Polizei-Alarm!

About this board game

Polizei-Alarm! is a 25-minute action and dexterity game for 2–4 players, pitting a gang of thieves against the police in a race of safe-cracking and pursuit.

One side controls the safe-crackers, who attempt to break into safe deposit boxes by throwing special dice and rolling the correct combinations. Their challenge becomes more urgent as they work under time pressure, trying to succeed before the police discover their hideout.

The opposing side plays the police, searching the city for the gang. They steer a police car through a labyrinth-like city plan on a magnetic game board, holding the board at an angle so the car slides across its surface.

The police car’s movement recalls classic wooden labyrinth games in which players guide a metal ball through a maze. Here, however, the board has no holes, and the goal is to navigate the city while hunting for the correct hideout.

• Safe-cracking: Roll special dice to try to achieve the required combinations.
• Police pursuit: Tilt the magnetic board to guide the police car through the city.
• Timed race: The police must locate the gang before the thieves complete their work and escape.

Although Polizei-Alarm! supports 2–4 players, the game is played by two opposing sides: the thieves and the police. If the police find the correct hideout first, the safe-crackers leave empty-handed; if not, the gang has a chance to break open the safes and get away.