Revolver (originally depicted as a semi-automatic pistol, current editions typically represent an actual Pepper-box revolver).Dagger (A Knife in North American editions, each represented by a respective depiction).Special editions have included gold plated, brass finished and Sterling silver versions, which have appeared in a variety of designs. The playing tokens are typically made out of unfinished pewter, with the exception of the Rope, which may also come in plastic or string depending on edition. The current standard set of North American & UK miniature weapons tokens Green in pre-2002 North American versions РІР‚вЂњ a green piece) Miss Scarlett (spelled Miss Scarlet in North American versions РІР‚вЂњ a red piece).Occasionally they are made from wood or pewter. Suspects Main article: Cluedo charactersР”Вepending on edition, the playing pieces are typically made of coloured plastic, shaped like chess pawns, or character figurines.

The game's current equipment consists of a board which shows the rooms of an English country house called Tudor Mansion (previously Tudor Close and Tudor Hall), and the corridors and passages linking them, several coloured playing pieces (character pawns), some props representing murder weapons (dagger, rope, etc), one or two six-sided dice/die, three sets of cards describing the 9 rooms (scene of crime), the 6 suspects and 6 weapons (corresponding to the playing pieces), along with a Solution Cards envelope to contain one card of each, and a Detective's Notes pad (often with 6 pencils) for keeping detailed notes during the game. There were other minor differences, all of which would be updated by the game's initial release and remain essentially unchanged in the standard classic editions of the game. Players also had to land on another player in order to make suggestions about that player's character through the use of special counter-tokens, and once exhausted, a player could no longer make suggestions. Notably, the remaining playing cards were distributed into the rooms to be retrieved, rather than dealt directly to the players. Some aspects of the gameplay were also different. Some of these unused weapons and characters would appear in later spinoff versions of the game. In addition there were nine weapons including the unused axe, bomb, syringe, poison, shillelagh (walking stick/ cudgel), and fireplace poker. Originally there were eleven rooms, including the eliminated ' gun room' and cellar. The game allowed for play of up to eight remaining characters, providing for nine suspects in total. In particular, Pratt's original design calls for ten characters, one of whom was to be designated the victim by random drawing prior to the start of the game. in the United States for publication, where it was re-named 'Clue.' However, there were several differences from the original game concept and that initially published in 1949 (which also remains the most enduring version of the game). Pratt filed for a patent of his invention of a murder/mystery-themed game, originally named 'Murder!' Shortly thereafter, Pratt and his wife presented the game to Waddington's executive Norman Watson, who immediately purchased the game and provided its trademark name of 'Cluedo.' Though the patent was granted in 1947, due to war shortages the game was not officially launched until 1949, at which time the game was simultaneously licensed to Parker Bros.

In 2008, Cluedo Reinvention was created (with changes to board, gameplay and characters) as a modern spin-off. The board games form an overall story whose complete chronology can be found at Cluedo chronology. More games, books, and a film have been released as part of the Cluedo franchise. Boddy in North American versions), and with which weapon and in what room. The object of the basic game is for players to strategically move around the game board, in the guise of one of the game's characters, collecting clues from which to deduce which suspect murdered the game's perpetual victim: Dr. publisher Parker Brothers as well as Waddingtons. It is now published by the United States game and toy company Hasbro, which acquired its U.S. Pratt, a solicitor's clerk and part-time clown from Birmingham, England. Cluedo ( Template:Pron-en Clue in North America) is a deduction board game originally published by Waddingtons in Leeds, United Kingdom in 1949.

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