The Treasure of Montségur
The last Cathar refuge
📱 1 to 10 phones · 1 team per phone · Independent codes
On March 16, 1244, 220 Cathars walked into the flames rather than renounce their faith. The night before, four men escaped with a "treasure." The Holy Grail? A sacred manuscript? No one knows. The mystery of Montségur has never been solved.
Up there, on the Pog, the last Cathar secret awaits
The castle of Montségur stands at 1,207 meters altitude, atop a rocky peak called the Pog. It is the most sacred site of Catharism — and the most tragic. For ten months, some 400 Cathars resisted an army of 10,000 crusaders. When the siege ended, they chose death over abjuration. But the night before the pyre, four Parfaits escaped down the north face with a mysterious treasure.
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.
« "They received the consolamentum, then they walked into the fire." »— — Chronicle of Guillaume de Puylaurens, on the pyre of Montségur, 1244
Montségur 1244 — the pyre that still haunts the Languedoc
After the fall of Carcassonne in 1209, the Cathars retreated to mountain fortresses. Montségur, perched on a rocky peak at 1,207 meters altitude, became their spiritual capital. The castle housed the Cathar Church, its bishops, its Parfaits and Parfaites. It was the last bastion of a faith the Catholic Church wanted to annihilate.
In May 1243, the royal army and Inquisition troops laid siege. For ten months, the defenders held out in appalling conditions. When surrender was negotiated in March 1244, the Cathars secured a fifteen-day reprieve. On March 16, 220 men and women descended the Pog and climbed onto a vast pyre erected in the Prat dels Cremats — the Field of the Burned.
The night before the pyre, four Parfaits — Amiel Aicart, Hugo, Poitevin, and a fourth whose name has been lost — escaped down the north face of the Pog carrying what the chronicles call the "treasure of the Cathar Church." Was it gold? Sacred manuscripts? The Holy Grail, as the Nazis claimed when they excavated the site in 1944? The mystery remains unsolved.
The Route
5 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?
Pog ascent
Climb to the summit of the rocky peak at 1,207 m — the ultimate Cathar citadel.
Memory of the pyre
Relive the drama of March 16, 1244 on the very site of the sacrifice.
Treasure hunt
Follow the trail of the four fugitives to solve the mystery of the Cathar treasure.
Pyrenean panorama
360° view of the Pyrenees from the summit of the Pog.
Solstice alignment
Discover the secret astronomical alignment of the pentagonal castle.
The treasure awaits only those who dare to climb.
Solve the last mystery of Catharism atop the Pog.
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, WhatsApp, 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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From the village to the summit, from the memorial of the Burned to the north face escape route — follow the trail of the Cathar treasure in Occitania's most intense escape game.
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