Prague Castle — Defenestration Secrets
Uncover the hidden codes and plots behind the 1618 Defenestration of Prague. Decode clues across the castle grounds to expose the Protestant conspiracy that ignited the Thirty Years' War.
📱 1 to 10 phones · 1 team per phone · Independent codes
In the shadowed halls of Prague Castle, on May 23, 1618, Protestant nobles seized two Catholic governors and their secretary, hurling them from a 10-meter window onto a manure pile below
Prague Castle — Defenestration Secrets
You are an imperial archivist, dispatched to Prague in the year of grace 1619, in the immediate aftermath of the defenestration that set Bohemia ablaze.
Your mission is to
Delve into the heart of Prague, where palace windows witnessed bloody defenestrations that altered the course of European history.
The story that haunts this land
Votre enquête débute sur la Staroměstské náměstí, la place historique du centre médiéval de Prague, où se dresse le Pomník mistra Jana Husa. Cette statue en bronze de 16 mètres de haut, érigée en 1915 par Ladislav Šaloun, commémore le 500e anniversaire de la mort de Jan Hus, exécuté par le feu en 1415. Ce site, classé au patrimoine mondial UNESCO depuis 1992, fut le théâtre de rassemblements massifs avant la fondation de la Tchécoslovaquie en 1918, symbolisant le nationalisme tchèque et les racines profondes des conflits religieux de Bohême qui ont marqué l'histoire de Prague.
Poursuivez vers la Novoměstská radnice, l'Hôtel de ville de la Nouvelle Ville de Prague, construit à partir de 1362 sous Charles IV. C'est ici, le 30 juillet 1419, que Jan Želivský mena une procession hussite qui aboutit à la première défenestration de Prague, où sept membres du conseil municipal furent jetés de la fenêtre. La tour gothique de 70 mètres de hauteur de cet édifice fut le témoin de nombreuses émeutes médiévales, marquant un point de rupture dans les tensions entre catholiques et hussites qui ont façonné le patrimoine de Prague et de la Bohême.
Traversez ensuite la Staroměstská mostecká věž, la Tour du Pont de la Vieille Ville, construite vers 1350-1370 sous Charles IV. Cette tour gothique de 26 mètres de haut, avec ses statues et reliefs médiévaux, est un point de passage obligatoire vers Malá Strana et Prague Castle. Ses fortifications défensives historiques ont abrité une prison au Moyen Âge, et elle se dresse comme la porte d'entrée du célèbre Pont Charles, un monument historique de Prague, vous préparant au chemin vers le cœur du pouvoir royal.
Empruntez le Pont Charles (Karlův most), ce pont de pierre long de 516 mètres, construit de 1357 à 1402 sous Charles IV. Orné de 30 statues baroques des XVIIe-XVIIIe siècles, dont celle de Saint Jean Népomucène (1683), il relie Staré Město au quartier de Malá Strana. Classé UNESCO en 1992, ce parcours vous mène naturellement vers Prague Castle, le plus grand château ancien du monde, situé à environ 1 km. Le pont, témoin silencieux de siècles d'histoire, est le lien essentiel entre les événements du passé et votre destination finale.
Votre enquête culmine au Pražský hrad (Prague Castle), fondé au IXe siècle, et plus précisément au Starý královský palác. C'est dans la salle des conseillers de ce palais, reconstruit au XIVe siècle sous Charles IV, qu'eut lieu la défenestration de Prague de 1618, le 23 mai. Trois régents catholiques, dont Wilhelm Slavata et Jaroslav Martinitz, furent jetés d'une fenêtre de 21 mètres de hauteur, un acte qui fut le catalyseur de la Guerre de Trente Ans. En terminant votre circuit thématique sur la Hradčanské náměstí, face aux palais baroques comme le palais Schwarzenberg, vous comprendrez l'ampleur des tensions protestantes contre les Habsbourg et l'impact de ces événements sur l'histoire de la Bohême et de toute l'Europe, un véritable patrimoine mondial à découvrir à Prague.
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 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?
Forgotten Chronicle
Uncover a secret manuscript that reveals the deep motivations behind the defenestrations.
Royal Intrigue
Dive into the heart of court plots that led to Europe's bloodiest conflicts.
Hussite Legacy
Revisit the emblematic sites of the Hussite movement, a precursor to the Protestant Reformation.
Windows are mirrors, but also doors.
Through them, the destiny of a people was decided.
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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