Christchurch — The Broken Oath
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📍 Christchurch Central City·🕐 2h – 2h30·📍 ~2.5 km
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Christchurch — The Broken Oath

Uncover the traitor's oath that cursed Christchurch's war memorials. Decode clues hidden among monuments to expose the betrayal before its dark legacy claims another victim.

📱 1 to 10 phones · 1 team per phone · Independent codes

Difficulty
·From age 14 years
Starting point :Hagley Park, North Entrance

In the shadow of Cathedral Square, a solemn oath was sworn by Christchurch's bravest sons before they marched to the Great War

8
stages
~2.5 km
route
2h – 2h30
at your pace
🚶
walking

Christchurch — The Broken Oath

🎭Your Mission

You are Kate Sheppard, New Zealand's pioneering suffragette, returned in 2024 for a final battle.

Your mission is to find the secret will of an old Christchurch

Delve into the heart of Christchurch, the Garden City, to unravel the threads of a broken oath through its reconstructions and resiliences.

« Dedicated to the memory of soldiers fallen in battle. »
Engraved inscription on the Bridge of Remembrance, 1924-1925

The story that haunts this land

Votre quête du testament commence à l'entrée Nord de Hagley Park, le point de départ historique des promenades urbaines de Christchurch. Ce parc public de 165 hectares, conçu en 1855, abrite également le Christchurch Botanic Gardens, créé en 1863 avec plus de 10 000 espèces végétales. Vous y découvrirez des indices autour de la Peacock Fountain, cette sculpture en fonte de style victorien datant de 1880, restaurée en 2015 après le tremblement de terre de février 2011. Le parc, bien qu'endommagé par le séisme, a su préserver son rôle de poumon vert de la Garden City, témoignant de la résilience du patrimoine victorien en Nouvelle-Zélande.

Le chemin vous mène ensuite vers Al Noor Mosque, établie en 2007 dans le quartier de Riccarton. Cette mosquée, l'une des plus grandes de Nouvelle-Zélande avec une capacité d'environ 800 fidèles, est un symbole de la cohésion communautaire de Christchurch. Bien que le bâtiment n'ait pas de lien direct avec les bâtisseurs victoriens, il représente une étape essentielle de l'évolution de la ville, marquant un événement tragique du 15 mars 2019 qui a profondément affecté la population, mais qui a aussi renforcé les liens sociaux. L'architecture moderne de son dôme offre un contraste saisissant avec les édifices néo-Renaissance que vous croiserez plus tard.

Poursuivez votre enquête vers le Christchurch City Council Building, un édifice administratif emblématique de style néo-Renaissance construit en 1887. Sa façade en pierre calcaire locale et sa tour centrale sont des marqueurs de l'architecture victorienne de Christchurch. Gravement endommagé lors du séisme de 2011, ce bâtiment, siège du gouvernement municipal depuis sa construction, a été entièrement restauré en 2019. Ses murs recèlent des secrets de l'administration et des décisions qui ont façonné la ville, des indices précieux pour votre mission.

Votre parcours vous conduit ensuite à Cathedral Square, la place centrale de Christchurch depuis 1876. C'est ici que se dresse la Christchurch Cathedral, dont la construction débuta en 1864. Après avoir perdu sa flèche originale de 63,7 mètres lors du séisme de 2011, elle a été reconstruite et rouverte en décembre 2022 avec une nouvelle flèche en acier de 23 mètres, un symbole puissant de la reconstruction post-séisme 2011. Sur cette même place, le Kate Sheppard National Memorial rend hommage à la suffragette Kate Sheppard, pionnière du droit de vote des femmes, dont l'esprit guide votre exploration du patrimoine de Canterbury. Les alentours de la place, notamment le Justice and Emergency Services Precinct et le Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre, inauguré en 2020 avec sa surface de 30 000 m², montrent la modernisation institutionnelle et urbaine de la ville après les événements de 2011.

Votre quête se termine au Bridge of Remembrance, un monument commémoratif construit entre 1924 et 1925, dédié aux soldats de la Première Guerre mondiale. Cette arche en pierre calcaire de 15 mètres de largeur, traversant la rivière Avon, porte une inscription gravée en mémoire des soldats tombés au combat. Restauré après les tremblements de terre de 2011, il incarne la résilience urbaine de Christchurch. En déchiffrant les derniers indices ici, vous comprendrez comment l'histoire, la reconstruction et la mémoire collective sont tissées dans le tissu de la Garden City, offrant une perspective unique sur les attractions touristiques de Christchurch et le jeu de piste GPS que vous avez parcouru.

15 Mars 2019
Christchurch terrorist attacks
15 Mai 2019
Launch of the 'Christchurch Call' in Paris
2020-2021
Implementation of first online content legislations
Far more than an escape game

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.

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Hidden historical gems

At each stop, places ordinary guides miss — secret façades, sculpted crests, alleys steeped in history.

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Anecdotes & legends

Every riddle is rooted in a real historical fact or local legend. You leave with dozens of stories to tell.

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Architecture & heritage

Learn to read buildings — flamboyant Gothic, Baroque, Art Deco — like a real art historian, while having fun.

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Immersive wandering

Walk through the city like a novel's character — every alley becomes a stage, every square a theatre.

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Immersive audio narration

A voice walks with you at every step, tells the story of each place, reads clues, adds a cinematic feel.

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Yours forever

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?

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Outdoor escape game

Explore the city on foot solving puzzles based on real historical facts. No locked room — the city is your playground.

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On your smartphone

No app to download. Play directly from your browser. Guided step by step, at your own pace.

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Unlimited players

One purchase per phone is enough. Play with family, friends or as a couple — everyone participates.

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Augmented reality

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.

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AI that helps you

Stuck? Progressive personalised hints. The character repeats the puzzle on demand — at your own pace.

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32 languages

French, English, German, Spanish, Italian + 27 other languages auto-translated by AI.

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Want to go deeper?

Places tied to your adventure — optional entries, totally up to you · per person

Canterbury Museumoptional
Free entry. Explore Maori and European collections, as well as the natural history of the Canterbury region.
Optionnel
/pers.
International Antarctic Centreoptional
49 NZD. Experience an Antarctic storm and meet penguins, an immersive experience near Christchurch Airport.
Optionnel
/pers.
Riccarton House Farmers' Marketoptional
Variable prices. Enjoy fresh local produce every Saturday morning in the historic setting of Riccarton House, near Hagley Park.
Optionnel
/pers.
Punting on the Avon Riveroptional
35 NZD. Let yourself be guided on a flat-bottomed boat along the willow-lined banks of the Avon River, a different view of the Garden City.
Optionnel
/pers.
Budget if you do them all / pers.~0

The Route

8 stages through the city

The gameplay: AR, camera, hidden clues

📱Search clues with your cameraRA

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.

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The stops on your route are a surprise. You'll discover them one by one, guided by your phone, starting from the meeting point.

8
original puzzles
24
min of narration
🪙 24
TripCoins granted
16
GPS waypoints

How does it work with a group?

One phone = one team. Pick the number at checkout (1 to 10).

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1 phone

Solo, or a group sharing the screen. One team, one code.

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2-3 phones

Family, couple, or 2-3 teams competing. Each phone has its own code and its own score.

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4 to 10 phones

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

Starting point
Hagley Park, North Entrance
Directions on Google Maps
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Duration
2h – 2h30
At your own pace
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Players
Unlimited
From age 14
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Distance
~2.5 km
Central Christchurch
Accessibility
Partial
Flat paths, some busy areas
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Languages
17 languages
Built-in translation

Why this route?

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Tribute and Unity

A respectful journey through symbolic places of community resilience and shared memory.

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Digital Challenges

Explore the issues of internet censorship and content moderation in the age of social media.

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The Global Call

Discover the international 'Christchurch Call' initiative and its impact on global digital governance.

From pain springs action, from unity flows hope.

Will you decipher the pledge that protects our digital freedoms?

★ Innovation 2026

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.

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AR treasure chest

A golden chest floats in front of the monument. Tap → opening animation → reveals a secret message.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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360° radar + vibration

A mini-radar shows the target even behind you, and the phone vibrates when you aim in the right direction.

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Heritage storytelling

Every puzzle weaves in real historical facts (architecture, era, anecdotes). You learn by playing — like a gamified audioguide.

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Progressive AI hints

3 levels of AI-generated help: vibe → where to look → answer format. You're never stuck.

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AR selfie memento

At the end of the game, capture a selfie with OddballTrip banner + mascot, shareable on Instagram, TikTok.

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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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Delve into the heart of Christchurch, the Garden City, to unravel the threads of a broken oath through its reconstructions and resiliences.

12€
1 phone
23€
2 phones
33€
3 phones
42€
4 phones
50€
5 phones
56€
6 phones
62€
7 phones
68€
8 phones
74€
9 phones
80€
10 phones

1 purchase = 1 phone. Play several on the same device.

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