Cluedo

In the dark of night, Dr. Black has been murdered! But which of the overnight guests killed him? In which room did the murder take place? And what weapon was used against him? Embark on a discovery at Dunkelborg Manor with your detective hat on your head and your hand on the magnifying glass in this classic murder mystery board game.

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Cluedo is a classic detective board game from 1949, initially released by Waddington Games in England. The legal secretary Anthony E. Pratt from Birmingham invented the board game during World War II. Cluedo is a contraction of the English word for 'clue' and the game Ludo. Cluedo has been translated into several languages, including Danish. It requires 3 to 6 players depending on the version, and is playable from ages 8 and up. A typical game lasts about 45 minutes.

A Broad Franchise

Since then, Cluedo has evolved into an extensive multimedia franchise. The franchise has been expanded to include a movie, TV series, book series, computer and other video games, books, a comic strip, a musical, a play, a documentary, game shows, puzzles, card games, spin-off board games, and much more.

The Story in Cluedo

The year is 1926. Someone has murdered Dr. Black in his manor house named Dunkelborg Manor, and you must now act as a detective as one of the overnight guests on the night of the murder to solve the brutal murder mystery. You are all suspects for the murder. The objective of the game is to solve the murder, and the winner of Cluedo is the one who guesses who murdered Dr. Black, in which room he was murdered, and with what weapon he was led to his death. The game board represents Dunkelborg Manor and is divided into different rooms that need to be investigated to answer the three murder questions: who, where, and what.

Cluedo's Various Game Components

The game includes special equipment you will need along the way. This includes:

• The game board designed as Dunkelborg Manor with ten rooms: kitchen, dining room, living room, ballroom, entrance hall, conservatory, billiard room, library, study, and cellar
• 6 colored game pieces for the suspects (i.e., the players): Colonel Mustard, Reverend Green, Mrs. Peacock, Professor Plum, Miss Scarlet, and Mrs. White
• 6 murder weapons in miniature size: rope, lead pipe, dagger, wrench, candlestick, and revolver
• 6 character cards, 6 weapon cards, and 9 room cards
• Murder envelope
• Detective notepad

The different character names and weapons may vary slightly depending on which edition of Cluedo you are playing.

About the Rules

Setup

The game begins when all miniatures are placed on their starting squares. Weapon cards, character cards, and room cards are placed in three separate piles on the table. One of each card is placed in the murder envelope without the players knowing which cards they are. The rest of the cards are now shuffled and dealt to the players face down. The murder envelope is placed in the cellar, and the weapons are placed in the various rooms.

Find Clues

The purpose of the game is to guess which three cards are in the murder envelope. In other words: Who murdered Dr. Black? Where was he killed? And with what weapon was he struck down? At the start, you cross off the cards you have received on your detective notepad. This way, you can already exclude some possibilities. By rolling the dice, you move your piece around the mansion and explore the individual rooms.

Solve the Murder Mystery

When you are in a room, you can make a guess about how the murder happened. The player to your left must now show if they have any of the cards mentioned in the guess. Only you, who made the guess, may see the card. If the player does not have any of the cards, the turn moves to the next player. By using the process of elimination, you can gradually cross off all the innocents and finally accuse the murderer. When you feel convinced, you may look in the murder envelope, and if you are correct, you win the game. If one or more cards are incorrect, you have lost and automatically provide valuable information to your opponents.