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City Conquest – Race Through Magdeburg
Group games: teams against each other

City Conquest

Race Through Magdeburg

€19.95 per team

A city game where teams play against each other: at least 2 teams of 1–4 players, each team on its own phone.

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  • 120 min
  • 34 zones
  • 20 factions
  • 2–20 teams

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In City Conquest the centre of Magdeburg 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 Bärplatz, Ausstellung Stadtentwicklung, and Inborn Power. When time is up, the team with the most points wins; with equal points, the team with the most ducats wins.

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What does it cost for your group?

Teams (up to 4 each): 3

Without a game master

€59.85

≈ €4.99 per person

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With a game master

€199.00

≈ €16.58 per person

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How to play

  1. 1

    Explore

    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 .

  2. 2

    Conquer

    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 .

  3. 3

    Defend 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 .

  4. 4

    Final 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.

  • Curators of Kulturhistorisches Museum
  • Traders of Domplatz
  • Town Criers of Alter Markt
  • Guard of Kiek in de Köken
  • Watch of Tartarenturm
  • Players of Kabarett Zwickmühle
  • Sculptors of Inborn Power
  • Artists of Aufsteigender
  • Builders of Neue Möllenvogtei
  • Merchants of Fahnenmonument
  • Scholars of Arbeitsgericht Magdeburg
  • Fountain Keepers of Düsenbrunnen
  • Gardeners of Prämonstratenserberg
  • Explorers of Heilige-Geist-Kirche
  • Wardens of Dommuseum Ottonianum
  • Heralds of Kathedrale Sankt Sebastian
  • Company of Bärplatz
  • Guild of Ulrichplatz
  • Friends of Julius-Bremer-Straße
  • Runners of Ausstellung Stadtentwicklung

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

  1. Bärplatz
  2. Ausstellung Stadtentwicklung
  3. Inborn Power
  4. Kunstmuseum Kloster Unser Lieben Frauen
  5. Heilige-Geist-Kirche
  6. Düsenbrunnen
  7. Theater Grüne Zitadelle
  8. Aufsteigender
  9. Kabarett Zwickmühle
  10. Arbeitsgericht Magdeburg
  11. Prämonstratenserberg
  12. Ulrichplatz
  13. Domplatz
  14. Europa
  15. Denkmal Stabwerk
  16. Kathedrale Sankt Sebastian
  17. Sitzende Schwimmerin
  18. Martin-Luther-Platz
  19. Neue Möllenvogtei
  20. Alter Markt
  21. Kiek in de Köken
  22. Dommuseum Ottonianum
  23. Johanniskirche
  24. Otto-von-Guericke-Brunnen
  25. Tartarenturm
  26. Fahnenmonument
  27. Erdachse
  28. Kulturhistorisches Museum
  29. Julius-Bremer-Straße
  30. Altes Leipziger Tor
  31. Kriegerdenkmal
  32. Neue Synagoge
  33. Forum Gestaltung
  34. Knochenhauerufer

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.

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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. The game master never sees the answers.

€199.00 including 5 teams, €19.95 per extra team

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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.

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.

The City Conquest game master screen during a game: a live map with the teams and their zones, and one team's points, ducats and controls
Example game with made-up teams.

What is City Conquest and how does it work?

City Conquest is our group game in which teams play against each other in the city. It takes at least 2 teams of 1 to 4 players, and every team plays on its own phone.

At the start, each team picks a faction: a group with its own story, strengths and characters. Then the teams go out to the zones on the map. Solve the task in a zone and your team conquers it. Other teams can win it back, so you have to choose between taking new zones and holding on to the ones you have. When the time is up, the most points wins.

Where in Magdeburg is the game played?

The board is Magdeburg's streets plus the sights on our routes. You pass the Magdeburger Dom, the Landtag von Sachsen-Anhalt and Hundertwasser's Green Citadel, all on the route of The Magdeburg Syndicate (outdoor escape game), and the Rathaus Magdeburg.

Secrets of Magdeburg adds the Skulpturenpark Kunstmuseum and the Sterntor am Domplatz. While you dash between zones in this group game in Magdeburg, you discover a fair part of the old town at the same time.

What does the organiser take care of?

The organiser is the main booker. They prepare the game on the game master page by choosing the default language and the playing time, and then start it for all teams.

Every player can choose and switch their own language on their phone. That makes the group game Magdeburg suitable for colleagues on a team day, friends, students, clubs and families, even when not everyone speaks the same language.

Which games can you book in Magdeburg today?

Magdeburg already has three games you can book today, each for €19.95 per team: one phone, at most 4 players. They take 1.5 to 2 hours and you start whenever you like.

Secrets of Magdeburg explores the Alter Markt, the Roland statue and the old city squares. Sherlock Holmes murder mystery in Magdeburg leads you past the Dommuseum Ottonianum and the Garten der Möllenvogtei. The Magdeburg Syndicate (outdoor escape game) is an outdoor alternative to an escape room, with up to 5 players per team.

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?

At least 2 teams, each with 1 to 4 players. Each team plays on its own phone.

What happens when the time runs out?

The teams' points are counted and the team with the most points wins.

Who sets the playing time?

The organiser sets the playing time and the default language on the game master page before starting the game.

How long does Secrets of Magdeburg take?

Secrets of Magdeburg takes 1.5 to 2 hours, and you can start whenever you like.

City Conquest Race Through Magdeburg

€19.95 per team

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