2al3o Book a team
Launching 17 October · 4 afternoons, pick yours

Challenge your crew. Win the city.

A live team game in the streets of your city. Eight crews, one afternoon, two and a half hours of clues, dares and stories, every challenge filmed on your phones. Then it all plays on the big screen, and one crew takes the crown.

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  • 8 teams per game
  • Teams of 2 to 5
  • One afternoon, 2.5 hours
  • $50 a team
  • Ages 16+
  • 1 crown

Laugh. Explore. Win.

A group of friends laughing, arms around each other

Laugh more than you planned to.

Dares you'd never try on a normal night out. A rival's sabotage landing at the worst moment. Inside jokes that start on the street and stick.

An iron gate opening onto a garden staircase and pink shutters in Achrafieh

Find the city you walk past.

Old shops, hidden staircases, a neighbour's story about the corner. You'll never see these few streets the same way again.

Confetti raining over a cheering crowd

Take the crown.

Mind games, a bounty on the leaders and Split or Steal at the finish. One crew wins. Everyone else wants a rematch.

The challenges

Your afternoon, scene by scene.

You're the cast. Your phones are the cameras. The city is the set. Over 30 challenges, one clock and seven rival crews. Here's how the afternoon plays out.

The exact challenges stay secret until the board opens.
  1. 01Kick-off
    The app's start screen: 2al3o! The board is open. Pick a challenge and go.
    SFX: eight phones shout 2al3o!

    Phones out. 2al3o!

    Scan your team card, name your crew, and the board opens on every phone at once. Over 30 challenges, in any order, and nobody finishes them all. The clock starts.

  2. 02Sharpen your eyes
    Beirut rooftops, balconies and red tiles in Gemmayze
    CLOSE ON: the wires. Everyone points.

    Spot what everyone walks past.

    A sign in three languages. A balcony with plants, laundry and a satellite dish. The worst tangle of wires on the street. Once you start looking, you can't stop.

  3. 03Challenge your mind
    Two people tracing a route on a paper map
    No street name. No pin. Go.

    Crack it before they do.

    The app shows you a doorstep. No street name, no pin. Read the tiles, the shutters, the shadows, and find the exact spot. Then line up a photo from decades ago with the street today.

  4. 04Make connections
    A phone filming a woman laughing at a café table
    ROLLING.

    Talk to strangers. Leave with stories.

    The shop owner who opened before 1970. The fisherman and the one that got away. The neighbour who still remembers the cinema on the corner. Ask the right question and the city talks back. You film the answer.

  5. 05Claim it first
    A stopwatch held in an open hand
    INSERT: the clock. CUT TO: Zaatar Squad, speed-walking.

    First team only. Go go go.

    Some challenges can only be won once, and they're worth the most. The second a team claims one, it's gone for everyone else. That's when you'll see grown adults speed-walk.

  6. 06Watch your back
    The app at halfway: you've been sabotaged, and the scores are now hidden
    SFX: somebody gasps.

    Halfway. The scores go dark.

    The leaders get a bounty on their heads. Rivals sabotage your next video, or freeze your whole team for ten minutes. Then the scoreboard disappears, and nobody knows who's winning.

  7. 07Perform
    Three friends laughing while one tells a story with his hands
    Nobody. Move.

    Lose the cool. Win the points.

    Get a whole café to freeze for your mannequin challenge. Learn a dabke step from a stranger. Review a manousheh like a Michelin inspector. It's all on video, so commit.

  8. 08Outsmart them
    Two friends whispering a plan
    Trust no one.

    Play the other teams, not just the game.

    Pick a number and hope nobody else thinks like you. Bid blind on a mystery envelope: points, nothing, or a sabotage. Guess what the crowd thinks. No walking needed, just nerve.

  9. 09The finish
    The big screen crowning the winning team under confetti
    SFX: the whole room.

    One room. One screen. One crown.

    Time's up. All eight crews meet at a café or rooftop. Your best videos play on the big screen and the hidden scores come out. Then a last showdown where promises are allowed, and so is lying. One crew gets crowned.

Sounds like your crew?Only 8 teams a game, and places go fast. When it's full, it's full.

Pick your game

Who'll be crowned the first champions of Hamra?Jounieh?Byblos?Achrafieh?

There's only ever one first. The scores stay hidden from halfway, then the winners are revealed live on the big screen, in front of everyone.

Claim your spot
Launch games

Pick your afternoon.

Each game is a single afternoon in one neighbourhood, start to crown. Choose the area and date that suit your crew. You only need one.

  • One afternoon, about 3 hours
  • Its own 8 teams and its own crown
  • No need to come to the others
Hamra Street, its trees and its balconies First game ever
4:30 PM · one afternoon, about 3 hours

Hamra & Ras Beirut

Poets’ cafés, old cinemas, Fairuz’s street and the Corniche at sunset.

Who'll be Hamra's first champions?

$50per team of up to 5 · $10 each with 5
An old stone house with arched windows and blue shutters in Jounieh's souk New area
4:00 PM · one afternoon, about 3 hours

Jounieh Old Souk

Stone arches in the old souk, the bay below and the cable car climbing to Harissa.

Who'll rule Jounieh first?

$50per team of up to 5 · $10 each with 5
The stone lanes and arcades of the old souk in Byblos New area
4:30 PM · one afternoon, about 3 hours

Byblos Old Town

An ancient harbour, a castle and an old souk with 7,000 years of stories.

7,000 years of history. Zero champions. Yet.

$50per team of up to 5 · $10 each with 5
A red Achrafieh building with green shutters against a blue sky New area
3:30 PM · one afternoon, about 3 hours

Achrafieh

Hidden staircases, red-roofed mansions and neighbours who know every story on the street.

Who'll take Achrafieh's first crown?

$50per team of up to 5 · $10 each with 5
Colourful buildings and red-tiled roofs in Gemmayze, with the mountains behind The week after Full
3:30 PM · one afternoon, about 3 hours

Mar Mikhael & Gemmayze

Painted stairs, the old train station and the liveliest little streets in Beirut.

All 8 teams bookedIf a team drops out, the waitlist hears first.
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  • 30+ challenges
  • 5 mind games
  • 1 bounty on the leaders
  • 2 sabotages and 1 freeze per team
  • 1 Split or Steal showdown
  • 1 crown
The app

Your phone runs the whole game.

No download, no sign-up. Scan your team card at the start and you're in. From then on, it's your camera, your scorekeeper and your secret weapon.

The challenge board, with first-team challenges and photo challenges
Pick

Pick your battles

Over 30 challenges on one board. Do them in any order, and skip the ones that aren't your crew.

Filming a challenge in the app, with a prompt on screen and 56 seconds left
Film

Film it right in the app

Every challenge is a photo or a short video, shot in the app and sent from there. Some only reveal their twist when you hit record.

Filming a one-take challenge, 17 seconds in
One take

No retakes. No mercy.

Some are one take only. What you get on the first try is what the big screen sees.

Filming while sabotaged: nobody in your next proof may look at the camera
Survive

Film through the sabotage

A rival sabotaged you? Your next video has to follow their rule, and the other teams can flag you if it doesn't.

The rival moves: freeze a team, or sabotage their next proof
Strike

Spend your sabotage

Two sabotages and one freeze per team. Use them on whoever's ahead, before the scores go dark.

  • Points land as it sendsFilm it, send it, and the board moves. No waiting for the end.
  • Bad signal can't stop youEvery video is saved on the phone first and sends itself as soon as you're back online.
  • Nobody fakes the spotLocation challenges check you're really there when you send.
Split or steal on the big screen: teams negotiate face to face
The finish show opening: the scores are still in the dark, not for long
The finish show

Then it all plays on the big screen.

Your best photos and videos of the day, the mind game reveals, a tense round of Split or Steal, and finally the podium. It runs by itself, so everyone gets to watch. You leave with your videos and a story card to post.

Your next night out

Same friends. A whole new night.

A usual night
A 2al3o night
Where you are
The same table as last week
All over the neighbourhood, on a mission
Your phone
Scrolling under the table
Camera rolling, clock ticking
Who you meet
The waiter
The shop owner with the best story on the street
The laughs
The same jokes
New inside jokes, all caught on camera
How it ends
Splitting the bill
A big-screen reveal and one crew crowned
The next day
Nothing to show for it
Your videos, and a story card to post
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These are the first 2al3o games ever. No game photos to show you yet: the first ones on our Instagram will be yours.

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Questions

Good to know.

What do we actually do?

Clues, dares, puzzles and stories around one neighbourhood. You film or photograph each one in the app, and it scores you on the spot.

Do we have to come to every game?

No. Each game is one afternoon, complete on its own, with its own 8 teams and its own winners. Pick the area and date that suit you.

Do we need to know the area?

No. The app shows you the play area and everything you need. Locals and first-timers have just as much fun.

Can we try the app before?

No need. You get it at the start: scan your team card and you're in. It explains every step as you play.

Is it a lot of walking?

You walk at your own pace around one area. The rule is walk, don't run, and there's time for a coffee on the way.

Do we have to talk to strangers?

Only if you want to. More than half the challenges need just your team, and you always ask before you film anyone.

How big is a team?

Two to five people. Each game takes 8 teams at most, so book early.

How old do we need to be?

16 or older. Players under 18 need at least one adult on their team.

Coming alone?

Message us on WhatsApp and we'll try to team you up with another small group.

Can we book a game just for our group?

Yes. A private game takes 4 to 40 players, on your date and in your area. Ask about a private game.

Do we have to drink?

Not at all. We finish at cafés and rooftops, and everyone orders what they like.

How do we pay?

Book on WhatsApp, then pay by Whish, OMT or cash before the game.

What if it rains?

We move your game to the next weekend, or give you your money back.

What do we bring?

A charged phone and comfy shoes. We hand you everything else at the start.

Can we play again?

Yes. Every area is a different game with its own challenges, so the next one is all new.

Grab your crew. 2al3o.

Pick one afternoon: Hamra, Jounieh, Byblos or Achrafieh. Eight teams a game, $50 a team, and places go fast. Who'll be crowned first?

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