The Muck Wall — Uncover the 1928 Conspiracy
Decipher the cover-up behind the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane's mass graves. Expose the negligence that drowned thousands and was buried in silence.
📱 1 to 10 phones · 1 team per phone · Independent codes
September 17, 1928: A hurricane's surge obliterated the earthen levees protecting Lake Okeechobee
The Muck Wall — Uncover the 1928 Conspiracy
You are an investigative journalist, late 1928, determined to expose the truth behind the Lake Okeechobee disaster.
On September 17, 1928, a
September 16, 1928 — when the levee broke under Hurricane San Felipe
« The lake rose like a monster from its bed, and in one mad hour... it was all over. »— Lawrence Will, survivant et chroniqueur de Belle Glade
The hurricane that revealed America's climate apartheid
In 1928, Lake Okeechobee is surrounded by an earthen levee just 6 feet high — a pitiful barrier facing America's second-largest freshwater lake. Since 1920, thousands of farm workers, primarily African Americans from the Deep South and Bahamian immigrants, have been clearing swamplands to create the nation's most profitable sugar cane plantations. They live in makeshift camps at Belle Glade, Pahokee, South Bay — boom towns built at water level, protected by this levee that engineer Frederick Elliott deems 'criminally inadequate'.
On September 16, 1928, Hurricane San Felipe Segundo, after devastating Puerto Rico, crosses Florida with sustained winds of 150 mph. Around 11 PM, the levee fails along 30 miles. A 20-foot wall of water rushes at 30 mph over the sleeping communities. In Belle Glade, 1800 people perish within minutes. In Pahokee, 500 victims. Bodies, carried for miles, are piled and burned in mass graves — racial segregation requires two separate pyres. This tragedy, largely suppressed by the media of the time, would finally force construction of the Herbert Hoover Dike, completed in 1971.
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?
Natural disaster
Relive the deadliest hurricane in continental United States history
Racial injustice
Discover how segregation amplified a climate tragedy
Technical negligence
Investigate engineering reports censored by local authorities
Who remembers the dead of Muck City?
3000 lives lost to negligence — their story finally revealed
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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Uncover the censored reports of Frederick Elliott, the engineer who predicted the Lake Okeechobee disaster. Between primitive levee remnants and segregated mass graves, piece together the truth about America's worst climate tragedy — and those who could have prevented it.
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