MicroMacro Crime City board game

MicroMacro: Crime City is a search-and-find board game for 1 to 4 players aged 12 and up, based on classic picture-hunt games such as "Where's Wally?" You explore a large, richly detailed city drawing, solving crimes by following clues scattered across the map. Each case uses its own deck of cards: you look at the first clue, find it on the city map, then reveal the next one until the case is solved.

What makes the game distinctive is that clues are spread not only across space but also across time. Events and locations follow a shifted chronological order, so you have to reconstruct connections rather than simply spot an object. The rules are quick to learn and require no prior knowledge, and a game typically lasts 15 to 45 minutes, depending on how sharp your observation is.

The box contains 16 cases. They are mechanically straightforward, but later cases may be more demanding, which is why the game is recommended from age 12. The game has won several awards, including the Spiel des Jahres in 2021.