The King's Eye: Louis XV's Secret Network
Uncover the mysteries of "Le Secret du Roi," Louis XV's espionage plot.
📱 1 to 10 phones · 1 team per phone · Independent codes
Behind Versailles' splendor, a king weaves a web of secret influence.
Infiltrate the secret espionage network of Louis XV, woven through the golden salons and dark corridors of Versailles castle between 1745 and 1774.
Step into the shoes of Marc-Pierre d'Argenson, lieutenant general of police of Versailles, tasked by Louis XV with dismantling a plot against the crown in 1757. Starting from the monumental Place d'Armes measuring 340 meters, theater of court arrivals, embark on a ~135-minute investigation across 1.5 km from royal apartments to the secret gardens of Petit Trianon. At each step, open your phone: coded messages appear on Louis XIV's equestrian statue, luminous clues reveal themselves in the Hall of Mirrors, Baron de Breteuil's ghost whispers secrets in Saint-Louis Cathedral. Follow the traces of Joseph Fagon, the king's first physician, and uncover the mysteries of secret diplomacy played out between Latona's groves and Grand Trianon's salons. More than an outdoor escape game: an interactive visit immersed in 30 years of royal espionage, with anecdotes revealed at each stop and confidential sites that classic guides forget.
« Nec pluribus impar »— Louis XIV, Official motto of Louis XIV, inscribed on his medals and buildings from 1663
The story that haunts this land
Versailles in 1757 crawls with spies and conspiracies. The Place d'Armes, created in 1682 by Louis XIV spanning 340 meters, becomes your strategic starting point. At its center stands the equestrian statue of the Sun King, cast in 1683 by Girardon and Regnaudin, a rallying point for royal ceremonies where secret agents slip through. Marc-Pierre d'Argenson monitors suspicious arrivals, scrutinizing each carriage crossing this monumental esplanade. Beneath your feet, the cobblestones guard secrets of messages exchanged between court spies and foreign emissaries.
The Avenue de Paris, traced in 1682 over 3.5 kilometers and 40 meters wide, guides you toward the conspiracy's heart. This processional avenue, lined with 17th-century private mansions, served royal processions but also clandestine meetings. Louis-Charles Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Secretary of State to the King's Household, organized his informant networks here between 1758 and 1783. Each facade hides an espionage story: here a salon of Madame de Pompadour, there an Austrian diplomat's residence suspected of intelligence with the enemy.
The Latona Basin and Marble Court reveal the secret codes of Versailles diplomacy. In the gardens created by Le Nôtre, Joseph Fagon, Louis XV's first physician and director of the King's Garden, transmitted medical information about royal health to European chancelleries. The Hall of Mirrors, 73 meters long and adorned with 357 mirrors, becomes the theater of secret negotiations where each reflection hides a spy. The royal apartments buzz with diplomatic whispers between masked ambassadors and double agents.
The Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon, built respectively in 1687 and 1768, shelter your investigation's final secrets. These intimate residences of Louis XV serve as refuges for the most delicate negotiations with European powers. Marie-Antoinette, future dauphine, would learn the art of secret diplomacy there from her mother Marie-Theresa of Austria. In these miniature castles' groves, treaties are signed in the shade of hornbeam hedges, far from the official court's prying eyes.
Your mission concludes at Saint-Louis Cathedral, built between 1743 and 1754 by J.-A. Gabriel, where the best-kept state secrets rest. This 72-meter parish church, consecrated in 1754, becomes the confessional of repentant conspirators. You carry away the key to Louis XV's espionage network: a diplomatic web woven between Versailles and European courts, where each castle stone hides an intrigue, each garden a state secret, each salon a negotiation that shaped 18th-century Europe.
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 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?
Dive into Royal Espionage
Infiltrate the corridors of Louis XV's power and uncover the secret tactics of "Le Secret du Roi."
Decipher Historical Codes
Follow the footsteps of Chevalier d'Éon and Jean-Pierre Tercier by solving puzzles inspired by their cipher methods.
Explore the Seats of Power
Wander through the gardens and courtyards of the Palace of Versailles, stages of the greatest political intrigues of the era.
Thwart plots, serve the King from the shadows.
France's destiny rests on your discretion and ingenuity.
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
Q01The King's Eye: Louis XV's Secret Network — is it a guided trail or a free-form hunt?
It's a semi-guided trail: GPS points you to the next stop, but you find the camera clue and solve the puzzle yourself. No app to install, everything runs in your browser.
Q02Can we split The King's Eye: Louis XV's Secret Network across two days?
Yes — your code stays active and progress is saved. You can start Saturday afternoon, finish Sunday morning. Some players actually prefer this format to make the most of a full weekend on site.
Q03Can we play The King's Eye: Louis XV's Secret Network as a couple?
Great two-person format. Narration is dramatic without overdoing it, puzzles are designed to spark conversation. Ideal for new relationships or anniversaries — you discover the city and coordinate on puzzles simultaneously.
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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