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Group games: teams against each otherCity Conquest
Race Through Ferrara
€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
- 33 zones
- 20 factions
- 2–20 teams
In City Conquest the centre of Ferrara 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 Piazza Trento e Trieste, Torre della Vittoria, and Palazzo Arcivescovile. 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.
- Traders of Piazza Trento e Trieste
- Bell Ringers of Chiesa di San Carlo
- Guard of Castello Estense
- Choir of Basilica di San Francesco
- Organists of Chiesa di San Domenico
- Curators of Museo di Casa Romei
- Watch of Torre della Vittoria
- Scholars of Biblioteca Ariostea
- Gardeners of Parco Pareschi
- Builders of Palazzo Arcivescovile
- Explorers of Palazzo della Borsa
- Wardens of Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate
- Heralds of Chiesa di Santa Maria Nuova
- Company of Chiesa di San Paolo
- Guild of Ex Chiesa di San Michele
- Friends of Ex Chiesa di Santa Margherita
- Runners of Chiesa di San Giuliano
- Riddlers of Palazzo Canonici Mattei
- Lantern Bearers of Porta Paola
- Champions of Palazzo delle Poste
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).
33 zones
- Piazza Trento e Trieste
- Torre della Vittoria
- Palazzo Arcivescovile
- Chiesa di Santa Maria del Suffragio
- Dipartimento di economia e management
- Giardino delle Duchesse
- Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Teatini
- Museo Ebraico
- Chiesa di San Paolo
- Ex Chiesa di San Michele
- Ex Chiesa di Santa Margherita
- Castello Estense
- Chiesa di San Giuliano
- Chiesa di San Carlo
- Biblioteca Ariostea
- Museo Civico di Storia Naturale
- Palazzo della Borsa
- Basilica di San Francesco
- Giardini 20/29 Maggio 2012
- Porta Paola
- Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate
- Chiesa di San Michele del Gesù
- Chiesa di San Domenico
- Palazzo delle Poste
- Chiesa dei Santi Giuseppe, Rita e Tecla
- Museo di Casa Romei
- Palazzo Bentivoglio
- Parco Pareschi
- Chiesa Evangelica Battista
- Palazzo Canonici Mattei
- Chiesa di San Girolamo
- Chiesa di Santa Maria Nuova
- Chiesa di Santo Spirito
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 kind of game is City Conquest?
City Conquest is a team-versus-team game in which you conquer zones in Ferrara's historic centre and aim for the most points.
Before you start, your team chooses a faction, a group with its own story, strengths and characters. The map shows the zones in play. Walk to one, solve its task and you hold it. Rival teams are out there too, and they can solve the same task to take your zone. Quick thinking, a bit of strategy and good teamwork decide who leads when the playing time is over.
Which places in Ferrara become zones?
The board is the historic centre of Ferrara, using the sights along our existing routes.
You play among places such as the Castello Estense, the Cattedrale di San Giorgio, the Torre dell'Orologio and Corso Martiri della Libertà. With so much of the centre close together, teams can switch plans fast and chase a zone a rival has only just taken. A team game in Ferrara like this makes the cobbled lanes part of your tactics.
How does the organiser start City Conquest?
The organiser, who booked, sets up City Conquest on the game master page and starts it for all teams at once.
The organiser selects the default language and the playing time there. The game does not start in any other way, so every team begins at the same time. Each player can then choose and switch the language on their own phone. That makes this group game Ferrara work well for international colleagues, friends or families on a day out.
Which Ferrara games can you book today?
Ferrara has two City Game games you can book today, each for €19.95 per team: one phone, at most 4 players.
In Secrets of Ferrara you help Niccolò III d’Este recover his fabled sword, playing in the browser on your own phone with no app. You pass the portal of the Cattedrale di San Giorgio, the Torre dell'Orologio and Palazzo Riminaldi. Sherlock Holmes murder mystery in Ferrara is a detective case from the Chiesa di San Domenico past the Castello Estense to the Cattedrale di San Giorgio, in the free Loquiz app. Both take 1.5–2 hours.
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 do you need?
At least two teams, each with 1 to 4 players on its own phone.
How do you earn points?
By conquering zones on the map. The team with the most points when time is up wins.
Who decides the playing time?
The organiser sets the playing time and default language on the game master page, then starts the game for all teams.
Can players use their own language?
Yes. Every player can pick and switch the language on their own phone.
Which Ferrara games can we start whenever we like?
Secrets of Ferrara and Sherlock Holmes murder mystery in Ferrara, each €19.95 per team: one phone, at most 4 players.
City Conquest Race Through Ferrara
€19.95 per team
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