Fontana del Porcellino Florence: walk and solve

Fontana del Porcellino is a fountain in Florence featuring a boar, at Piazza del Mercato Nuovo 6. You can see it during both featured walking games. Its subject gives your group a different point of interest from a church facade or an open square. Pause to look before returning to the activity on the phone, and compare what different companions notice. The game supplies a shared story between real places, while those places can also be appreciated for themselves. Your own group decides when to continue, leaving separate visits outside the time reserved for the walking activity.

Secrets of Florence and Sherlock Holmes murder mystery in Florence both pass the fountain. The exploration story asks you to help Cosimo de’ Medici recover his lost baston of glory. Along its route you see Arnolfo's Tower, Loggia dei Lanzi and the Statue of Dante Alighieri. The detective route includes Museo di Palazzo Davanzati, Campanile di Giotto and the Baptistery of St. John. Choose the fictional recovery goal if its premise appeals to your companions, or the detective case if you prefer a continuing investigation to discuss. Both connect sightseeing with something your group can work on together while exploring the city on foot.

Both Florence games cost €19.95 per team, last 1.5 to 2 hours and allow at most 4 players sharing one phone. Secrets of Florence runs in the browser on your own phone without an app. The detective option uses the free Loquiz app. Choose the story and device before beginning, then let all companions contribute ideas even when one person handles the screen. You can start whenever you want, every day, with validity for 12 months. Leave time separately for other Florence visits so the self-guided game remains a flexible part of the day you arrange with friends, family or colleagues.