18 August 2025
Augmented Reality City Games: What AR Adds, And What It Doesn't
AR sounds like the future of city games. Here's what it genuinely adds, why most AR claims are thin, and the practical costs nobody mentions in the marketing.
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Ideas for a day out, hidden places and city trip tips from the makers of City Game.
16 August 2025
Hidden Gems: How To Find Them When Everyone Is Looking
The phrase has been used up, and most hidden gems now have a queue. Here's how to find genuinely quiet places, and when it's better not to publish them.
14 August 2025
Quests in Porto: A City That Tiles Its Own Walls
Porto puts its stories on the outside of its buildings, in blue and white tile. How a city quest works here, where to walk, and how to handle the hills.
14 August 2025
Quests in Prague: The City Before House Numbers
Prague labelled its houses with signs long before numbers. How a city quest works here, which quarter to walk, and how to dodge the crowds on the bridge.
12 August 2025
Quests in Florence: The Details Are the Point
Florence rewards close looking more than any other Italian city. How a quest works here, where to play, and how to avoid the crowds while doing it.
9 August 2025
A City Game Near You: What To Look For Before Booking
Searching for a city game near you turns up walking tours, quizzes and apps under one name. Here's how to tell them apart and pick the right one.
7 August 2025
Quests in Barcelona: The City Rewards Looking Up
Barcelona hides Roman columns in courtyards and Gaudí in lampposts. How a city quest works here, which districts suit it, and how to plan one that lands.
4 August 2025
New York On Foot: How To Read The City While You Walk It
New York rewards walking more than almost any city. The grid, the streets that break it, and the details worth stopping for on a day of exploring Manhattan.
3 August 2025
City Game Without a Guide: How Self-Guided City Games Work
Play a city game without a guide: the route, story and puzzles arrive on your phone and you set your own pace. How it works, who it suits and how to start.
2 August 2025
Quests in Paris: Reading the City From the Pavement
Paris marks its history in bronze medallions, engraved street names and old walls. How a city quest works here, which arrondissement to choose, and when to play.
31 July 2025
Quests in Amsterdam: Seeing the City by Solving It
A quest turns Amsterdam into something you solve rather than photograph. How they work, which neighbourhoods suit them, and how to plan one for your group.
30 July 2025
Murder Mystery City Walks: The Three Types And How To Choose
Actor-led, self-guided fiction, or a walk about a real crime. The three are very different experiences, and one of them raises questions worth thinking about.
28 July 2025
A Day Out In The City On A Small Budget: What Actually Works
Practical ideas for a good day out in the city without spending much: what is genuinely free, what is worth paying for, and where the money quietly goes.
27 July 2025
Quests in Edinburgh: A City With Two Levels and a Lot of Doors
Edinburgh is built on top of itself. How a city quest works here, which route to pick, and the practical details that matter in Scottish weather.
18 July 2025
Fun Things to Do in Amsterdam with Friends: What Actually Works
Amsterdam with friends, honestly: rent your own boat, take the free ferry north, eat at the Foodhallen, and skip the things that only look good in photos.
14 July 2025
How to Organize a City Scavenger Hunt
Organise a city scavenger hunt that works: pick the area, build clues from real locations, set the rules and plan the finish. A practical step-by-step guide.
6 July 2025
Mobile City Games: What The Phone Should And Shouldn't Do
A phone can carry a city game or ruin it. Battery, offline maps, GPS drift and the one-phone-per-team rule, plus what to check before your group sets off.
5 July 2025
Bachelorette Party City Game: How to Plan One People Enjoy
A city game for a hen party: why it works when the group barely knows each other, how to time it around dinner, and how to avoid the parts nobody enjoys.
5 July 2025
A Family Scavenger Hunt: Making One That Suits Mixed Ages
How to run a family scavenger hunt at home, in a park or around town, with the hardest part solved: keeping a six-year-old and an eleven-year-old both interested.
4 July 2025
The Self-Guided Walking Tour: How To Do One Properly
Self-guided walking tours are cheaper and more flexible than a guide, and worse in one specific way. Here's how to pick one and how to plan the day around it.
4 July 2025
Team Building City Game: What It Is and When It Actually Works
A city game as a team building activity: how it works, what group sizes suit it, what it costs you in time, and when a different activity would serve you better.
3 July 2025
A Halloween Adventure In The City: Ideas That Actually Work
How to build a Halloween outing around a city instead of a living room: what works outdoors in the dark, what to skip, and how to keep it fun for all ages.
3 July 2025
What To Do In A City When It Rains: A Practical Answer
Rain does not have to end a day out. What actually works when a city is wet: which indoor options are worth it, and when walking anyway is the better call.
3 July 2025
Scavenger Hunt Apps: What They Add And When Paper Is Better
What a scavenger hunt app actually does better than a printed list, what to check before you pick one, and the situations where paper still wins.