Bilbao Self-Guided Detective Murder Mystery Game

Bilbao hands over the case at the city hall by the river, and the route runs from there into the streets of the newer town. You cross Plaza Moyúa, pass the brickwork of the Azkuna Zentroa and take in the front of the Teatro Campos Elíseos before turning back. This is a murder mystery game you walk yourself, with no guide and no group to keep up with.

The grid of streets here is flat and wide and the pavements are generous, which keeps the walking easy in Bilbao even with a pram along. One phone covers a team of one to four, and larger groups split up so that each team follows the trail separately. Colleagues, families, couples and friends all play the same game, and it works just as well alone. There is no fixed hour to be anywhere and nobody waiting to lead you.

How to play

Four steps stand between you and the Bilbao case.

1. Book the City Game
2. Check the instructions email
3. Download the Loquiz app
4. Start playing whenever you like

The murder of Balthasar is the case in hand. You break codes, complete photo tasks and hear out digital characters whose stories will not line up. The Iglesia de San Vicente Mártir and the Palacio Chávarri each hold something the file needs.

Send several teams out at once and Bilbao turns into a competition between them, which is what makes this a practical teambuilding option. Pause for a pintxo, rejoin the trail, and finish the case in Bilbao.