Agustina
The heroine of the siege that shook Napoleon
📱 1 to 10 phones · 1 team per phone · Independent codes
In 1808, when the soldiers fell and the cannons fell silent, a twenty-two-year-old woman seized the fuse and changed the course of History.
Zaragoza did not surrender. Zaragoza never surrenders.
In June 1808, sixty thousand of Napoleon's soldiers besieged Zaragoza. The city had neither worthy walls nor a sufficient garrison. But it had its people — civilians, monks, women and children — who fought street by street, house by house, with a ferocity that stunned all of Europe.
« "Zaragoza has no walls. Zaragoza needs none. Every house is a fortress, every inhabitant a soldier." »— — General Verdier's report to Napoleon, July 1808
The siege that humiliated the Grande Armée
On 15 June 1808, General Lefebvre's French troops appeared before Zaragoza. The city was defended by General Palafox and a small garrison. Napoleon expected a swift capitulation. He was wrong.
Agustina Zaragoza Doménech, a twenty-two-year-old woman, was at the Portillo battery when all the artillerymen were killed. Rather than flee, she seized the fuse of a cannon and fired point-blank into the French columns. This act galvanised the resistance.
The first siege lasted two months. The second, from December 1808 to February 1809, was even more terrible — hand-to-hand combat in the ruins, epidemics, famine. The city lost more than fifty thousand inhabitants. But its resistance became the symbol of the Spanish War of Independence.
A game, a guided tour and a heritage guide — all in one
You're not just buying an escape game. You're carrying a living guide — historical anecdotes, forgotten legends, key monuments, hidden architecture — unfolding as you go.
At each stop, places ordinary guides miss — secret façades, sculpted crests, alleys steeped in history.
Every riddle is rooted in a real historical fact or local legend. You leave with dozens of stories to tell.
Learn to read buildings — flamboyant Gothic, Baroque, Art Deco — like a real art historian, while having fun.
Walk through the city like a novel's character — every alley becomes a stage, every square a theatre.
A voice walks with you at every step, tells the story of each place, reads clues, adds a cinematic feel.
Keep access to the guide & game for 1 year. Come back any time, share it with friends.
« You will not leave this city the way you entered it. »
How does it work?
Explore the city on foot solving puzzles based on real historical facts. No locked room — the city is your playground.
No app to download. Play directly from your browser. Guided step by step, at your own pace.
One purchase per phone is enough. Play with family, friends or as a couple — everyone participates.
Point your phone at the façade: a historical character appears and speaks to you in your language. Golden letters magically write themselves on the wall to reveal the puzzle answer.
Stuck? Progressive personalised hints. The character repeats the puzzle on demand — at your own pace.
French, English, German, Spanish, Italian + 27 other languages auto-translated by AI.
The Route
5 stages through the city
The gameplay: AR, camera, hidden clues
At each stop, open your phone camera: an augmented reality character appears on the façade and speaks your language. Hunt the clue — it materializes as golden letters on the real wall or floats in front of you. When you find it, the phone vibrates, an AR chest opens and reveals your answer fragment. 8 stops, 8 clues to find with the camera, 1 final code.
The stops on your route are a surprise. You'll discover them one by one, guided by your phone, starting from the meeting point.
How does it work with a group?
One phone = one team. Pick the number at checkout (1 to 10).
Solo, or a group sharing the screen. One team, one code.
Family, couple, or 2-3 teams competing. Each phone has its own code and its own score.
Friends, bachelor/bachelorette, small office outing — each their own code, each plays at their own pace. Tiered pricing then €6 flat per phone from the 6th.
- ✓All codes are independent — play at the same time OR separately, each team advances at its own pace.
- ✓Leaderboard between your teams + global game leaderboard — each score appears in the public ranking.
- ✓More than 10 phones or need a personalized quest? Discover custom tours.
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Practical info
Why this route?
Living military history
Traces of the siege are still visible on Zaragoza's walls — bullet marks, plaques, monuments.
An extraordinary heroine
The route traces the story of Agustina de Aragón, one of the first female combatants in modern history.
From Portillo to Pilar
The route crosses the key siege locations, from batteries to barricades, to the miraculous basilica.
Goya in the background
Goya's Disasters of War, witness to the siege, accompany the route as a visual echo.
An entire city rose. One woman showed the way.
— Agustina de Aragón, 1786-1857
9 features nobody else has
OddballTrip combines gamified play, augmented reality and AI. All our competitors deliver 1 or 2 of these angles. We deliver all 5.
AR treasure chest
A golden chest floats in front of the monument. Tap → opening animation → reveals a secret message.
AR narrator character
Point your phone at the façade: a knight, witch, monk, sailor, detective or ghost appears full-screen and speaks to you in your language with their dedicated ElevenLabs voice (each character has their own unique voice) — your living guide.
Magic golden letters
At the puzzle climax, golden letters magically write themselves on the real wall — that's the puzzle answer. An unforgettable visual effect.
Written + audio narration
Every puzzle available as text AND voice-over: read at your own pace or listen eyes-free while walking. Great in groups and for accessibility.
360° radar + vibration
A mini-radar shows the target even behind you, and the phone vibrates when you aim in the right direction.
Heritage storytelling
Every puzzle weaves in real historical facts (architecture, era, anecdotes). You learn by playing — like a gamified audioguide.
Progressive AI hints
3 levels of AI-generated help: vibe → where to look → answer format. You're never stuck.
AR selfie memento
At the end of the game, capture a selfie with OddballTrip banner + mascot, shareable on Instagram, TikTok.
Zero app to install
PWA technology: open the link, it plays in your browser. Same quality as an app, no App Store hassle.
Frequently asked questions
Q01What's the difference with a regular indoor escape room?
Outdoor escape game format: no physical locks, no actor, no fixed time slot. You start when you want, progress through Zaragoza · From El Portillo to Plaza del Pilar with your phone, and the city itself is the set. More immersive on local history, more flexible in pace.
Q02What walking pace should we expect?
Easy stroll: between stops you walk 3 to 7 minutes. No tough climbs unless flagged on the product page. If you really want to push, you can jog between stops, but that's not the point.
Q03Do we need to be several people to enjoy it?
No, solo works very well. The outdoor escape game format in self-guided mode leaves room for introspection: read the story at your pace, hunt clues like a detective. 2-6 players is more social, solo is more contemplative.
Q04Best season to explore Zaragoza · From El Portillo to Plaza del Pilar like this?
Spring and autumn are the best seasons: mild temperatures, fewer tourists, gorgeous light. Summer is also great but go for early morning before 11 or late afternoon. Winter is perfectly playable, especially in southern cities — Zaragoza · From El Portillo to Plaza del Pilar often feels more authentic then.
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Walk in the footsteps of those who refused to surrender. From Portillo to the basilica, Agustina's shadow still watches over the walls of Zaragoza.
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