Great War 1914-1918: Verdun battlefield and destroyed villages
Discover the real history that unfolded here
1–3-day roadtrip · Grand Est
📱 1 to 10 phones · 1 team per phone · Independent codes
6 sites · 30 km · your own pace
Great War 1914-1918: Verdun battlefield and destroyed villages
You are General Philippe Pétain, commander of the 2nd Army, on an inspection mission at the Verdun front in March 1916.
You will cover 50 kilometers of battlefields
Walk the trenches where 700,000 French and German soldiers fell during the 1916 Battle of Verdun, the longest battle of the Great War.
« They shall not pass »— General Robert Nivelle, Inscription on the Victory Monument at Verdun
The story that haunts this land
Verdun erupts on February 21, 1916 when German artillery pounds French positions with two million shells in ten hours. The Verdun Memorial, inaugurated in 2016 for the centenary, immerses you in this battle seen from both sides of no man's land. Guided bus tours take you around the remains where Philippe Pétain organized French resistance. Entry fee: €12 to understand events before exploring the terrain.
The Douaumont ossuary houses 130,000 bodies of French and German soldiers, with 4,000 names engraved inside. A documentary accompanies your visit before climbing to the tower's summit for a panoramic view of the battlefield. Here, behind the ossuary, François Mitterrand and Helmut Kohl paid their respects in 1984 in the symbolic photo of Franco-German reconciliation. Interior entry fee: €6.5.
Fort Douaumont falls to German hands on February 25, 1916, four days after the offensive began. Its visitable underground passages reveal soldiers' living conditions in this concrete and steel underground fortress. The fort is part of the Verdun Battlefield circuit, testimony to French military architecture facing new weapons of industrial warfare.
The destroyed village of Fleury-devant-Douaumont, accessible via the white path from the memorial parking, changed hands sixteen times during the battle. Today, only markers indicate the church, town hall, and houses' locations. The hiking trail crosses woods replanted after 1918, where trench remains and shell craters still surface.
Your journey ends with monuments scattered around the Meuse: Hill 304 where 10,000 French died in April-May 1916, Vauquois Butte occupied by Germans since September 1914, the Bayonet Trench crossing the D913. These national cemeteries, connected by the Tacot Path, reveal the geographical scale of a battle that forever marked the Lorraine landscape. You leave with the exact measure of an entire generation's sacrifice.
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
6 curated sites across the territory
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?
A real-world investigation
300 days of battle, 300,000 dead, 9 villages erased.
Free-access sites first
Designed to be played from outside paid sites. Museum or monument visits are optional add-ons — you decide.
1-3 days, your pace
You manage your stops, breaks, nights. The code stays valid for total trip + 7 days margin.
Immersive AR narration
At every site, your phone overlays narrative elements (characters, clues, archives) on reality. Audio in 32 languages.
1 to 10 phones
Play solo, with family, or in group. Each phone gets its own synced code.
Now lead the investigation
100% drive between sites · AR at every step
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
Q01What's the difference with a regular indoor escape room?
Outdoor escape game format: no physical locks, no actor, no fixed time slot. You start when you want, progress through Verdun, Grand Est, France with your phone, and the city itself is the set. More immersive on local history, more flexible in pace.
Q02Can we take a break mid-trail?
Of course. Stop at a café, have lunch, resume later: your progress is saved. Many players bake a meal break into the trail, especially with families.
Q03Does Great War 1914-1918: Verdun battlefield and destroyed villages work for team-building?
Yes — it's actually one of our main use cases. Outdoor escape game format, teams of 4 to 6, live ranking possible between groups. For companies above 12 participants, contact us: we can issue linked codes.
Q04What happens if it rains in Verdun, Grand Est, France?
The game is playable in light rain — just keep your phone under a hood. For heavy thunderstorms, your code stays valid, you can postpone to another day at no cost.
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Walk the trenches where 700,000 French and German soldiers fell during the 1916 Battle of Verdun, the longest battle of the Great War.
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