On the Hunt for Mr. X

On May 30, the Steinmühle community was out and about in the university town of Marburg, hunting for Mr. X. The well-known board game from the 1980s, “Scotland Yard—The Hunt for Mr. X,” came to life, and the students became the game pieces. One group of four students “transformed” into Mr. X and became the ones being hunted. The other student groups played the detectives.
The Mr. X group was identified by a blue school backpack, which had to be worn in plain sight at all times. The search area was marked on a map of Marburg and could not be left under any circumstances.
With the help of WhatsApp and the photos of Mr. X’s whereabouts posted there at regular intervals, the investigators were often hot on the heels of the hunted, and only a daring leap onto a bus or into a taxi could help Mr. X escape. Over the course of the day, Mr. X’s trademark item (the blue school backpack) changed hands several times, and the hunt for a new Mr. X began anew.
Tired and exhausted from the frequent up-and-down treks through Marburg’s Upper Town, all the students returned to the Steinmühle. The buffet that followed and the evening’s conclusion in the boarding school’s tea room rounded out what was an all-around successful day of community.