City Conquest

20 factions

Each team picks a faction: a group with its own story, strengths and characters.

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  Quadriga Charioteers

  “Victory on four horses”

  On top of the Brandenburg Gate the goddess of victory drives four horses, the Quadriga. Napoleon took her to Paris; Berlin took her back.

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  Wall Woodpeckers

  “Chip by chip, it all came down”

  In November 1989 Berliners came with hammers and chisels to chip pieces off the Wall: the 'Mauerspechte', wall woodpeckers.

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  Berlin Bears

  “Bear-strong and friendly”

  The bear has been Berlin's symbol for 750 years: on the coat of arms, as statues all over town and even on film prizes.

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  Cabaret Stars

  “Lights up, Berlin!”

  In the 1920s Berlin's cabarets were the wildest in Europe: songs, satire and glitter until morning.

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  Techno Ravers

  “Dance till Monday”

  After the Wall fell, Berlin's empty buildings became techno clubs. The city has danced through the weekend ever since.

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  Currywurst Cooks

  “Extra sauce, extra points”

  In 1949 Herta Heuwer sold the first currywurst in Berlin. Today Berliners eat about seventy million a year.

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  Huguenot Craftsmen

  “Welcome made us strong”

  After 1685 thousands of French Protestant refugees were welcomed in Berlin; they built the French Dome on the Gendarmenmarkt and brought new crafts.

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  Humboldt Explorers

  “Measure the world”

  Alexander von Humboldt measured mountains, rivers and stars; his brother Wilhelm founded Berlin's university in 1810.

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  Museum Island Curators

  “Guardians of treasures”

  Five world-class museums stand on Museum Island in the Spree, from ancient gates to Egyptian queens.

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  Airlift Pilots

  “Sweets from the sky”

  In 1948-49 planes flew food to West Berlin around the clock; some pilots dropped sweets on little parachutes for the children.

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  Philharmonic Musicians

  “Every note in place”

  The Berlin Philharmonic plays in a tent-shaped golden hall; it's one of the most famous orchestras in the world.

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• Babelsberg Film Crew

  “Lights, camera, Berlin”

  Near Berlin the Babelsberg studios made Metropolis in 1927; Berlin's film festival still hands out golden bears.

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  East Side Gallery Painters

  “Paint the wall, change the world”

  In 1990 artists from all over the world painted 1.3 km of the Wall by the Spree: the East Side Gallery.

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  Spree Skippers

  “Downstream and ahead”

  Barges and tour boats have sailed the Spree through the centre since Berlin began as two trading towns on its banks.

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  Pneumatic Post Clerks

  “Faster than a letter”

  From 1865 Berlin sent letters through 400 km of air tubes under the streets: the Rohrpost. The Museum for Communication keeps it.

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  Unter den Linden Strollers

  “See and be seen”

  Unter den Linden, the boulevard of lime trees from the palace to the Brandenburg Gate, was where Berlin went to stroll and show off.

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  Salon Hostesses

  “Every idea gets a chair”

  Around 1800 Berlin salons, hosted by women like Rahel Varnhagen and Henriette Herz, gathered writers, scientists and thinkers.

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  Schinkel's Architects

  “Columns, light and order”

  Karl Friedrich Schinkel shaped Berlin in the 1800s: the Altes Museum, the Konzerthaus and the Neue Wache.

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• Reichstag Dome Climbers

  “Transparent and on top”

  Since 1999 the Reichstag has a glass dome with a spiral ramp; visitors walk up and look down into the parliament.

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• Berliner Weisse Brewers

  “Red or green?”

  Berliner Weisse is the city's own sour wheat beer, served in a big bowl glass with red or green syrup.

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Two ways to play

Without a game master

You play on your own. The organiser opens the game master page, chooses the default language and the playing time, and starts the game. From then on everything runs by itself on every phone: the zones, the chests, the merchant and the final count.

Often chosen by companies

With a game master

Someone leads the game from the game master page: follows every team live with its points and zones, sends messages to all teams, adds 15 minutes or stops the game, gives a team a power-up or puts a chest right next to it, and looks at the photos and videos. The game master never sees the answers.

€199.00 including 5 teams, €19.95 per extra team

The organiser sets up the game on the game master page (the default language and the playing time) and starts it for all teams.

Every player can pick and switch the language on their own phone.