Zakodowany Wrocław Outdoor city game in Wrocław for companies and groups
Decode Wrocław
An escape room without walls in Wrocław's Old Town. Teams solve 20–30 riddles, and a code made from the answers stops their clock. Whoever does it first wins.
An escape room without walls
Forget padlocks, chains, team songs and selfies on the market square. Zakodowany Wrocław is a game in which the riddles lurk in the alleys, walls and history of the Old Town.
The game is made up of three elements: a city map, specially designed cards and an app that acts as the referee. On top of that there is time. Each team has its own clock that counts down the game time.
The card has the riddle on it, and on the other side a hint about where to look for the place that will help you solve it. The game has between 20 and 30 riddles, and their texts are codes in themselves. Google, Google Lens and Google Maps won't help. You have to stand in the right spot, because the key to the solution is the city itself.
What the referee app does
- checks whether an answer is correct,
- helps put together the code that stops the clock,
- counts down the game time,
- lets the control centre contact the teams,
- shows how your rivals are doing.
The ranking refreshes every 15 minutes. Half an hour before the end it stops updating, so you will only find out the final order at the wrap-up.
Three hours in three stages
We meet at a designated place. In the introduction we explain the rules and the stages of the game and give you tips on how to win. Then you head into the city on your own: nobody guides you or gives you hints, and only the app keeps track of you.
The game ends when the set time runs out, or earlier if all teams stop their clocks. Then we meet again and go through the results. The team that stopped its clock first wins, and the others take the following places.
Speed or diversion? Five tips before the start
Teams usually choose one of two methods: solving the riddles as fast as possible, or diversion. It always pays to lead the competition astray.
- Think unconventionally.
- Squint and switch on your imagination.
- Change your perspective.
- Let your sense of humour loose.
- Catch the details that escape attention on an ordinary day.
The game area is the very heart of Wrocław's Old Town. Each team gets a physical map with a marked sector and looks for answers only within its boundaries. Going outside the sector is wasted effort, so it's worth having someone on the team who reads maps well.
A company, a stag party or a birthday
We play with companies looking for a team-building idea, as well as groups at stag and hen parties, birthdays and surprise parties. We play in teams of 3–4 people, and one package is one team. A group of 20 people therefore needs at least five packages. There is no limit on the number of teams. The minimum group is 6 people, because only then is there real competition. Our record is more than 200 participants in a single game.
We run the game in Polish and in English. We play all year round, and for autumn and winter there is a night version.
The game in a short video
Will you crack the Wrocław code?
► Book the gameHow much does the game in Wrocław cost?
We set the price individually for each group. Write to us or call, and we will prepare a clear proposal, with no obligation.
Before you play: questions and answers
The game ends earlier. We meet at the designated place and go through the results.
No. The riddles are designed so that Google, Google Lens and Google Maps can't solve them. You will only find the answer on the spot, in the Old Town.
The app. It verifies answers as you go, so there is no waiting for a referee or for points to be counted.
About 20 minutes. We explain the rules and the stages of the game and give you tips on how to win.
