Self-Guided The Darmstadt Syndicate City Escape Game

You start on the Marktplatz in Darmstadt, in the shadow of the Residenzschloss, and the route opens out from there. Within a few minutes it takes you past the Stadtkirche and on towards Luisenplatz, where the trams and the traffic cross. It is an outdoor escape game, so what you get is a chase across Darmstadt on foot rather than a walking route with commentary. Two to five players share a phone and form one team, and each of them takes a character with a defined part in the mission, so the group has to talk to get anywhere. That works for families, friends, couples and colleagues. The centre of Darmstadt is compact and level, and the distances between clues are short, which leaves your attention on the puzzles instead of the walking. Groups of more than five play as several teams. Nobody guides you and no start time is fixed. Four steps and you are playing in Darmstadt. How to playBook the City Game Check the instructions email Download the Loquiz app Start playing whenever you like Magnus has the stolen formulas, and the syndicate wants them back before he can pass them on. You work through codes, riddles and photo tasks, splitting them between the characters your team is holding. The trail runs on towards the Ludwigskirche and the Staatstheater Darmstadt, away from the busier shopping streets. Put more than one team on the trail and it turns into a straight competition, which is how most teambuilding groups play it. There is no clock forcing you along, so a break for coffee costs you nothing, and the last clue leaves you back in the centre of Darmstadt.