Manila Self-Guided Detective Murder Mystery Game

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This walking tours is one of the standout things to do in Manila, Philippines. it combines the highlights below into a single, easy-to-book experience from €20 per person. <p>The case in Manila opens at the Ayuntamiento in Intramuros, and the route leads from there through the walled quarter, past San Agustin Church and Casa Manila. Further along it reaches Fort Santiago, at the point where the river meets the bay. It is a detective game you walk yourself, with the old quarter as the setting.</p><p><br /></p><p>Intramuros is flat and enclosed and the distances inside the walls are short, so this works for families with children, groups of friends, couples and colleagues, and one person can play it without difficulty. A team is up to four people sharing a phone; larger groups in Manila split into several teams and compare notes at the end. There is no guide and no fixed starting time.</p><p><br /></p><h3>How to play</h3><p>Four steps, and the first clue in Manila is waiting.</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 is the murder of Balthasar. You break codes, complete photo tasks and take statements from digital characters whose accounts pull in different directions. Along the Intramuros Walls, by the Puerta de Isabel II and around the Museo de Intramuros, each puzzle solved removes another suspect.</p><p><br /></p><p>Two or more teams on the route makes a contest of it, which is what turns it into a workable teambuilding activity. Pause in the shade, pick things up again later, and close the case in Manila at whatever hour suits you.</p>