Gijon Self-Guided Detective Murder Mystery Game

The Plaza Mayor of Gijón, a block from the harbour, is where the case starts. The route runs through the old quarter past the Palacio de Revillagigedo and the church of San Pedro, over the Roman baths at Campo Valdés and out onto the Cerro de Santa Catalina above the sea. It is a self-guided murder mystery game, played at whatever speed you walk.

The old quarter of Gijón is compact, with one climb onto the Cerro de Santa Catalina and a view over the water at the top of it. Families with children, friends, couples and colleagues all play in teams of up to four sharing one phone, and groups larger than that split into several teams. Solo players manage fine. Nobody is waiting to guide you, and there is no fixed start time.

How to play

The start in Gijón is four steps away.

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

The case is the murder of Balthasar. You crack codes, complete photo tasks and listen to digital characters whose accounts of the night differ. Around the Roman baths at Campo Valdés the details stop fitting together, and each puzzle you solve removes another name from the list.

When several teams are out at once the scores make it a competition, which is what turns an afternoon into a teambuilding session. Break for something to eat, take the trail up again, and close the case in Gijón.