Old Montréal — Templars' Hidden Treasure
Uncover the Templars' secret treasure buried by knights who reached New France before Champlain. Decode cryptic symbols across Old Montréal's landmarks to claim their lost fortune before it's gone forever.
📱 1 to 10 phones · 1 team per phone · Independent codes
Legends whisper that Knights Templar, fleeing persecution in Europe, sailed to New France centuries before Champlain's arrival
Old Montréal — Templars' Hidden Treasure
You are an archivist for the Saint-Sulpice Company in 1680s Montreal, discreetly investigating a coded message found among their founders' papers.
Your secret mission
Dive into the secret investigation of the New France Templars, from their first landings in 1642 to the mysterious treasures buried beneath Old Montreal.
The story that haunts this land
Montreal was born on May 17, 1642 under the impetus of Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve and the Company of Saint-Sulpice, a mystical order with troubled links to Templar heritage. Place d'Armes, created in 1693 by Governor Louis-Hector de Callière, has housed since 1895 the 15-meter monument dedicated to the founder. Beneath your feet, the remains of the Royal Foundry built in 1704 to cast cannons perhaps hide the first Templar coffers of New France. Your mission begins here: decrypt the symbols engraved on the monument's base.
Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal, consecrated in 1829 by architect Victor Bourgeau, raises its 32-meter neo-Gothic vaults before 4,000 faithful. Its 63-meter tower, added in 1843, houses the 11-ton Jean-Baptiste bell. But the secret lies in the foundations: the 1683 parish church, destroyed by the 1765 fire, contained the original Sulpician archives. AR clues reveal on the stained glass the hidden coats of arms of the first priest-soldiers.
The Old Seminary of Saint-Sulpice, founded in 1657, remains Montreal's oldest intact building. Its stone walls served as a military hospital in 1760 during the British Conquest, hiding a more secret activity beneath the care of the wounded. The 1.5-hectare garden, planted in 1698, conceals in its century-old trees the Templar marks carved by the first Sulpicians. The 1680 paved inner courtyard keeps traces of the 1658 school where the order's mysteries were taught.
Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel, rebuilt in 1771 after the fire of the first 1675 chapel, raises its 52-meter bell tower as a lighthouse for Saint Lawrence sailors. Marguerite Bourgeoys, founder in 1657, maintained close ties with the Sulpicians and their secrets. The 8 bronze statues of 2 meters, installed in 1895 on the roof, point in precise directions: those of Templar caches scattered throughout Old Montreal. Your phone reveals the coordinates hidden in their gestures.
Your Templar investigation in Montreal will have led you from the 1705 Château Ramezay, residence of Intendant Claude de Ramezay where the American Council sat in 1775, to Pointe-à-Callière where 3 million artifacts rest in 2 hectares of archaeological remains. Between Place Jacques-Cartier and its 300 meters of promenade laid out in 1809, you will have deciphered the encrypted messages of the Sulpician founders. The Templar treasure of New France was not gold, but knowledge: construction techniques, commercial networks and mystical alliances that built modern Quebec.
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?
Sacred architecture
Decrypt the masonic symbols hidden in Old Montreal's facades
Templar mysteries
Follow the traces of the Temple Order's heirs in New France
Initiatic geometry
Discover the secret geometric plan that structures Montreal's historic heart
In stone and shadow
The secrets of Montreal's builders
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.
Q02Can we split Old Montréal — Templars' Hidden Treasure across two days?
Yes — your code stays active and progress is saved. You can start Saturday afternoon, finish Sunday morning. Some players actually prefer this format to make the most of a full weekend on site.
Q03Can we do Old Montréal — Templars' Hidden Treasure as a family with kids?
Yes, from age 6 with an adult reading puzzles aloud, and from age 12 on their own. Kids love the "find the camera clue" part — it's very visual, gets them genuinely involved.
Q04What if we get stuck on a puzzle?
Three hint levels per puzzle, with a small increasing time penalty. If truly stuck after level 3, you can skip the step (45-min penalty). The point: nobody stays blocked and goes home frustrated.
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