The makers of Cluedo have gone and killed Professor Plum The Telegraph, Robert Colvile, 15 August 2008 (retrieved 1 November 2009)

The object of the game is to determine who murdered the game's victim, where the crime took place, and which weapon was used. Each player assumes the role of one of the six suspects and attempts to deduce the correct answer by strategically moving around a game board representing the rooms of a mansion and collecting clues about the circumstances of the murder from the other players. Shuffle the remaining cards and deal them out to each player. Each player should have roughly the same number of cards, but some players may have one more or one less card than others. The player who has the green token goes first, followed by the player to their left, and so on. Professor Plum, a intelligent yet absent-minded academic. He is represented by a purple token/figurine. Main article: List of Cluedo characters The figurines and traditional set of North American & UK suspect tokens. The North American versions of Clue also replace the character "Reverend Green" from the original Cluedo with "Mr. Green". This is the only region to continue to make such a change. Minor changes include "Miss Scarlett" with her name being spelt with one 't', the spanner being called a wrench, and the dagger renamed a knife. In the 2016 U.S. edition, the knife was changed to a dagger. Until 2003, the lead piping was known as the lead pipe only in the North American edition.Who killed Cluedo's Col Mustard? by Cole Moreton, The Independent, 17 August 2008, retrieved 20 October 2009 Clue "Master Detective" (1988), [29] an expanded version of the game featuring 12 rooms, 10 characters, and eight weapons with support for up to 10 players. In addition to the regular cast, Clue Master Detective adds Miss Peach, Monsieur Brunette, Madame Rose, and Sergeant Gray to the list of suspects. It also added poison and a horseshoe to the assortment of weapons. The fountain, the gazebo, and the carriage house were added to the list of rooms. This game is currently published in the USA by Winning Moves Games USA. In August 2008, Hasbro redesigned and updated the board, characters, weapons, and rooms. Changes to the rules of game play were made, some to accommodate the new features. The changes to the game have been criticised in the media, and by fans of the game, for unnecessarily altering classic cultural icons. [9] [26] [27] Mrs. White Mrs. White, the matriarchal chief domestic servant, typically the housekeeper or cook. (known as "Chef White" as of the 2023 edition. [16] [17] [18]) She is represented by a white token/figurine.

Games magazine included Clue in their "Top 100 Games of 1980", praising it as "still the classic detective game". [35] During Cluedo's long history, eight unique Clue editions were published in North America (1949, 1956/1960, 1960/1963, 1972, 1986, 1992, 1996, and 2002), including miniaturised "travel" editions. However, only three distinct editions of Cluedo were released in the UK – the longest of which lasted 47 years from its introduction in 1949 until its first successor in 1996. The eighth North America and fourth UK editions constitute the current shared game design. International versions occasionally developed their own unique designs for specific editions, although most drew on the designs and art from either the US or UK editions, and in some cases mixing elements from both, while localising others – specifically suspect portraits. [6] [14] Mozart, Mike (26 January 2010). "Classic Toy Museum". Classictoymuseum.blogspot.com . Retrieved 8 April 2014. a b c Orbanes, Phil (2003). Clue: The Great Detective Game – Memories: The Game Through The Years. Danvers, MA: Winning Moves, Inc. pp.2, 5–6. Colonel Mustard, a retired military officer with a distinguished career. He is represented by a yellow token/figurine.Perparation: Set up the game board and place all the playing pieces on their designated spaces. Each player chooses a token to represent them during the game. Shuffle the suspect, weapon, and room cards and place them face-down on their designated spaces. Take one card from each category and place them into the secret envelope. This will be the solution to the murder mystery.