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Secrets of Duisburg 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 Duisburg
€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 Duisburg 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 Liebfrauenkirche, Stadthaus (Städt. Verwaltungsgebäude), and Land- und Amtsgericht Duisburg. 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 Liebfrauenkirche
- Traders of Portsmouthplatz
- Choir of Karmelkirche
- Curators of Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum
- Scribes of Rechtsamt der Stadt Duisburg
- Organists of Auferstehungsgemeinde
- Town Criers of Averdunkplatz
- Builders of Dreigiebelhaus
- Guard of Koblenzer Turm
- Players of Cubus Kunsthalle
- Fountain Keepers of Stadtbild
- Scholars of Zentralbibliothek
- Gardeners of Schillerplatz
- Sculptors of Auf dem Boden knien
- Explorers of Mercatorhalle - Konzertsäle
- Artists of Lifesaver
- Wardens of Volkshochschule - Verwaltung
- Heralds of Kapelle Junkernstraße
- Company of SG1 Kunstraum
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
- Liebfrauenkirche
- Stadthaus (Städt. Verwaltungsgebäude)
- Land- und Amtsgericht Duisburg
- Stadttheater / Duisburger Philharmoniker
- Mercatorhalle - Konzertsäle
- Stadtbild
- Auferstehungsgemeinde
- Lifesaver
- Kapelle Junkernstraße
- Hommage à Mercator
- Averdunkplatz
- Anne Frank Mahnmal
- Mahnmal für die gefallenen Lehrer und Schüler des Landfermann-Gymnasiums
- Folkwang Universität der Künste
- Schiffsmasken
- Mahnmal zur Erinnerung an die Deportation und Ermordung von 130 jüdischen Kinder
- Rechtsamt der Stadt Duisburg
- Hockende
- Dreigiebelhaus
- Schillerplatz
- Fabeltiere
- Auf dem Boden knien
- Cubus Kunsthalle
- Neun-Figuren-Raum
- SG1 Kunstraum
- Synagoge
- Portsmouthplatz
- Koblenzer Turm
- Zentralbibliothek
- Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum
- Volkshochschule - Verwaltung
- Rathaus
- Karmelkirche
- 222° ARC × 5
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 does City Conquest play out?
City Conquest is a city game where teams of 1 to 4 players compete for zones in Duisburg, and the team with the most points at the end wins.
Each team starts by picking a faction: a group with its own story, strengths and characters. Then you head out to the zones on the map. Solve the task at a zone and it belongs to your team. But nothing is safe, because another team can win it back. The lead can change many times before the clock runs out.
Which parts of Duisburg make up the game board?
The game board is Duisburg's streets and the sights on our routes. You play around the Alter Markt, the Rathaus Duisburg and the Mercatorbrunnen, close to the Church of Our Saviour.
The Historische Stadtmauer, the Burgplatz, the Innenhafen Duisburg and the König-Heinrich-Platz are part of the area too. Moving between the old centre and the inner harbour takes planning. Decide as a team which zones to go for first, and when it is worth heading back to defend one.
Who runs the group game?
The organiser, the person who books, runs the group game in Duisburg: they set it up on the game master page, choose the default language and playing time, and start it for all teams.
Each player can pick a language on their own phone and switch it during play. That makes it easy for colleagues, friends or families with different languages to join the same game.
Which games can you play in Duisburg today?
In Duisburg you can book three games today and start whenever you like, every day. Secrets of Duisburg starts on the Alter Markt and takes you past the Church of Our Saviour and the Historische Stadtmauer with puzzles to solve.
Sherlock Holmes murder mystery in Duisburg heads down to the Innenhafen Duisburg. The Duisburg Syndicate (outdoor escape game) runs from the Alter Markt past the Froschkönigbrunnen to the Burgplatz. 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.
How many people can play City Conquest?
You need at least 2 teams, each with 1 to 4 players and its own phone.
How do you conquer a zone?
Walk to the zone on the map and solve the task there. Another team can win it back the same way.
Can players use different languages?
Yes. The organiser sets a default language, but each player can pick another on their own phone.
City Conquest Race Through Duisburg
€19.95 per team
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