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Walk for Clues

Turn daily steps into a collaborative team mystery

Teams bank their steps to buy clues to a riddle, then work out the answer together. Every clue costs steps, every member gets one guess a day, and a correct answer sends the team up the leaderboard.

Company favorite

A team challenge built around mystery and movement

See how simple it is for teams to background-sync their daily movement, unlock interactive virtual map tiles, and collaborate on brain-teasing trivia together.

  1. Step 1: Form your squad

    Employees assemble into teams of 5. This intentionally bridges internal corporate silos, mixing cross-border offices, managers, and new hires into a single unit.

    Team leaderboard of five members' step counts beside the app's riddle screen

  2. Step 2: Step to unlock

    Team members securely background-sync their steps. As the collective step pool grows, interactive riddle tiles automatically unlock on the virtual event map.

    Riddle “Which famous person am I?” with some numbered tiles unlocked to reveal a portrait, and two teammates’ guesses

  3. Step 3: Crack the trivia

    Teams must work together to solve the collaborative trivia questions hiding behind each tile. Correct answers rocket your squad up the organizational ledger.

    Fully revealed riddle portrait with the correct answer “Elvis Presley” checked and teammates’ guesses listed

Business impact

A health initiative built for long-term retention

While employees focus on the mystery and collaborative gameplay, the PhanTribe platform runs autonomously to deliver meaningful cultural, health, and operational returns.

  • High organic inclusion

    Most health initiatives fail because they only engage the top 10% of active fitness enthusiasts. Walk for Clues shifts the spotlight entirely to group problem-solving and collective step pooling, creating a low-pressure environment where every employee feels motivated to contribute.

  • Silo-busting collaboration

    Cross-departmental communication doesn't happen by accident. By requiring squads to collaborate on daily brain-teasing trivia maps, this format breaks down structural silos. Employees organically build social relationships outside of rigid calendar invites and formal work meetings.

  • Zero administration overhead

    You shouldn't need a secondary full-time job just to manage a corporate challenge. The entire event runs on complete autopilot - from our ready-to-share launch communication toolkits to automated device data syncing and instant final reporting dashboards.

Looking for a different style of challenge?

Explore our other available event formats to find the perfect fit for your team's energy.

  • Company favorite

    Walk for Clues (this event)

    Teams bank their steps to buy clues to a riddle, then work out the answer together. Every clue costs steps, every member gets one guess a day, and a correct answer sends the team up the leaderboard.

  • Most Engaging

    Challenge Walk

    Challenge a colleague, or as team captain a rival team, to hit a step target within 24 hours. Make it and you take tickets from them. Miss it and they take yours.

  • Company Solidarity • Philanthropic Option

    Walkathon

    The simplest format: every step counts. Teams walk for tickets, and a daily company-wide Community Goal rewards the teams that push the whole company over the line.