EdinburghAfter dark
Ghosts of Edinburgh: A Bloody Past Walking Tour & Escape Game
56 min · 2.9 km
Starts at The Mound
Playable in English, French, German
4.7 · played 1,478 times
Team building in Edinburgh
A phone-guided outdoor game through Edinburgh for 6 to 40 phones, booked online in one payment, no quote needed.
- About 75 min
- 6 to 40 phones
- Starts at Dean Bridge House
More than 40 people, several routes at once, or paying by bank transfer? Get a quote
4.6 from 1,173 ratings on Edinburgh's routes
Over 1 million players in more than 1,000 cities.
Team building routes in Edinburgh
Looking for team building ideas in Edinburgh? Each route below is a story your team solves on foot, clue by clue, and the leaderboard at the end shows which team won.
Ghosts of Edinburgh is the city's most reviewed route and covers a lot on its own. It starts at The Mound and takes 56 minutes over 2.9 km, short enough for a lunch break, and it is also the evening route for a team event after work. It plays in English, French and German, which suits an international team. A competitive team should take The Edinburgh Enigma, a crime mystery from the William Chambers Monument, at 60 minutes over 4.2 km and in the same three languages. A big group can split between The Edinburgh Enigma and City of Wizards, from the City Chambers, and meet after.
- Edinburgh
Edinburgh: City of Wizards Walking Tour & Escape Game
62 min · 2.7 km
Starts at City Chambers
Playable in English
4.4 · played 880 times - EdinburghMurder mystery
The Edinburgh Enigma: A Gothic Tale of Crime
60 min · 4.2 km
Starts at William Chambers Monument
Playable in English, German, French
4.5 · played 328 times - Edinburgh
Romantic Edinburgh: True Love Escape Game
75 min · 3.9 km
Starts at Dean Bridge House
Playable in English
4.5 · played 277 times - EdinburghMurder mystery
Murder Mystery: Death in the Shadows in Edinburgh
90 min · 2.3 km
Starts at 1 St. Andrew Square - NE
Playable in English, German, Spanish, French, Romanian, Italian
4.3 · played 125 times - EdinburghMurder mystery
Edinburgh Detective Mystery: Infiltrate a Secret Society!
90 min · 1.9 km
Starts at Point 1 - LBC
Playable in English, Spanish
4.3 · played 22 times - EdinburghAfter dark
The Haunting File: Edinburgh — The Old Town After Dark
90 min · 2.3 km
Starts at The Witches Well
Playable in English
How the afternoon runs
There is nothing to organise on the day in Edinburgh: the app runs the game, keeps the score and shows who won.
Meet at the start point
Every route starts at a set place, shown on its page. No venue to book.
Split into teams in the app
Everyone opens the free Questo app and the teams are chosen there.
60 to 90 minutes of play
Teams race the same route, team against team, solving clues at real places.
Finish together
Everyone ends at the same place and sees the leaderboard: one team takes the win.
What organisers ask us
How colleagues join
Everyone installs the free Questo app on iOS or Android. The teams are chosen in the app.
Staggered starts
Teams can start a few minutes apart, so they do not follow each other, and still finish at the same place.
If it rains
Access never expires. Play another day.
Languages
Each route has its own languages. Check them on the route page before you book.
Pace and accessibility
You set the pace and can pause the game at any time.
Bring a charged phone
The game runs on the phone for the whole route, so start with a full battery.
Price and how to pay
| Phones | Per phone | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 6 phones | €5.83 | €34.99 |
| 10 phones | €5.5 | €54.99 |
| 20 phones | €5.25 | €104.99 |
| 40 phones | €5.12 | €204.99 |
- The first five phones cost what the route's 5-phone pass costs; from the 6th phone, each one is half price.
- Pay by card now, in one payment for the whole team.
- Need an invoice? Request it from your order page with your company name and VAT ID.
- Need more phones later? Buy the extra phones in one more payment.
More than 40 phones? Get a quote
What teams say
Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 1,173 ratings on the routes in Edinburgh.
This was a fun way to explore the closes of The Royal Mile, with a good story to carry you along the way. It draws your eye to details you might otherwise miss, and leads you into hidden courtyards and gardens off the main thoroughfare. We particularly liked the artists panels in Pirries Close. Definitely worth a go whether you are visiting Edinburgh as a tourist or a local on a day trip.
We learnt loads of facts about Edinburgh we didn’t know before and enjoyed the walk.
Fascinating facts about these literary sites and a very entertaining storyline.
Beautiful and enlightening. Nice to have optional mindfulness activities at the locations as well as interesting facts about the sculptures and gardens.
Fab, the distance and duration with just right for a walking tour and we had fun exploring the Potter sites and solving the puzzles.
Fantastic tour, just the right distance and duration without getting too tired. Quest games were fun.
Team building in Edinburgh: questions
6 phones is the smallest team booking, and you pay per phone, not per person. The first five phones cost the same as the route's 5-phone pass, and each phone after that costs half the single price, so the price per phone drops as the team grows. The booking box on this page shows the total in your currency.
6 to 40 phones fit in one payment, and a team of 3 or 4 can share one phone, so a group larger than 40 people can still play. Everyone on their own phone works best. For more than 40 phones, or several routes at once, send the quote form and a person from our team replies by email.
In the app: everyone joins in the free Questo app and the teams are chosen there. Teams play the same route in Edinburgh against each other and see the leaderboard at the end. A team can share one phone, but everyone on their own phone is recommended, so nobody watches over a shoulder.
A phone with the free Questo app, on iOS or Android, is all a player needs. After you book, everyone joins the game in the app, and the teams are chosen there. There is nothing to print and no venue to book: meet at the route's start point in Edinburgh with charged phones.
There are no fixed start times: teams start when they are ready, on the day you choose. Teams can start a few minutes apart, so they do not simply follow each other, and they still finish at the same place in Edinburgh to see the leaderboard together. You set the pace and can pause.
Each route in Edinburgh has its own languages, listed on its quest page, so check them before you book. When your team speaks more than one language, choose a route that offers the ones you need. For anything the page does not answer, send the quote form and a person replies by email.
Play another day: access never expires, so if it rains on the day, the booking is not lost. Nothing needs to be rebooked or moved; the team simply starts the game when the weather suits you. You set the pace and can pause, so a short shower is no reason to stop.
Buy the extra phones in one more payment if you need more later. The date is up to you, since access never expires and teams start when they are ready. For more than 40 phones in total, send the quote form and a person replies by email.
Yes, one invoice for the whole booking: after you pay by card, request it from the order page with your company name and VAT ID. You pay once for 6 to 40 phones, so there is one order and one invoice. To pay by bank transfer instead, send the quote form and a person replies by email.
There is no time limit: you set the pace and can pause the game whenever you need to. Routes in Edinburgh are walked outdoors, and each route page shows its length, so you can choose one that suits the whole team. For specific needs, send the quote form and a person replies by email.
40 phones is the most one online payment covers, and a team of 3 or 4 can share a phone. For more than 40 phones, several routes at once in Edinburgh or paying by bank transfer, send the quote form on this page: a person from our team replies by email.
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For more than 40 phones, several routes at once or paying by bank transfer. A person from our team replies by email.
