Scholars & Secrets of Cambridge: Self-Guided Puzzle Adventure
Description
Embark on a quest around Cambridge by solving clues to find a mysterious book before the King's army does, all on your smartphone. Unlock new stories as you discover on your own the Corpus Clock, King's College, Trinity Hall, and more. + Visit the top Cambridge colleges + Solve riddles on your phone and discover hidden gems + Marvel at the Round Church You will play the role of a person who lives in medieval Britain, under the rule of the Tudors. As a student at Cambridge, you joined a secret society, which fights to preserve prohibited books deemed revolutionary by the King. Each riddle you solve will lead you from one place to another, giving you exact directions, so you won’t need a map, a GPS or a guide. When you solve it and guess the answer, the secret story of that place is unlocked. P.S.: After you buy the tour, you will receive an access code that you can to unlock this quest inside the Questo app.
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Itinerary
The Corpus Clock is a large sculptural clock at street level on the outside of the Taylor Library at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University.
King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. Formally The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge, the college lies beside the River Cam and faces out onto King's Parade in the centre of the city.
Gonville & Caius College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The college is the fourth-oldest college at the University.
Clare College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The college was founded in 1326 as University Hall, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the University after Peterhouse.
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England. With around 600 undergraduates, 300 graduates, and over 180 fellows, it is the largest college in either of the Oxbridge universities by number of undergraduates.
St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge The college was founded by Lady Margaret Beaufort.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, generally known as The Round Church, is an Anglican church in the city of Cambridge.
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge
You will get to this place by following a clue and solving a puzzle. Once there, you will get indications on how to continue your game, while also learning about the place you've discovered.
You will get to this place by following a clue and solving a puzzle. Once there, you will get indications on how to continue your game, while also learning about the place you've discovered.
You will get to this place by following a clue and solving a puzzle. Once there, you will get indications on how to continue your game, while also learning about the place you've discovered.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(19)
Poor directions, and when my iPad powered off I was not able to log in using my phone. Wasted an afternoon. Could get a refund either.
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Wasn’t the best online walking game/ treasure hunt I’ve ever done. Was a bit dull to be honest, and only took you round a tiny part of Cambridge. Some of the clues we guessed without needing to go there. Black gates for example. One part required you to go back on yourself- Cambridge is big- do we really need to retrace steps? Was just a bit dull. We’d done one in London not so long ago and it was fab, so maybe I had high expectations.
Hey Stephanie, sorry to hear the Cambridge game wasn't as exciting as the London one. Would love to see you give us another try soon in another city. In the meantime, I will relay your comments to our creator, and I'm sure the game will be improved asap. Thank you!
Sadly we didn’t enjoy the experience - it’s one person on the phone as the other reads the instructions The instructions sadly aren’t to clear
Thank you for taking time to give us your feedback. We are sorry that you had a negative experience. Our goal is the total satisfaction of our customers and to provide a positive experience. We hope to see you giving a try playing one of our games in the future.
Loved the concept and the implementation is great too, with easy to follow instructions. And great storytelling. Recommended!
Thank you for sharing positive experience with Questo. We are grateful that you enjoyed the game. Hope to see you explore more games with us.
Having been given the wrong directions by the game at the the gates of Trinity College. Was this due to Covid Lockdown maybe? Please respond if you'd like further details as it was spoilt at this point and so then we gave up on the game. Shame.
Thank you for your feedback, Jo. We'd love to learn more about your experience. We'd appreciate it a lot if you could, please contact us at explore@questoapp.com and tell us more about what went wrong. Thank you!
This was a great way to get to know Cambridge. The story was fun, the clues weren't too easy or too difficult and we stopped and had dinner in-between clues :) Definitely recommended for new places where available!
Awesome review! Thank you for playing with us around Cambridge. Look forward to seeing you explore many more quests, and having more great dinners soon.
This game was so fun, educational and we would love to do it wherever we visit! It was the second day for us to explore the city when we tried this game and we thought we already know the city more or less. As soon as we started this game, we are more continuously looking out for Crests, Signs, buildings, and street’s name and it helped us to discover the perspective of the city that we wouldn't have seen otherwise. Highly recommend it!
We're really happy to hear about your experience! Hope to see you play more Questo city exploration games soon!
Great way to see a bit of Cambridge and learn some interesting facts. We couldn't access the game initially and I have to say the Customer Service is 100% , they sorted us out in minutes.
Glad to see you enjoyed our Questo experience! We're always here to help our users. Hope to see you playing more Questo games and learning more new things!
We enjoyed the Cambridge quest with 2 of our friends. We were looking for a social distancing activity that would teach us some facts about Cambridge, the Quest gave it a fun twist.
Glad you had fun with your friends. That's what we are all about: making people happy! Make sure to try a new city game of ours when you get to travel again. We now have games in over 100 cities.
We have been put into tier 4, alongside Cambridge, and therefore was unable to go. In spite of me asking a refund (although to be perfectly fair this should have been given instinctively due to the current crisis we are in) they have failed to do so. I now keep receiving texts from them asking me to rate my experience, which non of us could have, even if we lived in Cambridge. All other places have refunded our money without prompting! Disappointing.
Hello, this is Alex from Questo. We refund 100% of all our customers' requests for refunds, therefore I believe there's a misunderstanding in your situation. Can you, please send an e-mail at explore@questoapp.com with your booking number? Thank you!
