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Secrets of Dortmund Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt & Walking Tour
1.5–2 hours · 1–4 players per team · no appfrom €4.99 per person1 player €8.95 · 4 players €19.95
Group games: teams against each otherCity Conquest
Race Through Dortmund
€19.95 per team
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A city game where teams play against each other: at least 2 teams of 1–4 players, each team on its own phone.
Teams against each other · from €4.99 per person · book instantly · valid 12 months · no guide needed
- 120 min
- 34 zones
- 20 factions
- 2–20 teams
In City Conquest the centre of Dortmund becomes a game board for your whole group: at least two teams race to conquer zones, and other teams can win them back. On the way you pass places like Sankt Reinoldi-Kirche, Hanse, and Betenhof. When time is up, the team with the most points wins; with equal points, the team with the most ducats wins.
What does it cost for your group?
Teams (up to 4 each): 3
How to play
1Explore
Walk through the real city. The map shows every zone:
free, 
taken by a team in its colour, or 
locked for a few minutes. The game starts at 
.
2Conquer
Step into a zone and open its task: a puzzle, a riddle, something to count or a code to crack on the spot, now and then a photo. Get it right and the zone takes your colour
, and you earn 30 ducats 
.
3Defend and take back
Other teams can take your zones once the lock
is over, and you can take theirs. A zone 
stays with the team that conquers it. The first team at a bonus spot 
gets a power-up in its backpack 
.
4Final count
When the time is up, the team with the most points wins; with equal points, the most ducats
. Be at the meeting point 
in time: the herald calls everyone together.
Every zone has ten tasks about what you can really find there. Each team gets a different one, and a new one every time it comes back, so answers can't be passed on.
20 factions
Every zone has a field that fits the place: knowledge at a library, creativity at a museum, charm on a market square, speed on a bridge or quay, power at a fortress or tower. The stronger your faction is in a zone's field, the more points that zone is worth to you, so every faction has its own zones to go for.
- Councillors of Rathaus
- Bell Ringers of Sankt Reinoldi-Kirche
- Choir of Petrikirche
- Traders of Hansaplatz
- Curators of Baukunstarchiv NRW
- Players of Konzerthaus
- Scholars of Evangelische Bibliothek
- Builders of Femlinde mit Freistuhl
- Town Criers of Betenhof
- Merchants of Hansakontor
- Organists of Christliche Gemeinde
- Fountain Keepers of Gauklerbrunnen
- Sculptors of Hanse
- Artists of Europa auf dem Stier
- Explorers of Dortmund-Nashorn
- Wardens of Kindermuseum Adlerturm
- Heralds of Mahnmal für die Alte Synagoge
- Company of Stadttheater
- Guild of Platz am Apfelbrunnen
- Friends of Platz von Novi Sad
Ducats, chests and drops
Chests
Every 20 minutes the herald hides chests 
in the streets. The first team within 30 m opens one: ducats , a potion, a defence or something to leave for others.
The merchant
You start with 50 ducats and earn more by conquering, holding zones and approved photos. Spend them at the merchant 
: you can buy anywhere, and at his spot you get 20% off.
Drops and fog
Leave a bomb, trap, fog, curse or sabotage on the street 
. Only your team sees it; the team that walks into it is hit. Fog 
hides their map beyond 100 m. A scout 
shows drops near you 
: walk to one to defuse it.
Speed potionWait times and zone locks halved for 10 minutes.
Wisdom potionRemoves one wrong answer from your next multiple-choice question.
Strength potionYour next conquest scores double.
ShieldBlocks the next attack on your team (20 seconds to react).
MirrorSends the next attack straight back to the team that left it.
AntidoteEnds fog, a trap or a curse at once.
ScoutShows other teams' drops within 100 m for 2 minutes; walk to one to defuse it.- BombLeave it on the street: the team that walks into it loses 25 points.
TrapLeave it on the street: 3 minutes no conquering and no answering.
FogLeave it on the street: for 4 minutes their map shows only 100 m around them.
CurseLeave it on the street: on their next 2 questions a wrong answer costs double.
SabotageLeave it on the street: steals one thing from their backpack (or 30 ducats).
34 zones
- Sankt Reinoldi-Kirche
- Hanse
- Betenhof
- Europa auf dem Stier
- Konzerthaus
- Stein mit Vollausstattung
- Dortmund-Nashorn
- Platz am Apfelbrunnen
- Evangelische Bibliothek
- Hansaplatz
- dorhino
- Waterloo
- Turm
- Baukunstarchiv NRW
- Propsteikirche St. Johannes Baptist
- Kommunikation?
- Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte
- Standesamt Dortmund
- Platz von Novi Sad
- Hansakontor
- Rathaus
- Ein Platz im Leben
- Femlinde mit Freistuhl
- Kindermuseum Adlerturm
- Petrikirche
- Dortberghaus
- Beton-Keil
- Gauklerbrunnen
- Großer Schulhof
- Christliche Gemeinde
- II/1969
- Mahnmal für die Alte Synagoge
- Stadttheater
- Zeitreise mit Menschen
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.
€19.95 per team
Book and payOften chosen by companiesWith 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. The game master never sees the answers.
€199.00 including 5 teams, €19.95 per extra team
Book and payThe 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.
What the game master sees
Live, on a laptop or tablet: where every team is, who holds which zone, and each team's points, ducats and items. From here the game master gives or takes points, sends a message to one team or to all teams, adds 15 minutes or pauses the game.
How do you play City Conquest in Dortmund?
In City Conquest, teams of 1 to 4 players compete for zones on the map of Dortmund, and the team with the most points wins.
First, each team picks a faction with its own story, strengths and characters. Then the contest begins. Every zone has a task. Solve it and the zone goes to your team. Another team can take it over later, so you are always deciding whether to chase new zones or protect the ones you already hold.
Which places in Dortmund are part of the game board?
Dortmund's streets and the sights on our routes make up the game board. You play around the Alter Markt, St. Reinoldi and the Marienkirche, with the Ostenhellweg running through the centre.
The Dortmund U-Tower, the Museum Ostwall and the Opernhaus Dortmund are part of the area as well. With zones spread across the centre, good planning pays off. Agree who watches the map and who reads the tasks, and keep moving, because a rival team may be heading for the same zone.
What does the organiser do?
In this group game in Dortmund, the organiser, meaning the person who books, sets up the game on the game master page and starts it for all teams. That is where you pick the default language and the playing time.
The game cannot start without the organiser. Every player can choose a language on their own phone and switch it during play. That suits a work outing, a group of friends or a family with players who prefer different languages.
Which games can you book in Dortmund right now?
In Dortmund you can book three games today and start whenever you like, every day. Secrets of Dortmund begins on the Markt and takes you past the Dortmund U-Tower and the Deutsches Fußballmuseum with puzzles and photo tasks.
Sherlock Holmes murder mystery in Dortmund passes the Museum Ostwall and the Opernhaus Dortmund. The Dortmund Syndicate (outdoor escape game) starts at the Alter Markt and heads past St. Reinoldi and the Marienkirche. Each game takes 1.5 to 2 hours and costs €19.95 per team: one phone, at most 4 players, or 5 for The Syndicate.
Do we need a game master?
No. Without a game master you play completely on your own: the person who booked opens the organiser page once, picks the default language and play time and starts the game for all teams; after that everything runs by itself on every phone. A game master (€199.00 incl. 5 teams) is optional, for someone who wants to follow and steer the game live.
Can teams start the game themselves?
You do not need a game master for that: the person who booked starts the game once for all teams on the organiser page, so every team plays the same time. After that everything runs by itself on every phone. A game master is optional, for someone who wants to follow and steer the game live.
Who wins City Conquest?
When time is up, the team with the most points wins; with equal points, the team with the most ducats wins.
What is the minimum number of teams?
Two. Each team has 1 to 4 players and plays on its own phone.
What happens if another team takes my zone?
The zone is theirs until your team wins it back by solving the task there again.
Who sets the playing time?
The organiser, on the game master page. They also choose the default language and start the game for all teams.
Can every player choose their own language?
Yes. Each player can pick and switch the language on their own phone.
What can I play in Dortmund today?
Secrets of Dortmund, Sherlock Holmes murder mystery in Dortmund and The Dortmund Syndicate (outdoor escape game), each for €19.95 per team.
City Conquest Race Through Dortmund
€19.95 per team
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