Clue Board Game Information

Welcome to the world of Clue. This section of the site is dedicated to all aspects of the game Clue, one of the first crime stopping board games. Many of us first played Clue in grade school with family or friends, but it is certainly a game that can be played well into adulthood. Hours of fun and entertainment can be had by young and old alike. This site will refresh your love for the game, fill you in on the history and a few odd facts and even offer strategy and variant tips.

A quick overview of the game may be needed to refresh your memory and remind you of the endless variants of the game. The basic background of the game is as follows: Mr. Boddy (or Dr. Black in the United Kingdom version) has been found murdered in his own mansion and it is up to you to discover who was the murderer, what weapon was used, and in which room the dreadful murder occurred before any of your opponents. Every time the game is played a different sequence of answers is used.

The game comes with the following items: a game board that has a map of the mansion on it, a detective notepad where you record your clues, cards with easy to read pictures and wording to make the game friendly for even young players (and also for those of us who might be finding it harder to read small print), playing pawns (including miniature replica weapons)…but bring your own sleuth work. Miss Scarlet, Mr. Green, Colonel Mustard, Professor Plum, Mrs. White and Mrs. Peacock are all waiting for you to solve the crime of the century.

Fun Facts About Clue

Clue has been around for decades, since the late 40's and has become a favorite game both in the United States and abroad for people of all ages. As a result, there are many fun facts that have developed over time.

Did you know….

• Clue is available in both Japan and China, as well as over 40 other countries
• Only the North American version of Clue replaces the “Reverend Green” with the more political correct name “Mr. Green”.
• In an interesting variation, the Spanish language version of Clue, the colors of the pawns are different to correspond to different character names.
• The Iranian version of Clue uses Persian names and even updated the pictures after the Islamic revolution to match the required garb. In another difference to the game most of us are used to playing, the goal of the game in Iran is not to solve the murder, but to discover who the thief was.
• An unauthorized variation of Clue has been developed that is an Evangelical Christian board game called Mystery Museum where the goal is to discover who stole an artifact while learning about the Bible.
• When the game was still in its inventive-concept stages the weapons were a Dagger, Rope, Bomb, Lead Pipe, Candlestick, Revolver, Spanner, Hypodermic Syringe, Poison and Axe.
• During the concept stage, the mansion included a "gun" room, but this was later removed because it was thought to be too elitist.
• Clue, the movie, was the first movie to be based after a game. A script for a Monopoly was also written but never produced.