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City Conquest – Race Through Deventer
Group games: teams against each other

City Conquest

Race Through Deventer

Expected soon in Deventer

A city game where teams play against each other: at least 2 teams of 1–4 players, each team on its own phone.

  • 2–20 teams

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City Conquest makes a group game Deventer competitive in the best sense. Each team picks a faction, walks to zones on the map and solves the task there to conquer the zone. Rival teams can win zones back, so the score keeps shifting. Every team plays on its own phone. When the playing time runs out, the team with the most points wins.

How to play

  1. 1

    Explore

    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 .

  2. 2

    Conquer

    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 .

  3. 3

    Defend 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 .

  4. 4

    Final 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.

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).

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.

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With 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

The 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.

The City Conquest game master screen during a game: a live map with the teams and their zones, and one team's points, ducats and controls
Example game with made-up teams.

What happens in a game of City Conquest?

City Conquest is played by at least 2 teams of 1 to 4 players, each team on its own phone. First, every team picks a faction, a group with its own characters, story and strengths.

Then the teams go out to the zones on the map. Each zone holds a task. Solve it and your team conquers the zone. Others can win it back, so you will keep weighing up whether to attack or defend. At the end of the playing time, the team with the most points is the winner.

Which streets and sights in Deventer do you play on?

The board is Deventer's streets and the sights on our routes. You pass the Broederenkerk, the Deventer Theater and the Bergkerk, which you also see in Secrets of Deventer.

The Geert Groote Huis, the Grote of Lebuinuskerk, the Stadhuis and the Duimpoort, from The Deventer Syndicate (outdoor escape game), add more ground. Sherlock Holmes murder mystery in Deventer brings in the Wilhelminabrug. So this group game in Deventer covers a good part of the old town.

What does the organiser need to do?

The organiser is the main booker. On the game master page, they choose the default language and the playing time, and then start the game for all teams at once. The game cannot start without them.

Every player can pick their own language on their phone and switch it during the game. That makes the group game Deventer easy for colleagues, student associations, friends and families, including guests who prefer another language.

Which games can you book in Deventer today?

Deventer has three games you can book today, each for €19.95 per team: one phone, at most 4 players. They take 1.5 to 2 hours and you start whenever you like.

Secrets of Deventer starts on the Broederenplein with puzzles and photo tasks. Sherlock Holmes murder mystery in Deventer runs from Stationsplein to the Wilhelminabrug and St Lebuïnus Church. The Deventer Syndicate (outdoor escape game) is an outdoor alternative to an escape room, with up to 5 players per team.

How many players can join City Conquest?

At least 2 teams of 1 to 4 players can join. Each team uses its own phone.

What is a faction?

A faction is a group with its own story, strengths and characters. Each team chooses one at the start.

Who starts the game for all teams?

The organiser starts it after setting the language and playing time on the game master page.

Where does Secrets of Deventer start?

Secrets of Deventer starts on the Broederenplein.

How long do the Deventer games take?

Each of the three Deventer games takes 1.5 to 2 hours.

City Conquest Race Through Deventer

City Conquest is on its way to Deventer. Want to play it with your group as one of the first? Ask us and we will let you know as soon as it is ready.

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