Sullivan's Island — Charleston Sentinels' Secret
Decipher the Charleston Sentinels' final medical report at Fort Moultrie. Uncover a conspiracy that silenced soldiers forever in this tense island quest.
📱 1 to 10 phones · 1 team per phone · Independent codes
In 1776, the Charleston Sentinels—defenders of Fort Moultrie—repelled the British fleet with palmetto-log walls that absorbed cannon fire like a miracle
Sullivan's Island — Charleston Sentinels' Secret
You are a Continental Army cryptographer, dispatched to Sullivan's Island in the summer of 1776.
You know that in 1776, the Charleston Sentinels,
Dr. Samuel Prescott — the surgeon who saved Charleston
« The fever came not from the tropics, but from the very soil we defend »— Dr. Samuel Prescott, Fort Moultrie Medical Log, 1798
Fort Moultrie and the Quarantine Station
Built in 1776, Fort Moultrie quickly became a symbol of American resistance after withstanding British bombardment during the Battle of Sullivan's Island. Its walls of sand and palmetto absorbed the cannonballs, giving South Carolina its nickname as the Palmetto State. The fort served as a crucial outpost for defending Charleston harbor.
From 1793, Sullivan's Island also housed America's first official quarantine station. All ships entering Charleston harbor had to stop here for medical inspection. Over 200,000 enslaved Africans passed through this island, dubbed the 'Black Ellis Island.' Poor sanitary conditions often turned quarantine into a death sentence, creating a natural laboratory for studying tropical diseases.
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.
The game downloads to your phone on start. Once the "✓ Downloaded" indicator appears, everything works without data — narration, AR, GPS and puzzles. Perfect abroad without a data plan.
Want to go deeper?
Places tied to your adventure — optional entries, totally up to you · per person
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?
Military Medicine
Discover medical innovations developed in the isolation of an 18th-century quarantine station
Maritime History
Explore the crucial role of Sullivan's Island as the maritime gateway to colonial America
Historical Epidemiology
Reconstruct a revolutionary medical investigation that anticipated modern discoveries about vector-borne diseases
The medical truth hidden in America's foundations
Discover how a military doctor revolutionized the fight against epidemics
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 an app or a paper guide?
Neither. Everything plays in your browser (Safari, Chrome) after you tap your activation link. No PDF to print, no download. The trail lives in your phone, that's it.
Q02How many stops are in Sullivan's Island — Charleston Sentinels' Secret?
Eight stops total. At each stop you find a camera clue, solve the puzzle, collect a fragment of the final code. With all eight, you've got the answer.
Q03Can we play Sullivan's Island — Charleston Sentinels' Secret as a couple?
Great two-person format. Narration is dramatic without overdoing it, puzzles are designed to spark conversation. Ideal for new relationships or anniversaries — you discover the city and coordinate on puzzles simultaneously.
Q04Do we need 4G data to play?
Intermittent 4G is plenty. Maps are cached at startup. Narration and clues load per stop, so a so-so signal between stops is fine. GPS itself uses no data.
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Reconstruct Dr. Prescott's secret formula by exploring the remains of Fort Moultrie and its quarantine station. Between military history and medical revolution, conduct the investigation that could have changed the course of American epidemiology.
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