William's Tapestry
The lost panels of the Conquest
📱 1 to 10 phones · 1 team per phone · Independent codes
The Bayeux Tapestry tells the story of William the Conqueror's conquest of England in 1066 across 70 meters of embroidered linen. But the final panels are missing. What did they depict? A secret so dangerous that they were torn away centuries ago.
70 meters of linen, 58 scenes, 626 characters — and a mystery a thousand years old
The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the most extraordinary artworks of the Middle Ages — a 70-meter comic strip embroidered in the 11th century, telling the story of the conquest of England by William, Duke of Normandy. Every scene teems with details: ships, horses, feasts, battles, and even Halley's Comet. But the tapestry is incomplete. The final panels — those following Harold's death at Hastings — have vanished. Your mission: find the clues scattered through Bayeux that reveal what those panels showed.
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.
« "Here Duke William orders ships to be built." »— — Latin inscription from the Bayeux Tapestry, scene 36
The Bayeux Tapestry — 70 meters of Conquest
In 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, crosses the English Channel with 700 ships and 10,000 men to claim the throne of England. On October 14, at the Battle of Hastings, he crushes King Harold's army, and Harold dies on the battlefield — tradition says an arrow in the eye. William is crowned King of England on Christmas Day 1066 at Westminster Abbey.
The Bayeux Tapestry, probably commissioned by Odo of Conteville, William's half-brother and Bishop of Bayeux, was embroidered in the 1070s. Seventy meters long and 50 centimeters tall, it tells the entire conquest in 58 scenes, from Harold's oath to William through the Battle of Hastings. It is history's first "comic strip" — with its Latin speech banners, margins filled with fables, and colors still vivid after a millennium.
The tapestry barely survived the Revolution — a soldier wanted to cut it up to cover a wagon. It is now preserved in a dedicated museum in Bayeux, in a 70-meter climate-controlled display case. But its final panels are missing: no one knows how the story ended. William's coronation? The English surrender? The mystery remains unsolved.
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?
Thousand-year tapestry
Explore the 70-meter embroidery listed as a UNESCO Memory of the World.
1066 Conquest
Relive William the Conqueror's conquest of England through the streets of Bayeux.
Intact medieval town
Bayeux miraculously survived 1944 — its medieval lanes are authentic.
For everyone
Moderate difficulty and flat terrain — perfect for families.
The tapestry is incomplete. Find the end of the story.
Dive into William the Conqueror's Bayeux.
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, WhatsApp, 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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From the museum to the cathedral, from medieval lanes to Saint-Patrice church — find the tapestry's lost panels in an outdoor escape game through Bayeux's intact medieval heart.
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