Cluedo


 
 

Cluedo (Clue in North America) is a murder mystery board game originally published by Waddington Games, UK in 1948. It was devised by Anthony Pratt, a solicitor's clerk from Birmingham, England. It is now published by the US game and toy company Hasbro, which acquired American board game company Parker Brothers, which originally manufactured the game.

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The game is set in an English country mansion, with the board divided into different rooms. The players each represent a character who is a guest staying at this house, whose owner, Dr. Black (Mr. Boddy in North American version), has been found murdered.

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Players take on the role of suspects and attempt to solve the murder. The solution to the murder requires the three components of Suspect, Weapon and Room.


 

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Introduction
Overview
Game contents
The suspects
Possible murder weapons
The rooms
Gameplay
Trivia
Legacy
Criticisms of the game
Variants
See also
External links
 
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