The Almohad Citadel
The fortress secrets before the fall
📱 1 to 10 phones · 1 team per phone · Independent codes
Before Christian armies took Cáceres in 1229, the city was a powerful Almohad fortress. Its walls, towers and cisterns still bear the traces of two centuries of Muslim rule.
Beneath the Christian stones, a forgotten fortress
Cáceres wears two faces. The one you see — Renaissance palaces, Gothic churches — and the one you glimpse beneath the plaster and coats of arms. The Almohad walls still encircle the old town, the Torre del Horno still keeps watch, and beneath the Plaza Mayor sleeps a forgotten Arab cistern. This game takes you to Cáceres before the Reconquista.
« "Hisn Qazris is an impregnable fortress, surrounded by powerful walls and supplied with abundant water." »— — Al-Idrisi, geographer, 12th century
Hisn Qazris — the fortress the Reconquista could not erase
Cáceres was conquered by the Moors in the 8th century and quickly became a strategic point on the frontier between al-Andalus and the Christian kingdoms to the north. In the 12th century, the Almohads, a Berber dynasty from Morocco, transformed the modest stronghold into a true citadel. They erected the fortified enclosure still visible today — over a kilometer of walls punctuated by square towers.
The Torre del Horno, one of the best preserved, served as a watchtower and signal tower. Beneath the city, a network of aljibes — underground cisterns — ensured water supply during sieges. This sophisticated hydraulic system was the key to Almohad resistance against successive assaults by the Christian military orders.
In 1229, after several failed attempts, Alfonso IX of León finally took the city. But rather than raze the Almohad heritage, the conquerors built on top of it. The walls became the foundations of Christian palaces. Today, Cáceres is a palimpsest — a city where each layer hides the previous one, and where Islam surfaces beneath Christianity.
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
4 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?
Al-Andalus heritage
Discover the hidden traces of two centuries of Almohad presence beneath Christian palaces.
Underground cisterns
Explore the hydraulic network that allowed the fortress to withstand sieges.
Military architecture
Learn to distinguish Almohad tapia from Christian stone on the same walls.
Palimpsest city
Every monument hides an older layer — the game teaches you to read between the stones.
Beneath every palace sleeps a fortress.
Scratch the Christian veneer. Find the Almohad heritage.
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
Q01The Almohad Citadel — is it a guided trail or a free-form hunt?
It's a semi-guided trail: GPS points you to the next stop, but you find the camera clue and solve the puzzle yourself. No app to install, everything runs in your browser.
Q02How far do you walk in Cáceres · Walls & old quarter?
Usually 2 to 4 km of total walking, within 1.5 km as the crow flies from the start point. The route is designed to be walkable at a relaxed pace, no public transport needed.
Q03Can we play The Almohad Citadel as a couple?
Great two-person format. Narration is dramatic without overdoing it, puzzles are designed to spark conversation. Ideal for new relationships or anniversaries — you discover the city and coordinate on puzzles simultaneously.
Q04Do we need 4G data to play?
Intermittent 4G is plenty. Maps are cached at startup. Narration and clues load per stop, so a so-so signal between stops is fine. GPS itself uses no data.
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Travel back to the time when Cáceres was called Hisn Qazris. An outdoor escape game that reveals the Almohad fortress hidden beneath the Renaissance city.
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