Joan's Pyre
The last days of the Maid of Orléans
📱 1 to 10 phones · 1 team per phone · Independent codes
On May 30, 1431, Joan of Arc is burned alive at the Place du Vieux-Marché in Rouen. She is 19 years old. Five centuries later, the streets of Rouen still bear the memory of her trial, her prison, and her execution. Follow her traces — and prove her innocence.
She liberated France at 17. They burned her at 19.
The Place du Vieux-Marché is a peaceful place today — café terraces, a covered market, a modern church with flame-shaped curves. But on May 30, 1431, ten thousand people crowded here to watch a 19-year-old girl burn who had turned the tide of the Hundred Years' War. Joan of Arc, condemned for heresy by an ecclesiastical court manipulated by the English, climbed the pyre asking for a cross. Your investigation retraces her last days in Rouen — from dungeon to pyre — to find the evidence of the conspiracy that condemned her.
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.
« "Bishop, I die because of you." »— — Joan of Arc to Pierre Cauchon, May 30, 1431
Joan of Arc — the rigged trial of Rouen
Captured at Compiègne on May 23, 1430, by the Burgundians, Joan of Arc is sold to the English for 10,000 livres. She is transferred to Rouen, the English capital in France, and imprisoned in the keep of Philippe Auguste's castle — the tower that bears her name today. The trial begins in January 1431, led by Bishop Pierre Cauchon, an ambitious prelate loyal to the English cause.
The trial is a legal farce. Joan, alone against dozens of theologians, responds with an intelligence and courage that confound her judges. When asked if she is in a state of grace, she replies: "If I am not, may God put me there; if I am, may God keep me there." An answer so perfect that the clerks note the judges' astonishment.
Condemned for heresy and wearing men's clothing, Joan is burned alive on May 30, 1431, at the Place du Vieux-Marché. The executioner would later claim her heart did not burn. Twenty-five years later, a rehabilitation trial overturns the conviction. In 1920, Joan is canonized — the "witch" becomes the patron saint of France.
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?
In Joan's footsteps
Walk the exact sites of Joan of Arc's imprisonment, trial, and execution.
Medieval trial
Decipher the trial minutes to untangle the political conspiracy behind the conviction.
Monet's Cathedral
Contemplate the cathedral Monet painted over 30 times — seat of the court that tried Joan.
Astronomical clock
The 14th-century Gros-Horloge has been keeping time since Joan's era.
She saved France. Save her memory.
Retrace Joan's last days through the streets that witnessed her death.
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 pyre to the keep, from the cathedral to the Gros-Horloge — investigate the most unjust trial in History in an outdoor escape game through the heart of medieval Rouen.
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