Quebec City, Tuesday August 1, 2023 – MindOpus, a new Canadian company specializing in online and outdoor riddle games, just launched its new enigmatic route in Ontario: In search of the lost treasure of Ottawa. All year long, the new treasure hunt, created as an outdoor escape game allowing you to visit Ottawa while having fun, will attract the players around the Parliament Hill. With a cellphone in hand and a schedule open to 45 minutes, the tourists and locals will wander the streets, participating in a unique game to uncover the mystery of the lost treasure. Offered at only 15$, the hunt is available at all times of the day and can be played with multiple players.
“It’s now been a year since you started looking for an ancient treasure that supposedly belonged to a wealthy local family. After travelling all over the world for your quest, exploring beautiful but dangerous places and narrowly surviving a few pitfalls, you’ve finally discovered the last map that will lead you to the treasure! It seems to be hidden… in the heart of Ottawa! There’s not a minute to lose, go there and follow the clues. The treasure awaits! »
MindOpus, founded by Défi-Évasion, the French-speaking leader in escape games in Canada, is the first platform dedicated to English-speaking players in the country and in the United States. Well established in Quebec for nearly 10 years, Défi-Évasion now offers its expertise and hours of fun outside the province, thanks to MindOpus. MindOpus already offers 7 online escape games to solve at home, a corporate offer and a 100% customized project service. The very symbolic name is significant: it is a contraction between the words « mind » and « octopus », the octopus being one of the most intelligent animals, demonstrating outstanding capacities of memorization, learning, orientation and adaptation to its environment.
OVER 200,000 ONLINE GAMES ALREADY SOLD
Having already sold more than 200,000 online games, Défi-Évasion is proud to offer 7 new games in English. These games, recommended for ages 8 and over depending on the game chosen, are categorized according to different levels: beginner and intermediate. The games last between 1 and 2 hours and are sold for only 17,40$. These games have no limit to the number of players, which makes them an excellent activity in a corporate context for team building purposes.
The themes are as original as fun and range from The Enchanted Chocolate Factory for families (some games are child-friendly), to AGEMI – Academy of Magic – for ages 12 and over, to a Christmas game, a spy game and a family holiday mission. Each game is steeped in expertly crafted storytelling, with plenty of nuances and turnarounds.
CORPORATE OFFER AND CUSTOMIZED PROJECTS
Proud to have for nearly 10 years of expertise in creating escape and riddle games, MindOpus adapts its different services to the needs of its clients. From the creation of a complete game (online escape games or enigmatic rally) to a 100% customized project for an event, MindOpus can do it all.
In fact, MindOpus is specializing in customized entertainment. Whether to entertain, educate, inform or raise awareness, escape games are an excellent way to capture the player’s attention and ensure a distinctive experience. Several hundreds of clients have already dealt with the team’s customized services.
For cities wanting to stimulate an area of its territory by integrating an enigmatic rally, for museums wanting to reach a new audience through an immersive experience or for companies looking to enhance its next team building activity or annual congress, MindOpus is confident that it can satisfy the requirements of all types of clients.
ABOUT MINDOPUS
Well established in Quebec for nearly 10 years, Défi-Évasion now offers its expertise and hours of fun outside the province thanks to MindOpus: the first platform dedicated to English-speaking players in Canada and the United States. MindOpus is the result of the union of four people from the world of escape games and web marketing. Véronique Girard and Dave Welsh, co-founders of Défi-Évasion, have joined forces with Jean-Michel Fraser and Chanel Crépeau. This last one has developed an expertise in the web influence and Search Engine Optimisation of companies on different social platforms. Mr. Fraser is a senior web strategist who will allow MindOpus to break into the market outside Quebec.
