Clue (board game) | Clue Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Genre Murder-Mystery Clue (Cluedo outside the U.S.) is a popular murder-mystery board game. It was originally published in Leeds, England in 1949. It was devised by Anthony E. Pratt, a so ly move around the game board (a mansion), as of one of the game's six suspects (or, collecting clues from which to deduce which suspect murdered the game's perpetual victim: Mr. Boddy ( Dr. Black , outside of U.S.), and with which weapon and in what room. Several games, books, and a film have been released as part of the Cluedo franchise. The board game forms a chronology. Overall, several spinoffs have been released, some featuring extra characters, and for some, different game play. More recent editions have restored the name Boddy Mansion to the mansion, and say the mansion is located in Boston, Massachusetts in the year 1954 (located in Hampshire, England outside of the U.S.). Contents Edit In 1944, Anthony E.

Pratt, an English solicitor's clerk, filed for a patent of his invention of a murder/mystery-themed game, originally named "Murder!" The game was originally invented as a new game to play during sometimes lengthy air raid drills in underground bunkers. Shortly thereafter, Pratt and his wife presented the game to Waddingtons' executive, Norman Watson, who immediately purchased the game and provided its trademark name of "Cluedo" (a play on "clue" and "Ludo", which is Latin for "I play"). Though the patent was granted in 1947, due to post-war shortages, the game was not officially launched until 1949, at which time the game was simultaneously licensed to Parker Brothers in the United States for publication, where it was re-named "Clue" along with other minor changes. However, there were several differences between the original game concept and that initially published in 1949, In particular, Pratt's original design calls for ten characters, one of whom was to be designated the victim by random drawing prior to the start of the game. These ten included the eliminated Mr. Brown, Mr. Gold, Miss Grey, and Mrs.

Silver, with Nurse White, and Colonel Yellow. The game allowed for play of up to eight remaining characters, providing for nine suspects in total. Originally there were eleven rooms, including the eliminated "gun room" and cellar. In addition there were nine weapons including the unused axe, bomb, syringe, poison, shillelagh (walking stick/cudgel), and fireplace poker. Some of these unused weapons and characters would appear in later spinoff versions of the game. Some gameplay aspects were different as well. Notably, the remaining playing cards were distributed into the rooms to be retrieved, rather than dealt directly to the players. Players also had to land on another player in order to make suggestions about that player's character through the use of special counter-tokens, and once exhausted, a player could no longer make suggestions. There were other minor differences, all of which would be updated by the game's initial release and remain essentially unchanged in the standard classic editions of the game. Equipment Edit The game's current equipment consists of a board which shows the rooms, corridors and secret passages of an English country house called Boddy Mansion, although previously named variously as Tudor Close or Tudor Hall, and in some editions Tudor Manor or Tudor Mansion).

The game box also includes several colored playing pieces to represent characters, miniature murder weapon props, one or two six-sided dice, three sets of cards, each set describing the aforementioned rooms, characters and weapons, Solution Cards envelope to contain one card from each set of cards, and a Detective's Notes pad on which are printed lists of rooms, weapons and characters, so players can keep detailed notes during the game. Suspects Edit Depending on edition, the playing pieces are typically made of colored 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 the following original characters: Ms. Vivienne Scarlet , the sultry and beautiful actress of the game. Col. Michael Mustard , the militant and athletic colonel of the game. Mrs. Blanche White , the intrusive and kindly maid of the game. Rev. Jonathan Green , the conniving and religious priest(mobster) of the game. Mrs. Elizabeth Peacock , the sinister and political senator of the game. Prof. Peter Plum , the uptight and intelligent professor of the game.

The new suspects are: Edit There are nine rooms in the mansion where the murder can take place, laid out in a circular fashion on the game board, separated by pathways overlaid by playing spaces. Each of the four corner rooms contains a secret passage that leads to the room on the opposite diagonal corner of the map. The center room (often referred to as the Cellar, or Stairs) is inaccessible to the players, but contains the solution envelope, and is not otherwise used during game play. Colored "start" spaces encircle the outer perimeter which correspond to each player's suspect token. Miss Scarlet starts at the red space, Colonel Mustard starts at the yellow space, Mrs. White starts at the white space, Mr. Green starts at the green space, Mrs. Peacock starts at the blue space, and Professor Plum starts at the purple space. Here are the original rooms of Boddy Estate: Kitchen † ‡ denotes secret passages to opposite corner Rules Edit At the beginning of play, three cards — one suspect, one weapon, and one room card — are chosen at random and put into a special envelope, so that no one can see them. These cards represent the facts of the case.

The remainder of the cards are distributed among the players. Players are instructed to go and get the token/suspect nearest them. Play begins with Ms. Scarlet and proceeds clockwise. Players roll the dice and move along the board spaces accordingly, and entering rooms in order to make suggestions from that room. The player's suggestion only gets disproved once. So, though several players may hold cards disproving the suggestion, only the first one will show the suggesting player his or her card. A player may only make a suggestion when his or her piece is in a room and the suggestion can only be for that room. Once a player has sufficiently narrowed the solution, that player can make an accusation. According to the rules, "When you think you have worked out which three cards are in the envelope, you may, on your turn, make an Accusation and name any three elements you want." Players may name any room (unlike a Suggestion, where a player's character pawn must be in the room the player suggests). The accusing player checks the validity of the accusation by checking the cards, keeping them concealed from other players.

If he has made an incorrect accusation, he plays no further part in the game except to reveal cards secretly to one of the remaining players when required to do so in order to disprove suggestions. Also, according to the rules, "If, after making a false Accusation, your character pawn is blocking a door, [you must] move it into that room so that other players may enter." Since a character pawn can only block a door by being outside of a room, this clearly demonstrates that the character pawn need not be in any room to make an Accusation. If the player made a correct accusation, the solution cards are shown to the other players and the game ends. It is possible for a player to be using the piece representing the murderer. This does not affect the game play; the object of the game is still to be the first to make the correct accusation. If the game is played with two people, the process of elimination diffuses the same information to both players. Such a game tends to pass quickly. All editions of the current version of the game are advertised as a three-six player game only. Traditionally, the UK version was advertised for two-six players.

Strategy Edit Though gameplay is relatively straightforward as described above, various strategies allow players to maximize their opportunities to make suggestions and therefore gain the advantage of accumulating information faster. As alluded to above, blocking the entrance to a room is one way to prevent an opponent from entering a desired room and making a suggestion. Choice of Suspect Edit The first opportunity is in choosing the initial playing piece. Mrs. Peacock has an immediate advantage of being one space closer to the first room than any of the other players. However, Ms. Scarlet traditionally moves first. Prof. Plum also has an advantage of moving to the Study, then through the secret passage to the Kitchen, the hardest room to get to. Navigating the Board CLUEDO - The Game The Game The following text has been reproduced from a booklet distributed with the Cluedo Master Detective Edition, which provides a great deal of background to the game. For other information, please see the FAQ and explore the rest of Cluedofan.com A brief history of the world's favourite mystery game In 1946, a solicitors' clerk from Birmingham, England, paid a visit to the firm of Waddingtons Games Ltd., in Leeds. Anthony E.

Pratt and his wife had come, with a couple of game-inventing friends, to present their idea and prototype of a mystery detection game to the game manufacturers. They met and played the game with some Waddingtons employees while the firm's managing director looked on. Fortunately for all of us, the people at Waddingtons liked what they saw and agreed to produce the game. Only three years later, Parker Brothers brought the game to Australian mystery lovers - and it's been a family favourite ever since! Why "Cluedo"? That's elementary, my dear Watson! Because the object of the game is to collect enough clues to solve the mystery. But when this classic game was created in England, it was called "Cluedo", taking off what the Britons called LUDO (pronounced "lew-doh"), which simply means "I play" in Latin. So when Waddingtons Games Ltd., agreed to produce Anthony Pratt's new board game, they made a play on words: "LUDO" became "CLUEDO". And in more than 40 countries around the world, it's known either as CLUEDO or by the American CLUE name. Who's Who? Speaking of names, how do you suppose Mrs.

Peacock and Colonel Mustard fare in other nations? You'd be surprised - because she is a he, and he is a she! In Norway, Mrs. Peacock is called Baronesse von Blauw, but in Spain she's Capitano Azurro, a man. And Colonel Mustard is known to the Swiss as Madam Curry. In Germany, the exotic Miss Scarlet is called Fraulein Ming. In Switzerland she's got a more ordinary name, Evelyne Rose, but she does have the distinction of being the only Cluedo suspect in the world whose suspect card bears a first name! Spanish players call Professor Plum, our absent-but-murderously-minded professor, Dr. Mandarino. Meanwhile, the Swiss have more insight into his character: They call him Docteur Dunkel! And what of our resident corpse, whom we Australians aptly call Mr. Boddy? The Britons who invented him call him Dr. Black. In Spain, he's Dr. Lemon. In Switzerland, either Herr Kludo or Monsieur Cluedo, depending on which part of the country you're from.

But the U.S.'s special set of Spanish rules have hit the nail on the head: They call him Sr. Caddaver! What would the rest of the world make of our four new suspects - Sergeant Gray, Madame Rose, Monsieur Brunette and the lovely Miss Peach? The Manor of Murders Ever since the Cluedo game was introduced in Australia, the unfortunate Mr. Boddy has been murdered daily at Boddy Mansion. In the Cluedo Master Detective version, he'll meet his end at his little country place, Boddy Manor. In this new game, there are three additional possible murder locations and some other new rooms as well, as befits a man of Mr. Boddy's stature. But, despite concern expressed by fans over the years, there are still some amenities we have not added to his house - but other countries have. Specifically, for years Parker Brothers has been asked where everyone sleeps, since there are no bedrooms. Concerned players also wonder why such an elegant house has never had a bathroom. Well, the compassionate Spanish and the efficient Swiss have taken care of both. Dr.

Lemon - alias Herr Kludo or Monsieur Cluedo - as they call him, has both a bedroom and a bathroom in their versions of the game. Since for years he's had a garage in Spain, at his Cluedo Master Detective estate we've added a Carriage House, complete with a couple of horses - always handy for a cross-country get-away! What's behind the Cluedo popularity? Ask many people their favourite type of book, they might allude to the latest Nobel prize winner's tome on their bedside table. But interrogate them further, and they'll confess they love a good mystery! And what movies have been tops at the box office recently? Suspense thrillers, especially ones with a real twist at the end. But why do people love a good mystery? Could it be the foreign locales? The fascinating perpetrators and suspects? The sheer ingenuity of the writer who pulls all the personality quirks and clues together to present a neat solution at the end? Best-selling mystery novelist Mary Higgins Clark has said: "I like to see justice triumph. My sense of orderliness demands it. The world is chaotic. There's a catharsis in having order restored.

That's why so many people read mysteries." (from an interview in the Boston Globe). But whether you're a fan of Ms. Clark and Agatha Christie or prefer the psychological probings on Patricia Highsmith ... whether you think Dick Francis is on the right track or you like your sleuths hard-boiled, like Raymond Chandler's Same Spade or Robert B. Parker's Spenser ... or whether you'd rather put your feet up and watch Perry Mason or Sherlock Holmes solve the crime on TV, there's no lack of good mysteries to chose from. They provide escape and enjoyment, as you use your little grey cells to collect clues along the way and try to figure out Whodunit before the author tells all at the end. For nearly four decades, mystery devotees have had but one motive for playing the Cluedo - and now Cluedo Master Detective - games: You get to pretend you're Sherlock Holmes, Nancy Drew, Charlie Chan and Miss Marple, all rolled into one. And there are so many possibilities of Who, Where, and with What Weapon, that the mystery changes every time you play.

You can experience the escape and enjoyment of playing a game while collecting the right information and making the correct deductions in order to solve the mystery. Unlike other games, these two depend on a lot more than blind luck to win. So, as that Belgian master detective Hercule Poirot would say, "Let's exercise our leetle grey cells." Then he might just add: "Let's solve a Cluedo Master Detective mystery!" Text provided by Phillip Thomas of The CLUEDO Page Cluedo - Ten Random Facts Ten Random Facts Celebrities and Entertainment ‘The Great Detective Game,’ Cluedo’s slogan. Cluedo is a board game that requires the use of reasoning and logic skills and has a murder and mystery theme. Cluedo was designed by Anthony Pratt, a successful musician, who thought of the game during World War II. The game was first made in 1949 by Waddingtons who changed the name from ‘Murder’ (which the Pratt’s had called it) to ‘Cluedo’. In North America, Cluedo is known as Clue and some of the character’s names are changed.

Cluedo was first designed to have 11 rooms, 10 characters and 9 weapons instead of the typical 9 rooms, 6 characters and six weapons. Elva Pratt, Anthony’s wife, designed the original artwork for the Cluedo board. ‘Cluedo’ is a combination of the word ‘clue’ and ‘ludo’, ‘ludo’ being Latin for ‘play’. Although Cluedo was initially designed as a game, it has been turned into films, books and other types of media. The murder victim of Cluedo is Dr Black, or Mr Boddy. The typical weapons of Cluedo are the candlestick, dagger, revolver, lead pipe, wrench and the rope, however, Pratt’s original game included an axe, bomb, syringe and poison as well as some other interesting weapons. Bibliography: Cluedo (TV Series 1992–1993) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This!

Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error A series of short stories based on the board game of the same name, this program includes audience participation and interaction with the 'Cluedo' Presenter, as well as with the 'Cluedo' ... See full summary » Stars: a list of 1911 titles created 10 months ago Search for " Cluedo " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Add Image Add an image Do you have any images for this title? Edit Storyline A series of short stories based on the board game of the same name, this program includes audience participation and interaction with the 'Cluedo' Presenter, as well as with the 'Cluedo' characters of: Mrs. Peacock (a beautiful wealthy widow), Miss Scarlet (her equally beautiful step-daughter), Professor Plum (an architect, and boyfriend of Miss Scarlet), Colonel Mustard (a retired military officer, and long-time friend of the family), Reverend Green (another long-time friend of the family) and Mrs. White (the housekeeper for Mrs. Peacock and Miss Scarlet).

Throughout the program, the studio audience tries to work out the identity of the murderer, the weapon, and the room in which the murder was committed. The action invariably takes place at 'Brindabella', the stately home of Mrs. Peacock and Miss Scarlet. Written by David McAnally <D.McAnally@uq.net.au> Did You Know? Trivia There is an actual property in Australia named Brindabella Homestead (more commonly known as Brindabella Station), located in the Brindabella Ranges in New South Wales. This property is best known as the childhood home of author Miles Franklin , but it has no connection with the TV series except for the shared name. See more » Connections Version of Clue (2011) See more » Frequently Asked Questions (Sydney, Australia) – See all my reviews I used to watch "Cluedo" when I was nine years old, and being a fan of the board game, computer game and movie (starring Tim Curry & Lesley-Ann Warren) I was hooked. Of course I was saddened when the TV show was rushed into cancellation.

The quirky Ian McFadyen presented the show with great charisma and energy (reminiscent of his comedy company days). With a great all-star cast (Andrew Daddo, Joy Westmore and V's Jane Badler) and a string of Aussie veteran guest stars, Cluedo was cancelled too soon. Please rerun this series, it was so clever, quirky and mysterious. I particularly enjoyed the episode involving Colonel Mustard and "the scarf", not to mention the strange one involving a "grounding glass" (ouch). I haven't seen the US version (which is/was probably good too), but please "Bring it back!" 10 of 10 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes Clue Game - Cluedo - Clue Weapons, Board Game, Characters - Clue Instructions Simpsons Clue Playing the Board Game Clue Clue is a murder mystery board game, also known as the Cluedo board game. The game is based on the crime fiction genre of pop literature. Players take the role of crime investigator searching for clues.

To solve the crime, players must guess the correct answer to three questions: who committed the crime, where was the crime committed and with what weapon did they commit the crime? This is the source of famous quotes from the board game Clue, such as "Colonel Mustard did it in the Conservatory with the revolver." There are six to nine possibilities for each answer, which each player can eliminate from suspicion as the game progresses. The game is over when one player guesses all three questions correctly. To guess any one of the three questions wrong is to immediately lose the game, and give the other players extra clues to help them win. The History of Clue the Game Clue (the game) was created in 1948 by Anthony E. Pratt, a bureaucrat from Birmingham, England. He termed the game Cluedo. Game players in England still use the name Cluedo for the game, in fact.. Mr. Pratt sold the distribution rights to Parker Brothers Limited, the famed American game manufacturer. Parker Brothers continues to distribute Clue to this day, though it is now a subsidiary of Hasbro. Clue Game Pieces - Clue Characters and Weapons Here's a summary of the Clue game pieces.

Most of the Clue game pieces consist of the Clue characters and weapons. The Suspects - Clue Board Game Characters There are six suspects in Clue. The suspects in the classic version are Colonel Mustard, Miss Peacock, Professor Plum, Mrs. White, Mr. Green and Miss Scarlet. None of these Clue board game characters were fleshed out in the original; they were simply pictures on a card. The characters are also represented by colored game pieces. Each color corresponds to a particular character. Therefore, Colonel Mustard is yellow, Miss Peacock is blue, Professor Plum is purple, Mr. White is white, Mr. Green is green and Miss Scarlet is red. The Murder Weapons in Clue - Weapons List There are also six possible murder weapons in Clue. The Clue weapons list includes the knife, the revolver, the wrench, the rope, the candlestick and the lead pipe. There murder weapons are represented by game pieces, too. When a player suggests a possible combination for the murder, the corresponding game piece is moved to the room being suggested. Otherwise, these pieces have no role in the game. The Rooms There are nine rooms in which the crime might have taken place.

These murder took place in a mansion and the nine rooms are ostensibly found in the mansion. It is these rooms that make up the layout of the game board. The Game of Clue - The Game Board The game of Clue has a game board with nine rooms in it. The rooms are found along the perimeter of the board, while two of the rooms are found on the interior. There is a secret passage which connects the Lounge with the Conservatory, and vice versa. There is also a secret passage which connects the Study to the Kitchen, and vice versa. In the center is found what appears to be a secret closet or door, which is simply where the clue packet is found. At the start of the game, the three true elements of the crime are kept hidden in the clue packet. When a player makes a guess, that player opens up the contents of the clue packet and sees whether he or she is right. If correct, that player shows the contents to the others and declares victory. If incorrect, that player returns the content to the clue packet and the game continues as before, except without the player who guessed incorrectly. Setup - Clue Game Pieces The Clue game pieces--game cards, representing the suspects, murder weapons and rooms--are separated.

The murderer, murder weapon and room the murder was committed in are drawn and placed in the clue packet. The remaining cards are shuffled together, then handed out face down to the assorted players. The players look at their cards. By seeing these cards, a player knows the contents of that card was not involved in the crime. That character marks off that element of the mystery off his or her clue sheet, which starts the process of elimination for solving the crime. The players then set their cards aside for later use. Game Play At the start of the game, players move their game pieces from prearranged starting spots to the various rooms of the mansion. Upon reaching a room, a player may make a suggestion about the crime. The player moves the game piece of a suspect and a murder weapon to that room. That player then suggests these were at the murder. The other players must disprove the accusation. This is done in a clockwise rotation around the table, starting with the player on the left of the player whose turn it is. If the player to the left has a card that is being suggested, then that player must show that card to the suggesting player, and only that person.

The suspected player's game piece, which was moved to the room with the suggesting player, remains in the room into which it was moved. Once the player whose turn it is has had his or her suggestion disproved, that player's turn is over. Play continues in this way until one player believes he or she has solved the crime. Solving The Crime Eventually, process of elimination will allow a player to solve the crime. It must be remembered that players have only one chance to guess the crime. This step of the game is called the accusation. The accusation should not be confused with the suggestion, which has no such consequences. Clue Specifics A typical game of Clue takes between 30 to 45 minutes. It is easy to learn, and not much harder to master. Children from ages 8 up can play the game. It is for three to six players. The game does not play well with only two players. When a suggestion is made, both players involved in the suggestion are privy to the same information. This eliminates a large part of the suspense of the game, and makes it simply a matter of manipulating one's game piece to the correct room before one's opponent.

For groups of three or more, Clue is a surprisingly engaging game. Clue Editions Various editions of Clue and/or Cluedo have been released since the game's start in 1949. At least a dozen different versions of the original game have been released since 1949. I grew up playing the 1972 version, which was the first version to feature photographs of the characters on the box. Clue also spinned off several different games with Clue branding. For example, Clue: Little Detective is aimed at very young children, ages 3 and up. The gameplay is similar to Candyland. It was a precursor to the various Clue Junior games which have been released through the years. Special editions of Clue that just feature higher production values have also been produced through the years. The most expensive version of Clue you could buy is the Franklin Mint edition, which features three dimensional rooms with 24 karat gold furniture. The game was meant to be played on a custom Franklin Mint table. A Premier Edition of Clue was also produced with a $150 price tag, which had a beautiful box and game board.

It wasn't as high a caliber as the Franklin Mint edition, but it's not far behind, and it's certainly more affordable. A company named Winning Moves produced a limited gift edition that came in a custom tin box, and it was a numbered edition. A couple of different wooden box nostalgia editions are also popular, and they feature art from decades ago. I enjoy the retro feel of these special editions, so they'd be high on my list of special editions of Clue to consider buying if I were in the market. Various branded editions of Clue have been published through the years, too--including an Alfred Hitchcock edition, two Scooby Doo Clue editions, three or four Simpsons Clue editions, and a Dungeons and Dragons edition. Editions based on televisions shows are common, too, and Seinfeld, The Office, Family Guy, and 24 have all lended their likenesses to the list of Clue board games available. In other countries, Cluedo has been released in various editions, too, mostly aimed at specific countries. There are versions of Cluedo for Arab, Australian, Brazilian, Colombian, French, German, Polish, and Spanish players. In some countries, the name is changed to something more appropriate.

For example, in Brazil, Cluedo is marketed under the name Detetive. The Clue Board Game Online - Clue Board Game People searching for the Clue board game online are probably interested in actually playing Clue on the Internet. But some people interested in the Clue board game online are interested in websites and Internet articles that discuss Clue. This section of our page includes information about both subjects. Pogo offers an online Clue board game called Clue: Secrets & Spies , which is an online version of the game. It updates the theme of the original game to give it more of an espionage flavor. If you want to play Clue on the Internet, then this version is worth a look. If you're interested in websites with information about the game Clue, be sure to check out some of the following resources: The Art of Murder - This is the best site about the game of Clue I could find on the Internet. Clue Official Site from Hasbro - You can't make a list of websites about Clue without including the official site. Cluedo Fan - A detailed fan site about the game.

Clue Board Game Timeline History | Twoop Pratt files for a patent for his new mystery game Cluedo at the Patent Office. 1944 The Pratts, along with close friends Mr. and Mrs. Bull, visit Waddington’s Games in Leeds to discuss the potential for Cluedo. Personnel at Waddington’s sit down and play the game with the Pratts and Bulls. It isn’t long before Waddington’s knows they have a winning game. However, due to WWII material shortages, the introduction of Cluedo is delayed. April 1, 1947 Anthony Pratt is awarded a Patent for Cluedo and sells it to Waddington’s Games. Nov. 1949 Waddington’s releases Cluedo to the public and it becomes an instant hit. The original suspects are Doctor Black, Mr. Brown, Mr. Gold, The Rev. Mr. Green, Miss Grey, Professor Plum, Miss Scarlet, Nurse White, Mrs. Silver and Colonel Yellow. 1949 Parker Brothers acquires the U.S. rights to Cluedo and renames it Clue. It is still called Cluedo in the U.K and many countries.

1985 A movie based on the game, Clue, is released starring Tim Curry as the butler, Madeline Kahn as Mrs. White, Eileen Brennan as Mrs. Peacock, Christopher Lloyd as Professor Plum, Lesley Ann Warren as Miss Scarlet, Michel McKean as Mr. Green, Martin Mull as Colonel Mustard, Colleen Camp as Yvette the maid, Lee Ving as Mr. Boddy, Howard Hesseman as the Chief, and Jane Wiedlan (of Go-Gos fame) as the Singing Telegram Girl. 1990 A British gameshow based on the game begins airing. Called Cluedo, it airs from 1990-1993. An Australian version of the show airs from 1992-1993. 1991 Hasbro buys Parker Brothers and the rights to Clue. 1992 Scholastic releases a children’s book series based on the game Clue. April 1994 Hasbro releases a variation on the game called Clue Master Detective. 1998 Hasbro releases the computer game version: Clue: Murder at Boddy Mansion for Windows 95 and above.

It is released the same year in Britain as Cluedo: Murder at Blackwell Grange. 2000 UK Cluedo 2000 Edition is released. 2001 Hasbro releases Clue Dungeons & Dragons after puchasing Wizards of the Coast, the holders of the Dungeons & Dragons license. Jan. 2003 A new version of Clue is released with the date of the murder taking place on June 5th, 1926 in Tudor Mansion, Rainbow Road along Hampshire. Feb. 2004 A new version of Cluedo is released. 2007 Clue – The Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror is released, based on The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Disney’s Hollywood Studios Theme Park. October 2008 Clue: Discover the Secrets is released as a modern version of Clue. 2008 Clue: Harry Potter Edition (Cluedo: Harry Potter Edition in the UK) centers around a student who disappears from the school. It is a total departure from the original game play with new cards and tokens. 2009 Clue: Seinfeld Collector’s Edition asks players to figure out who hit Newman in the head.

2012 Cluedo: Sherlock Edition requires players to figure out who killed Moriarty. 2012 Cluedo: London Edition features locations around London and players must figure out which well known London citizens committed murder. 2013 Cluedo: Edinburgh Edition features Edinburgh locations and Edinburgh suspects named Alec Mustard, Mrs Morningside-Peacock, Kathleen White, Professor Emmett Plum, Gillespie Green and Poppy Scarlett. Related Posts Clue (1985) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Six guests are invited to a strange house and must cooperate with the staff to solve a murder mystery.

Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 38 titles created 07 Sep 2010 a list of 30 titles created 28 Mar 2011 a list of 29 titles created 03 Feb 2013 a list of 35 titles created 02 Dec 2013 a list of 26 titles created 3 months ago Search for " Clue " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Edit Storyline Clue is a movie about 6 guests, a butler, and a maid, who are all involved in the murders of 6 people. The guests all meet at Hill House, where you learn that Professor Plum works in D.C., where everyone else lives. Colonel Mustard is a client of Miss Scarlet, who is the ex-employer of Yvette, the maid, who had an affair with the husband of Mrs. White, etc. When Mr.

Boddy, who is blackmailing each guest, gives the guests each a weapon, he tells them they should kill Wadsworth, the butler, to avoid being exposed. With Mrs. Peacock's craziness, and Mr. Green's clumsiness, the whole group finds themselves tangled in a web of murder, lies, and hilarity. Written by Ali Harton It's Not Just A Game Anymore. See more » Genres: 13 December 1985 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Clue: The Movie See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia The Singing Telegram girl is played by Jane Wiedlin, best known as the rhythm guitarist of The Go-Go's. See more » Goofs In the 1+1+2+1 etc scene, a large cardboard sheet can be seen at the bottom of the screen, on the hall floor. This is only visible on the Fullscreen VHS version of the film, which is presented with the widescreen mattes that were intended to hide the sheet removed.

See more » Quotes See more » Crazy Credits The end credits begin with "Clue" game cards that are flipped over to reveal pictures of the main characters and the names of the actors that played them. See more » Connections Version of Clue (2011) See more » Soundtracks Sh-Boom (California, USA) – See all my reviews This is one of those movies that I would watch repeatedly and still holds up as a great source of entertainment for me. Based on the board game of the same name by Parker Brothers, six guests, Colonel Mustard, Mrs. White, Mr. Green, Mrs. Peacock, Professor Plum and Miss Scarlet are invited to a Victorian mansion for a dinner party. The host later reveals they are all being blackmailed and wanted to get everybody together to confront the perpetrator, the alleged Mr. Boddy, who later is murdered by one of the guests. What follows is an exciting and intriguing series of events of finger-pointing, revealing secrets, and motives - all leading to the thrilling investigation of the entire house for clues and Butler Wadsworth's reenactment of the night's events. All the characters gave a memorable performance, each in his/her own unique flavor.

The plot and story by Jonathan Lynn and John Landis, with solid direction by Lynn, are fast-paced and exciting, as this movie constantly reminds you that there is a murderer on the loose and there are obvious suspects on screen for you to decipher! In addition, I think John Morris' terrific music score enhances the mysterious feel of a murder mystery movie. The humor is great, with Miss Scarlet's acid wit being my favorite. This is also one of those movies that you will find something new every time you watch it. Some downsides, I believe, were that some of the rooms like the Conservatory, Ball Room and Billiard Rooms weren't used enough and Mr. Green's character was a little too melodramatic. But overall, a fun comedy that never gets old. Grade A- 29 of 44 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you?

Yes Cluedo / Clue Frequently Asked Questions What is Cluedo / Clue / Detetive / / Cluedo (Europe & Australia), Clue (North America), Detetive (Brazil), Mystery Game (Japan) and Cluedo (China) are all different names for the same game (hereafter refered to as Cluedo for simplicity). Cluedo is a game of deduction where you get to play detective by trying to work out whodunit, with what and where. Who invented Cluedo, when and where? Cluedo was invented by Anthony E. Pratt [E = Ernest], a solicitor's clerk from Birmingham in England. He invented the game in 1943 with the help of his wife (who designed the board). In 1948 he submitted it to Waddington's Games in Leeds, who published it for the first time in 1949. For more information, see the Patent . What does the name "Cluedo" mean? "Cluedo" is a pun on the traditional game "Ludo" (which is also Latin for "I play"); mixed with the word Clue for the murder mystery element.

So it's saying Murder Mystery Boardgame in one word. I believe Ludo is not well known in the USA, thus as the pun would not be understood, Parker Brothers probably decided to just call it Clue for marketing reasons. What was the original name of the game? It was originally named "Murder", but changed it's name to Cluedo / Clue before publication. Who were the original suspects? The original ten suspects were Doctor Black, Mr. Brown, Mr. Gold, The Rev. Mr. Green, Miss Grey, Professor Plum, Miss Scarlet, Nurse White, Mrs. Silver and Colonel Yellow. These were changed to the infamous six - Colonel Mustard, Professor Plum, Reverend Green, Mrs. White, Miss Scarlett and Mrs. Peacock when the game was published. For more information, see the Patent . What were the original weapons? The original nine weapons were: Axe , Shillelagh? (1) , Bomb, Rope, Dagger, Pistol, Hypodermic Syringe, Poison and Poker. For more information, see the Patent . What are the suspects called in other countries? For a list of the names that I know about - please see the International Section .

If you know of any others not listed, then please Contact Me In which county was Dr. Black murdered? This was a question posed in the Bechtel Engineering Christmas Quiz 2001. For all those that need the answer, I think the answer you want is "Hampshire". This is because the 2000 edition of the game has a newspaper on the front cover; on which it says: "The eminent anthropologist and man of letters Dr Black was found dead last night at his Hampshire home...". How many possible solutions are there in the standard game? 6 * 6 * 9 = 324 permutations. Products Where can I buy Master Detective/Super Sleuth/Super Cluedo Challenge/Jigsaws/Passport to Murder/... ? All of these games are out of print. Your best chance of finding them are from second hand or auction websites. I throughly recommend eBay.com / eBay.co.uk . Where can I get the detective notes for ... ? If you want "real" ones, contact you local Hasbro outlet (the address should be on your game box or go to Hasbro.com , Hasbro.co.uk or other Hasbro site for your country).

Suda.co.uk has a very useful Detective Notepad for serious players of the Original game! Where can I buy Clue books? Most clue books can still be found on sites like Amazon . If you can't find it there, try eBay. Where can I get a UK PAL VHS copy of Clue the Movie? Clue the movie hasn't been sold on video in the UK for a good few years now. Your only options are: It was released on Region 2 DVD (Europe, Middle East & Japan) on 3rd November 2003! Order your copy from Amazon.co.uk NOW! Keep an eye on second hand/auction sites like Buy a US NTSC version (e.g. from Amazon.com ) and buy a video player that can play NTSC (you can get them for as cheap as 40 quid last time I looked) Buy a DVD Rom drive or DVD Player that can play US / Region 1 DVDs and buy the US / Region 1 copy (e.g. from Amazon.com ) Wait till it comes on the telly again! Where is the house shown in Clue: The Movie? Michael from The Art of Murder has done a lot of investigation into the house's existence.

Check out his article here . Where can I get a copy of the Cluedo TV Show / Will you copy your videos for me? Tapes of the TV show used to be obtainable from Action Time for about £10 a tape (which was sometimes an episode and sometime a series). HOWEVER, they must have changed their policy or something as for the last few years they've been quoting £100 a tape! I'd love to do copies for people but I get a couple of emails a week from people asking me to do so - and I just don't have the time to do a single copy let alone hundreds! Thus I've had to make a rule of just saying no to everyone. It's completely illegal to copy tapes anyway. I really hope that they either bring it out on DVD or on one of the Satellite channels like Challenge TV or ITV2. All we can do is pester companies until someone listens. One place I suggest is sending an email to: wotv_postbag@ipcmedia.com ("What's On TV" magazine - who were asking for suggestions for repeats) saying that you'd love to see Cluedo repeated on telly or released on DVD.

I also suggest emails to: info@actiontime.co.uk , enquiries@challenge.co.uk , Officers.duty@granadatv.co.uk and anyone else you can think of! Also sign this petition What happened to the other Clue Chronicles / Cluedo Chronicles after Fatal Illusion? Clue(do) Chronicles was intended to be a three part series; but unfortunately the combination of Hasbro Interactive shutting down and EAI deciding that games were "not part of their core business"; meant that parts 2 and 3 weren't created and probably will never be. Where can I find a walkthrough for Fatal Illusion? A good walkthrough can be found at here . How do I open the lock in Cluedo Chronicles: Fatal Illusion? This is the toughest part of the game as the lock can be very fiddly and requires perseverance to actually get it to work! I must assure you not to give up as the rest of the game makes the effort worthwhile! IMPORTANT NOTE: The answer to this depends on whether the date format of your edition of the game is DD/MM/YY (e.g. in the UK) or MM/DD/YY (e.g. in the USA).

If you are not sure, then click the word Cluedo or Clue in the bottom right corner of the game (while looking at the lock) and it will give you a hint about how to solve it and what order you should use. ANSWER (DD/MM/YY): Turn clockwise (right) to 31 and stop. Anti-clockwise (left) to 12 BUT go round past 31 the first time and then on the second time stop on 12. Clockwise (right) to 38 and stop. Click on the door handle. ANSWER (MM/DD/YY): Turn clockwise (right) to 12 and stop. Counter-clockwise (left) to 31 BUT go round past 12 the first time and then on the second time stop on 31. Clockwise (right) to 38 and stop. Click on the door handle. Where can I get the rules to ... ? Original Cluedo Rules (1996 Version) - Use this if you are looking for the rules to Clue. Others (at Hasbro.com) Do I have to be in a room to make an accusation? No.

You can make an accusation during any of your turns - no matter where you playing piece is. But don't forget - if you are wrong - you lose the game! Can I stay in a room for as long as I want to? No. Excerpt taken from Cluedo 2000 rules : "You cannot stay in the same room whilst trying to eliminate it from the investigation; you must leave it and re-enter each time. You cannot leave and re-enter a room on the same turn, even by a different door." Can I only enter through a doorway where the door is open / ajar? This seems to be a confusion that the images in the later versions of the board has caused. You can go through any of the doorways (i.e. where there is no wall / window) whether the door is open or shut. Is landing infront of a doorway enough to enter a room? No. You must have enough moves to actually enter the room (e.g. you need to roll at least a 4 to move from the Conservatory into the Ballroom). Does a turn immediately end upon entering a room via a Secret Passage? No.

The phrase "If you use a secret passage, this constitutes your move for that turn." is a little confusing, but "Move" is talking about physical movement and "Turn" is your whole turn including suggestion and possibly accusation. So, for example, if you start your turn in the Lounge, you may move through the passage to the Conservatory and then either end your turn or make a suggestion in the Conservatory. Note: You cannot continue moving outside of the Conservatory until your next turn. Do you have any tips on playing the game? Make a note of every suggestion and deduce from it as much as possible. As each suggestion is made, go back to the previous suggestions and see if you can deduce more. Choose the suspect that you suggest very carefully. If it's one of your opponents, you may help them by pulling them into a room that they don't know about. Conversely you could hinder them by dragging them away from a room they are trying to reach. Choose you rooms carefully. Rooms are usually the hardest things to work out in the game so you may want to concentrate on this for the start of the game.

Choose which room to go to by seeing which you can reach, which you have and which you have been shown. Make good use of the corner rooms. If you own both, then you can flick back and forth between them each turn and quickly find out the suspect and weapon. If you are entering a corner room that you don't own for the first time, you may want to concentrate on suspect and weapon rather than room; as it will be easy to get back to the room to suggest again. How can I have a Cluedo / Clue themed party? Here are a few ideas which you could combine to make a Cluedo / Clue themed party: Have everyone dress up in colourful clothes and give them colourful names. Label the rooms of your house with the rooms from the game. Have a Cluedo / Clue tournament or play different variations of the game. Watch the Clue movie . Track down a rare copy of Cluedo Party Tudor Mansion Edition or failing that, buy a "How To Host A Murder" type game (Click to search Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk ) and possibly change the characters' names to be Clue characters.

Hide two quiz questions (possibly Clue related or game related or just general) in every room of the house. People have to find the questions and answer them. The person with the most right answers wins. Have a treasure hunt with clues to where the next clue is hidden until you find the treasure. Read a murder mystery story (see Mystery.net ) Everyone sits in a circle and one by one says a word which builds up a story (possibly make up a murder mystery story). Look around your area for murder mystery diner parties / murder weekends etc. Where can I play "Murder At Boddy Mansion" / "Murder At Blackwell Grange"? Since MSN's Zone.com stopped hosting the game, the only place that I believe you can play it is at Kali . However it's been many years since I heard about it being played there and they aren't in the list of games. Might be worth a try though. Where can I play Cluedo / Clue online? You used to be able to play a normal game of Cluedo / Clue at Games.com however I think they have shut it down.

At the moment your only option is to play "Murder At Boddy Mansion" / "Murder At Blackwell Grange" at Kali (see above) - if that does still work. Clue (Cluedo) | Tame The Board Game Tame The Board Game Number of players: 2 – 6 Year of publication: 1949 Creator(s): Anthony E. Pratt (designer), René Goscinny , Matt Groening and Albert Uderzo (Artists) I Have No Clue…Do: Clue is probably one of the most popular board games of all time after Monopoly . For those of you living in the UK and a few other places your know this game by the name Cluedo. While it’s a classic its far less boring (and infinitely continuous) than Monopoly and even has a slightly role playing feel to it without directly inviting you to step into a character at all (you may choose to anyway due to physiological imbalances… Like my self). What’s In The Box: The Stuff!

Game Board (with 9 Rooms) 9 Room Cards 1 Die (2 dice in later editions of the game) 6 Miniature Weapons: Lead Pipe (Lead Piping in Cluedo) Rope Miss Scarlet (spelled Scarlett in Cluedo) Professor Plum Mr. Green (Reverend Green in Cluedo) Mrs. White Instructions – found printed on the box of our copy (not pictured) Playing The Game: Objective: To be the first player to correctly accuse the right person of the murder in the right room with the right weapon. The game starts by the three decks of card being shuffled separately and the top card of each deck being placed into the case file (without anyone knowing what they are). The rest of the cards are shuffled together and dealt between the remaining players. Each player also has a detective notebook and a pencil. The weapons are randomly distributed between the rooms (only one per-room). The starting set up. Each player may then look at the cards in their hand and mark them off on their detective notebook so they know they’re not the cards in the case file. Make sure your notebook and cards are kept out of the sight of other players.

Play then starts with Miss Scarlet who roles the dice and moves accordingly (you cannot move diagonally). Play then proceeds clockwise around the board. Suggesting: When a player enters a room he/she may make a suggestion of who committed the murder. They can suggest any character (even themselves or one not controlled by a player), on doing so they move the character to the room they are in and then they also choose the weapon they think they may have used and move that into the room. So this is a suggestion of Miss Scarlet in the Lounge with the Lead Pipe. The player to the left of the person making the suggestion must then show one of the cards relevant to the suggestion if they have one, if they do not then the next person must show one relevant card and so on. They must only show the player making the suggestion and none of the other players. If the player to the left of the one that made the suggestion has more than one of the relevant cards they may choose which one to show, and as the game progresses this can be used to your advantage to throw the other players off by making them believe you don’t have a a card that you’re actually holding.

Accusations: Once you have done this enough and someone is confident they know which three cards are in the confidential case file (and therefore not in play) they may make an accusation. To do this they say “I am accusing, <a person>, in <a place> with <a weapon>”. They do not move the relevant pieces, nor do they need to be in the correct room. They then look in the case file to see if they are correct; if so they are the winner, if not they are out of active play and only stay to show their cards upon the suggestions of other players. At the end of the game, all prop pieces down. Strategy: Like in real life DON’T BE TO QUICK TO ACCUSE – While you might be eager to win the game and are being hasty to attempt to beat the other players to it, be sure of your facts before you go yelling accusations – otherwise it’s game over for you! BE AWARE OF WHO’S SHOWING CARDS ON SUGGESTIONS – Always take mental notes of who’s showing cards with regards to certain things.

If a suggestion gets all the way round the board with no one showing any cards then the only person who might have any of the components of the suggestion is the person who made the suggestion themselves. PLAY YOUR CARDS CLOSE TO YOUR CHEST – An easy game to accidentally cheat on, especially if someone’s stretching at the right time or “just leaning back”. So keep your cards and your detective notebook well covered. History and Interesting Things: The game was initially patented in 1944 by Anthony E. Pratt under the name Murder! The game was originally created to be played in air raid shelters during the War. Anthony E. Pratt’s wife then presented it to Waddingtons ‘ executive, Norman Watson, who purchased it. It was then given the name Cluedo which was a play on the words Clue and Ludo (which means ‘I play’ in latin). Whilst the game was created in 1944 and the patent granted in 1947 the game was not launched ’till 1949 due to war shortages. The game was also licensed to Parker Brothers and renamed Clue to be distributed in the United States at the same time as it was launched in the UK.

The game that was launched in 1949 differed in a few ways from the original concept. The games original design had been to have ten characters one of which was randomly assigned as the victim at the beginning of the game, leaving eight playable characters and nine suspects. Mr. Brown, Mr. Gold, Miss Grey, and Mrs. Silver where eliminated from the game and Nurse White was renamed Mrs. White and Colonel Yellow was renamed Colonel Mustard. Originally there were also eleven rooms, this was canceled down to nine, eliminating the gun room and the cellar. There was also supposed to be nine weapons, some of the eliminated or replaced weapons were the bomb, syringe, shillelagh (walking stick), fireplace poker and the (later used) axe and poison. Some of these weapons and characters were used in later spin-offs of the game. Additionally, the game play was different from the published version. The cards were distributed into the rooms for the players to collect. Players also had to land on other players to make suggestions about them through the use of tokens that, once exhausted, prevented you from making any more suggestions.

Both Parker Brothers and Waddingtons‘ produced a number of unique editions between 1949 and 1992 when they were both purchased by Hasbro in the early 1990s. Hasbro continued to produce unique editions for each market until 2002/2003 when it produced the modern version of Clue/Cluedo which was unified for all markets with only localised spelling and regional changes made to each edition. The version we own (appearing in this post) is a 1989 Parker Brothers North American copy (even though we live in the UK) and we also own the modern UK version. To Conclude: Clue (Cluedo) is a good game… It’s easy to see why it’s been such a commercial success. However, in my opinion, it suffers from the same thing Monopoly does… It’s boring. Now this isn’t because it’s inherently boring, it’s just because most people most places have played it LOADS since they were children and therefore have no interest in it. In a sense it’s a victim of its own success when it comes to catching my interest.

Like when you’re sitting there with some people and you go “Hey guys, let’s play some Monopoly” and everyone groans and goes “PLEASE NOOOO!” it’s a similar response with Clue just not quite to the same extreme. This being said, it’s still a good and well developed game, and its easy to understand why it’s been around and been popular for over half a century.

Question: What is the name of the professor in the board game Cluedo?
Answer: Professor Plum