In Clue: Discover the Secrets, Diana White is a former child celebrity who desires to be in the spotlight again. Whodunit? With what weapon? Where? There’s six suspects, six weapons, nine rooms, and only one answer… Over the course of the first two decades of the 21st century, many “franchised” Clue versions started to arise, with niches in certain cultures or fandoms. For example, “Clue For Kids” was basically the same as normal Clue, but instead of a murder, the party guests had to find out who stole the cake. a b L. A. Petrosjan, V. V. Mazalov (2002). "Game Theory and Applications, Volume 8". p. 26. Nova Publishers

As with many popular board games (especially the classics) clue also comes in a mini travel size and then variations from retro to Star Wars are available, and many others. If a family member is a star wars or Harry Potter fan then these theme types may be ideal for them, although losing the old suspects like Col. Mustard seems to feel wrong to me. Who’s it best suited for? Numerous games, books, and a film have been released as part of the Cluedo franchise. Several spinoffs have been released featuring various extra characters, weapons and rooms, or different game play. The original game is marketed as the "Classic Detective Game", while the various spinoffs are all distinguished by different slogans. Traditionally, Miss Scarlett had the advantage of moving first. This has been eliminated with the implementation of the high roll rule in modern versions.Every player takes a turn of rolling the die and moves around the board into rooms, and they ask questions to other players to find what is on the cards that other players hold. If the last two players revealed they have Col. Mustard and a dagger then these are eliminated from the potential murder suspects and weapons used. National Public Radio (8 August 2008). "Hasbro Gives Clue Board Game A Makeover". NPR . Retrieved 16 August 2008. Analyst Hyacinth - A young forensic analyst who is the only one skilled enough to recognize tampered evidence. She wears a light purple-blue color similar to that of her namesake.

During this time, the board game was marketed in the U.S. as “The Great New Detective Game” and sometimes known as “Parker Brothers Detective Game.” a b c d Tim, Walsh (2005). Timeless Toys: Classic Toys and the Playmakers Who Created Them. Kansas City MO: Andrews McMeel Publishing. pp.84–87. a b c Orbanes, Phil (2003). Clue: The Great Detective Game – Memories: The Game Through The Years. Danvers, MA: Winning Moves, Inc. pp.2, 5–6. Mozart, Mike (26 January 2010). "Classic Toy Museum". Classictoymuseum.blogspot.com . Retrieved 8 April 2014. Revolver (first depicted in the UK as a Dreyse M1907 semi-automatic pistol, [20] and in North America as a Colt M1911 pistol)How One British Soldier Turned a Parlor Game into Clue by Mary Pilon at mentalfloss.com. Retrieved 12 Feb 2019 The board game spawned a franchise, which since 1985 has expanded to include a feature film, mini-series, a musical, numerous books and several video games. In Clue Mysteries, Amelia Peach is the daughter of a wealthy American businessman and a famed British stage actress who had a happy childhood in America until her father's finances were ruined, causing her to drop out of law school. She now works as a secretary for her uncle's law firm in Hampshire, England.

There was a Dutch version that was named “Cluedo, Het Spannende Detective Spel,” which was published by N.V. Smeets & Schippers. The methodology used in the early versions of Cluedo is remarkably similar to a traditional, if little known, American card game, The King of Hearts Has Five Sons. [10] However, Pratt himself said his inspiration was a murder mystery parlour game he used to play with friends in which youngsters "would congregate in each other's homes for parties at weekends. We'd play a stupid game called Murder, where guests crept up on each other in corridors and the victim would shriek and fall on the floor". [11] The country house mystery was a popular subgenre of "cosy" English detective fiction in the 1920s and 1930s; stories were set in a residence of the gentry isolated by circumstances such as a snowstorm with the suspects gathered for a weekend house party. [ citation needed] Marketing [ edit ] First, put all of the weapon tokens in the middle of the board. Place the characters on their labelled starting squares, or in the middle of the board if there are no labelled starting squares on your board. You should use all of the tokens - six weapons and six characters - regardless of how many players there are. In the 2016 edition Mrs. White was replaced by Dr. Orchid, a young biologist and adopted daughter of the victim, represented by a pink token. [19] Dr. Orchid was replaced by Chef White in the 2023 UK and North American editions. [16] [17] [18]

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In the VCR Game, Sergeant Gray is a crazed mental patient who escaped from the nearby asylum and evaded discovery by posing as a police officer. In the film, he is portrayed by Christopher Lloyd and depicted as a disgraced former psychiatrist of the World Health Organization who lost his medical license for having an affair with one of his patients and became an employee at the United Nations. In Ending C, he seemingly kills Mr. Boddy, only to later learn it was actually Boddy's butler, before being exposed and arrested. Depending on edition, the playing pieces are typically made of coloured plastic, shaped like chess pawns, or character figurines. Occasionally they are made from wood or pewter. The standard edition of Cluedo comes with six basic tokens representing these original characters: The movie is about six guests that are mysteriously and anonymously invited to a strange mansion for dinner. Their host is killed, and they must cooperate with the butler (Tim Curry) to identify the murderer while the bodies keep piling up. 12. 1988 – Clue: Master Detective If you entered a room on this turn (or if you haven’t moved from the room you were moved to between turns), you can ask a question to eliminate cards from the possible murder solution. When asking a question, you must ask about one suspect, one weapon and the room your character is currently in. For example, “Was it Professor Plum with the Lead Pipe in the Bedroom?” The tokens representing the weapon and character you named - even if they are controlled by another player - move to your current room.