Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Self-Guided Detective Murder Mystery Game

The Casas Consistoriales on Plaza de Santa Ana is the starting point for this case in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. From the square the trail leads through the old quarter, past the Catedral Metropolitana de Santa Ana and down to the Casa de Colón, then out towards the Gabinete Literario. It is a murder mystery walking tour that you run yourself, at whatever pace suits you.

The old quarter of Las Palmas is compact and largely flat, with shade in the narrow streets, so families with children, groups of friends, couples and work teams all get through it comfortably, and playing solo works too. One ticket covers a team of up to four sharing a phone, and larger groups simply split up and play in parallel. There is no guide with the group and no fixed start time to plan around.

How to play

The whole game lives in a single app on your own phone.

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

At the centre of it is the murder of Balthasar. Digital characters give their versions of the evening, codes have to be cracked and photo tasks completed, and the details you need are on the buildings themselves, around the Teatro Pérez Galdós, on the way to the Museo Canario and in the open ground of the Parque San Telmo. Contradictions pile up until one suspect is left.

Two or more teams turn it into a race, with a comparison of scores at the end, which is what makes the game usable for teambuilding as well as for a day out with the family. You can pause for a long lunch and carry on later, finishing the case in the streets of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.