THE NETHERLANDS · MURDER MYSTERY GAMES IN THE NETHERLANDS
The good murder mystery games in the Netherlands give up their weekend slots first. Below: the 14 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Solve a fictional murder while exploring Groningen on a three-hour photo hunt with clues, a city map, and remote WhatsApp guidance.
“Wir hatten eine sehr lustige Zeit in der wir auf eine besondere Art Groningen kennengelernt haben. Es hat uns viel Spaß gemacht.”
Solve a Sherlock Holmes murder mystery through Maastricht with phone-based puzzles, photo tasks, flexible timing, and a self-guided city route.
“Sehr schöne Tour durch die Stadt, pfiffige Aufgaben, lustig. Leider zu wenig Bezugnahmen auf die tatsächlichen Gebäude oder Orte, z.B. richtige Hausnummer finden, Aufschrift an Haus etc. Dann wäre es noch realistischer. Beispiel: Wenn ich in einer Altstadtstraße stehe und das Spiel sagt mir, dass ich in einem Park bin, dann stört das irgendwie. Ansonsten ein tolles Spiel, das viel Spaß gemacht hat.”
Solve Balthasar’s murder in Arnhem with a flexible phone game for up to four people, featuring puzzles, photo tasks, and a 2-hour route.
“That the tour, depending on how efficiently you walk it, is between 3.5 and 6.5 km. The time collection is correct.Auto-translated”
Solve a fictional murder while exploring Arnhem by map, selfies, and clues in this flexible three-hour private city game for up to six people.
“We hadden een familiedag en dit was een hele leuke manier om met z'n allen bezig te zijn en tegelijk Arnhem te leren kennen.”
Solve Balthasar’s murder on a self-guided Sherlock Holmes game through Roermond, with city walks, phone puzzles, twists, and flexible timing.
“Fun experience. Nice walks. Puzzles a little easy. Terrible jokes but those are fun to me. All in all pretty good.”
Solve Balthasar’s murder in Groningen with a flexible Sherlock Holmes phone game, clever puzzles, photo tasks, and a two-hour city adventure.
“Die telefonische Beratung zur Produktsuche war super hilfreich, die Abwicklung und Bezahlung ebenfalls. Beim Spiel selbst würde mein Handy-Akku zusehends aufgebraucht, so dass in den ersten 20min bereits 70% verbraten wurden. ARead more”
Solve Balthasar’s murder in Venlo with a flexible Sherlock Holmes phone game featuring clues, codes, photo tasks, and city streets.
“It was a lot of fun. Unfortunately we could not answer a question because there was a festival in the park and we did not come to the grounds. At the beginning we got nowhere, because we were already asked about the killer. Have briefly contacted the organizer and we were helped immediately. The tracks were just right far apart and the questions well put together. Unfortunately, it poured out of buckets, but this did not harm the experience.Auto-translated”
Solve Balthasar’s murder in Deventer with a flexible, phone-based Sherlock Holmes game for up to four people in about two hours.
“It was very nice to solve the puzzles together. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough power on my cell phone to finish it. So my mistake that the other side won.Auto-translated”
Solve a family-friendly Sherlock Holmes murder mystery through Leeuwarden, using your phone, city streets, clues, codes, and photo tasks.
“I had not received the instruction email , so I had the impression that I had to scan something at the Waag in Leeuwarden, the starting point, to start the walk. So this was not so.”
Solve a playful Sherlock Holmes murder mystery through Leiden with phone-based clues, puzzles, photo tasks, and flexible self-guided timing.
“Nice search. Should take a little less time. Too bad there were no Things to do in the municipality.Auto-translated”
Solve Balthasar’s murder while exploring Emmen with this flexible, family-friendly Sherlock Holmes phone game for up to four people.
“Very fun to do. Some puzzles were challenging and some little ones may not understand. We thought it was a pity that the locations of the story had nothing to do with those on the map.”
Solve a fictional murder while exploring Harderwijk with a map, photo challenges, WhatsApp guidance, and a flexible three-hour city walk.
“Nice setup. Nice way to do a city walk. You see other places than walking around like that. Good contact with game leader. Fast response.Auto-translated”
Solve Balthasar’s murder in Harderwijk with a flexible Sherlock Holmes phone game, clever puzzles, photo tasks, and a two-hour city adventure.
“Das Rätsel war problemlos zu lösen und sehr unterhaltsam. Wie nebenbei hat man die Stadt erkundet. Auch den Teenagern hat es mehr Spaß gemacht als der klassische Stadtrundgang.”
Solve Balthasar’s murder in Delft with a flexible Sherlock Holmes phone game, clever puzzles, photo tasks, and a two-hour self-guided walk.
“Great lunch with friends, we have been at ease, no pushy staff, but very friendly.”
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