Sherlock Holmes · Murder mystery

Nuuk Self-Guided Detective Murder Mystery Game

4.4 on Google (24 reviews)

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1.5–2 hours
1–4 players per team
In the free Loquiz app on your phone
Start any time within 12 months
Free cancellation until you start

Play a self-guided detective murder mystery through central Nuuk, starting at the art museum and passing Katuaq, at your own pace.

The Balthasar case is open in Nuuk, and it stays open until somebody walks the route and reads it properly.

A self-guided murder mystery game for people who would rather walk than sit. Nuuk holds the evidence, the app holds the file, and the puzzles, codes and photo tasks in between are what narrow a long suspect list down to one name.

The file sends you to Katuaq Cultural Centre, Nuuk Cathedral and Hans Egede Statue.

Where the Case Takes You in Nuuk

So do Greenland National Museum and Archives; and Kolonihavnens Tidevandstrappe. The route runs 3 to 4 km and rewards the people who look up rather than the people who walk fast.

How the Murder Mystery Game Works in Nuuk

The story arrives as you move. Every location holds something to work out, and the digital characters you meet each know one piece of what happened to Balthasar. Reckon on 1.5 to 2 hours and 3 to 4 km, but there is no clock: break for lunch and pick it up afterwards. The habit is the one the Sherlock Holmes stories are built on: notice the thing nobody else bothered to look at, then say out loud what it means.

Friends, Families and Colleagues in Nuuk

With friends. Four people, one phone, one case. Somebody will back the wrong suspect early and refuse to let it go, and that is the part everyone remembers.

With your team. Two teams on one case turns it competitive, which is the whole point. No booking a room, no briefing, no waiting for stragglers: a team outing in Nuuk that starts when the last person shows up.

With kids. Eight and up manage it comfortably. Children are usually quickest on the photo tasks, and teenagers who have stopped being impressed by old buildings get competitive about the puzzles instead.

Questions People Ask First

How does the murder mystery game work?

Everything sits in the Loquiz app. Start it wherever you like in Nuuk, follow what the case tells you, solve what each location puts in front of you, and hand in a name when you are sure.

How long does it take?

Between one and a half and two hours for most groups, across 3 to 4 km. Slower is free: nothing is timed and nothing expires while you are having lunch.

How many people can play on one ticket?

One €19.95 ticket covers four players on a single phone. Past four, take a second ticket: two teams chasing the same killer beats six people squinting at one screen.

Do we need to book a time?

You pick a date, not a slot. Start at nine or start at four; nothing in Nuuk is waiting on you and no guide is standing anywhere.

Is it suitable for children?

From roughly age eight it works well. The puzzles are built to be solved, not to defeat anyone, and younger children happily walk along and help.

What happens if it rains?

Nothing forces you to keep walking. Duck into a cafe, let it pass and carry on when you feel like it - there is no time limit on any part of this.

Is this a detective game or a walking tour of Nuuk?

You get the walk either way. The difference is that you arrive at each place with a question, and a question makes people look at a building far harder than a plaque ever does.

What else is there to do in Nuuk?

There are other city games in Nuuk built on the same idea and a different story, and Greenland has plenty more where this came from.

Keep going: all murder mystery city games · city games across Greenland

Katuaq Cultural CentreKatuaq, Nuuk 3900, Greenland
Nuuk CathedralNuuk Cathedral, Nuuk, Greenland
Hans Egede StatueHans Egede Statue, Nuuk, Greenland
Greenland National Museum and ArchivesHans Egedesvej 8, Nuuk 3900, Greenland
Kolonihavnens TidevandstrappeHans Egedesvej 78, Nuuk 3900, Greenland
Nuuk Art Museum57M6+5CH, Kissarneqqortuunnguaq 5, Nuuk 3900, Greenland
Old NuukOld Nuuk, Nuuk, Greenland

How it works

BookYour ticket arrives by email.
Go to the startThe start point is in your email. Any day within 12 months.
PlayOpen the link on one phone per team and press start.

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