Västerås Self-Guided Detective Murder Mystery Game

The case begins at the Stadshus in Västerås and follows the streets down towards the water. On the way you pass Västerås Domkyrka, the wooden houses of Kyrkbacken and Västerås Castle near the old harbour side. It is a murder mystery walking tour in which the centre of the city doubles as the scene of the crime. Västerås is compact and mostly flat, and the walking is easy enough for families with younger children as well as groups of colleagues. Four people is the maximum for a single team sharing one phone; larger groups run as two or three teams instead, and one person alone can play the whole thing. No guide accompanies you and no start time is fixed. How to playFour steps get you from booking to the opening clue. Book the City Game Check the instructions email Download the Loquiz app Start playing whenever you like Balthasar's murder sits at the centre of the game. Coded messages have to be unpicked, photo tasks completed, and digital characters questioned until their statements stop matching. Near Västerås Konstmuseum and the streets behind it the evidence starts to converge. Put two or more teams on the same case and it becomes a contest, which is why companies use it for teambuilding. Stop for a break, pick it up again later, and finish the investigation in Västerås whenever it suits you. The centre is small enough that teams regroup in a few minutes.