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Deventer, Netherlands
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About this activity
A mobile-based escape game that transforms Deventer into your playground—solve puzzles, complete photo challenges, and chase down a criminal mastermind while exploring the city at your own pace. Perfect for groups seeking an interactive cultural experience without a fixed schedule or tour guide.
The Broederenplein in Deventer is the meeting point, and the first clue sends you straight into the lanes around it. From there the route runs past the Grote of Lebuinuskerk and on to Museum De Waag, then loops back through the narrow streets in between. It is an outdoor escape game: the puzzles are tied to places, and you have to be standing there to solve them.
Deventer has a small centre, largely free of cars and easy to cross, which makes it forgiving for mixed groups with children or grandparents along. Teams of two to five share one phone, and every player is handed a character and a task that belongs to them alone, so the group has to talk to get anywhere. Anything larger than five splits into a second team. No guide walks with you and no departure time is fixed.
How to play
Before the first riddle in Deventer, work through these four steps.
- Book the City Game
- Check the instructions email
- Download the Loquiz app
- Start playing whenever you like
Magnus is the man you are after, and the formulas he took are somewhere in the network of alleys he used to cover his tracks. You break codes, untangle riddles and shoot the photo tasks the app sets, dividing the roles as you go. The trail climbs towards the Bergkerk before it gives up the last of what it knows.
Two teams on the same route makes the afternoon a competition, and the scores are worth arguing over afterwards. Nothing stops you breaking off for an hour and returning to the story later. The last of it plays out in Deventer.
Highlights
- ✓Story-driven escape game: track down Magnus and recover stolen formulas
- ✓Intermediate difficulty with puzzles, riddles, and photo-based tasks
- ✓Play on your own time—book a date but start whenever suits your group
- ✓One ticket covers 2–5 people on a single device
- ✓Self-guided freedom to explore Deventer's streets and landmarks
Insider tips
- ★Assign one person to navigate the app and one to solve puzzles—speeds up progress during the 2-hour window
- ★Bring a fully charged phone; GPS and internet are essential for the entire game
- ★Play mid-morning or early afternoon to avoid crowds at photo spots and complete puzzles without time pressure
- ★Groups of 6+ should buy multiple tickets so teams can compete or collaborate across separate devices
Good to know
- •Requires smartphone with active internet connection and Loquiz app download
- •One ticket per group (2–5 people); larger groups need additional tickets
- •Download app and game instructions via email after booking before you start playing
- •No fixed start time—you control when to begin after purchase
Who it's for
Small groups and families seeking flexible, interactive city explorationAdventure seekers who prefer self-guided games over traditional toursColleagues or friends looking for competitive team-building activitiesCouples and solo travelers wanting cultural immersion with gamification
Best time to visit
Play during daylight hours (morning or early afternoon) to clearly see landmarks and take photo tasks. Avoid dusk or evening when visibility is poor and streets become less foot-traffic friendly.
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