Bluff — Foveaux Strait Secret
Uncover the millennial secret of Foveaux Strait hidden by the first navigators. Decode their clues across Bluff's historic sites to reveal a lost Māori treasure before it vanishes forever.
📱 1 to 10 phones · 1 team per phone · Independent codes
In 1813, the brig Perseverance pierced the misty veil of Foveaux Strait, the first European ship to anchor in Bluff's wild harbor
Bluff — Foveaux Strait Secret
You are a historical cartographer, specializing in forgotten sea routes, arriving in Bluff, New Zealand, in the present day.
You learn that in 1813, the brig Perseverance pierced
Uncover the forgotten wisdom of the Māori of Foveaux Strait
« « E kore e ngaro he takere waka nui. » (The hull of a great canoe will not be lost.) »— Māori Proverb
Bluff: Land of Conquests and Marine Riches
Before the arrival of Europeans, Bluff, known as Motupōhue by the Māori, was a crucial settlement site for the Ngāi Tahu iwi. Its strategic location and abundant marine resources, particularly shellfish and fish, made it a vital gathering and subsistence area. Foveaux Strait (Te Ara-a-Kiwa in Māori), with its powerful currents and cold waters, was an inexhaustible source of kai moana (seafood), managed through an intimate knowledge of tides and lunar cycles, passed down through generations.
With the 19th century, European whalers and sealers established the first posts in the region, paving the way for colonization and commercial exploitation. In 1853, Bluff officially became a port, then the nerve center of New Zealand's oyster industry. The world-renowned Bluff oyster symbolizes this history, blending Māori heritage with modern development, but also recalling the fragility of ecosystems and the importance of sustainable management, knowledge that the ancients mastered perfectly.
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?
Coastal Exploration
Explore the windy shores of Foveaux Strait, ascend Bluff Hill for panoramic views, and discover hidden coves.
Marine Treasures
Dive into the history of fishing, from Bluff oysters to ancestral Māori techniques, and unravel the secrets of a unique ecosystem.
Ancestral Wisdom
Unravel the threads of time to reconstruct an ancient Māori ritual calendar, a testament to the harmony between humanity and nature, a precious heritage.
The ocean whispers forgotten stories, will you hear them?
The wisdom of the ancients awaits rediscovery.
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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Embark on a unique adventure at the edge of the world and reconnect with the deep history of Bluff and its first inhabitants. Solve the riddles of the strait and reconstruct the heritage of a people. Your journey begins at Stirling Point, facing the southern winds.
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