List of Clue spin-off editions

The following is a comprehensive list of all of Cluedo/Clue spinoff games officially produced and released by its owner. Spinoffs feature at least some significantly different aspect of the game play. This may include completely different game mechanisms or significant expansions to the game.

## List of spin-off games

* ***Clue VCR Mystery Game*** (1985) released as *Cluedo: The Great Video Detective Game* in the UK and Australia. Rather than the standard table-top board, this VCR adaptation relied on an hour-long video containing humorous scenes of the suspects interacting at Boddy Mansion. Players watched the recording, in either VHS or Beta tape formats, to uncover details of several murders per game, matching clues given on cards to the action on the video. Only five weapons (candlestick, knife, revolver, rope, and poison) and five rooms (Dining Room, Kitchen, Hall, Conservatory, and Library) are featured but there are a total of ten suspects, with Monsieur Brunette, Madam Rose, Sgt. Gray, and Miss Peach in addition to the original six. It is notable for being the first game adaptation to rely on a videotape recording. Released in April 1985, it sold nearly 500,000 copies, becoming the fourth best-selling video cassette of 1985 in the US (after *Beverly Hills Cop*, *Star Trek III: The Search for Spock* and *Ghostbusters*). *Games* included this in its top 100 games of 1986, calling it "18 different lively mysteries."

* ***Super Cluedo Challenge*** (1986) is an advanced version of the *Cluedo* rules, introducing three new characters (Captain Brown, Miss Peach and Mr. Slate-Grey) and three more weapons (the blunderbuss, poison and axe). The rules are greatly expanded, with each card having coloured and numbered squares in each corner, which are uncovered by special card holders. These allowed 'clues' to be given by uncovering a small segment of the card, showing only a colour/number. Rather than the remaining cards being dealt out at the start of the game, they had to be 'discovered' by reaching one of the many blue counters scattered on the board.
	+ In 2001, an updated version of the game was released as ***Cluedo: Passport to Murder***. The rules are exactly the same as *Super Cluedo Challenge*.

* ***Clue II: Murder in Disguise*** (1987) Sequel to *Clue VCR Mystery Game*; more scenarios with the same 10 characters from the first VCR game. The rooms this time around are the Dining Room, Lounge, Hall, Billiard Room, and Hotel Room.

* ***Clue Master Detective*** (1988), released as *Super Cluedo* in Europe is an expanded version of the original game. In addition to the original characters, weapons and rooms, the game adds four characters (Madam Rose, Sgt. Grey, M. Brunette and Miss Peach—the same four characters introduced in the VCR games), two weapons (poison and horseshoe), and seven rooms (courtyard, gazebo, drawing room, carriage house, trophy room, studio and fountain) to the mansion. This version was also made into a video game.
	+ In 2001, an updated version was released exclusively in Europe called *Super Cluedo*, now taking place in the South of France.

* ***Clue Jr.: Case of the Missing Pet*** (1989) This game was a variant for children and the first Clue Jr. game in the United States of America. The player played as one of the old six suspects, who are children, and try to find out who took the missing pet and where they hid it. The suspects names are Mortimer Mustard, Georgie Green, Peter Plum, Wendy White, Polly Peacock and Samantha Scarlet.

* ***Travel Clue*** (1990) More than just a miniaturised version of the standard game, but is played somewhat differently. Instead of rolling dice, players simply choose a room to visit on their turn. Once there, they can see any cards in the room and question other players.

* ***Clue: The Great Museum Caper*** (1991) is rather different from the original. One player is a thief whose goal is to steal paintings while the other players attempt to apprehend the thief. The thief keeps track of his or her position secretly on paper and is thus not seen by the detectives, until the thief is spotted by a detective or the museum's security system. Ideally, multiple rounds are played, with each player getting to be the thief once. The winner of the match is then the thief who stole the most paintings without getting caught.

* ***Cluedo Card Game*** (1992) is a shedding-type card game, where players attempt to match cards featuring the locations, weapons, and characters from the original game with a central pile of cards.

* ***Clue Little Detective*** (1992) Perhaps in one of the biggest departures from the standard game, the object of this game is to be the first to reach the front gate from the attic after hearing a scary noise. Not officially a Clue Jr game.

* ***Junior Cluedo*** (1993) is the first Junior game for *Cluedo*, second Clue Jr game overall. Instead of finding the murderer, the players need to find the ghost of their ancestors and remember where they are.

* ***Travel Clue Jr.*** (1994) Like the regular *Travel Clue* game, it is not merely a miniaturised version of the *Clue Jr.* series, but a unique format with its own set of rules. Instead of rolling dice, a spinner is used, to move around the board for an opportunity to open a door and obtain a clue.

* ***Cluedo: Super Sleuth*** (1995) is another advanced version of the *Cluedo* rules, though in a different manner. There is no set board to this game, instead the board is made up of twelve tiles which are laid out randomly as players enter new rooms, to create a 4x3 grid. The murder cards remain unchanged to the basic edition, but are not dealt to each player, instead there are 'clue' squares on the board marked by small plastic magnifying glasses, which players collect to get clues. In addition to the "clue" counters there are also item counters, which allow the player to pick a card from an item deck. These item cards allow such things as making more than one suggestion per turn, or moving an extra character. Extra characters in the game include a Black Dog, Inspector Grey and Hogarth the Butler. They can serve as help or hindrance and are controlled through the item and event cards. Event cards are drawn from a deck upon a certain roll of the die and can have varying impact on a game.

* ***Clue Jr.: The Case of the Hidden Toys*** (1995, later reproduced in 1998) is themed for children. Instead of solving a murder, the children search for clues for the whereabouts of some lost toys. The rules are significantly different from those for the regular board game. The characters have been reduced to 4. Version One's detectives are named Mortimer Mustard, Samantha Scarlet, Peter Plum, and Greta Green, while version two's detectives were named Vivienne Scarlet, Liz Peacock, Peter Plum, and Johnny Green.

* ***Cluedo: Passport to Murder*** (2000) was an update of *Super Cluedo Challenge* with the setting changed to an Orient Express style train in Istanbul station. There is very little change to the mechanics of the game (except each player can only play the six original characters), with mainly cosmetic changes and updates to the characters.

* ***Clue: The Card Game - “Mystery Beyond the Mansion”*** (2002), released as ***Cluedo: The Card Game*** in 2003, is a different card game from the previous game, this time the user has to deduct Mr. Boddy's killer, their escape vehicle and their destination.

* ***Clue FX*** (2003) released as *Cluedo SFX* in the UK, (2004), and *Super Cluedo Interactif* in France, (2004) is another departure from the original rules. Each player plays as one of four new characters (Lord Grey, Lady Lavender, Miss Peach and Prince Azure), adding the first non-Caucasian character since the early Asian Miss Scarlet, none of whom are suspected in the crime. The murder is not of Dr. Black (Mr. Boddy) but of his attorney Miles Meadow-Brook. The usual suspects are in place, this time bolstered by two new people Mrs. Meadow-Brook and Rusty the Gardener. The gameplay is completely different though, with the introduction of the electronic section announcing moves and clues and no die rolling. Instead players move from location to location to track down each of the suspects to gain their clues, before finding Inspector Brown to make an accusation.

* ***Clue Junior: The Case of the Missing Cake*** (2003) is another children's variation, for ages 5 and up, where the where players have to find out who ate a piece of cake and with what drink and at what time.
	+ An updated version was released in 2017, where Mrs. White is notably replaced by Dr. Orchid.

* ***Clue Mysteries*** (2005) This is another change of rules, and this time the gameplay is based heavily on another board game called "Mysteries of Old Peking".

* ***Clue DVD Game*** (2006) This edition of the game has different rules based on DVD interaction. Instead of a murder, Mr. Boddy has had an item stolen and, in addition to guessing the criminal, location (room) and stolen object, the time of day when the crime took place also has to be discovered. In each turn players guess three of these four unknowns; and from time to time Inspector Brown and the butler, Ash, show up via the DVD with helpful information.

* ***Cluedo Party: Tudor Mansion Edition*** (2007) The first murder-mystery party game, similar to the *How to Host a Murder* franchise, but based around the classic six suspects. The kit includes props and invitations for up to 8 guests, and two different mysteries to solve.

* ***Clue Express*** (2008) Part of the Hasbro Express game series, players roll dice in this travel-sized edition to determine what actions they must take in deducing who was the brains, the brawn, and optionally the driver who planned and executed the crime.
	+ In 2021, Hasbro re-released the game as ***Clue DICED!***, with the same elements and gameplay but with square packaging (as compared to the round packaging used for *Express*) and, like the latest versions of the board game, updated with Dr. Orchid replacing Mrs. White.

* ***Clue: Discover the Secrets*** (2008) released under the *Cluedo* brand in Europe. This game was created in an effort to update what Hasbro considered to be an old-fashioned game; however, the traditional version of the game remained on sale as well. The game features new, up-to-date weapons, rooms, and suspects as well as changes to the rules of gameplay (see below).

* ***Clue: Carnival - The Case of the Missing Prizes*** (2009, later retitled as ***Clue Junior: The Case of the Missing Prizes***) Set in a carnival atmosphere, another children's edition, introducing new rules with playing cards, and two levels of play.

* ***Clue: Secrets In Paris*** (2009) This variant of the game features the same weapons (and rules) as *Clue: Discover the Secrets* (see above). The location has been changed to Paris, and the suspects are now youthful teenage versions of their adult counterparts, on a class field trip, who must discover which of their classmates has stolen a piece of art from the Louvre.

* ***Clue: Secrets & Spies*** (2009)  Unrelated to the similarly titled hidden-object game by Pogo, the classic Clue characters are recast as spies who travel the world to thwart Agent Black. Each player secretly assumes the rule of one of the six spies. They then take turns commanding one of the spies, including Agent Black, to travel between the major cities on the game board in order score points by completing secret meetings and collecting items needed to complete missions. The introduction of a points system is another major distinction from other Cluedo/Clue games. Points are scored for the spies that completed a mission or meeting as well as the player's secret spy identity, which are added to the spy's total at the end of the game. The game also featured an optional text messaging service that gave the current player various directives randomly during the game, which has been discontinued by the publisher.

* ***Clue: The Card Game: Mystery at Sea*** (2009) similar to the prior card game, in this version Mr. Boddy and his guests are on Mr. Boddy's yacht when one of them is murdered. The weapons and rooms are different. Also, in the beginning, one of the seven suspect cards (the original six and Mr. Boddy) is drawn randomly, and this person is the victim for that game. This is one of the ideas which was carried over from the original concept of the game.

* ***Clue Suspect*** (2010) Not to be confused with *Clue Suspects* (a solo player deduction puzzle sold by Winning Moves), this card game relies on players asking questions between turns to determine the facts of the crime.

* ***Clue Elimination*** (2012) is a variation of *Clue* that uses four Nerf Jolt EX-1 blasters.

* ***Parker Brothers Mystery Game*** (2017) Hasbro revived the Parker Brothers brand with a release of this new Clue variant. Marketed as the "ultimate 'Mystery Game'", the eponymously titled game includes six new suspects: Madame Rubie, General Umber, Miss Azul, Mr. Pine, Sir Ube, and Dr. Rose; all of which generally line up with their traditional counterparts in terms of color, depiction, and names. Using 9 familiar rooms matching the traditional Cluedo mansion layout, and 6 similar weapons, the gameplay is a simplified version of the standard Cluedo rules, in a miniature format. The game board measures 10.5 inches square, and eliminates the secret passages, with a strict movement path navigated with one die. In this version, only 4 players play as "detectives" with the six suspects being totally separate tokens brought into the room instead of other players when suggestions are made.

* ***Clue: Lost In Vegas*** (2018): *The Hangover*-esque version in which the goal is to determine where in Las Vegas your missing friend Buddy is, whom he was with, and what he was doing before your return flight home.

* ***Guess Who? Clue Game*** (2019)

* ***Clue: Liars Edition*** (2020)

* ***Clue: Rivals Edition*** (2020)

* ***Clue: GIANT Edition*** (2021)

* ***Clue Escape*** (2022): A series of escape room-style board games for one to six players.
	+ Clue: Treachery at Tudor Mansion (2022)
	+ Clue: Robbery at the Museum (2022)
	+ Clue: Sabotage on the High Seas (2022)
	+ Clue Escape: The Midnight Hotel (2023)

* ***Clue: Conspiracy*** (2023): A secret role game in which one team tries to carry out a plan to murder the target while the other teams must prevent his death and uncover the ringleader.