Vinland's Lost Expedition — Decipher the Norse Mystery
Uncover the truth behind Leif Erikson's vanished crew. Decipher runic clues scattered across the Viking settlement to expose what really happened at Vinland 1000 years ago.
📱 1 to 10 phones · 1 team per phone · Independent codes
In the year 1000 AD, Leif Erikson's expedition reached the shores of Vinland—the first Europeans to set foot in North America
Vinland's Lost Expedition — Decipher the Norse Mystery
You are a cartographer in the service of Leif Eriksson, arriving at the Vinland settlement of L'Anse aux Meadows in the early 11th century.
Your mission: find traces
Follow in the living footsteps of the first Vikings in North America, where Helge and Anne Stine Ingstad revealed the Norse settlement of L'Anse aux Meadows.
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 adventure begins at the L'Anse aux Meadows Interpretation Centre, designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1968 and inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1978. This essential starting point for any visit to L'Anse aux Meadows offers detailed exhibitions on the 1961-1968 archaeological excavations led by Anne Stine Ingstad, as well as on the Vinland Sagas. It is here that you will receive your first mission, preparing your immersion in the quest for Tykir along the 1.5 km coastal trails that connect the different components of the site. The site entrance fee, approximately 11.70 CAD per adult, should be anticipated.
Following the trail from the interpretation centre, you will quickly reach the archaeological mounds, where Norse remains were discovered in 1960 by Helge Ingstad. Eight grassy mounds reveal traces of a Viking settlement dated from 990 to 1050 AD, with artifacts such as iron nails, brass wire, and walrus tusks. These excavations irrefutably confirmed the arrival of Vikings in North America around the year 1000, long before Christopher Columbus. It is on these lands, shaped by history and the elements, that your quest takes on concrete meaning, as you search for clues that Tykir might have left.
Your journey will then lead you to the Viking reconstructions, a faithfully recreated 11th-century Norse village. Based on archaeological excavations, these structures include a great hall, a forge, and several sod and timber huts. Actors in traditional costumes animate the site, demonstrating Viking forging, cooking, and weaponry, offering a lively immersion into the daily life of Norse explorers. The Servant’s Hut, a small circular sod hut located in the slave quarter, houses the 'Test of Tykir' escape room, designed in 2018 by Escape Quest for Parks Canada, directly inspired by the Vinland Sagas and the character you are seeking.
L'Anse aux Meadows Beach, accessible via the walking trail, offers a unique perspective on this UNESCO World Heritage 1978 site. This coastal beach, connecting the site to the Strait of Belle Isle, was likely the arrival point for Norse ships over a thousand years ago. It is a strategic location to imagine longships docking on these shores, marking the first documented European presence in North America. The clues you find here could well be linked to Leif Eriksson's early explorations in this Newfoundland and Labrador region, providing an authentic setting for your GPS scavenger hunt.
Your expedition to L'Anse aux Meadows concludes after traversing the 1.5 km and 8 key stages of this historic site. By solving the 'Test of Tykir' enigma or exploring the mounds and reconstructions, you will have not only uncovered a fundamental chapter of world history but also experienced a unique interactive visit. This thematic circuit in L'Anse aux Meadows, combining augmented reality and historical facts, leaves you with a deep understanding of Norse culture and its audacious exploration, a true journey into the heritage of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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.
Ready to live this adventure?
Get my code · 14,90€No calendar booking. Code sent immediately by email.
🔒 Secure payment · Code in 5 min · Free cancellation
Practical info
Why this route?
Viking Archaeology
Discover the actual remains of the first European colony in America
Nordic Navigation
Uncover the secrets of Viking navigation techniques using stars and sun
UNESCO Heritage
Explore the only authenticated Viking site in North America
A thousand years before Columbus
The real discovery of America
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.
Avis des aventuriers
Soyez le premier à partager votre expérience.
Did you play les sagas de vinland? Check the email you received after your game to leave a verified review.
Your turn to play
Follow in the living footsteps of the first Vikings in North America, where Helge and Anne Stine Ingstad revealed the Norse settlement of L'Anse aux Meadows.
1 purchase = 1 phone. Play several on the same device.
No calendar booking. Code sent immediately by email.
🔒Secure payment · Code in 5 min · Free cancellation
🪙+24 TripCoins granted with your booking
Other escape games in Canada
View Canada→More destinations, tours & urban treasure hunts across the country
Explore other cities in Canada
Saint John's
North America's oldest city
Halifax
Gateway to the Maritime provinces
Montreal
Francophone metropolis of a thousand faces
Ottawa
Canada's capital of many faces
Toronto
Cosmopolitan metropolis of endless faces
Winnipeg
Cultural crossroads in the heart of the Prairies