Team building Queenstown: walk and solve

Sherlock Holmes murder mystery in Queenstown takes you from the main town pier out to Queenstown Gardens. You follow the case on foot using the free Loquiz app, with St Peter’s Anglican Church also among the places you see along the route. The real surroundings provide a setting while the fictional mystery offers colleagues a concrete shared problem. Hear different interpretations of the information before deciding your answer together. Another explanation may bring a new possibility into the discussion, leaving room for everyone’s contribution. This makes the activity something your small group actively shares as you explore and investigate alongside one another rather than leaving each decision to whoever holds the phone during play.

Each team uses its own phone and has at most 4 players; all teams can start at the same time and compare their scores. Arrange who plays together before beginning, perhaps mixing colleagues who rarely work in the same small circle. The investigation provides an immediate common topic. Keep the screen visible and invite different suggestions before answering together. Comparing scores gives the wider group something to discuss afterwards, while shared decisions within each team keep the activity sociable. The phone holder can investigate alongside the others, making the thinking part of the whole small group’s experience throughout the walk rather than a task for one colleague.

Allow 1.5 to 2 hours at €19.95 per team, with larger groups asking for a group quote on the website. You can play daily, start whenever you like and use the booking within 12 months. Prepare the free Loquiz app on each team’s phone and settle who plays together before beginning. Choose a start that lets colleagues gather, then give the walk enough time in your plans for exploring and discussing possible answers. Once everyone is ready, the case supplies a shared task for the outing. Compare scores afterwards and return to the different ideas your teams considered while working through the mystery together during play.