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Secrets of Valkenburg Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt & Walking Tour
1.5–2 hours · 1–4 players per team · no appfrom €4.99 per person1 player €8.95 · 4 players €19.95
Group games: teams against each otherCity Conquest
Race Through Valkenburg
€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
- 23 zones
- 15 factions
- 2–15 teams
In City Conquest the centre of Valkenburg 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 H.H. Nicolaas en Barbarakerk, Kasteel Den Halder, and Museum Valkenburg. 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.
15 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 Grendelplein
- Bell Ringers of Kloosterkerk
- Guard of Kasteel Den Halder
- Curators of Museum Valkenburg
- Millers of Franse Molen
- Watch of Kasteel Valkenburg
- Choir of Lourdesgrot
- Builders of Rozenheuvel
- Players of Openluchttheater Valkenburg
- Merchants of Spaans Leenhof
- Scholars of Bibliotheek Valkenburg
- Gardeners of Odapark
- Wardens of H.H. Nicolaas en Barbarakerk
- Heralds of Oude of Banmolen
- Company of Berkelpoort
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).
23 zones
- H.H. Nicolaas en Barbarakerk
- Kasteel Den Halder
- Museum Valkenburg
- Spaans Leenhof
- Franse Molen
- Oude of Banmolen
- Villa Alpha
- Grendelplein
- Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Altijddurende Bijstandkerk
- Voormalige Hervormde Kerk
- Kasteel Valkenburg
- Berkelpoort
- Lourdesgrot
- Odapark
- Bibliotheek Valkenburg
- Rozenheuvel
- Kloosterkerk
- Kasteelruïne & Fluweelengrot
- Dersaborg
- Openluchttheater Valkenburg
- Stadhuis Valkenburg aan de Geul
- Villa Beukenhof
- Cuypershuisje
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 happens during a round of City Conquest?
City Conquest is a race for zones: walk to a zone on the map of Valkenburg, solve its task and it becomes yours. But other teams can win it back, so you keep an eye on the map the whole time.
Your faction gives your team its own story and strengths. Decide together whether you go out hunting for new zones or protect the ones you already hold. When the playing time is over, points decide: the team with the most wins. Expect friendly rivalry, quick decisions and a lot of walking.
What does the organiser do?
The main booker acts as organiser and sets up the game on the game master page. That is where the default language and the playing time are chosen, and where the game is started for all teams together.
During the game, each player can pick and switch the language on their own phone. Mixed groups can play side by side, each in the language they read best. A tip for organisers: gather all teams in one spot before you press start.
Where in Valkenburg do the teams play?
The game board is Valkenburg itself: its streets and the sights on our routes. Our other Valkenburg games pass places such as the Valkenburg Castle Ruins, the Velvet Cave Entrance, the Grendelpoort City Gate and Walram Square.
While your team chases zones, you walk past this kind of landmark and through the small streets in between. Since zones can switch owners, your route is never fixed. You may cross another team at the gate, lose a zone near the square and win it back a few minutes later.
Prefer a Valkenburg game for one team?
Valkenburg already has three games for a single team on one phone, bookable today and lasting 1.5–2 hours each. The price is €19.95 per team: one phone, at most 4 players, or at most 5 for the Syndicate.
Secrets of Valkenburg runs in the browser on your own phone, no app, and takes you from the castle ruins to the Velvet Cave with puzzles and photo tasks. The Sherlock Holmes murder mystery in Valkenburg is a detective case from the castle ruins to the Wilhelmina Tower, played in the free Loquiz app. The Valkenburg Syndicate (outdoor escape game), also in the free Loquiz app, starts on Theo Dorrenplein and has you chasing Magnus and the stolen formulas past the Nicolaasplein.
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.
What is the minimum group size for City Conquest?
You need at least two teams. Each team has between one and four players and its own phone.
Can teams start the game whenever they like?
No. The organiser starts City Conquest for all teams at once from the game master page, after choosing the playing time and default language.
What happens when another team takes our zone?
You can win it back by returning to the zone and solving its task. Zones can change hands until the playing time is over.
Do all players have to use the same language?
No. Each player can choose and switch the language on their own phone.
Is there a Valkenburg game without an app?
Yes. Secrets of Valkenburg is played in the browser on your own phone, with no app needed.
City Conquest Race Through Valkenburg
€19.95 per team
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