WHAT DO I NEED IN ORDER TO PLAY?
To play you will need your smartphone, as long as it can receive and send WhatsApp messages, guide of city and a map.
HOW CAN I PLAY?
Purchasing guide in a bookshop or online, following the link in this website. On the game book’s first pages you will find all the indications which will permit you to understand how you can play. Here you can start to understand the game mechanism.
WHAT DO I WIN?
Participation in the adventure that reveals the mystery of cities will certainly bring you the emotion of discovery and the joy of playing. It is a trully unique experience!
HOW MANY TIMES CAN I PLAY?
You can play unlimited times with your guidebook.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO PLAY?
The cost of the game is equal to the purchase of the guide. WHAIWHAI does not charge extra costs on messaging: the cost of WhatsApp messages is the one foreseen for data traffic by your tariff plan.
CAN I PLAY AT ANYTIME OF THE DAY?
Of course you can, whenever you want, without any program. If you play in the evening, bring a torch with you, it will help you to find out the clues.
DO I REALLY NEED A CITY MAP?
We suggest you take one with you even though you think you know the city very well. The game asks you to reach rather secluded places, outside the usual routes.
WHOSE IDEA WAS THIS?
maize.io: a company which sees the game as an instrument and not as a goal, as a means of proposing an experience.
The Ruyi activity is an amazing trip through one of the most mysterious cities in the world. I was taken to corners of Venice and shown sights that I never would have encountered on my own self-guided walks through the city.
Logan
Want a way to explore Rome that's part Harry Potter, part Da Vinci Code? The interactive game will have you wandering through the streets on a quest for answers to cryptic clues.
National Geographic
...the Ruyi always evades discovery. But the real treasure is in experiencing a fun new twist on sightseeing in the Eternal City.
TIME