A location-based learning quest across Minsk Student Village I transformed a formal history competition into a live team experience combining knowledge, navigation and collaborative problem-solving.

The project had to align with the Year of Historical Memory, stay within Minsk’s Moscow District and guide multiple teams through the same area without overcrowding stations. I also had to work within a limited timeframe and almost no production budget.

Three stations. Three ways to engage. Recall. I designed a fast-paced quiz about the history of Minsk and its Moscow District. Recognise. Teams identified city landmarks and connected them to the correct metro stations. Navigate. A fragmented riddle revealed coordinates leading to a hidden phrase fragment.

Designed for parallel play I gave teams different starting points and route sequences to keep them from meeting at the same stations. Each team had two coordinators, while additional facilitators managed stations and checkpoints. Before launch, we walked the routes, measured travel time and completed the tasks ourselves. Different starting points · Tested routes · Distributed support

When one team became lost on the way to the most distant checkpoint, I sent a coordinator to intercept them while the rest of the quest continued uninterrupted. The rescue operation involved catching a trolleybus on the run.

From an idea to a live multi-university experience MSLU QUIZ brought together teams from across Minsk Student Village and received positive participant feedback. The project was later covered by MSLU, BNTU and the Moscow District administration.