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MYSTERY · BIG GAME / MARATHON
The Dragon's Tear
An ancient relic is stolen. Your team runs the investigation
70-90 min (Big Game) or 25-45 min play time across 1-5 days (Marathon) · 5-10,000 players (5-8 per team)
No payment upfront · Confirmed in 2 hours
GETTING IN
Easy to join, no setup needed
Three things to know before your team plays.
Any device
Laptop, desktop, tablet, or phone — same experience across screens.
Recommended browsers
Chrome or Safari for stable performance. Disable VPN if you experience connectivity issues.
THE STORY
What awaits your team
The Dragon's Tear — an ancient crystal that has shielded the city for centuries — is gone from the burgomaster's chambers, taken from an alcove behind a red dragon tapestry. Your team arrives as the investigators of record. The burgomaster hands over a search warrant and one piece of advice: start with the church and the tavern.
This is a real investigation, not a guided tour. Search the witnesses — market baskets, priests' satchels, a Bible with a coded note tucked inside — collect evidence and solve what it points to. An alchemist's box with rotating dials. A philosopher's stone that has to be brewed from eight ingredients and a recipe you find on the way. Each stage runs on its own mechanic, and each one moves faster with more eyes on it.
You will deal with Burgomaster Philip, Father Paolo, an alchemist hiding behind a false statue, a dock trader, and a mute boy who saw the thief leave. At the closed hearing, five suspects sit in one room: Brunhilde, Hans the Fat, Bess, Rudiger and Mattias.
Down the abandoned well, past the pressure plates, the thief is waiting to be named.
GAME STAGES
Inside the experience — 3 stages
Stage 1
The city and the evidence
One lead at the scene: a violet liquid that ate through the lock. With a warrant in hand the team works the city, from the Drunken Dragon tavern to the church. Search witnesses, read the coded note, gather eight ingredients, brew the philosopher's solution from the recipe you found, and open the alchemists' hidden club behind a puzzle box of rotating dials.
Stage 2
The closed hearing
The burgomaster puts all five suspects in one room. No more walking the city — now it is only logic and how carefully you read stage one. Each question the team assembled from the evidence has to be aimed at someone, and the team votes on the target with a five-second window to change its mind. Aim right and the suspect slips or contradicts themselves. Aim wrong and you lose time on a false trail.
Stage 3
Docks, slums and catacombs
A tip about a trader at the docks sends the team into the slums. Three hidden coins buy a conversation with the street kids, who know where to find the one witness who actually saw the thief. The trail ends at an abandoned well: tie off the rope, climb down, get past the spike traps, weigh down four pressure plates at once, and open the last door.
TEAM CHALLENGES
What your team actually does
Every task in the game is built for a group. Puzzles, traps, interviews and boss fights are tuned so no one clears them alone — someone has to spot it, someone has to say it, and everyone has to act on it.
- Stage 1Church and graveyardlocation
- Stage 1The MERCVR noteevidence
- Stage 1The street vendorinterview
- Stage 1Alchemical circlepuzzle
- Stage 1Brewing the solutionpuzzle
- Stage 3The catacombslocation
- Stage 3Ritual at the cauldronfinale
Two ways to play The Dragon's Tear
Pick how your team experiences the activity. Each format has its own flow.
LIVE FORMAT
Big Game
Pick this if your team has a single moment to gather.
- Length
- 70–90 minutes
- Players
- Up to 10,000 in one live session
- Setup
- Single Zoom + live host + in-game chat
- Best for
- Quarterly all-hands · Holiday parties · Kickoffs
How it unfolds
Connection
Schedule + custom landing page with join button.
Intro & teams
Host welcomes, divides into teams. ~5 min.
Gameplay
Players solve puzzles in the 2D world via in-game chat.
Wrap-up & analytics
Top teams celebrated. HR receives detailed analytics on team performance.
ASYNC FORMAT
Game Marathon
Pick this if your team is distributed across time zones.
- Length
- 1–5 days window
- Players
- Up to 10,000 — team or solo play
- Setup
- Self-onboarded via platform + in-game chat
- Best for
- Distributed teams · Onboarding cohorts · Multi-region offices
How it unfolds
Setup
Schedule window + custom landing page with join link.
Self-onboarding
Pick avatar, play solo or create a team room.
Async play
Progress at own pace. 20-40 min play time per player.
Final scoreboard & analytics
Scoreboard publishes rankings. HR receives detailed analytics.
MAKE IT YOURS
Customize The Dragon's Tear for your team
Three layers of customization. Make the game distinctly yours.
TYPE 1
Your team on the suspect bench
The five suspects at the hearing become your leadership team, your mascot, or the characters from your own product world. The burgomaster who opens the case greets your CEO by name. Watching a colleague squirm under questioning is the part people talk about afterward.
TYPE 2
Your brand inside the city
The stolen relic becomes your product, your award, or your anniversary artifact. Your crest hangs in the burgomaster's hall, your colors run through the tavern and the alchemists' club, and the evidence carries your marks.
TYPE 3
Your story as the case file
Company milestones become clues, and internal references become the coded note. Teams who know the story spot it three pieces of evidence early — which is precisely the reward you want for people who have been paying attention.
Most popular for: company anniversaries · Christmas corporate · major team celebrations
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