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Group games: teams against each otherCity Conquest
Race Through Budapest
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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
- 31 zones
- 20 factions
- 2–20 teams
In City Conquest the centre of Budapest 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 József nádor tér (the Palatine's statue), Gerbeaud and the little underground (Vörösmarty tér north), and Vörösmarty tér (the poet's monument). 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.
- Legion of Aquincum
- Árpád's Horsemen
- King Matthias's Black Army
- Librarians of the Corvina
- Pashas of Buda
- Bath Keepers of Buda
- Hussars
- Chain Bridge Builders
- Youth of March 1848
- Honvéds of 1848
- Danube Raftsmen
- Coffee-house Writers
- Market Women of Pest
- Zsolnay Tile Makers
- Opera Singers
- Millennium Underground Crew
- Budapest Inventors
- The Golden Team
- Fishermen's Guild
- Queen Sisi's Court
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).
31 zones
- József nádor tér (the Palatine's statue)
- Gerbeaud and the little underground (Vörösmarty tér north)
- Vörösmarty tér (the poet's monument)
- Vigadó (the concert hall on the Danube)
- The Little Princess (Danube Promenade)
- Eötvös tér (the statesman's statue)
- Gresham Palace and the Deák statue (Széchenyi tér south)
- The Széchenyi statue (Széchenyi tér north)
- Hungarian Academy of Sciences (the palace front)
- Chain Bridge, the Pest lions
- Chain Bridge, the Pest tower
- Chain Bridge, the Buda tower
- Zrínyi utca 5 (the old casino palace)
- Hild tér (the bronze boy in a hurry)
- Danubius Fountain (Erzsébet tér)
- Erzsébet tér park
- Deák tér Lutheran church
- Zrínyi utca and Október 6. utca corner
- Nádor utca (the university)
- St Stephen's Basilica (the front)
- St Stephen's Basilica (the round east end)
- Szabadság tér south (the countess's tree)
- Szabadság tér (the middle of the square)
- The National Bank (Szabadság tér east)
- Szabadság tér west (the great palace)
- Kristóf tér and the Vác Gate (Váci utca north)
- Szervita tér (the golden mosaic)
- Danube Promenade south (the hotel row)
- Petőfi tér (the poet's statue)
- Contra-Aquincum (Március 15. tér)
- Postal Savings Bank (Hold utca)
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.
What is City Conquest all about?
City Conquest is all about conquering and holding zones on the map of Budapest, team against team, until the playing time runs out. Each zone has a task, and solving it puts the zone on your side.
Any zone can be lost again. If a rival team gets there and solves the task, they take over. So while you walk you keep asking: do we defend, attack or split up? Each faction has its own story, strengths and characters, which gives every team its own approach. The team with the most points at the end wins.
Which Budapest sights do you pass while playing?
You play in central Budapest, around the sights from our city routes. On the way to a zone you might pass the Hungarian Parliament Building, cross Kossuth Lajos Square or walk across Szabadság tér.
St. Stephen's Basilica, Elizabeth Square and the Soviet War Memorial are on our routes as well. With wide squares and long avenues between them, teams have to think about the quickest way to the next zone. Wear comfortable shoes and charge your phones first.
What does the organiser set up?
The organiser, the person who booked, sets up City Conquest on the game master page. They choose the default language and the playing time, then start the game for all teams at once.
During the game, every player can pick and switch the language on their own phone. That is a big help for international teams, groups of friends on a city break and families with guests from abroad.
Which games can you book in Budapest today?
Two City Game games in Budapest can be booked today, each for €19.95 per team and taking 1.5–2 hours. You start whenever you like.
In Secrets of Budapest you join Count István Széchenyi on a quest to recover the lost Holy Crown of Hungary, played in the browser on your own phone with no app. Sherlock Holmes murder mystery in Budapest is a detective case on foot from the Országház past St Stephen's Basilica to the Danube bank. Both work well for a group game Budapest with one team of up to 4 players.
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 players does City Conquest need in Budapest?
You need at least two teams, and each team has 1 to 4 players on one phone.
How do you conquer a zone?
Walk to the zone on the map and solve the task there. The zone then counts for your team until another team wins it back.
Who starts the game?
The organiser starts City Conquest for all teams from the game master page.
Can we play in different languages?
Yes. The organiser sets a default language, and every player can pick and switch the language on their own phone.
What do the other Budapest games cost?
Secrets of Budapest and Sherlock Holmes murder mystery in Budapest each cost €19.95 per team and take 1.5–2 hours.
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