The Corsair of Granville
Pléville Le Pelley, the peg-leg pirate who became a minister
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Georges René Pléville Le Pelley loses his leg at 13 during his first naval battle. This does not stop him from becoming France's most decorated corsair, capturing over 30 enemy ships, and ending up as Minister of the Navy under the Directory. His birthplace, Granville, keeps the memory of this extraordinary destiny.
He lost his leg at 13 and conquered the oceans on one
Granville stands on a rocky promontory facing the English Channel, between cliffs, ramparts, and fishing port. This fortified town, nicknamed "the Monaco of the North," saw the birth of one of the most extraordinary sailors in French history. Pléville Le Pelley, who lost a leg at 13 to an English cannonball, pursued a fifty-year maritime career — corsair, frigate captain, Knight of Saint-Louis, and finally Minister of the Navy. Your mission leads from the Upper Town ramparts to the port, in the footsteps of this extraordinary destiny.
« "I lost my leg, not my honor. The sea does not ask how many legs you have." »— — Attributed to Pléville Le Pelley
Pléville Le Pelley — from English cannonball to the Ministry of the Navy
Born in Granville in 1726, Georges René Pléville Le Pelley embarks at age 11 as a cabin boy. At 13, during a battle against an English ship off Newfoundland, a cannonball takes his left leg. Anyone else would have given up the sea. Not him. Fitted with a wooden leg, he returns to sea as soon as he recovers and will not leave it for fifty years.
His career reads like an adventure novel. A corsair during the Seven Years' War, he captures over 30 English ships. A frigate captain during the American War of Independence, he escorts French convoys. A Knight of the Order of Saint-Louis, he accumulates honors. In 1798, the Directory appoints him Minister of the Navy — the peg-legged sailor becomes the commander of the entire French fleet.
Granville, his hometown, was a corsair stronghold for centuries. Its fortified Upper Town, perched on a rocky spur, dominated the Channel shipping routes. The Pointe du Roc offers a spectacular view of Mont Saint-Michel on clear days. Christian Dior was born here in 1905, and his clifftop childhood home is now a museum. Granville remains a town of character — like the corsair it produced.
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 game downloads to your phone on start. Once the "✓ Downloaded" indicator appears, everything works without data — narration, AR, GPS and puzzles. Perfect abroad without a data plan.
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?
Corsair destiny
Follow the incredible journey of Pléville Le Pelley, the peg-legged corsair who became a minister.
Channel views
From the ramparts to the Pointe du Roc, enjoy spectacular panoramas of the sea and Mont Saint-Michel.
Dior stopover
Visit Christian Dior's childhood villa, perched on Granville's cliffs.
Living port
Granville is an active port — trawlers, scallop boats, and Chausey ferries enliven the docks.
Fortified Upper Town
Wander the granite lanes of a corsair city still encircled by its 15th-century ramparts.
One leg less, an ocean of courage more.
Set sail in the footsteps of Granville's most daring corsair.
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
Q01Is The Corsair of Granville similar to a treasure hunt?
Same spirit: search, deduce, find. But here the "treasure" is a full story to piece together in eight stops. Each stop gives you a fragment of the final code. Eight fragments later, you've cracked it.
Q02How many stops are in The Corsair of Granville?
Eight stops total. At each stop you find a camera clue, solve the puzzle, collect a fragment of the final code. With all eight, you've got the answer.
Q03Can we play The Corsair of Granville 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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From the ramparts to the Pointe du Roc, from the corsair port to the sailors' church — relive the epic of Pléville Le Pelley in an outdoor escape game through Granville, the city of corsairs.
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