Cluedo is a murder mystery deduction board game in which players move a set of characters through the rooms of a mansion, gathering clues to work out which character committed a murder, with which weapon and in which room. It was invented by Anthony E. Pratt and first published in the United Kingdom in 1949 by Waddingtons; it was released in the United States under the name Clue. The game is played by process of elimination using cards representing suspects, weapons and rooms, and it remains one of the best-known deduction games of its kind.
Facts
Originating Region Game TypeBoard game, deduction and mystery 1 Governing BodyNo governing body; owned and published commercially by Hasbro, after earlier ownership by Waddingtons and Parker Brothers. 1 Classification
Player CountSmall Group (3-6 Players) 1 Sport
Game Type (category) In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Europe, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United Kingdom, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Cluedo
WikipediaLead section, first sentence
Cluedo (), known as Clue in North America, is a murder mystery game for three to six players (depending on editions) that was devised in 1943 by British board game designer Anthony E. Pratt.
History section, first paragraph
The game was first manufactured by Waddingtons in the United Kingdom in 1949.
Lead section, third sentence
Since then, it has been relaunched and updated several times, and it is currently owned and published by the American game and toy company Hasbro.
Wikipedia, article summary lead
Cluedo (), known as Clue in North America, is a murder mystery game for three to six players (depending on editions) that was devised in 1943 by British board game designer Anthony E. Pratt. The game was first manufactured by Waddingtons in the United Kingdom in 1949. Since then, it has been relaunched and updated several times, and it is currently owned and published by the American gam
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