23 September 2025
Breakout Escape: What It Means and How to Pick the Right One
Breakout escape games come in two shapes: a locked room indoors or a route through a real city. Here is how they differ and which one suits your group.
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Ideas for a day out, hidden places and city trip tips from the makers of City Game.
22 September 2025
Outdoor Escape Game Near Me: How to Play One in Your City
Looking for an outdoor escape game near you? Play a self-guided city escape game on foot: how it works, which route fits your group and what to bring.
21 September 2025
Escape Room Birthday Party: Ideas That Work for Every Age
Planning an escape room birthday party? Compare indoor rooms with an outdoor city game, and find group sizes, timings and ideas that suit every age.
21 September 2025
Outdoor Escape: An Escape Game Through a Real City
An outdoor escape is an escape game played through a real city: puzzles at every stop, no locked room, your own pace. How it works and which route to pick.
20 September 2025
Outdoor Escape Hunt: How a City-Wide Puzzle Hunt Works
An outdoor escape hunt turns a city into the puzzle. Here is how the format works, who it suits, what it costs in time, and how to run one well.
19 September 2025
Outdoor Escape Games: The Five Formats and Which One Fits
Not all outdoor escape games are the same. Compare the five common formats by group size, age, walking distance and how much thinking they actually ask.
19 September 2025
Puzzle Game Outdoors: How City Puzzle Routes Work
Puzzle games played outdoors: the types of puzzles a city route uses, which game fits your group and how teams solve them best. Self-guided, at your own pace.
16 September 2025
An Escape Room For Kids: What Works At Which Age
Escape rooms for kids: which ages they suit, what to check before booking, why many venues set a minimum age, and what to do when your child is too young.
13 September 2025
Escape Rooms Explained: How They Work And How To Pick One
What an escape room actually involves, the difference between indoor and outdoor versions, how hard they are, and how to choose one your group will enjoy.
13 September 2025
Looking For An Escape Room Near You: How To Judge What You Find
Searching for an escape room near you returns a long list and no way to rank it. Here's how to tell a good venue from a bad one before you pay.
11 September 2025
Quests in Nice: An Italian City That Speaks French
Nice was Italian until 1860 and still looks it. How a city quest works here, where to play, and how to fit it around the beach and the heat.
10 September 2025
City Puzzle Games: The Six Puzzle Types And Why They Work
What kinds of puzzle a city can actually hold, why the good ones can't be solved from your sofa, and how to spot a route that will hold your group's attention.
10 September 2025
A City Game With Kids: What Works at Which Age
How a city game works with children: which ages it suits, how long they will really last, and the practical tricks that keep a family afternoon from unravelling.
9 September 2025
Interactive Walking Tours: What Makes One Actually Interactive
Most tours called interactive just add a screen. Here's the difference between a tour that asks something of you and one that only plays you audio.
8 September 2025
Quests in Vienna: A City That Rebuilt Itself in a Ring
Vienna knocked down its walls and built a boulevard on them. How a city quest works here, where to walk, and how the coffee houses fit into the plan.
8 September 2025
Playing A City Game Alone: What Changes When You're Solo
Most city games are built for teams. Here's what works when you play one alone, what to expect, and the practical things worth sorting out before you set off.
5 September 2025
A Custom Branded City Game: When It's Worth It, And When It Isn't
What can actually be customised in a city game, how much lead time it needs, and the honest test for whether a bespoke route beats a standard one.
3 September 2025
City Challenge Game: How It Works, Solo or Team Against Team
What a city challenge game is, the two ways to play it (your own route, or teams racing each other in City Conquest) and how to pick the right one for your group.
1 September 2025
Quests in London: Nine Million People, One Small Puzzle
London hides Roman walls, coal posts and stone noses in plain sight. How a city quest works here, which area to choose, and what to plan around.
30 August 2025
Quests in Milan: The City People Skip
Milan gets a day and a cathedral from most visitors. How a city quest works here, which quarters actually reward walking, and what to plan around.
29 August 2025
Quests in Rome: Two Thousand Years, Waist Height
Rome writes on itself: SPQR on drain covers, emperors on arches, notes on a talking statue. How a city quest works here, and how to survive the heat and crowds.
27 August 2025
A City Game for Couples: A Better Date Than Another Dinner
A city game as a date: why doing something beats sitting opposite each other, how long it takes, and when it works for a first date or an anniversary.
24 August 2025
An Educational City Game: What It Teaches, And What It Doesn't
A city game for a school group: what pupils actually get from it, the logistics that decide whether it works, and how to make the learning stick afterwards.
22 August 2025
Quests in Berlin: A City That Keeps Its Receipts
Berlin leaves its history in the pavement. How a city quest works here, which districts to play in, and why the format suits this city better than most.