Self-guided city rally/scavenger hunt in Magdeburg
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About this Tour
Explore Magdeburg directly with your smartphone while playing the city rally “The Experiment - Power of Emptiness”. Solve puzzles at famous landmarks, be carried away by the story of Otto von Guericke and win the game. As soon as you book the game, we will send you all necessary information via email.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
- Level of difficulty: easy to medium
- also suitable for families with children
- Duration: 2 to 3 hours
- Language: German (English version is offered separately)
- Tickets: You only need 1 ticket per group (1-6 people) and you can host the event at your desired time. You are not bound by the time set for your booking.
- You can start whenever you want, even if you've booked a different time or day.
- Each group will play with 1 device. For groups of more than 6 people (maximum 50 people), you can buy 2 or more tickets.
- You can book in advance or spontaneously.
Visit the starting point, the Guericke House (in the old town), open the link from your confirmation email with your smartphone or tablet, log in with your details and start playing right away.
You will first be introduced to the story of Otto von Guericke: 1656 in Magdeburg: The inventor and mayor of the city, Otto von Guericke, has already developed all sorts of technical devices. He is now planning a new big experiment, but no one can imagine that it can work. Using two metal hemispheres, at the ends of which strong men and later horses pull, he wants to prove that a vacuum in the sphere has the power to hold the balls together. Only you, as his loyal assistants, believe in him. Will you be able to support him in such a way that the planned public screening is a complete success?
Work in a team (1-6 people per group) to solve the case. Are you more than 6 people? Then we recommend that you divide yourself into several small groups, otherwise experience has shown that not all are well integrated into the game. You can also test which group is the fastest!
Puzzle yourself along the story from station to station with the help of our city map. Solve the puzzles at Magdeburg's most beautiful sights and at important points and learn more about Otto von Guericke and his experiment. It is part of the game to guess the individual stations of the city rally. Therefore, they are not listed here. At the stations, clues must be sought to solve the puzzles. This game focuses on the story and puzzles, not on details of the historical history of the sights and the city.
Move at your own pace and take a break whenever you want. The duration is approximately 2 to 3 hours. The end is on the edge of the old town of Magdeburg, near the Petriförder (Elbe).
Steps of the tour
You don't need to create a request if your exact start time isn't available in the booking tool. The rally can be started at any time and you don't need to talk to us about it. Even if there is bad weather on game day or something else comes up, you can play the game at any time within a year of purchase. Here, too, you don't need to send us a request, the booked ticket is automatically activated.
Visit the starting point, the Guericke House (in the old town), open the link from your confirmation email with your smartphone or tablet, log in with your details and start playing right away. As part of the story about Frankenstein, you solve puzzles at famous sights. As soon as you have solved the last puzzle, the game is won.
Who should take part in this tour?
We recommend the city rally for people over 14 years of age.
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