Secrets of Oudewater Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt & Walking Tour

Secrets of Oudewater is a self-guided walking tour that turns the old town centre into a route full of riddles. The game starts at Arminiusplein. Each of these places comes with a task and with a short explanation of what you are looking at. Oudewater is small, so most of the walking happens within a few streets. Along the way it plays like a scavenger hunt through Oudewater, with something to find at every stop. The game is meant for anyone curious about how a small town is put together: couples, families, groups of friends, colleagues. Up to four people share one phone as a team, and larger groups play as several teams at the same time. Solo players are equally welcome, and because there is no guide and no set departure, you decide when to set off. How to playGetting under way here is straightforward. Book the Exploration Game Check the email with your play link Open the link on your phone Start playing whenever you like Along the way you answer questions, crack riddles and take photographs of details that most visitors walk straight past. The route also passes the Ursulakapel and crosses the Cosijnbrug, and the game explains what these buildings and crossings meant for the town. You end up noticing facades, inscriptions and street names that carry more history than they first show. Playing with more than one team turns the morning into a competition, with points for every solved task and a leaderboard to compare scores. Colleagues use it as a light team activity. You can stop halfway, sit down somewhere, and continue when you feel like it, which makes it an unhurried way to see Oudewater.