Self-guided city rally/scavenger hunt in Cologne

During this self-guided city rally, you will solve puzzles in German or English in the old town of Cologne on the trail of the mystery of the brownies.
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2h30

About this Tour

Explore Cologne directly with your smartphone while playing the city rally “Mysterium - Zauber oder Spuk”. Solve puzzles at famous sights, be carried away into the story of the brownies in Cologne and win the game. After booking, you will receive all necessary information via email.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

  • Tickets: You only need 1 ticket per group (1-6 people) and you can carry out the event at your desired time. You are not bound to the booked time.
  • You can start whenever you want, even if you've booked a different time or day.
  • Each group plays with 1 device. For groups of more than 6 people (maximum 50 people), you can buy 2 or more tickets.
  • This is a private tour just for you! The label “public appointment” means that other groups could theoretically also play for themselves at the same time. You're not playing with strangers.

OTHER INFORMATION:

  • Level of difficulty: easy to medium
  • Also suitable for families with children
  • Duration: 2 to 3 hours
  • language: German, English
  • You can book in advance or spontaneously.
  • We were there in person in Cologne, carefully planned the route and lovingly put together the story about Cologne's mystery. The city rally was created without the use of AI.
  • There is a little information about the attraction for each station

Visit the starting point in front of the historic town hall in the old town. Open the link from your confirmation email with your phone or tablet, log in, and start the game.

You will first be introduced to the story of the mystery: 1800 in Cologne: An accident has happened! It was so wonderful! While people were sleeping blissfully at night, strange things happened: clothes were being sewn, beer was brewed, breads were baked, horseshoes were forged... No one has ever seen who did these mysterious acts. These were taken for granted with pleasure. But the magical haunting was over for a few days now! The city is in danger of sinking into chaos! Will you be able to solve the mystery?

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 of them are well integrated into the game. You can also test which group is the fastest!

Rackle the story from station to station with the help of our city map. Solve the puzzles at Cologne's most beautiful sights and at important points and learn more about the mystery. It is part of the game to guess the individual stations of the city rally. As a result, they are not listed here. At the stations, clues must be sought to solve the puzzles. This game focuses on the story and puzzles.

Move at your own pace and take a break whenever you want. The city rally ends in the old town of Cologne, near Roncalliplatz.

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 in front of the historic town hall (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 the mystery of Cologne, 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 aged 14 and over.

Details to remember

What to bring to the tour?

  • Charged smartphone
  • comfortable shoes
  • Internet access

What is included in this tour?

  • A ticket can be used by up to 6 people
  • With us, every city rally is unique and is individually connected to the city. We carefully planned the route on site and lovingly put together the story.
  • Access to the city rally/ “Mystery - magic or haunting” scavenger hunt
  • Access to our dedicated interactive websites
  • If your plans change or the weather is bad, you can simply play another day. Access is valid for 1 year.
  • No app is required. You get our interactive websites to play with.
  • Visit Cologne's most beautiful and famous sights
  • Discover hidden beautiful places in Cologne
  • Find out more about the connection between the city of Cologne and the mystery

Not included:

  • Flashlight when playing in the dark
  • Tour guide (not required)

Team events and private groups

Private or team events with 1 to 6 players per group. If there are more than 6 players, one ticket per group is required.

Duration

2h30

Location

Along the most beautiful and well-known sights of Cologne's old town.

Languages

German, English
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Our CITY RALLY is a mix of SCAVENGER HUNT, PUZZLE TOUR, OUTDOOR ESCAPE GAME and CITY TOUR.

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Alexandra S.
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Great idea to experience Cologne's old town in a different way. The puzzles were not too heavy. Overall, the tour for children was a bit long - it blew out at the end. And if you have children with you, you could somehow think of a kind of treasure/reward at the end (but I have no idea myself right now, but the children always asked about the “treasure” or what happens at the end)
August 17, 2025