The Duce's Granite — Unearth Mussolini's Fascist Quarry Conspiracy
Decipher the hidden fascist regime's control over Tempio Pausania's granite empire. Uncover the truth behind forced labor, stolen monuments, and a dictator's architectural obsession buried in stone.
📱 1 to 10 phones · 1 team per phone · Independent codes
Between 1922 and 1943, Benito Mussolini transformed Italy's granite quarries into instruments of power
The Duce's Granite — Unearth Mussolini's Fascist Quarry Conspiracy
You are an anti-fascist archivist on a clandestine mission in Tempio Pausania in 1938.
You investigate the secret contracts between Gallura granite quarries and Mussolini's regime
Infiltrate the secret quarries where Mussolini had Gallura pink granite extracted to build his fascist monuments between 1922 and 1943.
The story that haunts this land
Tempio Pausania becomes a nerve center for granite extraction for the fascist regime from 1922. Piazza Gallura, surrounded by its 19th-century local granite buildings, serves as a gathering point for workers from surrounding quarries. Here you discover the first traces of contracts between local entrepreneurs and the Duce's architects, who sought this Gallura pink stone for its aesthetic qualities and resistance.
The Cathedral of San Pietro Apostolo, elevated to cathedral status in 1503 by Pope Pius III, becomes a symbol of silent resistance. Its neoclassical facade completed in 1845 contrasts with emerging fascist architecture. Inside, Giovanni Marghinotti's 17th-century painting of the Virgin of the Rosary inspires secret prayers from regime opponents, who meet in this sacred space to exchange information.
The Palazzo Comunale, built in 1912 in liberty style with its local pink granite facade, becomes the administrative seat of local fascism from 1922. Its offices house compromising documents about quarry exploitation and state contracts. The archaeological museum installed in the 1920s serves as cover for clandestine meetings of fascist authorities, planning the intensification of granite extraction for Mussolini's grand projects.
The Fontana di Pola, erected in 1930 by local architects, symbolizes the peak of this exploitation. Its massive granite blocks, transported from the Pola quarry near Tempio, demonstrate the technical mastery acquired for regime construction sites. This monumental fountain, inaugurated under fascism, hides in its foundations proof of collaborating entrepreneurs' enrichment and working conditions imposed on quarry workers.
Your investigation concludes before the 1924 Monumento ai Caduti, sculpted in local granite to commemorate the Great War. Inaugurated in the presence of fascist authorities, this 5-meter monument reveals the regime's political appropriation of memory. You leave with the certainty that this pink granite, extracted from Gallura mountains, served to build fascist power's architecture, but also that the silent resistance of Templais preserved their dignity against oppression.
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
5-10 curated sites across the territory
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?
Hidden Treasures
Explore the remains of a centuries-old industry and discover secrets carved into Tempio Pausania's millennial stone.
Political Investigation
Untangle a complex web of corruption and fascist intrigue, where each clue reveals a dark chapter of Sardinian history.
Coded Notebook
Reconstruct a secret notebook, left by a disappeared engineer, whose pages reveal the truth about illicit granite trade under the regime.
Granite never lies. Power does.
Will you uncover the secret the Duce wanted to hide in stone?
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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