Al-Qasr — Potters' Lost Secret
Decipher the potters' ancient code hidden in Al-Qasr's clay vessels. Uncover a cursed formula that vanished during a 19th-century conspiracy among rival workshops, before its dark legacy claims another victim.
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In the labyrinthine mud-brick alleys of Al-Qasr, the heart of Dakhla Oasis, a guild of master potters thrived for centuries, crafting intricate ceramics that supplied the entire desert realm
Al-Qasr — Potters' Lost Secret
You are an apprentice potter in 14th century Dakhla Oasis, witnessing the decline of your craft.
You recall the thriving guild in Al-Qasr, supplying the desert realm
On the Trail of Dakhla Oasis' Forgotten Art
« L'oasis de Dakhla est une richesse inestimable pour comprendre l'adaptation humaine au désert. »— Dr. Fred Wendorf (1924-2015), archéologue
Dakhla: Crossroads of Civilizations and Land of Artisans
Dakhla Oasis, one of the seven major oases in the Egyptian Western Desert, has been inhabited since the Paleolithic era. Its history is a complex tapestry of Pharaonic, Roman, Coptic, and Islamic cultures. From the Old Kingdom, settlements like Ain Asil in Balat attest to organized life and flourishing craft production, particularly pottery. The fertility of its lands and its strategic location made it a vital commercial and cultural crossroads, where artistic techniques and influences were constantly renewed.
During the Roman period (approximately 30 BCE to 395 CE), Dakhla experienced a golden age. Cities like Trimithis (Amheida) prospered, and the oasis's artisans were renowned for the quality and beauty of their creations, especially their ceramics. It was during this time that the art of painted pottery reached its peak, with geometric, floral, and sometimes figurative motifs reflecting a unique blend of local and imperial influences. However, the secrets of certain pigments or firing techniques were lost over time, leaving behind artifacts whose vibrancy still captivates archaeologists.
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.
Want to go deeper?
Places tied to your adventure — optional entries, totally up to you · per person
The Route
8 sites to explore by car within the day
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?
Archaeological Discovery
Explore the remains of ancient civilizations and their crafts.
Ancestral Art Revealed
Unravel the secrets of pigments and patterns from Dakhla's forgotten potters.
Immersive Oasis Quest
Journey through unique desert landscapes and historic villages.
The desert guards its secrets with patience, but art whispers to the curious.
Dive into Dakhla's millennial artistic heritage.
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 Al-Qasr — Potters' Lost Secret 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 Al-Qasr — Potters' Lost Secret?
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 do Al-Qasr — Potters' Lost Secret as a family with kids?
Yes, from age 6 with an adult reading puzzles aloud, and from age 12 on their own. Kids love the "find the camera clue" part — it's very visual, gets them genuinely involved.
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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Unleash the artist within and embark on a quest for Ammun's Register of Colors. Every pottery fragment, every ruin, every grain of sand in the Dakhla Oasis brings you closer to revealing a lost savoir-faire. Are you ready to unearth an ancient treasure and do justice to a forgotten art?
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