Citadel of Sin: The John Looney Story Wherigo Cache

This is the story of the infamous John Looney, who ran prostitution, gambling, guns, stolen cars and illegal liquor in Rock Island, IL for most of the first quarter of the 20th Century. This Wherigo Cartridge will take you on a geographic tour of John Looney sites. It does not follow the chronology of his rise to power, his two decades of control of vices in the city, or his eventual imprisonment.

All the locations and historical information were taken from the "History & Architecture: John Looney Legend Tour" publication that is available at the office of Chippiannock Cemetery and other places. You will not be visiting all 50 locations from the pamphlet but expect this cartridge to run over an hour. Most of the zones are large enough to complete from your vehicle but be safe and have fun.

What is Wherigo?

For those of you who don't know, Wherigo was created as a means to reintroduce the adventure game genre by making it easy for anyone to create and play location-based adventures in the real world. Using Wherigo, the physical world becomes the background for engaging story lines and location-specific virtual entertainment.

Wherigo is a platform that allows you to build location based GPS experiences on your computer and play them in the real world. Rather than searching for puzzle clues on a screen, you look for them in the field. Using Wherigo, you can create interactive tours, adventure games and puzzles... the possibilities are endless.

How can I play this Cartridge?

First off, you'll need the appropriate Wherigo Player on a Wherigo compatible GPS or smartphone app.

Once you have a player, you just need to download the cartridge for that player. You can do that by clicking on the title banner above or the top link.
For more information on getting started, check out this link. There you'll find tutorials and FAQs to help you out.

How can I build a Cartridge?

We build our cartridges primarily using Urwigo. Urwigo is an interface centering around flow charts and property pages. You can download it by using the link to the right. We, however, are not promoting any certain builder...only providing you with the information available to everyone.

Other builders: The Groundspeak Builder, Earwigo, and Wherigo\\kit. If you need help building, stop by the Wherigo Forums on www.wherigo.com.