NISABALAND Escape Game in Villenave

With a degree in human sciences, I am passionate -among other things- by board games, detective novels and history... and of course, by the place where I live, the Landes. Since 2018 I have been creating animations whose scenarios are inspired by local history, over different periods, which allows you to discover it in an original and very playful way.

Medieval escape game:

Hear, hear knights! Here you are immersed in 1442 in the middle of the Middle Ages, during the Hundred Years War. The English occupy part of Guyenne. You answered the call of King Charles VII to free the city of Tartas. Yes, but here it is... While you are only a few places away from the besieged city, you meet, in an airial, a Hade, an evil fairy. She holds you captive under an old oak tree and plans to transform you into a Black Pig (Gascon)! You have 60 minutes to try to foil his plans by solving a series of puzzles.

Note: Adult participants or from 12 years old if accompanied by a legal guardian. The game taking place outdoors and in the middle of nature, provide appropriate clothing depending on the weather conditions. In addition, in the event of rain or high heat, the game may be postponed.

CluedOLandais:

Be the first to participate in Clued'oLandais! A Cluedo with Landes sauce, and at the same time, an atypical and fun way to discover life in the Landes at the end of the 19th century. In an airial of the Haute Lande, in the heart of the immense pine forest, the body of the famous Professor Dupont, renowned ethnologist, has just been discovered. We are in 1889, there is no telephone and the judicial police cannot intervene before the next morning. The only people present on the scene will therefore have to investigate and solve the case quickly, because the assassin is necessarily one of them. Is it Monsieur Laborde the “master”, Madame Mélanie the “daune”, Eugénie the niece, Félix the photographer, Maitre Dubois the notary, Léon Duvigreau the winegrower, Lou Jan the shepherd, Marie la Gouge, Augustin the servant, Adèle the cook... With what weapon was the Professor killed: a stilt, a hapchot, a pot of resin...? Where is the crime scene: chicken coop, sheepfold, bread oven... Each character, each weapon, each place has its own characteristics and also illustrates a part of the history and life of the region.

Note : Adult participants or from 12 years old if accompanied by a legal guardian. In addition, in the event of rain or high heat, the game may be postponed.

Nocturnal treasure hunt: the riddles of the Bastide

Good evening voyageur.se and welcome to the Bastide!
Do you like tales and mysterious stories? Then this night is for you.
There lives in these places a Hade* who is called Nisaba. She is ageless, comes from a not so distant East, from an ancient country without borders. She crossed mountains and sea to stop here, on this Airial Landes. During her journey she met many peoples and knew many Mysteries. Nisaba also knows the history of these Gascony lands and will be able to pass on fragments to you if you are curious and persevering. Tonight, she is challenging you: you must manage to find, in the dark, 7 boxes hidden in the airial and solve the puzzles they contain. For this, you will have one hour and you can help yourself with a map and a precious torch. All puzzles relate to local tales, legends and mysteries.

If you take up Nisaba's challenge… you'll leave with eyes full of stars!
*Hade = fairy from Gascon mythology

Note: Adult participants or from 12 years old if accompanied by a legal guardian. In the event of rain, the game may be postponed.

In search of the treasure of the Cagots:

Who hasn't dreamed of playing Indiana Jones? Transform yourself into an archaeologist for two hours and embark on an exciting treasure hunt immersing you in the real history of the district. Several centuries ago lived here, away from the rest of the village, a very mysterious community: the Cagots de Bezaudun. No one really knows the origin of the Cagots, present in a large part of Gascony since the Middle Ages. We only know that like the Indian Untouchables, they could not approach the other villagers and that only a few trades were reserved for them. Over the centuries, some Cagots have formed a very important parish here, in the Bezaudun district. However, it suddenly and mysteriously disappeared after the Revolution. You will have to solve a series of puzzles and overcome various trials in order to find their hidden treasure a long time ago...

Please note: As the game takes place entirely outdoors, it may be postponed in the event of rain. This game is accessible to children from 5 years old if accompanied by a legal guardian.

A day in 1943 in the Landes:

By crossing the entrance gate, find yourself in 1943, in full Occupation. As you try to flee towards Spain, you are arrested following a denunciation and detained. You know that you are going to be interrogated by the Gestapo.

You have 60 minutes to find:

- who reported you

- a password that will allow you to leave the place of detention

- a plan to reach a contact

Your group is very composite because you were taken in a raid, at random. So there may be among you a resistance fighter, an escaped prisoner, a collaborator and, why not, the informer. But you don't know each other and therefore don't know who is who...

When entering the place of detention, each participant will raffle a pocket that will allow him to evolve in the game and interact with other players. Each pouch will be different and will contain:

- a character sheet

- various clues

Throughout the duration of the game you will be watched by a member of the local Militia (the Game Master), responsible for making you talk and questioning you...about the period of the occupation in France, but also in The Landes.

Please note: As the game takes place entirely outdoors, it may be postponed in the event of rain or extreme heat. Adult participants or from 14 years old if accompanied by a legal guardian.

Trial in witchcraft - Nocturnal role play:

You cross the portal of time and here you are in 1609. Night falls. You are invited to a mysterious nocturnal assembly. A Sabbath? No time to find out. You are arrested, accused of witchcraft. Will you survive the Question and the terrible ordeals inflicted by the fierce judge Gaillard de Morlaès?

To find out, come and participate in this role-playing game, offered at night for more sensations!

Please note: Adult participants or from 8 years old if accompanied by a legal guardian.

• Escape game of Carcarès-Sainte-Croix

Downloads:

• Download document: de-pliant-nisabaland.pdf