Uncover Basel’s secrets with a thrilling self-guided city game, blending art, puzzles, and exploration for solo or group adventures.
Uncover Basel’s secrets with a thrilling self-guided city game, blending art, puzzles, and exploration for solo or group adventures.
- Theater Basel - Uncover the Secrets of Basel City Game, a self-guided and GPS-based adventure set in the historic heart of Basel. This captivating exploration game encourages participants to reveal hidden tales by solving puzzles, deciphering riddles, and completing entertaining photo challenges. It’s an enjoyable and interactive way to discover…
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Theater Basel - Uncover the Secrets of Basel City Game, a self-guided and GPS-based adventure set in the historic heart of Basel. This captivating exploration game encourages participants to reveal hidden tales by solving puzzles, deciphering riddles, and completing entertaining photo challenges. It’s an enjoyable and interactive way to discover the city, ideal for both tourists and residents, whether playing alone or in a group.
The adventure lasts approximately 2 hours and includes one ticket for a group of 1 to 4 people; for larger groups, simply purchase additional tickets. When booking, select a start date and time, but feel free to begin whenever you wish. All that’s required is a smartphone with internet access, and the journey starts at the Tinguely Fountain.
Upon booking, an email with a direct play link is sent. Proceed to the starting point and begin immediately, with no need to enter any building or wait for a guide, as the game is entirely self-guided. You can pause at any time and resume later, allowing complete freedom to explore Basel at your own pace and enjoy the adventure.

- Self-guided Exploration Game
- Fun facts and information about the highlights you’ll discover
- Instructions and play link for the activity
- Self-guided Exploration Game
- Fun facts and information about the highlights you’ll discover
- Instructions and play link for the activity
- Smartphone or other devices (bring your own to play)
- In-person guide (digital guide in-game only)
- Smartphone or other devices (bring your own to play)
- In-person guide (digital guide in-game only)
Basel buzzes with lively excitement as participants join Jean Tinguely in the pursuit of his elusive creation. In this City Game Basel, a self-guided and GPS-based city game, players explore the historic center through a creative exploration game brimming with art, movement, and delightful surprises.
What sets this experience apart is the discovery of…
Basel buzzes with lively excitement as participants join Jean Tinguely in the pursuit of his elusive creation. In this City Game Basel, a self-guided and GPS-based city game, players explore the historic center through a creative exploration game brimming with art, movement, and delightful surprises.
What sets this experience apart is the discovery of hidden gems while blending sightseeing with gameplay, passing landmarks such as the Tinguely Fountain, Barfüsserplatz, Basel Town Hall, the Basel Minster, and the Mittlere Brücke. It can be enjoyed solo for personal thrill or with a group for a collective adventure.
Engage in entertaining puzzles, challenging questions, riddles, and photo tasks to earn points, unlock clues, and complete the final challenge. Participants can pause at any time and resume at their convenience, or compete for a spot on the leaderboard, making it ideal for friendly competition and team building.
- Difficulty level: Intermediate
- Duration: Around 2 hours
- Tickets: 1 ticket per group (1–4 people, for more players buy additional tickets)
- Start anytime: Choose your start date and time when booking, then play whenever you like
- Required: Smartphone with an internet connection
- How to play: After booking, you’ll receive an email with your personal game link. Simply head to Tinguely Fountain, open the link on your phone, and start your journey through Basel. You can pause the game anytime and continue later, making it the perfect flexible adventure for your own schedule.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.