Mission Seven Dials

The game starts and finishes at the Seven Dials Monument - the historic sundial pillar where the seven streets of Covent Garden meet. Covent Garden, Leicester Square and Tottenham Court Road underground stations are all within a few minutes' walk, and there is paid parking nearby at Q-Park Covent Garden on Upper St Martin's Lane. During the game you'll walk about 2km (around 3,500 steps) along flat, pedestrianised streets - depending on how much you wander around solving certain puzzles!

The game takes place on public streets and footpaths - so yes, you can technically play it at any time! We don't recommend playing it after dark however, partly for your own safety and partly because it will be harder to see things!

Once you've paid for your game you'll automatically be sent an email that contains a link to your game. You can start playing as soon as you receive that email - assuming you're in the right area, of course!

The game is set around Seven Dials and Covent Garden - one of the liveliest corners of central London - so how busy it is varies hugely depending on the time and the day. It can get crowded around the Piazza and the main streets at weekends and in the afternoons, though the hidden courts and side streets that make up much of the game tend to be much quieter.

The game can be played with a single device, but for ease of playing we recommend having at least two. Parts of the game are much easier if your team can look at two different things at the same time! Once the game is open on one screen, there is a button on the right-hand-side of the interface to open a QR code to share access with another device.

Absolutely - you can pause the game at any point (apart from right at the end) and come back to it later. With Neal's Yard, Seven Dials Market and the cafes, pubs and restaurants of Covent Garden right on the route, there's no shortage of excellent spots to take a break.

Nothing in the game is unsuitable for children - so as long as they like puzzles and/or walking, they'll be fine!

Take as long as you like! You can even leave the game paused and pick it up another day.

Not at all - in fact this could be a lovely introduction to the sort of puzzles you might find in an escape room in a less pressured environment!

If your team has multiple phones, then you can carry on as a team as long as you have at least one remaining phone. If you all run out of battery then you'll have to recharge and then come back. If that's likely to happen then we'd recommend pausing the game, as otherwise the clock will keep ticking up while you're away! If you do stop and come back later then the game will be waiting exactly where you left it.

We definitely recommend making sure your phone is fully charged, and bringing a power pack if you have one - just in case!

No! Although it's set in London like our original Glitch Hunters game, Mission Seven Dials has an entirely new story - team up with Merlin to track down the lost seventh dial and stop the witch Morgana - with all new puzzles in a completely new setting. You don't need to have played any of the other Glitch Hunters games (London, Canterbury or Brighton) to enjoy this one.