The Cavendish Manuscript — Uncover Anne's Secret
Decipher the clues hidden across L.M. Montgomery's beloved Cavendish landscape to recover the lost manuscript that inspired Anne of Green Gables and expose the truth behind its creation.
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In the spring of 1905, L
The Cavendish Manuscript — Uncover Anne's Secret
You are a literary detective, arriving in Cavendish to investigate the disappearance of a Montgomery manuscript, missing since 1942.
Your 135-minute investigation spans 1.5 km
Follow Lucy Maud Montgomery's footsteps through Cavendish, where every childhood path inspired the immortal pages of Anne of Green Gables.
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
« There is no place in the world as charming as Prince Edward Island in spring. »— Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, 1908
The story that haunts this land
Cavendish begins your investigation at Lucy Maud Montgomery's birthplace, built in 1873 by her grandfather Alexander Montgomery. In this house restored in 1988, the author lived from 1872 to 1893, a crucial period when she absorbed the landscapes that would nourish her descriptions of Prince Edward Island. The 0.4-hectare historic site preserves the garden and thematic trails where young Montgomery developed her passion for wild nature that permeates every page of Anne of Green Gables, published in 1908.
Cavendish Community Cemetery, founded in 1825, reveals Montgomery's family roots in this Scottish land. Among over 200 19th-century graves, her grandmother's tomb from 1911 testifies to the deep roots linking the author to these pioneers who arrived in the 1770s. Located 500 meters from the birthplace, this cemetery inspires Anne's melancholic meditations on mortality and family heritage that punctuate the novel.
Green Gables Heritage Place, a farm built around 1838 by the MacNeills, Montgomery's maternal family, becomes the main setting of the 1908 novel. This 2-story wooden house, restored in 1959 to reflect the Victorian era, occupies 97 hectares of the national historic site designated in 1985. The Lover's Lane and Haunted Woods trails, developed in 1934, materialize Montgomery's daily walks during her childhood in the 1870s-1880s.
Lover's Lane, an 870-meter wooded path named by Montgomery in 1895 in her journal, connects Green Gables to her birthplace via a private road that became a tourist attraction in 1934. This shaded passage, punctuated with bridges and literary signs, captures the essence of solitary walks where the author forged Anne's dreamy soul. The Haunted Woods Trail, a 1.2-km loop opened in 1937, crosses the birch and spruce forest where young Montgomery invented her first ghostly tales around 1880.
Cavendish Beach concludes your journey with 11 kilometers of red sand, part of Prince Edward Island National Park established in 1937. These red clay cliffs, formed 300 million years ago, offer 15°C waters that bathe the novel's summer descriptions. You leave with the certainty that Montgomery transformed her island childhood into universal literature, bequeathing Cavendish a heritage visited by over 10,000 people annually, a unique literary pilgrimage in Canada.
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?
Literary manuscript
Reconstruct an unpublished chapter of Anne of Green Gables through clues hidden in L.M. Montgomery's iconic locations.
Enchanted woods
Walk the forest trails where Anne Shirley drew her inspiration, between historical reality and literary magic.
Canadian heritage
Explore the authentic heritage sites of Cavendish, birthplace of one of Canadian literature's most famous heroines.
In the woods of Cavendish
where Anne Shirley became eternal
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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