Clue
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Toys and Games Reviews of Clue
Customer Review: Who done it?
Summary: 5 Stars
Not only "Who done it?" But where and how?
This game is popular enough to have a movie (ASIN: 6300214699) made with the same premise. Having to role dice slows you down just enough to let the other person make the guess that you already know and beat you by inches to the end of the game. Oh! I mean you use cunning and logic to extrapolate the murderer and the weapon and location by the elimination of the cards in your hand and others. The use of a note pad to keep track is useful. If you listen carefully you can take educated guesses as to what is not in someone's hand. Out of meanness you ask someone if they have what is in your hand and drive the others crazy.
It is almost impossible to play with only two people as the card is in your hand or the other persons or is the target of the inquiry. And you must show your cards on request. However even with six people this game moves a lot faster than Monopoly.
As far as education is concerned "logic and persuasion" are not education. Dice theory will not help.
Durability is subjective. There are a lot of paper parts. How durable is paper. With care this can last a long time.
Clueby parker
Customer Review: A timeless classic you can't wear out! 5 stars!
Summary: 5 Stars
As another reviewer quipped, I played it as a child, I play it as an adult. I must admit that I hadn't played this game for a long time, but when my 8-yr old son pulled it out of the game closet at Gma's house we had a great time. My son enjoyed it so much that he asked for a copy for Christmas...and Santa willingly obliged.We now play "Clue!" regularly. It's a great family game. Now that our children are beyond "Candyland" and "Chutes and Ladders" we are happy to move on to games like this one.
Just in case you've been off planet for the past 30 years or so, here's how the game works:
Up to 6 players roll a dice and move their marker around a board that represents a mansion as they seek out which person in the game was the murderer, what the murder weapon was, and which room the murder was committed in. If you are clever enough maybe you'll be the first one to figure out "who done it!"
A great family game (as long as you don't think about the murder aspect too much), and the game's never the same twice...and if it is you'll never know until it's all over.
"Clue!" is a timeless classic that is destined to be around for a long, long time!
Good luck, and pass the rope, er...popcorn
Alan Holyoak
Customer Review: Detective Vandelay
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved this game as a child, I love it as an Adult! This is a board game that parents and children can play together...and both have fun.
What's in the game? The game board is filled with different rooms (kitchen, library, billard room etc) and spaces that lead you to the rooms..there are also two seceret passages. You have game pieces (all different colours) which represent the people ...who are all suspected of killing Mr. Boddy...was it Colonel Musterd? Mrs. Scarlett? or perhaps Mr. Green. To add, you have different weapons that could have led to Mr. Boddy's demise...the rope, revolver, candlestic etc.
All game players are given equil amounts of cards...each card has a person, weapon or a room on it. 3 cards (one room one weapon one person) are hidden in an envelope that cannot be opened until a player has decided he/she knows the answer. The player then looks at their cards and crosses off that person, room or weapon on his recording sheet...the player then can wonder about the other rooms etc
The players start rolling the dice, going into rooms and making accusations....
If you like detective work, try to find Mr. Boddy's killer!
You'll have fun!
Customer Review: The Game Clue
Summary: 5 Stars
The game Clue is a detective game that entertains you and your friends by seeing who is first to solve the murder mystery. I usually play this game with my family and friends because it is a game for the entire family and we enjoy it. This is my personal favorite board game because it is simple and it perks you up if you are having a gloomy day.
This game has some some positive things about it and some negative things about it. One poitive thing is that there are very few directions. Another is that it gets your mind thinking by using your knowledge or "Clues" that you have discovered and try to guess the person who committed the murder, where it happened, and with what weapon they did it with. But along with positive comments, there are also negative ones too. For example, it takes a long time to set the game up because you have to sort the cards, hand the out to each player, and without looking take three cards and put them into the confidential envelope.
I have played this many times and I am only 11 years old. I would rate this game 5 stars!
Customer Review: An All-Time Favourite That Stands The Test Of Time
Summary: 5 Stars
Like so very many other families, CLUE has been a board game played in our house over many years.Where else can you find such a great source of entertainment that provides real fun as well as an education in deductive reasoning?
CLUE offers a solid alternative to a boring night watching TV. And it certainly encourages family discussions as you play it. Now, that's something television doesn't offer!
Our kids are all grown up now, but we still get together frequently over the dining room table to have another CLUE evening.
The only criticism I have of the game is that the pads of detective notes are very hard to replace. I recently went into one local games store and was told they had been trying for two years to get a supply of the CLUE detective notes. Many customers had been apparently asking for them.
My solution was to simply create my own detective notes form on our home computer, using a graphics program.
Seems like we could have a supply-and-demand opportunity here.
Anyone listening out there in Parker Brothers land?