Leiden Self-Guided Detective Murder Mystery Game

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This adventure tours is one of the standout things to do in Leiden, Netherlands. it combines the highlights below into a single, easy-to-book experience from €20 per person. <p>Stadhuisplein in Leiden is the starting point, in the middle of the old town. The route leads from there up to the Burcht, the round fort on its mound, then along the canals to the Pieterskerk and out towards Molen De Valk. It is a self-guided detective game, and everything you need to solve it is out in the streets.</p><p><br /></p><p>The game is built for families with children, groups of friends, couples and colleagues, and one player on their own manages it just as well. A team is up to four people sharing one phone, so a party of ten splits into three teams and compares results afterwards. Leiden is small and flat, with a lot of bridges and a short climb up to the Burcht, and since no guide is waiting on you, your pace is your own.</p><p><br /></p><h3>How to play</h3><p>Getting started takes a few minutes.</p><ol><li>Book the City Game</li><li>Check the instructions email</li><li>Download the Loquiz app</li><li>Start playing whenever you like</li></ol><p><br /></p><p>The case concerns the murder of Balthasar. You crack codes, take photographs at specific spots and question digital characters who each give a slightly different version of the evening. The trail passes Museum De Lakenhal and the Hortus Botanicus, and by the time you reach the National Museum of Antiquities the list of suspects has grown short.</p><p><br /></p><p>Play with several teams at once and it turns into a competition, which makes it a practical option for teambuilding as well as a free afternoon. You can pause on a terrace and continue afterwards without losing progress, finishing the case somewhere in central Leiden.</p>