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Clue

Clue

1949

Designed by Anthony E. Pratt

Published by Joker, Estrela, Winning Moves Games (USA), (Unknown), Editions ATLAS, Parker Brothers, Parker Spiele, Basic Fun, Inc., The Op Games, Carlit, Clipper, Korea Boardgames, Winning Moves Germany, Winning Moves France, Manhattan Agencies, Winning Solutions (WS Game Company), Kod Kod, Editrice Giochi, CentroCoop, Winning Moves Games (USA), Editions ATLAS, Alga, N.V. Smeets & Schippers Amsterdam, Nilco S.A., Hasbro, Oy Fenno-Alga Ab, Basic Fun, Inc., John Waddington Ltd., Alga, Magic Toys, Editrice Giochi, N.W. Damm & Søn (Damm), John Waddington Ltd., Clipper, Borras Plana S.A., Oy Fenno-Alga Ab, Schmidt Spiele, Juegos Crone, Zontik Games, (Self-Published), Waddingtons, Winning Moves Australia Pty Ltd, Winning Moves UK Ltd., Juegos Crone, Smeets & Schippers, Parker Brothers, Brohm-Parker-Spiele, Funskool Games, Winning Moves International Ltd, US Ghost Adventures, Schmidt Spiele, Miro Company, Eleven Force, Damm / Egmont, Korea Boardgames Co., Ltd., Winning Moves UK Ltd., Funskool Games, Joker, Nilco S.A., John Sands Pty Ltd, Majora, Smeets & Schippers, Zontik Games, Winning Moves Germany, Parker Spiele, Winning Solutions (WS Game Company), Giochiclub, Kod Kod, Brohm-Parker-Spiele, Waddingtons, Majora, Hasbro, Carlit, HanbitSoft, Winning Eleven Productions, Spółdzielnia Rzemieślnicza "Otwock", Borras Plana S.A., Estrela, Winning Moves France, Miro Company, The Op

Description

For versions of Clue that feature the new character Dr. Orchid, please use this Clue page. The classic detective game! A game for those who enjoy reasoning and thinking things out. In Clue, players move from room to room in a mansion to solve the mystery of: who done it, with what, and where? Players are dealt character, weapon, and location cards after the top card from each card type is secretly placed in the confidential file in the middle of the board. Players must move to a room and then make a suggestion against a character saying they did it in that room with a specific weapon. The player to the left must show one of any cards mentioned if in that player's hand. Through deductive reasoning each player must figure out which character, weapon, and location are in the secret file. To do this, each player must uncover what cards are in other players hands by making more and more suggestions. Once a player knows what cards the other players are holding, they will know what cards are in the secret file, and then make an accusation. If correct, the player wins, but if incorrect, the player must return the cards to the file without revealing them and may no longer make suggestions or accusations. Note: There are some early versions of Clue which are labeled as 2-6 players. Recent and current issues of the game state 3-6 players.

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