Treasure map
Das Gold der Hesperiden
Three golden apples, five crosses on a map: in the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe you search for the right hiding place before a thief beats you to it.
- about 2.5 to 3 hours
- about 3 km
- medium
- Ages 13 and up
- App game
- Start: Besucherzentrum Herkules (visitor center)
This city adventure is still in preparation. Whether and when it can be offered has not been decided yet.
Where you play
What it's about
The story.
According to a family legend, three golden apples vanished in 1806. A Kassel goldsmith is said to have made them after the apples in the hand of Hercules. A young fountain worker is said to have hidden them in the Bergpark. He draws a map with five crosses, only one of which is correct, and dies before he can reveal the secret. The apples are never found, and suspicion lingers over his family that he stole the gold himself.
More than two hundred years later, his descendant Nora Hellwig has become an archaeologist. Her grandfather Otto spent his life searching for the apples. After his death, Nora receives the map and his final letter. It says that he found the right cross. But the night before, someone ransacked his workshop, and whoever did it is now searching for the same gold.
Your task: Find the right one of the five crosses before the thief does.
At a glance
Everything you need to know.
- Duration
- about 2.5 to 3 hours
- Distance
- about 3 km
- Difficulty
- medium
- Age
- 13 and up
- Missions
- 18 missions
- Language
- German
- Notebook
- Location list
- Knowledge
- 13 place guides
- Terrain
- Steep park and forest paths, an elevation difference of about 230 meters, but downhill
- Players
- Play solo or as a team of up to 16 people. Everyone plays on their own smartphone. With four or more devices, every role is filled. For groups of 17 or more, we plan an event on request.
- Time
- You play without a time limit. You can take breaks at any time.
Duration and distance are estimates without breaks. The app is available in German and English. The adventures are currently played in German.
Where you play
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe.
The colored area shows the approximate play area, not the mission locations. You meet at the starting point, and the app guides you from there to the first mission.
Starting point: Besucherzentrum Herkules (visitor center)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
In the app
Packed and ready to go.
These tools in the app help you discover clues and solve the puzzles of the story. Digital evidence you find along the way joins them. How the tools work.
UV lamp Makes hidden writing visible.
Direction finder Picks up a tracking signal and leads you to the target.
Directional microphone Decodes a signal from the story.
Walkie-talkie Radios live with a character from the story.
In the Notebook
Location listYou check several locations until you know which one is right.
How the Notebook worksGood to know
Before you start.
Content warnings
Intensity: mild to moderate
- Death and grief following the loss of a close family member
- Funerals and burial sites
- A break-in and suspicion of theft
Preparation
- Sturdy shoes. In the Bergpark, the route follows steep park and forest paths. Comfortable, sturdy shoes make it a lot more relaxed.
- Full batteries. The map, camera and GPS need power. A power bank doesn't hurt.
- Mobile data. TaleAlley needs an internet connection. The app bridges short gaps in coverage.
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