CLUE:THE BOARD GAME

Clue: The Board Game


The game of “Clue” is unlike any other board game! All of the characters in the game, including the “victim,” are fictional. The game is setup like a stage play; it can be totally left up to the imagination. The scene opens in Mr. Boddy’s palatial mansion. Mr. Boddy is the victim of foul play and is found murdered in one of the rooms. The objective of the game is to discover the answer to the three main questions. Who murdered Mr. Boddy? Which room was Mr. Boddy murdered in? What weapon was used to commit the crime? The answer lies in the little envelope resting on the stairway marked X in the center of the board. Any player, by the process of deduction and good common sense, can win the game by identifying the three solution cards.

The game board for “Clue” has nine rooms in Mr. Boddy’s mansion. There are six colored tokens used to represent the six suspects. All six tokens are placed on the starting squares with their names on t...