Silver City — Catherine's Last Wish
Decipher Catherine Antrim's cryptic dying wish, Billy the Kid's mother, hidden in Silver City's landmarks. Uncover the family secret she took to her grave before it's lost forever.
📱 1 to 10 phones · 1 team per phone · Independent codes
In 1874, Catherine Antrim, mother of the infamous Billy the Kid, lay dying in Silver City from tuberculosis
Silver City — Catherine's Last Wish
You are an 1881 bounty hunter in Silver City, tasked with tracking Henry McCarty, alias Billy the Kid.
You travel back to 1875, when the future
Follow in Billy the Kid's footsteps through Silver City, where the legendary outlaw spent his youth before becoming New Mexico's most wanted gunslinger.
The story that haunts this land
Silver City was born in 1870 with silver discoveries in Pinos Altos, transforming an Apache campsite into a mining boomtown. The Silver City Museum, housed in the former 1901 precious metals assay office, preserves Billy the Kid's knife from his local period around 1876. This 1983 National Historic Landmark also displays 4,000 pieces of Mimbres pottery dating to 1000 AD, witnesses of the region's first inhabitants long before prospectors arrived.
Catherine McCarty, Billy's mother, settled with her sons in Silver City in 1873, hoping for a better life in this expanding mining town. Gough Park, created in 1930 by philanthropist Harry Gough, occupies the site of former residential quarters where mining families like the McCartys lived. Its 1936 bandshell, built by the Works Progress Administration, still hosts concerts recalling the community evenings of the mining era.
The 1885 Old Grant County Courthouse, blending Victorian and Territorial architecture with its 1893 clock tower addition, witnessed trials involving Billy the Kid during his Silver City youth in 1875. Restored in 1980 as a museum annex, it preserves original courtroom furnishings where Henry McCarty's petty thefts were judged before his flight to Lincoln County.
Silver City's historic downtown, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, developed after 1870 with brick sidewalks and adobe buildings from the 1880s mining boom. Broadway and Main Street, where Billy frequented saloons and shops, now feature over 20 murals celebrating mining and Wild West heritage, including the famous Wall of Bottles transforming urban art into collective memory.
Your investigation concludes at Memory Lane Cemetery, established in 1882 as Silver City's pioneer cemetery, holding over 1,000 burials including miners contemporary to Billy and victims of the 1890s smallpox epidemic. Its Victorian headstones and family plots, restored in 2005 with interpretive signs, tell stories of 19th-century settlers. You leave certain that Silver City forged Billy the Kid's rebellious character, transforming an orphaned teenager into an American Wild West legend.
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
The Route
8 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?
Portrait of a Brave Mother
Uncover the strength and unconditional love of Catherine McCarty, who fought for her sons in the Wild West, long before the legend of Billy the Kid.
Pioneer Wild West Atmosphere
Immerse yourself in the authentic atmosphere of New Mexico's pioneer mining towns, amidst saloons and sheriffs, tracing the footsteps of young Billy.
Legacy of an Outlaw
Reconstruct the fragments of Henry McCarty's lesser-known past and understand the choices that forged the destiny of one of the most famous outlaws.
A child, a mother, a destiny.
Before the legend, there was Henry.
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
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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