TAZ has finished a new ActionTrack activity template available to all our licensees. This time we created an interactive story in the form of a murder mystery called The Man Who Died Twice. This template and activity showcases many of the new ActionTrack features, and can be experienced indoors/outdoors.
Genre(s): Murder mystery
Target group: Adults working in pairs or small groups
Diffculty level: Difficult
Duration: Approx. 1 hour (“no-GPS” version using only Floating Checkpoints), OR: Approx. 2 hours (using GPS and QR code Checkpoints)
Location: Any (no-GPS version), OR: A house + its surroundings (GPS and/or QR)
Other: The game includes some explicit content, but it can be censored easily if needed
“The Man Who Died Twice” is a complicated murder mystery targeted at adults working in pairs or small groups. The current version of the game can be played in the “no-GPS” mode”, meaning that the players do not have to walk to reach the Checkpoints and the associated Tasks. However, the game can be easily modified to use visible and hidden QR codes and GPS navigation, depending on the house where the real-life event takes place.
The game is located in the premises of an imaginary / real-life manor and its courtyard. In the beginning of the game, an unidentified (imaginary) victim is found from the garden shack. To solve the mystery, the players have to collect clues from the different Checkpoints and answer detailed questions related to the murder.
The game consists of five different episodes, each of which contains several Checkpoints. The player has to visit the Checkpoints to collect clues related to the murder. However, visiting the Checkpoints also costs some points, and the next episode remains unlocked if the player does not have enough points left to open it. So, the player has to consider carefully which Checkpoints to enter… To guarantee a successful event, the game also includes extra Tasks for players missing the necessary points to proceed in the game.
After 1-2 hours of careful investigation, the complicated “The Bold and The Beautiful” type of plot finally starts to make sense, and the murderer is found.
