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The Case of the Vanishing Tours de Farce

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🧩 Gamified Discovery: Solve 12 location-based puzzles to unlock hidden stories and secret spots.

📍 Starting Point: Gare de Tours, Pl. du Général Leclerc, 37000 Tours, France

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🌐 Available In: 🇬🇧 English

Places you will visit

12

It will take you

67-97 mins

You will walk

4990 steps

Total distance

3.8 km

Route you will explore

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Finish point Hôtel de Ville de Tours
1-3 Rue des Minimes, 37000 Tours, France

About this quest

 Investigate the disappearance of a university researcher in the heart of Tours. Follow clues across landmarks like Gare de Tours, the cathedral, the Loire riverfront, and Hôtel de Ville as symbols tied to royal edicts reveal a hidden system of control. 

Uncover how history, satire, and authority intersect, and decide whether exposing the truth will bring your colleague back. 

Highlights

  • Follow a trail of hidden symbols across Tours, from royal edicts to modern streets.

  • Explore iconic sites like the cathedral, Loire riverfront, and Hôtel de Ville.

  • Uncover a system of quiet control, and determine what it will take to bring a missing researcher out of hiding.

The mission: Your story in Tours

 A university researcher disappears on the day she was set to present findings on a forgotten satirical society tied to Tours’ history. 

You take the case as her colleague, working with world-traveling detective Ken Clever, following a trail of altered royal edicts, coded symbols, and quiet warnings across the city. What begins as a missing person search becomes a pattern of suppression, one that may still be enforced today.

Good to know before you play

  • Step Into the Story
  • This quest features interactive puzzles you’ll solve in the real world.

Tips & Recommendations

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Wear Comfortable Shoes

You will be walking throughout the city, so comfortable footwear is essential for enjoying the experience.

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Charge Your Phone

Make sure your smartphone is at least 60% charged. The quest runs through the Questo app, and you will be using it throughout.

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Check the Weather

This is an outdoor activity. Bring an umbrella or sunscreen depending on the forecast.

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Bring a Camera

You will discover photogenic locations and hidden gems perfect for capturing memories.

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Stay Hydrated

Bring water, especially during warmer months or longer quests.

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Play with Friends

While you can play solo, quests are more fun with friends or family. One ticket works for a group.

Created by
Ryan Taylor

I'm a world traveler of 52 countries, living in 3 throughout my life. I have a BA and MA in Urban Studies and love nothing more than "reading" cities as I explore them. I'm thrilled to present my multiple series of Questo tours to all players.

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