Secrets of Magdeburg Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt & Walking Tour

This self-guided tour of Magdeburg opens on the Alter Markt, where the Magdeburger Reiter and the Roland statue stand in front of the city hall. The route then turns towards the Johanniskirche and the open space of the Ulrichplatz, a short walk away. At every stop the game explains what you are looking at and how it fits into the story of the city on the Elbe. In practice it plays as a self-guided scavenger hunt and walking tour through Magdeburg in one. Couples, families, friends and work teams all play the same route. A team of one to four people shares one phone, and groups larger than that divide into separate teams who set off a few minutes apart. Going out alone is fine too. There is no guide to keep up with and no fixed start time, so the game fits around whatever else you are doing in Magdeburg that day. How to playEverything is arranged before you set foot on the Alter Markt. Book the Exploration Game Check the email with your play link Open the link on your phone Start playing whenever you like The route is built from puzzles, riddles and photo tasks that move you between squares, statues and the old defensive line at the Bastion Cleve. Because every question points at something in front of you, you end up learning about the monuments, the rebuilt centre and the people the city keeps commemorating rather than simply passing them. When two or more teams are out at the same time the game becomes a contest, and the leaderboard compares the scores at the finish. It works well as a teambuilding activity for that reason. You can pause for as long as you like and resume later, which leaves room for a longer day in Magdeburg.