The Sorcerers of Berry
Druids, witches and George Sand
📱 1 to 10 phones · 1 team per phone · Independent codes
The Berry is France's land of witchcraft. George Sand, who lived there her entire life, documented the ancestral druidic rites that still survived in the 19th-century countryside. From the Pierres Jaumâtres to the frescoes of Vic, traces of the ancient cults are everywhere.
Here, the druids never truly disappeared
George Sand's house in Nohant is a world unto itself — an estate where the greatest woman of letters of the 19th century received Chopin, Liszt, Delacroix and Balzac. But Sand was not merely a society writer. She was a passionate ethnographer of her native Berry, documenting the beliefs, rites and superstitions of a peasant world where vestiges of druidism mingled with Catholicism. Her pastoral novels — The Devil's Pool, The Master Pipers — are treatises on rural sorcery disguised as fiction.
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.
« "There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved." »— — George Sand, Correspondence, 1862
The sorcerer's Berry — the land of the forgotten druids
The Berry is one of the oldest provinces of France — its name comes from the Bituriges, a Gallic people whose capital was Avaricum (Bourges). The druids were particularly powerful there, and their rites survived much longer than elsewhere. Until the 19th century, Berry peasants practiced healing, protection and divination rituals directly inherited from Celtic traditions.
George Sand (1804-1876), born Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, grew up and lived in Nohant. This free woman — who wore trousers, smoked cigars and took famous lovers — was also a meticulous observer of the rural world. In her novels and notebooks, she describes "sorcerer millers," "bone-setters," Midsummer fires, sacred springs and power stones. Her "Black Valley" — the landscape between Nohant and La Châtre — was considered a place of witchcraft.
The Pierres Jaumâtres, natural granite stacks on Mont Barlot, were a druidic place of worship. The church of Vic, steps from Nohant, has 12th-century Romanesque frescoes — among the finest in France — where Christian scenes overlap with pagan symbols. The village of Gargilesse, rated among the most beautiful in France, was Sand's favorite retreat — she wrote there in a peace disturbed only by the ghosts of Berry.
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?
French witchcraft
Dive into sorcerer's Berry, France's most famous land of witchcraft.
George Sand
Follow the trail of France's greatest woman of letters in her native Berry.
Druidic stones
The Pierres Jaumâtres, an ancient druidic sanctuary, defy gravity and time.
Romanesque frescoes
The church of Vic has 12th-century frescoes where paganism shows through Christianity.
Most beautiful villages
Gargilesse, rated among the most beautiful villages in France, is the heart of the route.
The druids never truly disappeared.
Decipher Berry's ancient rites with George Sand as your guide.
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 George Sand's house to the druidic stones, from the frescoes of Vic to the Black Valley — dive into France's most enchanting land of witchcraft.
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