Cluesolvers
Cluesolvers
4.5
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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CLUESOLVERS offers the experience of a fast-paced scavenger hunt and a brain-teasing outdoor escape room. A series of clues, leads you around the city delivered via app to your phone. The perfect way to discover city sights, interact with businesses and hidden secrets even the locals don't know!
Canmore, Alberta, Canada
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ABResMeg18
Calgary, Canada10 contributions
Jun 2020
Mystery Towns is amazing! They are now offering virtual trivia/scavenger hunts to bring a little joy to those looking for a fun activity during COVID-19. My friends and U set up a zoom session together and played The Brotherhood - highly recommend! Both thought-provoking and challenging, it was a great opportunity for my friends and I to learn some international history and have a lot of fun doing it. We had 3 people which was perfect but you can have more or less. Solo may be difficult but it can be done. I'd recommend at least 2 phones/laptops so you have one to answer the questions and one to do research.
If you're looking for a great way to beat the quarantine blues, this is the way to go!
If you're looking for a great way to beat the quarantine blues, this is the way to go!
Written June 12, 2020
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AStriefler
Calgary, Canada1,312 contributions
Feb 2020
If you have ever dreamed of being on Amazing Race but haven't been cast yet (or failed to apply) then this is the perfect activity for you. The other benefit is that it only takes you a couple of hours.
The story to your scavenger hunt is that some animals have been stolen from the zoo and you have to help find them (19 I believe in total). Each clue will give you creative directions to find your way to the next location and then a clue to help solve which animal you are looking for.
Once purchasing a race day, you will get information on how to download the app.
They will send you a time frame for your race and starting information. When you get to your first location, you will login and start the scavenger hunt. You will get a sample clue to solve before the actual hunt begins...this will help orient you to the types of questions you will be facing. The app is a free download but you will need data on your phone as you run the race. Once you have logged in, you can get also download it on additional phones so you aren't relying on one person's phone to read the clue over and over. Saturday is a good day to do the race as downtown is quieter. The plus 16 and stores close by 6 so do not start your hunt any later then 4 pm.
The directions are well laid out and we had no trouble finding the next location (pay attention to each word and you will find your way around as well). If you are needing a directional hint you can request one however it will come at the cost of an added time penalty.
Some of the clues are easy to piece together and some of them took a lot of work to figure out. You can also request a clue specific hint but once again that comes with a time penalty. Also, if you guess a wrong answer, you will be given a time penalty. If you give up on a clue, it will direct you to the next location however that is with a much larger time penalty.
Plan for at least 2 hours to complete the race (you will end at the same place as you start). You are given the option for a couple of snack/coffee breaks (don't worry the timer is paused if you do take a break) so if you are wanting a break make sure to plan that as additional time above the 2 hour time frame.
Wear comfortable shoes as you will be walking about 2.5 km for this hunt. It is all indoors so you don't need to worry about the outdoor weather conditions for this race. 2-4 people would work for this race...we had 4 which was a great number as we needed everyone's eyes and ears to solve the clues.
The race itself is challenging and well laid out. We thought it may be cheesy but were really impressed. The family could do this race however some of the questions are more challenging and may be over kids heads.
If you have questions or need help (before the race), the staff was super helpful and quick to respond helping ease our minds and help prepare us for the race ahead.
The story to your scavenger hunt is that some animals have been stolen from the zoo and you have to help find them (19 I believe in total). Each clue will give you creative directions to find your way to the next location and then a clue to help solve which animal you are looking for.
Once purchasing a race day, you will get information on how to download the app.
They will send you a time frame for your race and starting information. When you get to your first location, you will login and start the scavenger hunt. You will get a sample clue to solve before the actual hunt begins...this will help orient you to the types of questions you will be facing. The app is a free download but you will need data on your phone as you run the race. Once you have logged in, you can get also download it on additional phones so you aren't relying on one person's phone to read the clue over and over. Saturday is a good day to do the race as downtown is quieter. The plus 16 and stores close by 6 so do not start your hunt any later then 4 pm.
The directions are well laid out and we had no trouble finding the next location (pay attention to each word and you will find your way around as well). If you are needing a directional hint you can request one however it will come at the cost of an added time penalty.
Some of the clues are easy to piece together and some of them took a lot of work to figure out. You can also request a clue specific hint but once again that comes with a time penalty. Also, if you guess a wrong answer, you will be given a time penalty. If you give up on a clue, it will direct you to the next location however that is with a much larger time penalty.
Plan for at least 2 hours to complete the race (you will end at the same place as you start). You are given the option for a couple of snack/coffee breaks (don't worry the timer is paused if you do take a break) so if you are wanting a break make sure to plan that as additional time above the 2 hour time frame.
Wear comfortable shoes as you will be walking about 2.5 km for this hunt. It is all indoors so you don't need to worry about the outdoor weather conditions for this race. 2-4 people would work for this race...we had 4 which was a great number as we needed everyone's eyes and ears to solve the clues.
The race itself is challenging and well laid out. We thought it may be cheesy but were really impressed. The family could do this race however some of the questions are more challenging and may be over kids heads.
If you have questions or need help (before the race), the staff was super helpful and quick to respond helping ease our minds and help prepare us for the race ahead.
Written March 4, 2020
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armandos1969
Vancouver, Canada132 contributions
Three of us aged 53, 25 and 11 played the “after the gold rush family edition”. We really enjoyed the clues and felt like it was a good challenge and kept us engaged. We learned a fair bit and saw things we had never noticed before.
Written March 13, 2022
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Andrew A
106 contributions
Jun 2021 • Family
We paid to do the Calgary: Riotous Roundup - touted as a great activity to do during COvID lockdown. Well a whole parkade is under construction and we couldn’t access a ped-way. We called and texted the number, no response. We left a voicemail, no one called us back. Due to the construction we were forced outside to try to figure out where to go. We had to completely guess at the answer, as we were not able to see the image referenced. After 45 minutes and no response we just gave up. My wife was unable to sync her phone on the app, so I was the only one with the clues. Some of the clues were clever, but many relied on things that were closed due to COvID. Most of the food started closing at 2:00 pm, due to COvID (or was completely closed). It was a very frustrating experience, with no help. As it was advised as something to do during COvID, it was very disorganized and disappointing. At a cost of $61.95 + ($18.50 in parking) it was an overpriced nightmare. Made for a horrible day. I would suggest just going for a walk yourself and looking out the window s downtown - save your $60+
Written June 3, 2021
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Eva R
3 contributions
Feb 2023 • Friends
Do NOT waste your money with this experience. This was the most disappointing, overpriced activity I have ever paid for. This activity was advertised as a “scavenger hunt, escape room, and amazing race adventure all in one” and it was nothing near this. We literally paid $65 to walk around a mall looking for words. There is no excitement, or creativity of any kind. You don’t even get to retrieve items along the way or interact with anyone during the activity. We simply walked around a mall for $65! Outrageous! We didn’t even get to explore other parts of the city. It was completely disappointing and for this price we could have simply purchased a board game to play at home instead. I will NEVER purchase another activity with “CLUESOLVERS” again and highly suggest anyone who reads this uses their hard earned money towards ANYTHING but this.
Written February 17, 2023
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ToucanSamsDad
Calgary, Canada9 contributions
Sept 2022
There were some enjoyable moments on this adventure however the clue links didn't all work when you tried to access the Cluesolver website. There are a few clues as well that are extremely complicated and unrelated to the location that you are directed to. (Hint - when you end up at a local steak house, the answer to the clue has nothing to do with that location). Each broken link and unnecessary direction to a local restaurant or bar for a break can be frustrating. I would say this activity is about 75% good and 25% very bad. I contacted support during the adventure and they said they would "look into the broken links". Requested a refund and instead received a "20$ gift certificate" for my next adventure for my troubles. Eventually they upped that offer to a free game the next time I want to play. Thx but why would I incur more of this experience! Buyer beware - spend the $59 at your own peril.
Written September 7, 2022
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Cripps3854
9 contributions
All in all it was very enjoyable and fun to do. However there were 3 clues that were either, poorly worded/made no sense/ and wasn't updated which was pretty frustrating. Would recommend having clickable links through app when needed. As well as making map on website clear when zoomed in. Other than those few things we had a good time. Looking forward to doing another one somewhere else.
Written August 10, 2021
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sja454
Coaldale, Canada70 contributions
Dec 2020
Wife and I did the Crowsnest Pass mystery. Early frustration as the mystery wouldn't open on my phone. Tried reloading the app a couple of times, but it wouldn't work. I called the phone number that was included on the receipt, not really expecting to get a hold of anyone as it was Saturday afternoon. Pleasantly surprised when Iain answered! I explained what was going on and he tried troubleshooting over the phone but problem persisted. He contacted someone on the technical team for advice and called me back. We tried a few more things with no success. He then called someone involved with the app and discovered a problem with the app. It was corrected within minutes. Iain called back and sent me a new code. We tried it and it worked!! Wife and I did the tour-very cool! A great way to learn about local history and some easy exercise at the same time! Tour took us about 1 and 3/4 hours to complete. Troubleshooting took 20ish minutes prior to starting. App worked flawless during the challenge. Will definitely do another tour! Iain was very apologetic and helpful. He even called back once we started to make sure the app was working and ask if we had any questions! Would absolutely recommend!!
Written December 12, 2020
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Benedikt B
Calgary, Canada8 contributions
Oct 2019
We had a great time with the Unchained Melody adventure. The app is fantastic, convenient and easy to use. The clues are smartly done and give you a great tour around Canmore. We have discovered places and businesses that we didn't even now about.
That being said, the directions in each clue were extremely confusing and misleading. We have a great sense of direction and know Canmore very well, but we were unable to follow the directions provided. Even the hints didn't make sense and we eventually abandoned the game after a full four hours of crisscrossing Canmore. Very disappointing! I understand that it's supposed to be challenging, but the misleading directions really put a damper on things.
We will be back for more adventures though!
That being said, the directions in each clue were extremely confusing and misleading. We have a great sense of direction and know Canmore very well, but we were unable to follow the directions provided. Even the hints didn't make sense and we eventually abandoned the game after a full four hours of crisscrossing Canmore. Very disappointing! I understand that it's supposed to be challenging, but the misleading directions really put a damper on things.
We will be back for more adventures though!
Written October 7, 2019
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Brooke0626
Alberta, Canada22 contributions
Sept 2019
Great group adventure! We had 11 people in their 50s in Canmore for a reunion and we broke into 2 groups. This was a great way for visitors who were not up for climbing a mountain to spend the afternoon. Keep in mind, that if you go off track, which both groups did, you will go farther than the suggested 5.5 km. Having a town map with your group would also be helpful as well as several phones to ensure that you have enough battery power.
Written September 7, 2019
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