Shadows of Prohibition: The Montreal Escape
90 min · 2.6 km
Starts at Sakura Garden
Playable in English, French
A phone-guided outdoor game through Montreal for 6 to 40 phones, booked online in one payment, no quote needed.

More than 40 people, several routes at once, or paying by bank transfer? Get a quote
4.2 from 344 ratings on Montreal's routes
Over 1 million players in more than 1,000 cities.

Looking for team building ideas in Montreal? Each route below is a story your team solves on foot, clue by clue, and the leaderboard at the end shows which team won.
Montreal's most reviewed route is Shadows of Prohibition: The Montreal Escape, which starts at the Sakura Garden and takes 90 minutes over 2.6 km. It plays in English and French, so a bilingual office can choose either language. A competitive team should take the Death in the Shadows murder mystery in Mile End, from Lahaie Park, which also plays in both languages. For an event after work, The Haunting File starts at the Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel and covers 2.3 km, again in English and French.
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There is nothing to organise on the day in Montreal: the app runs the game, keeps the score and shows who won.
Every route starts at a set place, shown on its page. No venue to book.
Everyone opens the free Questo app and the teams are chosen there.
Teams race the same route, team against team, solving clues at real places.
Everyone ends at the same place and sees the leaderboard: one team takes the win.
Everyone installs the free Questo app on iOS or Android. The teams are chosen in the app.
Teams can start a few minutes apart, so they do not follow each other, and still finish at the same place.
Access never expires. Play another day.
Each route has its own languages. Check them on the route page before you book.
You set the pace and can pause the game at any time.
The game runs on the phone for the whole route, so start with a full battery.
| Phones | Per phone | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 6 phones | €4 | €23.99 |
| 10 phones | €3.8 | €37.99 |
| 20 phones | €3.65 | €72.99 |
| 40 phones | €3.57 | €142.99 |
More than 40 phones? Get a quote
Rated 4.2 out of 5 from 344 ratings on the routes in Montreal.
Should have a map of the city instead of the whole Canada to pinpoint the next spot
It was intriguing and fun!! Can't wait for the next one!
Vraiment, vraiment génial ! Ni trop facile, ni trop difficile.
liked how clues were set up but please explain first clue Trace
belle expérience permet de visiter la ville de manière ludique on vous recommande
I really enjoyed it! yes it’s true that there are only 3 (optional) challenges that involve actually looking around and using your surroundings but the rest are all solving riddles once you arrive at a certain location. they were challenging but not overly hard. was a fun date night idea!
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 Montreal 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 Montreal 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 Montreal to see the leaderboard together. You set the pace and can pause.
Each route in Montreal 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 Montreal 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 Montreal or paying by bank transfer, send the quote form on this page: a person from our team replies by email.
For more than 40 phones, several routes at once or paying by bank transfer. A person from our team replies by email.