MicroMacro : Crime City (FR)

*French version

At first glance, Crime City looks like a perfectly ordinary place. People walk to work, children play in the parks, cafés welcome customers, and life seems peaceful. But beneath this quiet surface lies a city overflowing with mysteries. Pickpockets, burglaries, disappearances, robberies, and murders happen every day, leaving the local police overwhelmed. That's where your detective team comes in.

MicroMacro: Crime City (FR) is an award-winning cooperative board game that transforms players into investigators using nothing more than observation, logic, and teamwork. Instead of moving pieces across a traditional board, players explore a huge hand-drawn city map measuring approximately 75 × 110 cm. Every street, alley, rooftop, and building contains hundreds of tiny characters whose stories unfold across time.

Each investigation begins with only a few clues. Together, players must identify suspects, trace their movements across the city, reconstruct timelines, uncover motives, and ultimately solve the crime. Because every character appears multiple times on the map to represent different moments in time, following their path becomes a fascinating visual puzzle.

The game includes 16 unique investigations that gradually increase in complexity. Early cases teach players how to interpret the city, while later mysteries demand careful communication, logical deduction, and outstanding attention to detail. Every solved case feels like the conclusion of a real detective investigation, rewarding teamwork and careful observation rather than luck.

One of the most remarkable aspects of MicroMacro: Crime City is how it revolutionized the detective genre. Upon release, it won the prestigious Spiel des Jahres 2021, Germany's highest board game honour, before earning numerous international awards including the French As d'Or - Game of the Year and multiple Golden Geek Awards voted on by the BoardGameGeek community. Its innovative concept proved so successful that it launched an entire series of standalone MicroMacro games set in different areas of Crime City.

The game was designed by Johannes Sich, whose original vision blends visual storytelling with deduction in a way few board games have achieved. The incredibly detailed city illustration was created by Daniel Goll, Tobias Jochinke, and Johannes Sich. Every building, street corner, rooftop, and back alley tells its own story, encouraging players to continue exploring even after completing every investigation. Many players discover new details long after solving all sixteen cases.

No app, smartphone, internet connection, or batteries are required. Simply unfold the giant city map on a large table, prepare the investigation cards, and work together to uncover every clue hidden throughout Crime City.

BOX CONTENTS
1 giant Crime City map (approximately 75 × 110 cm)
120 investigation cards
1 magnifying glass
1 rulebook

Number of players: 1 to 4
Playing time: 15 to 45 minutes per case
Age: 10+