Korčula — Marco Polo's Hidden Legacy
Uncover the forgotten secrets of Marco Polo's Korčula origins and decipher the clues hidden in his alleged birthplace before a shadowy cabal erases his true legacy forever.
📱 1 to 10 phones · 1 team per phone · Independent codes
In the medieval heart of Korčula Old Town, whispers persist of Marco Polo's true birthplace—a towering stone house where the Polo family forged ships and dreams of distant lands
Korčula — Marco Polo's Hidden Legacy
You are Niccolò Polo, a 12th-century Venetian merchant, in Korčula in late 1298.
Your secret mission: recover your son Marco's
Discover the hidden traces of Marco Polo in Korčula's old town, where the Venetian explorer was born in 1254 before setting out to conquer the Orient.
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
Korčula welcomes you through the Velika Morska Vrata, the great sea gate built in the 15th century to protect the city's main entrance. This 20-meter-high cylindrical fortification testifies to the defensive system developed against Venetian and Genoese invasions that ravaged the Adriatic. Here begins your quest for Marco Polo's traces, in this Dalmatian city where the ramparts still tell of commercial rivalries between Venice and Genoa for control of Oriental trade routes.
The Kuća Marka Pola, a 14th-century building claimed as Marco Polo's birthplace in 1254, has housed since 2023 a small museum dedicated to the 1298 naval battle near Korčula. It was during this confrontation that the explorer was captured by the Genoese, an event that changed the course of world literary history. Its tower offers panoramic views of the old town and the Adriatic, these waters where the destinies of medieval commercial empires were played out.
The Katedrala sv. Marka, a Gothic-Renaissance cathedral begun in 1301 and completed in the 15th century, raises its 41-meter bell tower at the heart of Dalmatia's historical heritage. Its frescoes and altars evoke the region's maritime history, this Dalmatia that was Marco Polo's springboard to the Orient. The International Marco Polo Center, founded in 1997, has studied the explorer's life from this cathedral and promotes cultural tourism around his legendary figure.
Renaissance palaces like the 15th-century Palača Arneri and 16th-century Palača Gabrieli testify to the prosperity of Korčulan noble families enriched by Oriental trade. Their arcades and interior courtyards, typical of Dalmatian Venetian architecture, housed merchandise brought back from Asia by Marco Polo's successors. The Gradska vijećnica, a 14th-century Gothic town hall, was the scene of decisions on local maritime affairs that extended the Polo family's commercial legacy.
Your journey ends at the Zapadne zidine, ramparts stretching 1.5 km built between the 14th and 16th centuries with their 7 bastions and gates. These walls were defended during the naval battle of September 8, 1298, when Marco Polo was captured, a crucial moment that gave birth to the Book of Marvels dictated in Genoese prison. You leave Korčula with the certainty of having walked in the authentic footsteps of the man who revealed Asia to medieval Europe.
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?
Hidden Family Journal
An ancient Polo family register, hidden for centuries, reveals the truth about their origins in Korčula.
Naval Battle of 1298
Explore the sites of the confrontation between Venice and Genoa that led to Marco Polo's capture, off Korčula.
Secret Silk Road Routes
Decipher the clues left by the Polos to discover lesser-known trade routes beyond the official ones.
The past always has secrets to reveal.
What if Marco Polo's story was incomplete?
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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