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Between dinner and lights out, a class solves a mystery on the touch screen

A mystery solved in minutes, a short escape puzzle through a fairy-tale castle, four-in-a-row for two: games for the downtime on school trips. No sign-up, no personal data, muted by default.

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  • Free plan, no credit card
  • Works with any digital signage system
  • Content updates itself
In the picture: The “Short Mystery” mystery game on the common room touch screen
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Made for school classes, groups, and guests from everywhere

Games you solve together

In the family quiz, questions for younger and older players take turns, and the whole table helps crack the mystery. On the wish wall, everyone adds a ready-made wish to a shared board.

Departure day, train in view

The lobby screen shows the nearest Deutsche Bahn station in real time, including platform changes and delays. Teachers see whether the train is on time before the group heads out; bus and tram stops follow the timetable.

News in your guests' language

On any given night, a hostel hosts backpackers from Spain, Korea, and Canada. The AI channels play in 31 languages, translated automatically, and you choose the right one for each screen.

Good to know

School and class trips accounted for about 3.7 million overnight stays at German DJH youth hostels in 2025, roughly 42 percent of the total. Source: German Youth Hostel Association (DJH), March 2026 (opens in a new tab)

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What keeps groups busy in the evening and what matters at breakfast the next morning.

113 gamesfrom Starter

Interactive Games

For the hour after dinner: short rounds that gather a whole group around one screen, no phones needed. Available from the Starter plan.

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For your stations and stopsalso in the free plan

Departure boards

For departure day: the nearest Deutsche Bahn station in real time with platform and delays, and the stop outside the door by timetable. A direction filter shows only the trains heading home.

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For your locationsalso in the free plan

Weather

Hike or museum? Weather with a forecast for your location is on the dining hall screen at breakfast, landscape or portrait, animated if you like.

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6 channelsalso in the free plan

News

For guests who aren't traveling with a class, from backpackers to families and cyclists: news that updates itself, in 31 languages if you like.

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Touchscreen games

School trip evenings, no prep required

A mystery solved in minutes, a short escape puzzle through a fairy-tale castle, four-in-a-row against a friendly computer opponent: everything starts without sign-up and is muted by default, even after 10 p.m.

  • The Short Mystery

    A detective story, solved together in a few minutes.

  • Family Quiz

    Questions for kids and adults take turns—only solvable together.

  • Escape the Fairy-Tale Castle

    A short, friendly escape puzzle for the whole group.

  • Four in a Row

    The well-known strategy game, for two players or against the computer.

  • Wish Wall

    Add prepared wishes and ideas to a shared wall.

  • Daily Quiz

    Five changing questions on knowledge, culture and everyday life.

The games are included in every paid plan. They need no sign-in and fit landscape, portrait and square screens. They run without sound, except the arcade games, which start with sound; you can switch it in the dashboard.

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How it gets on screen

On your screen in three steps

  1. 1

    Sign up for free

    Create an account, no credit card needed. The free plan includes all AI content channels.

  2. 2

    Choose your content

    In the dashboard, pick a channel, location, table or game, set format and language, and copy the ready-made URL.

  3. 3

    Add the URL to your player

    The URL goes into your digital signage system, next to your own content. From then on, everything updates itself.

FAQ

What you should know

What does it cost for a youth hostel?

The Free plan costs nothing and needs no credit card: every AI channel plus weather for up to three locations, meant for trying things out. The common room games and more daily requests for all-day use start with the Starter plan.

How do the games get onto our screen?

In the dashboard, you put together a Game Box, several games behind one URL with a tile menu, and add that URL to your player. You can change the selection later without touching the URL. The games need a touch screen; news and weather run on any screen whose system can display web pages.

Do students need to sign up?

No. The games start without sign-up and without entering any personal data. After a period of inactivity, the Game Box returns to its tile menu, so the next group starts fresh.

Will the screen disturb quiet hours?

The games run without sound, except the arcade games, which start with sound; you can switch it in the dashboard. The news and weather widgets have no sound at all. When the screen switches off at night is up to your digital signage system.

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