, which makes it a workable teambuilding activity as well as a holiday outing. Pause when the heat peaks, carry on later, and close the case on Sal in your own time.