Microscope allows to cooperatively create a world by stepping into new perspectives over and over again.
The players narrate epic time periods and zoom into the smallest events. By doing so, a world with deep time emergess, that exceeds the time horizon of one human being.
„Microscope is a model of minimalist complexity: with easy-to-learn tools you gain the power to create a believable history that will surprise you even as you‘re authoring it.
Microscope excels as either a stand-alone game or a collaborative way to build a setting with your gaming group for another game entirely.“
Katherine Cross,
scholar and gaming critic