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Who goes first in MicroMacro: Crime City?

Spielwiese English original edition

Choose a Lead Investigator. They reveal the case’s start card and read it aloud, then read the first task so the group can investigate together.

Rule details

This is a cooperative investigation; the Lead Investigator reads the cards and checks answers rather than taking an exclusive first search turn.

Source & edition

MicroMacro: Crime City: English rulebookEdition Spielwiese / Pegasus Spiele · Off we go! · Checked 2026-09-26Printed page references: unnumbered
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  <p><strong>Who goes first in MicroMacro: Crime City?</strong> Choose a Lead Investigator. They reveal the case’s start card and read it aloud, then read the first task so the group can investigate together.</p>
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