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Uncover Edward Hargraves' secret gold cache from Australia's first rush. Decode clues across Bathurst's heritage sites to claim the fortune before rivals seize it.
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In 1851, Edward Hargraves sparked Australia's gold fever by discovering the first payable gold at Lewis Ponds Creek, just east of Bathurst
You are a budding prospector arriving in Bathurst in February 1851, just as whispers of gold begin to spread.
Your mission: relive the pivotal moments of the first Australian gold
Immerse yourself in 1851, the year New South Wales plunged into the gold rush, transforming Bathurst into the epicenter of a fever that forever marked Australia.
« Gold discovered in the alluvial at Lewis Ponds Creek this 12th day of February, 1851. »— Edward Hammond Hargraves, Handwritten note to the Empire newspaper, February 12, 1851
Votre périple commence au Pioneer Memorial, érigé en 1923 au centre de Machattie Park, parc public aménagé en 1887. Ce monument commémore les pionniers de Bathurst, ville fondée en 1815 par William Lawson, et marque un point de départ emblématique des circuits historiques de Bathurst. Inscrit au registre du patrimoine de la Nouvelle-Galles du Sud depuis 2001, il célèbre la mémoire des explorateurs et colons. Ce site est stratégiquement proche du lieu de la ruée vers l'or de 1851, reliant Bathurst à la découverte d'or à Lewis Ponds, 35 km à l'est. Le parc et son mémorial sont des points d'ancrage du patrimoine NSW State Heritage Register, vous invitant à la découverte de l'histoire de Bathurst.
Poursuivez vers le Bathurst Court House, construit en 1880 dans un style victorien italianisant et classé monument historique de l'État en 1978. Ce bâtiment de 3 étages avec sa façade en grès et ses colonnes corinthiennes de 12 m fut le théâtre des procès liés à la ruée vers l'or de 1851, incluant les litiges sur les claims miniers d'Edward Hargraves. Il témoigne de l'administration coloniale pendant la fièvre de l'or qui transforma Bathurst en centre économique dès mai 1851. Ce site est une étape clé pour comprendre les enjeux juridiques et sociaux de la ruée vers l'or dans la Nouvelle-Galles du Sud.
Juste à côté se trouve l'ancien bâtiment de la Westpac Bank, aujourd'hui Court House Cafe, construit en 1874. Cette façade en brique avec arches de 4 m de haut, inscrite au patrimoine local, était un lieu central pour les transactions liées à l'or dès 1851, Bathurst étant le hub financier de la ruée. À 400 m du point de départ, cet édifice est typique des constructions prospères post-découverte d'or, illustrant le boom économique de la ville. Le bâtiment a conservé son caractère historique, offrant un aperçu de l'effervescence commerciale de l'époque.
Votre exploration vous mènera à la Cathédrale de St Michael and St John, une cathédrale catholique construite en 1912 dans un style gothique avec un clocher de 50 m, classée patrimoine en 2006. Érigée pendant la période post-ruée vers l'or, elle fut financée par les donations des mineurs prospères de Bathurst. Son intérieur abrite des vitraux commémorant les événements de 1851, dont l'arrivée massive de prospecteurs. Située à 300 m du Pioneer Memorial, elle est intégrée aux circuits piétons historiques du centre-ville, offrant un regard sur le développement spirituel et communautaire de Bathurst.
Enfin, le Royal Hotel, fondé en 1851, l'année même de la découverte d'or à Lewis Ponds, fut fréquenté par Edward Hargraves lui-même lors de ses visites à Bathurst pour promouvoir sa trouvaille. Ce bâtiment de 2 étages avec véranda coloniale, étendu en 1880 et classé patrimoine en 2004, fut le témoin des rassemblements de diggers pendant la première ruée australienne. Il incarne l'esprit de l'époque, où l'espoir de fortune attirait des milliers de personnes. Ce circuit vous aura fait revivre la transformation de Bathurst, de simple ville coloniale à cœur battant de la ruée vers l'or, une visite interactive bathurst inoubliable pour les amateurs de patrimoine new-south-wales.
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.
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« You will not leave this city the way you entered it. »
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.
Places tied to your adventure — optional entries, totally up to you · per person
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.
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.
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Learn the panning and gold washing methods used by the 1851 pioneers
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Follow Edward Hargraves' footsteps in Australia's first gold rush
OddballTrip combines gamified play, augmented reality and AI. All our competitors deliver 1 or 2 of these angles. We deliver all 5.
A golden chest floats in front of the monument. Tap → opening animation → reveals a secret message.
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.
At the puzzle climax, golden letters magically write themselves on the real wall — that's the puzzle answer. An unforgettable visual effect.
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.
A mini-radar shows the target even behind you, and the phone vibrates when you aim in the right direction.
Every puzzle weaves in real historical facts (architecture, era, anecdotes). You learn by playing — like a gamified audioguide.
3 levels of AI-generated help: vibe → where to look → answer format. You're never stuck.
At the end of the game, capture a selfie with OddballTrip banner + mascot, shareable on Instagram, TikTok.
PWA technology: open the link, it plays in your browser. Same quality as an app, no App Store hassle.
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.
GPS yes (handled by your phone). Maps yes (tiles cached). AI and hints need an intermittent 4G connection.
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.
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).
From 12 without an adult, from 6 with an adult reading puzzles. Works for families, couples, friend groups, companies.
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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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Immerse yourself in 1851, the year New South Wales plunged into the gold rush, transforming Bathurst into the epicenter of a fever that forever marked Australia.
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Gratuit. Explorez des artefacts de la ruée vers l'or et des expositions sur Edward Hargraves et Ophir (1851) dans ce bâtiment de 1883, à proximité de Machattie Park.
Accès libre. Admirez la première gare de la Western Railway (1876) qui facilita le transport des mineurs et de l'or vers Sydney après la découverte de 1851, un bâtiment victorien de 150 m classé patrimoine.
Prix variables. Savourez un café dans l'ancienne Westpac Bank de 1874, un bâtiment qui fut le cœur des transactions liées à l'or dès 1851 à Bathurst.
Accès libre (consommation non obligatoire). Imprégnez-vous de l'ambiance de cet hôtel historique fondé en 1851, fréquenté par Edward Hargraves, témoin des rassemblements des diggers.
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