Baludik: 100% connected walks

Published 28 / 07 / 2021 Reading time: 5 min

Are you tempted by a new way of visiting a village? Baludik invites you to live interactive experiences in autonomy thanks to 4 digital treasure hunts in the villages of Roannais. On the way to great discoveries ...

Baludik quesaco ?

Baludik is a free mobile application allowing you to visit sites or villages in a fun way. Today, around a hundred games and treasure hunts are available throughout France. You will certainly find one around you.
Concretely, a Baludik ride is a family game. The goal is to follow the clues and get to each stage.
It is a fun and friendly moment that will appeal to children and adults alike. A fine example combining new technologies and heritage tours.

How to play Baludik?

You want to go for a walk, nothing could be simpler! Rule # 1 have a smartphone.

Then here are some indications to be able to play:

• All you have to do is download the application from the AppStore or PlayStore and connect to it,
• Scan the QR Code of the trip or choose a game on the navigable map that matches your situation,
• Meet at the place of departure.

Make sure your phone is charged in battery and you are ready for the adventure!

Coline and Capucine, the characters in the game, accompany you throughout the course. They entrust you with missions to unravel at the option of the stages. Your phone vibrates: BRAVO, you have reached the next stage and a clue is unlocked to solve the riddle.

4 games available on the Roannais

In the Roannais, we are lucky to have 4 Baludik games, set up by Loire Story, including 3 in villages of character: Saint-Jean-Saint-Maurice-sur-Loire, Saint-Haon-le-Châtel and Le Crozet.
4 places, 4 different themes, enough to discover or rediscover these gems of the territory.

Create an art fresco in Saint-Jean-Saint-Maurice-sur-Loire

New place and new game in this characterful village of Roannais. Perched on the Loire, Saint-Jean-Saint-Maurice-sur-Loire is recognized as a “village of art”. Indeed, the nursery welcomes craftsmen who open their workshops to visitors. A real gold mine for art lovers and for all visitors.
The Baludik game was inspired by this theme. A party dedicated to craftsmen is organized in the village. On this occasion, Coline and Capucine create a welcome fresco for the day of the feast. You must therefore help them in this mission by collecting symbols that will decorate the fresco.
Through the alleys, the keep of the village, and the nursery of the crafts, you will stroll in search of the symbols characterizing the craftsmen.
Be careful, you will only be able to attend the party if your mission is fulfilled!

Become a dowser at Le Crozet

Le Crozet, a village of character in the north of Roannais, can be discovered in its setting like a little gem. Once you have passed “La Grande Porte”, you are at the head of an important mission: to find a source of water. The characters therefore take you to this old medieval stronghold. This game offers 12 stages to experience in the village with various puzzles: puzzles, rebuses, drawings ...
Many wells bear witness to the impact of water over time.
Parents will not be outdone and will be able to admire the half-timbered houses, the Renaissance residences as well as the remains of the fortified ramparts. All of the locals are counting on your insight to find the water source quickly, so don't hang around!

Look for the fetish ball of Charles VII in Saint-Haon-le-Châtel

In this former stronghold of Roannais, we plunge back into 1440 in this medieval village of Saint-Haon-le-Chatel. It is here that Charles VII, the King of France, confronts his son the Dauphin Louis XI. The village is bombarded and the king's soldiers invade the city. Their mission, among other things, is to recover all the cannonballs that have been fired. But one of them remains untraceable... Charles VII's favorite ball. 
Your role: Help Capucine and Coline to find the lost cannonball while enjoying this pretty Village of Character.

Collect the raindrops in Roanne

This time, you must accompany Margaux and her grandfather André to find the raindrops that got lost in Roanne. Surprised by the rain, Margaux and her grandfather decide to collect as many drops as possible in order to bring them to the foot of the trees. Take up the challenges to collect the precious drops...

These 4 games use themes specific to each village and allow discovery while having fun. Your toddlers will love to crawl and find solutions to solve puzzles.
For my part, I had a soft spot for gambling in Saint-Jean-Saint-Maurice-sur-Loire… I'll let you discover the 4 games and tell me which one is your favorite. But be careful, remember to take your eyes off your phone to admire the beauty of our Roanne villages.