Pond Inlet — The Banquise Echoes
Uncover the hidden truth behind the voices of the ice and the fate of the High Arctic Exiles in this immersive escape game.
📱 1 to 10 phones · 1 team per phone · Independent codes
In the remote hamlet of Pond Inlet, nestled on the northern tip of Baffin Island, the ice holds more than just the secrets of the sea
Pond Inlet — The Banquise Echoes
You are Sheatie Tagak, an experienced guide and outfitter in present-day Pond Inlet, Nunavut.
Begin your exploration at the Nattinnak Centre, the community'
Explore Pond Inlet, gateway to the Northwest Passage and witness to millennia of Inuit history, where the ice floe still whispers tales of explorers and ancestors.
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 story that haunts this land
Your journey begins at the Nattinnak Centre, the main community center in Pond Inlet, located in the heart of the hamlet. This gathering place, easily accessible on foot, is a central point for local activities and Inuit cultural events. It also hosts exhibitions on local history, directly immersing you in the rich heritage of this Nunavut community. It is here that elders share stories of past generations, and visitors can understand the importance of Inuit culture in daily life in Pond Inlet.
Moving away from the center, you will spot the Inuksuk, traditional Inuit stone structures, ubiquitous cultural symbols around Pond Inlet. Used as landmarks for hunting or to mark food caches, these monuments are visible in the hamlet and along the trails. They bear witness to the ingenuity of the ancestors of the Inuit in adapting to the Arctic environment. Each Inuksuk you encounter on your path tells a part of Pond Inlet's history and its inhabitants, guiding travelers through this vast landscape.
Your quest then leads you to sites that evoke daily life and vital resources. A 30-minute walk from Pond Inlet, Tamaarvik Territorial Park preserves ancient Inuit archaeological sites. Nearby are whale bones, remnants of ancestral hunting practices and Scottish whalers who frequented the region 200 years ago. These discoveries, like those made during the 2016 excavations at the Qilaukat Thule site, reveal still visible sod houses and confirm the centuries-old occupation of the region by the ancestors of the Inuit, long before the creation of Sirmilik National Park in 1993.
The path then takes you to the edge of the coastal ice floe, the famous Floe Edge, at the northern tip of Baffin Island. This site, visible from the outskirts of Pond Inlet, is renowned for its abundance of narwhals, polar bears, and seals. Before the ice retreat, it is an essential base for wildlife viewing tours, attracting hundreds of visitors annually by plane or cruise. From there, you can see Bylot Island, an integral part of Sirmilik National Park, separated from Pond Inlet by a 30 km strait and home to seabird colonies in Baillarge Bay.
As you complete your journey in Pond Inlet, you will have explored a territory where nature and Inuit history are inseparable. From Thule archaeological sites like Qaiqsut, excavated in 2016 by Parks Canada with an elder and a youth from Pond Inlet, to the modern landmarks of the Nattinnak Centre, each step will have connected you to a living past. The heritage of Nunavut, between millennia-old traditions and the wild beauty of Sirmilik National Park and Tamaarvik Territorial Park, will have revealed itself to you, offering a unique perspective on this strategic entrance to the Northwest Passage.
The Route
8 sites to explore by car within the day
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?
Traditional navigation
Learn to read natural signs as the Inuit have done for millennia
Ice floe wisdom
Discover how shifting ice revealed routes, seasons and omens to the elders
Millennial oral tradition
Explore five thousand years of knowledge transmission through word and symbols
When ice spoke to humans
5000 years of Inuit wisdom
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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Explore Pond Inlet, gateway to the Northwest Passage and witness to millennia of Inuit history, where the ice floe still whispers tales of explorers and ancestors.
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