Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? 1985

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The goal is to track down Carmen Sandiego's villains around the world, arrest them and finally capture Carmen herself. It is an educational game from April 1985, distributed with The World Almanac and Book of Facts. Each case begins with an alert that a spectacular crime has been committed. The player travels to the scene and gathers information, trying to catch the thief before time runs out. Thirty countries can be visited, each identified by one of its prominent cities. In each city the player can see or hide a list of connections or depart by plane to a city on that list. The player can also investigate by interviewing a witness at one of three places, or visit Interpol to enter details about the thief. Chasing a thief across the globe with an almanac in hand is a lesson in geography that endures, even now.