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Group games: teams against each otherCity Conquest
Race Through Porto
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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
- 30 zones
- 20 factions
- 2–20 teams
In City Conquest the centre of Porto 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 Misericórdia Church and Museum (Rua das Flores), Vitória viewpoint (São Bento da Vitória), and Ferreira Borges Market. 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.
- Shipwrights of the Ceuta Fleet
- The Twenty-Four
- The Rabelo Boatmen
- The Poor Clares of Santa Clara
- Defenders of the Siege
- Lookouts of the Clérigos
- The Court of King John and Philippa
- Port Wine Factors
- Nasoni's Stonemasons
- Professors of the Polytechnic Academy
- Camilo's Romantics
- The Azulejo Painters
- The Revolutionaries of 1820
- The Republicans of 1891
- The Tripeiros
- Captains of the Navigator
- The Ribeira Rescuers
- Bishop Hugo's Canons
- Customs Men of the Alfândega
- The São João Revellers
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).
30 zones
- Misericórdia Church and Museum (Rua das Flores)
- Vitória viewpoint (São Bento da Vitória)
- Ferreira Borges Market
- Rua das Flores
- Old prison (Cadeia da Relação)
- Factory House (Feitoria Inglesa)
- Praça do Infante (Henry the Navigator)
- Stock Exchange Palace (Palácio da Bolsa)
- Porto Cathedral (Sé)
- Casa do Infante
- Largo de São João Novo
- São Francisco Church
- Bishop's Palace (Paço Episcopal)
- Old Town Hall (Casa da Câmara)
- Praça da Ribeira (the Cube)
- Clérigos Tower
- Postigo do Carvão (wall gate)
- Cordoaria Garden
- Cais da Ribeira
- University Rectorate
- Miragaia (São Pedro square)
- Livraria Lello
- São Bento Station (tile hall)
- Praça de Gomes Teixeira
- Luís I Bridge (Ribeira end)
- City wall at Santa Clara
- Congregados Church
- New Customs House (Alfândega Nova)
- Carmo churches (azulejo wall)
- Guindais Funicular (lower station)
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 a competitive game in which teams conquer zones across Porto and the one with the most points at the end wins.
Every team begins by choosing a faction, a group with its own story, strengths and characters. Then the map leads you to the zones. Solve a zone's task and it belongs to your team. But rivals can solve that same task and take it back, so you are always deciding whether to push forward or protect what you already have. Teamwork and clear choices make the difference.
Which Porto landmarks are on the board?
The board covers central Porto, built from the sights on our existing routes.
You play around the Palácio da Bolsa, the Teatro Nacional São João, the Igreja do Carmo and the Jardim da Cordoaria, with the Miradouro da Vitória looking out over the city. Porto's slopes between the river and the upper town make every route choice matter. A team game in Porto like this adds strategy to a walk through the streets.
How does the organiser start everything?
The organiser, the person who booked, sets up City Conquest on the game master page and starts it for all teams at once.
On that page the organiser picks the default language and the playing time. The game does not run until the organiser starts it, so every team sets off together. Each player can choose and switch the language on their own phone. That makes this group game Porto easy for international groups, colleagues, friends or families.
Which Porto games can you book today?
Porto has two City Game games you can book today, each for €19.95 per team: one phone, at most 4 players.
In Secrets of Porto you join commander Guilherme Gnomes Fernandes to hunt a living blaze, playing in the browser on your own phone with no app. You pass the Igreja do Carmo, the Hospital de Santo António and the Porta do Olival. Sherlock Holmes murder mystery in Porto is a detective case past the Palácio da Bolsa and the Teatro Nacional São João to the Jardim da Cordoaria, 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 per team?
Each team has 1 to 4 players on its own phone, and at least two teams play.
Can a rival team take our zone?
Yes. If they solve the task at that zone, they win it back.
How does the game start?
The organiser sets the default language and playing time on the game master page and starts the game for all teams.
Can players choose a language?
Yes. Every player can pick and switch the language on their own phone.
Which Porto games can we book now?
Secrets of Porto and Sherlock Holmes murder mystery in Porto, each €19.95 per team: one phone, at most 4 players.
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