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Turn Dortmund into your crime scene with a private, self-guided Sherlock Holmes mystery. Using the Loquiz app, teams of up to four tackle puzzles, photo tasks, and a two-hour storyline that winds through the city center.
Turn Dortmund into your crime scene with a private, self-guided Sherlock Holmes mystery. Using the Loquiz app, teams of up to four tackle puzzles, photo tasks, and a two-hour storyline that winds through the city center.
The square smells of fresh bread and diesel as you tap the Loquiz app and step off Platz von Leeds into Dortmund’s busy center. Narrow streets and pedestrian lanes become a stage: shopfronts blink like witnesses and cobblestones dare you to keep pace. The game drops a crime scene into the city and asks you to read the urban cues.
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Operated by City Game · Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
The square smells of fresh bread and diesel as you tap the Loquiz app and step off Platz von Leeds into Dortmund’s busy center. Narrow streets and pedestrian lanes become a stage: shopfronts blink like witnesses and cobblestones dare you to keep pace. The game drops a crime scene into the city and asks you to read the urban cues.
Dortmund’s roots run from medieval market town to Hanseatic trading post to the coal-and-steel powerhouse of the Ruhr. Those layers sit in the pavement and façades you’ll pass—Reinoldikirche’s tower, the worn market stalls, the wide shopping boulevards that replaced older lanes. The experience is story-first: digital characters, photo tasks, and cryptic riddles lead you through familiar and overlooked corners without providing a formal city tour.
Practical guidance: the game is private and self-guided, made for groups of 1–4 per device (buy more tickets for larger groups). Expect roughly two hours of walking and puzzle-solving on mainly flat, paved surfaces. You’ll receive an email with clear instructions and can begin at any time on your booked date; public transit serves the start point. Not recommended for travelers with serious spinal, cardiovascular conditions, or those who are pregnant.
Tips for success: charge your phone and bring a power bank, wear comfortable shoes for 2 km+ of walking, and plan to play when shops are open if you want to use street-level clues. The game turns Dortmund’s civic rhythms into a hunt—pay attention, move deliberately, and enjoy peeling back a fictional mystery that uses the city as its set.
easy.
Approx. 2 hours.
Suitable for most fitness levels; involves light urban walking (roughly 2–4 km) and basic smartphone use
One ticket covers a group of 1–4 people using a single device; larger groups should purchase additional tickets so each set of up to four has a device.
You select a date/time when booking, but the game is self-guided and may be started anytime on that date—play at your own pace.
No—this is an easy urban walk suitable for most people, though it involves standing, walking short distances, and basic smartphone handling.
Instructions and access details are provided via email after booking; the game experience and app language options depend on the provider—check your confirmation message for specifics.
Dortmund evolved from a medieval market settlement and Hanseatic member into a central Ruhr industrial city; remnants of that history appear in churches and repurposed industrial sites.
This game uses public spaces—respect private property, avoid obstructing sidewalks, and dispose of waste properly to keep city streets welcoming for residents and players.
City Game operates guided outdoor trips and adventures with an emphasis on safety, stewardship, and memorable experiences.
The square smells of fresh bread and diesel as you tap the Loquiz app and step off Platz von Leeds into Dortmund’s busy center. Narrow streets and pedestrian lanes become a stage: shopfronts blink like witnesses and cobblestones dare you to keep pace. The game drops a crime scene into the city and asks you to read the urban cues.
The square smells of fresh bread and diesel as you tap the Loquiz app and step off Platz von Leeds into Dortmund’s busy center. Narrow streets and pedestrian lanes become a stage: shopfronts blink like witnesses and cobblestones dare you to keep pace. The game drops a crime scene into the city and asks you to read the urban cues.
Dortmund’s roots run from medieval market town to Hanseatic trading post to the coal-and-steel powerhouse of the Ruhr. Those layers sit in the pavement and façades you’ll pass—Reinoldikirche’s tower, the worn market stalls, the wide shopping boulevards that replaced older lanes. The experience is story-first: digital characters, photo tasks, and cryptic riddles lead you through familiar and overlooked corners without providing a formal city tour.
Practical guidance: the game is private and self-guided, made for groups of 1–4 per device (buy more tickets for larger groups). Expect roughly two hours of walking and puzzle-solving on mainly flat, paved surfaces. You’ll receive an email with clear instructions and can begin at any time on your booked date; public transit serves the start point. Not recommended for travelers with serious spinal, cardiovascular conditions, or those who are pregnant.
Tips for success: charge your phone and bring a power bank, wear comfortable shoes for 2 km+ of walking, and plan to play when shops are open if you want to use street-level clues. The game turns Dortmund’s civic rhythms into a hunt—pay attention, move deliberately, and enjoy peeling back a fictional mystery that uses the city as its set.