MicroMacro: Crime City

MicroMacro: Crime City

DeductionMurder / Mystery
Players
1-4
Best withThe player count this game plays best at.
2 players
Play timeHow long a full game runs once everyone knows the rules.
45 min
AgeThe minimum age printed by the publisher.
12+
ComplexityHow demanding the rules are, from 1 (very light) to 5 (very heavy).
1.1 / 5
Year
2020

About the game

MicroMacro: Crime City hands you and your friends a giant illustrated city map and challenges you to solve a series of crimes by tracing clues across the sprawling artwork. Each case is a visual puzzle: find where someone went, spot a hidden weapon, or piece together an entire crime timeline just by looking closely. It's a wonderfully cooperative, purely deduction-based experience with almost no downtime, since everyone studies the same map together. Sixteen cases offer hours of satisfying detective work.

Hobbli's Notes

MicroMacro: Crime City is a genuine phenomenon: there's nothing quite like huddling around that giant map, magnifying glasses in hand, piecing together a murder. It's cooperative, low-fuss, and endlessly satisfying for anyone who loves a good visual puzzle, and it deservedly earned major industry awards.

What we like

  • Ingenious visual deduction gameplay unlike almost anything else in the hobby.
  • Very low downtime since everyone examines the map together.
  • Sixteen varied cases provide excellent value and replayability.
  • Works beautifully solo or in a group.

Keep in mind

  • Requires good eyesight or magnifying tools to spot small details.
  • Once solved, cases can't be replayed with the same surprise.

Who it's for

Perfect for ages 8+ families and mystery lovers who enjoy visual puzzle-solving; works great solo or cooperatively with up to 4 players.

Mechanics

Cooperative GameDeductionScenario / Mission / Campaign GameSolo / Solitaire Game

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