| If you are a fan of the classic board game but | | | | board are: Hall, Billiard Room and Library. Then |
| have forgotten how to play Cluedo game I have | | | | place the colored pieces to represent the 6 |
| written a brief summary of the game rules. I | | | | suspects on their corresponding color spots on |
| have also included details of where to find a free | | | | the board. You play which ever character piece is |
| game to play Clue online without downloading it. | | | | nearest to you. The 6 characters or suspects and |
| Cluedo also known as Clue is a mystery detective | | | | colors are normally: |
| game normally for 2 to 6 people to play. It is | | | | Red for Miss Scarlet White for Mrs White Yellow |
| suitable for 8 year olds and up. The rules are | | | | for Colonel Mustard Green for Reverend Green |
| simple and it only takes about 5 minutes to set | | | | Purple for Professor Plum And Blue for Mrs |
| up. This is a turn based dice game. But this | | | | Peacock Now to play Cluedo game all the players |
| doesn't mean this is a game of luck, as it does | | | | roll the dice and the person with the highest roll of |
| require skills of deduction and elimination plus a | | | | the dice starts first. Everyone then takes it in |
| certain amount of deception like poker. This | | | | turns going round clockwise, to roll the dice and |
| makes it enjoyable for both children and adults. | | | | move the corresponding number of spaces on |
| How to Play Cluedo Game | | | | the board. The aim is to get into a room. When |
| Classic Clue starts with the murder of a Mr. | | | | you are in a room you can make your |
| Boddy at his Tudor Mansion. The aim of the game | | | | suggestion, for example "I think it was Professor |
| is to work out which room, with which weapon | | | | Plum in the Kitchen with the Rope". When you |
| and by who the murder was committed. The | | | | make your suggestion you must move the |
| variables involved in the investigation are the 9 | | | | relevant pieces into the room you are suggesting. |
| rooms of the Tudor mansion, the 6 occupants of | | | | You put this theory to the person on your left. |
| the house at the time the crime occurred and 6 | | | | They then have to disprove it by showing you |
| possible weapons found around the house. To set | | | | (only) one of the cards in you have suggested, so |
| up the Cluedo board game the cards are | | | | that you may tick it off your checklist. If he/she |
| separated into the variables i.e. rooms, suspects | | | | doesn't have any of the 3 cards in your theory |
| and weapons. The cards are shuffled and without | | | | you move onto the next person along. If he/she |
| looking at them, one card from each of these 3 | | | | has any of them he/she must show you only |
| piles is selected at random and placed in the | | | | one. If a person puts a theory to you, you must |
| envelope. The aim is now for everyone to be the | | | | always show a card if you have it, but you only |
| first to work out by elimination exactly what | | | | have to show them one. You can make a |
| those 3 cards are. The rest of the cards are | | | | suggestion including cards you have in your hand, |
| shuffled together and dealt out between the | | | | in order to eliminate other cards. This is also a |
| players. You also each get a detective notebook | | | | good way of bluffing the other players as to your |
| which is a checklist of all the cards. You have to | | | | line of inquiry! Eventually, you will be able to make |
| tick off the cards you have in your hand. Next | | | | a definite suggestion as to what the 3 cards in |
| place the 6 weapons in the following places: | | | | the envelope are. But the aim is to be the first to |
| Dagger in the lounge Rope in the ballroom Lead | | | | do it. As you can see the Clue game rules are |
| Piping in the conservatory Candlestick in the dining | | | | very simple and so you can pick up how to play |
| room Revolver in the study Spanner/Wrench in | | | | Cluedo game very quickly. You'll find that it is an |
| the kitchen The other 3 of the 9 rooms of the | | | | enjoyable game with many hours of fun. |