Secrets of Timisoara Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt & Walking Tour

The exploration game in Timisoara starts at the second hall of the National Theatre and heads out into the squares of the centre. The route passes the Turkish Baths, the Maria Theresa Bastion and Huniade Castle, three reminders of how often this city changed hands. At every stop the game explains what you are standing in front of and why it is still there. In practice it plays as a self-guided scavenger hunt and walking tour through Timisoara in one.

The route works for couples, families, groups of friends and colleagues who would rather explore Timisoara at their own pace than follow a guide. One to four people play together on a single phone, and larger groups split into several teams that take the squares in their own order. Solo players can do the full route. There is no set start time, so the game fits whatever else your day holds.

How to play

Getting started before your first square in Timisoara is simple.

1. Book the Exploration Game
2. Check the instructions email
3. Download the Loquiz app
4. Start playing whenever you like

The tasks are puzzles, riddles and photo assignments that draw you towards the Serbian Cathedral, the Statue of the Holy Trinity and the memorial to the martyrs. Because each question points at something in front of you, you pick up stories about the communities that built these buildings and the events the monuments record, rather than a string of invented details.

When several teams play at once the route becomes a competition, decided by the leaderboard once everybody is back. Companies use the game as a teambuilding activity too. Nothing is timed, so you can pause on one of the terraces and finish your walk through Timisoara afterwards.