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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.
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In the shadow of Cathedral Square, a solemn oath was sworn by Christchurch's bravest sons before they marched to the Great War
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
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.
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. »
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.
Places tied to your adventure — optional entries, totally up to you · per person
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.
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.
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A respectful journey through symbolic places of community resilience and shared memory.
Explore the issues of internet censorship and content moderation in the age of social media.
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?
OddballTrip combines gamified play, augmented reality and AI. All our competitors deliver 1 or 2 of these angles. We deliver all 5.
A golden chest floats in front of the monument. Tap → opening animation → reveals a secret message.
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.
At the puzzle climax, golden letters magically write themselves on the real wall — that's the puzzle answer. An unforgettable visual effect.
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.
A mini-radar shows the target even behind you, and the phone vibrates when you aim in the right direction.
Every puzzle weaves in real historical facts (architecture, era, anecdotes). You learn by playing — like a gamified audioguide.
3 levels of AI-generated help: vibe → where to look → answer format. You're never stuck.
At the end of the game, capture a selfie with OddballTrip banner + mascot, shareable on Instagram, TikTok.
PWA technology: open the link, it plays in your browser. Same quality as an app, no App Store hassle.
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.
GPS yes (handled by your phone). Maps yes (tiles cached). AI and hints need an intermittent 4G connection.
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.
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).
From 12 without an adult, from 6 with an adult reading puzzles. Works for families, couples, friend groups, companies.
Pre-register or contact us — we'll email you as soon as your city is live.
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.
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