Galway Cathedral Galway: walk and solve

Galway Cathedral is a church on Gaol Rd in Galway that you can see during both featured city games. Take a pause to look at the exterior before continuing the activity on your phone. A church building offers a different focus from the doorways, castle details and other city places along the walks. Let everyone notice something, then compare observations as a group. The game is self-guided, leaving you to choose how long to spend looking. Organise any separate interior visit independently and allow additional time if you want that alongside the walking activity.

Secrets of Galway passes the cathedral during a story in which you join Síofra to recover her lost Claddagh ring. On the route you see the Browne Doorway, Lynch's Castle Corner and the castle plaques. Sherlock Holmes murder mystery in Galway also passes the cathedral, giving you an investigation described as going from Eyre Square towards the Spanish Arch and Long Walk. Its route also includes the Hall of the Red Earl. Choose the ring recovery story or the detective investigation according to what your group would like to talk about as you explore the city together.

Secrets of Galway works in the browser on your own phone without an app, while the detective game uses the free Loquiz app. Both cost €19.95 per team and last 1.5 to 2 hours, with at most 4 players on one phone. Decide which story and device your group will use before beginning. You can share the reading and let all companions contribute ideas, keeping the activity social as you move between sights. Start whenever you want, every day, with validity for 12 months. Add time separately for other visits around Galway rather than expecting the game to cover your entire day.