Utica, New York: Città di Spie, Stati Uniti

Your mission, should you choose to accept it: 2.5 hours in Utica without blowing your cover. In plain terms: a 2.5-hour team spy game on foot, played on your phones. You will see Utica. You will also see a side of your teammates that no dinner party ever revealed. The missions are only half the game. The other half is watching each other, because at the final stop your team votes on who might be a double agent. There may not be one at all. By day or after dark, this route works: about 2.5 hours, 4 stops and 2.8 km on foot, with evening games possible. You leave with your cover blown, your cheeks sore from laughing, and photographic evidence of both. Who it's for: - Friends, couples and families with teens: finally, a day out with more to talk about than where to eat. - Solo travelers and anyone new in town: join an open session and team up with other players. You arrive alone and leave with a team, which is more than most networking events manage. - Private groups: bachelor and bachelorette parties, girls' weekends, boys' trips, wedding parties, work teams and active over-55s. Pick the day; we will handle the intrigue. Book a private game for 1 to 8 players on a date you choose; a team of one works too. Prefer company? Join the open session every Sunday at 3pm to team up with other players. If nobody else books it, we let you know in advance so you can play solo or move to another date. Bigger groups play as several private teams. What to expect Meet in front of the Stanley Theatre, a historic Baroque movie palace that opened on September 10, 1928, on the southern edge of downtown Utica. Your mission starts on your phones there and leads your team to 4 stops over about 2.8 km on foot, finishing at the last stop about 2.5 hours later. Only the meeting point is shared in advance; the rest is revealed as you play. - Arrive at Stanley Theater 15 minutes early - Bring a charged phone for each player, with mobile data; a power bank helps - About 2.8 km of walking; wear comfortable shoes - Outdoors in typical weather; if conditions turn unsafe, we reschedule you or refund you - The challenges suit teens and adults; younger players are welcome with grown-ups on the team - The walk between stops follows step-free mapped paths, and no stop is marked as inaccessible. Kerbs and paving are not checked on the ground, so contact us if you need full step-free access.