La Massana — The Passeur's Legacy
Uncover the hidden codes left by the passeurs, Andorra's shadowy smugglers, to reveal their ultimate secret cache before it vanishes forever.
📱 1 to 10 phones · 1 team per phone · Independent codes
In the rugged heart of La Massana, nestled amid the Pyrenees, the passeurs—master smugglers of tobacco, salt, and forbidden goods—dominated the shadows for centuries
La Massana — The Passeur's Legacy
You are Còssima de Castells, an Andorran merchant in Andorra la Vella, 1895, investigating the mysterious legacy of a vanished smuggler.
You start at Pla
Follow the secret trails of Pyrenean smugglers who, since the 12th century, have forged the commercial identity of Andorra la Vella between France and Spain.
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.
Want to go deeper?
Places tied to your adventure — optional entries, totally up to you · per person
The story that haunts this land
Andorra la Vella was born in the 12th century around the Església de Sant Esteve, a Romanesque parish church whose 20-meter square bell tower still dominates the historic center today. This typical Pyrenean architecture, restored in 1960, houses a 17th-century statue of Sant Esteve classified as Andorran cultural heritage. The first merchants settled on the ancient trans-Pyrenean passage route, the future Carrer de la Vall, a 500-meter commercial street paved since the 1970s. Antoni Fiter i Rossell, episcopal co-prince from 1690 to 1761, codified in his Usatges d'Andorra the commercial privileges that would make the fortune of smugglers.
Cross-border trade exploded in the 19th century when French and Spanish customs officers turned a blind eye to Andorran caravans. Còssima de Castells, a historical figure born in 1870, embodies this generation of merchants who transformed Andorra la Vella into a European hub. Smugglers used the Pont de París, built in 1980 over the Aigua del Valira, to discreetly reach central neighborhoods. This 50-meter reinforced concrete pedestrian bridge, crossed daily by thousands of pedestrians, replaced the secret fords where tobacco, alcohol, and silk once transited.
The Plaça del Poble, redesigned in 1992, became the theater of major Andorran commercial decisions. This main public square, located at 1,023 meters altitude, offers panoramic views of the Pyrenean mountains that concealed smuggling routes. Every April 23rd, during Sant Jordi festivities, the Andorran government delivers official speeches there, perpetuating a tradition born from medieval merchant assemblies. Traders gathered here to set prices and organize convoys to France and Spain.
The 20th century transformed Andorra la Vella into Europe's duty-free commerce capital. The Plaça de la Rotonda, inaugurated in 2000 with its monumental fountain and contemporary sculptures, symbolizes this transformation. This 2,000 m² roundabout now connects modern commercial axes, hosting public demonstrations during September 8th national festivities. The Central Park, inaugurated in 2010 over 1.5 hectares with ponds and paths, shelters Scots pines on 5,000 m² of planted area. A venue for summer concerts and family picnics, it embodies contemporary Andorra born from the smugglers' legacy.
Your investigation following Còssima de Castells reveals how eight centuries of clandestine commerce shaped the Andorran soul. From Sant Esteve's Romanesque heritage to contemporary squares, every stone tells the epic of Pyrenean smugglers who built this unique nation. You leave with the certainty that modern Andorra, capital of the Pyrenees and European tax haven, remains faithful to the commercial freedom spirit bequeathed by smugglers of old. The smuggler's legacy lives on in every transaction, every exchange, every knowing glance between the mountains.
The Route
8 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?
Mountain landscapes
Let yourself be guided by the breathtaking views of the passes that were the routes of Andorran clandestine trade.
Coded register
Decipher the pages of an old notebook to reveal the names of smuggler families and their route secrets.
Ancestral alliances
Understand how family and community ties protected the vital activities of Andorran smugglers.
The mountain's greatest secret is not what it hides, but how it feeds its children.
Unravel a smuggler's legacy.
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
Q01Do I need to download an app?
No, never. You get a link, you click, it plays in your browser. That's the point of a PWA: same as an app, without the hassle.
Q02Does it work offline?
GPS yes (handled by your phone). Maps yes (tiles cached). AI and hints need an intermittent 4G connection.
Q03How long does a game take?
1 h 30 to 2 h 30 depending on your pace. The timer runs but only for the leaderboard — you play at your own tempo.
Q04What happens if I'm stuck?
You get 3 levels of hints per puzzle (increasing penalty). If truly stuck, you can skip the step (45-min penalty but you keep going).
Q05What's the age range?
From 12 without an adult, from 6 with an adult reading puzzles. Works for families, couples, friend groups, companies.
Q06What if my city isn't in the catalogue?
Pre-register or contact us — we'll email you as soon as your city is live.
Q07What is augmented reality exactly?
Point your phone at the façade: a historical character appears full-screen and speaks to you in your language. At the puzzle climax, golden letters magically write themselves on the real wall — that's your answer. After each puzzle solved, a treasure chest floats in front of you. Seeing is believing.
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