The Apocalypse Tapestry
A hundred meters of woven prophecies
📱 1 to 10 phones · 1 team per phone · Independent codes
The Château d'Angers houses the largest medieval tapestry in the world: 100 meters of apocalyptic scenes woven in the 14th century. René of Anjou, the "good King René," supposedly hid coded prophecies within it that no one has ever deciphered.
The world's largest medieval tapestry hides a message no one has read
Imagine a wall of fabric 100 meters long, covered with seven-headed monsters, angels blowing trumpets and horsemen carrying death. The Apocalypse Tapestry, commissioned in 1375 by Duke Louis I of Anjou, is an absolute masterpiece of medieval art. It has survived six centuries of wars, revolutions and oblivion. And it contains, in the very arrangement of its scenes, a code that historians still struggle to decipher.
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
« "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away." »— — Book of Revelation, chapter 21, verse 1
The woven Apocalypse — the greatest textile masterpiece of the Middle Ages
In 1375, Duke Louis I of Anjou commissioned a monumental tapestry from Parisian weaver Nicolas Bataille, based on cartoons by painter Hennequin de Bruges. The work, completed around 1382, originally measured 140 meters long and 6 meters high. It illustrates in 90 scenes the text of the Book of Revelation — the last book of the Bible, with its terrifying visions of the end times.
During the French Revolution, the tapestry was cut up, stolen, used as horse blankets and to cover orange trees. Entire sections disappeared. It was Canon Joubert who, in the 19th century, found and reassembled the surviving fragments. About 100 meters remain today — still the world's largest medieval tapestry.
René of Anjou, the "good King René" (1409-1480), was a learned prince, poet and painter, who ruled Anjou, Provence and Naples. A great patron of the arts, he allegedly had coded elements added to the tapestry — alchemical and prophetic symbols hidden in the margins and backgrounds of the scenes. These messages remain a mystery to historians.
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?
World masterpiece
Discover the world's largest medieval tapestry — 100 meters of 14th-century apocalyptic scenes.
Coded prophecies
Decipher the hidden symbols in the tapestry's margins, left by René of Anjou.
Slate fortress
Explore the Château d'Angers, with its 17 slate towers and moats turned into gardens.
Medieval alchemy
The Maison d'Adam and its alchemical sculptures immerse you in 15th-century esotericism.
Two banks
Cross the Maine river to connect the medieval château and the monastic quarter in a complete route.
A hundred meters of visions. Six centuries of mystery.
Decipher the world's largest tapestry before the prophecy is fulfilled.
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 Château d'Angers to the Doutre, from the cathedral to the Maison d'Adam — crack the code hidden in 100 meters of apocalyptic tapestry and reveal King René's prophecy.
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