Weimar — The Bauhaus Shadow Conspiracy
Uncover the secret plot that forced Bauhaus from Weimar. Decode hidden messages in bold forms to expose the conspiracy threatening modernist revolution before Nazis rise.
📱 1 to 10 phones · 1 team per phone · Independent codes
In 1919, Walter Gropius ignited a revolution in Weimar's heart with the Bauhaus, challenging old art with audacious forms of glass, steel, and geometry
Weimar — The Bauhaus Shadow Conspiracy
You are Walter Gropius, newly appointed director in Weimar, 1919, tasked by Henry van de Velde to found a new school in the Free State of Thuringia.
Your
Dive into the creative effervescence of Weimar, the birthplace of Bauhaus, where bold forms redefined 20th-century art and architecture.
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 quest begins in front of the Van-de-Velde-Bau, on Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 8 in Weimar. This building, constructed in 1911 as the main building of the School of Arts and Crafts by Belgian architect Henry van de Velde, impresses with its 6,000 m² and bold Art Nouveau geometric forms. It was here that van de Velde, an enlightened precursor, recommended Walter Gropius to found the famous Bauhaus in 1919. You will decipher the first clues that immerse you in the spirit of this artistic and pedagogical revolution at the heart of Thuringia.
The route then takes you to the Hauptgebäude der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, the former seat of the art school founded in 1860. It was in this building, over 20,000 m² and the heart of the historic campus, that Gropius proclaimed the first Bauhaus class on April 1, 1919, bringing architecture, sculpture, and painting together under one roof. Explore the places where great masters taught, and where the vision of a fusion between art and craftsmanship came to life, forever marking the history of world art and design. This Thuringian historical monument is a cornerstone of your Weimar visit.
Continue towards the Haus am Horn, an experimental Bauhaus house built in 1923 by Georg Muche. This achievement, the first of the Bauhaus movement, features a living area of 150 m² on a 1,200 m² plot, designed as a modernist prototype of 'new living'. Presented at the 1923 Bauhaus exhibition, it symbolizes the ideal of functional and aesthetic housing. Restored between 2014 and 2016 for 3.5 million euros, this house is a concrete testament to architectural innovation and an unmissable site for understanding Weimar's history with family.
Your itinerary also leads you to the Kunstgewerbegebäude, built between 1904 and 1906 by Henry van de Velde. This Art Nouveau style building, with its 80 m long brick facade and 30 m tower, was the direct precursor to the Bauhaus. It housed the first metal and wood workshops before the merger under Gropius in 1919. Nearby, the Musterhaus am Horn, identical to the Haus am Horn and built for the 1923 international Bauhaus exhibition, with its interior designed by students, is also a key stop on the UNESCO Weimar Classical 1996 site, restored in the 1990s.
Finally, your investigation takes you to the Bauhaus-Museum Weimar, inaugurated on April 7, 2019, for the movement's centenary. With 2,000 m² of exhibition space and a collection of 10,000 objects, including original furniture and prototypes, this museum is the first in the world dedicated exclusively to the Weimar Bauhaus (1919-1925). Designed by Heike Büttner and Arno Grasel, it condenses the spirit and legacy of this artistic revolution. Your thematic circuit in Weimar ends here, leaving you with a deep understanding of this movement that shaped modern design and the heritage of Thuringia.
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?
Revolutionary Design
Dive into the shapes and functions that redefined 20th-century aesthetics.
Artistic Laboratory
Explore the places where Klee, Kandinsky, and Feininger developed their theories.
Modern Architecture
Discover the iconic buildings that shaped the face of contemporary urbanism.
Form follows function, art transforms life.
The spirit of Bauhaus in Weimar.
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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