tiny melon game tours ten games across the city
Amersfoort€29 Book now

Ten games through the city, as a family.

You see the loveliest spots of Amersfoort, and the children lead the way.

A mother and two children laughing in the old town, each with a phone in hand
  • €29 per family
  • from age 8
  • 1.5–2 hours
  • play right away

You play every game together, at the same time.All play at the same time.

No riddle that one person solves: a game isn’t over until everyone has played.

The result of the height game in the app: everyone's estimate of the Lieve Vrouwetoren as a tower of its own, side by side, from 62 to 181 metres, with the real height among them.

The old centre in ten stops, a break whenever you like.

You start at the Hof and walk the old centre at your own pace. The app shows the way, and at every stop a game is waiting that belongs to that spot.

The route through the old centre of Amersfoort, with the ten stops marked
Protomaps © OpenStreetMap

The ten stops along the way:

  1. 1 Hof Putting things in order
  2. 2 Groenmarkt Guess the Time
  3. 3 Havik Draw and guess
  4. 4 Volmolen Two truths and a lie
  5. 5 Koppelpoort Spot the difference
  6. 6 Kleine Spui Caption the sign
  7. 7 Onze Lieve Vrouwetoren Guess the height
  8. 8 Scherbierstraat Sense of direction
  9. 9 Muurhuizen Timeline
  10. 10 Monnikendam Surroundings bingo

Every game is made so that the children are just as good at it as you are, and the other way round.

Spot the difference between the photo and the real gate.

Three more games, to have a look at now:

Havik
Draw and guess in the street Draw what you see and let the others guess. A broom? A dog? A tower?
Lieve Vrouwetoren
Guess the height Drag the tower on your screen to how tall you think it is. Then see who came closest.
Scherbierstraat
Which way was that You step out of a shop: which way did you come from again? Now as a game.

Keen already? One game you can play right now.

This is the only game you can try from here — for the other nine, you’ll have to head into town!

Between the games.

  • A story through the city At every stop the story carries on and you hear something worth knowing about the place. You find the next one on the city map, or with the compass as a mini scavenger hunt.
  • An old map, torn into pieces At every stop you find a piece of an old linen map of Amersfoort. Piece by piece it comes back together.
  • A market stall of your own After every game you pick a reward for your own stall. All the stalls stand together on your market, so you see what everyone is collecting.

Bringing play to what is beautiful.

My wife and I wanted to see the city, our kids found that rather dull. 'But look how beautiful that tower is!', 'yeah, yeah..'. With ten games through the old centre it is fun for everyone. And the best part: afterwards they said 'Amersfoort really is a beautiful city!'. Mission accomplished.

Two children seen from behind at the Koppelpoort, the girl with a phone in her hand

— Jorma, maker of the Amersfoort tour

Book now, start whenever you want.

  1. 1 Book The code lands in your inbox straight away.
  2. 2 Download the app Everyone scans the QR code (iPhone or Android) and can play within 60 seconds.
  3. 3 Play Start at the Hof, at your own pace, pause whenever you like.

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You are risking twenty minutes, not your afternoon. Two stops in and not enjoying it? Stop, send us a message, and you get your money back.

What parents ask us.

Which language is the tour in? English

The whole tour is in English: the story, the narration, the fun facts and the games. The app also runs in Dutch, German and French, and the choice is per phone, so you and your Dutch friends play in one team, each in your own language.

From what age? From age 8

We recommend age 8 and up: from there, children take part fully. Younger kids can join in too, especially if they enjoy games, perhaps with a little help from the parents.

Will teenagers enjoy it? Tested, yes

Yes. Tested with kids of 10 and 13: they joined in, and they loved it.

The games are made so that a teenager simply plays along with the adults, and is just as good at it. Whether they admit it is another matter.

Is it fun for parents too? Yes, for you too

Yes! You draw something and the others guess what it is, you guess how tall a tower is, you keep time by feel. Children are just as good at them as adults, and the other way round. So you play along just as hard.

Do we need to be good at games? Anyone can join in

Anyone can join in straight away: the app explains each game before you start. And you play it together, not against each other.

Scavenger hunt or city walk? A bit of both

A bit of both. You walk a route of about 2 km through the old centre, so you see as much of the city as you would on a walking tour. Only there is a game waiting at every stop, and that is what makes it a hunt: you are searching, drawing, guessing and estimating together instead of trailing after a guide.

City game is another name you will hear, and that is fair. What it is not is a puzzle trail or a city escape game: there you solve riddles together, here every stop has a game that everyone joins in on.

And if they are done with it after fifteen minutes? Then it is on us

Every stop is a different game and everyone plays, so there is always something new to do. And two stops in, still not enjoying it? Stop, send us a message, and you get your money back. That is our guarantee.

Two of you? Eight of you? Either

The games are made to work as well with two players as with twenty. Playing on your own works too, though it isn’t what the tour was built for — the games turn on what happens between you. With small teams, some games add attempts from other players so the guessing doesn’t get too easy.

A phone each? Can, need not

They can, but they don’t have to. Several players on one phone works too: you pass it around during the games, and that way everyone plays every game.

What if it rains? Pause or move it

Ugh, annoying. But we won’t melt, will we? Joking aside: you can always pause the tour and take shelter for a bit. Or, if you’re still at home, simply decide to go another day.

As a birthday party? Several teams

Absolutely. Choose "Extra teams" at checkout and pick the number of teams. If you like, the teams can compete against each other in one shared lobby — that works well when all the grandmas, grandpas, uncles, aunts and cousins come along, or for a birthday party.

Need internet? No, not required

Once the tour is downloaded in the app, it works entirely without internet. The only thing you cannot do without internet is see the other players’ scores. You can also set up a hotspot so the other phones get online through yours.

Data usage is low: count on roughly 2 MB per tour per phone.

Give it as a gift? Gift card

You can. A gift card is one tour for one team, in any city, valid for twelve months. Buy it online and the gift card is in your inbox straight away.

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How long is the code valid? 12 months

Your code stays valid for twelve months, so you book now and start whenever you want. As long as you have not started, you can cancel free of charge.

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