Clue F5518 Signature Collection Family Board Game Instructions
- June 12, 2024
- Clue
Table of Contents
F5518 Signature Collection Family Board Game
CONTENTS
- Gameboard
- 6 wooden character tokens
- 6 miniature weapons 50 cards (6 character cards, 6 weapon cards, 9 room cards, and 29 Clue cards)
- Case file envelope
- Detective notepad
- 2 dice
- 6 notepad shields
The invitations were delivered. The guests have arrived—GASP!
The host has been murdered! Killed in cold blood. For his inheritance…or
something else? Six colorful guests are now suspects. It’s up to you to solve
this classic murder mystery…
WHO killed Mr. Boddy?
MISS SCARLETT
Beautiful. Seductive.
Ruthless? Manipulative? Miss Scarlett has always been beautiful, but recently
also seems cold-hearted. Boddy and Scarlett had grown up together and been in
all sorts of trouble over the years. As they got older though, their
friendship became strained over financial matters.
In receiving her invitation to Tudor Mansion, Scarlett assumed all was
forgiven…
MRS. PEACOCK
Flirtatious. Discreet.
Greedy? Devious?
Her exact age is unknown, and that’s just one of Mrs.
Peacock’s secrets.
Peacock rocketed from smalltown girl to well-connected socialite. Little is
known of her three husbands, other than they all died suddenly. Peacock has
called in many favors to get this invitation to Boddy’sparty. What’s on her
mind: marriage ormurder?
PROF. PLUM
Intrepid. Eccentric.
Obsessive? Paranoid?
Fearlessly tracking down desert tombs, ancient statues, and lost cities,
Professor Plum is an archaeologist with a thirst for adventure. Boddy financed
all his expeditions, until a huge disagreement ended their partnership. With
no excavations on the horizon, Plum was bored. Boddy’s invitation, when it
came, filled him with hope. He was first to arrive at the party…
COL. MUSTARD
Patriot. Philanthropist.
Liar? Narcissist?
To the outside world, he is a hero. Colonel Mustard is a highly decorated,
successful, and popular officer.
However, behind his medals of honor are rumors of black market deals and
treason; rumors he’s been paying someone to keep secret for too long. Mustard
suspects Boddy of being his blackmailerand eagerly travels to Tudor Mansion to
search for evidence…
MR. GREEN
Charming. Witty.
Unforgiving? Decadent?
As a suave con man, Green has fronted as a prince, a pilot, a doctor, and an
attorney.
After years on the scam, trouble has finally caught up with him and forced him
into hiding. Thinking that Boddy was the only man to know his true identity,
he is immediately concerned when he receives the invitation. Determined to
keep his secrets safe, Green accepts…
MRS. WHITE
Dependable. Hardworking.
Resentful? Disgruntled?
Perhaps no one was closer to Boddy than his loyal and steadfast cook and
housekeeper, Mrs. White.
But with little to show for her decades of dedicated service, she’d begun to
wonder if her compensation was adequate. She was feeling particularly
underappreciated on the evening of the party, as she labored in the kitchen in
preparation for the guests.
Was she cooking up more than just dinner?
with WHAT?
and WHERE?
GET READY
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Place all six character tokens on their named spaces, even if there aren’t six players. Choose your character.
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Place all weapons in random, separate rooms.
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Shuffle the twenty-nine Clue cards and place them facedown in a pile near the board.
To play the traditional game of CLUE, remove these cards from the game. -
Separate the other cards into three decks: characters, weapons, and rooms. Shuffle each deck and place it facedown.
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Slide the top card from each of those three decks into the case file envelope so no one sees.
These cards answer the questions: Who did it? With what? And where? -
Shuffle the remaining character, weapon, and room cards together and deal them out facedown among players. It’s okay if some players have more cards than others.
For a two-player game, you’ll deal the cards out differently. See last page for details. -
Everyone takes a notebook sheet, a notepad shield, and a pen (not included). Mark each player’s initial (including your own) at the top.
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Secretly look at your cards and mark them on your sheet. They cannot be in the envelope! Keep your sheet secret.
LET’S PLAY
Miss Scarlett always goes first, and play continues clockwise.
(If no one is playing as Scarlett, the next player clockwise on the board
starts.)
ON YOUR TURN
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Roll the dice.
If you roll the magnifying glass icon, draw a Clue card.
Read it aloud and do what it says, then return it to the bottom of the deck.
• If you roll two icons, draw two cards.
• If a character, weapon, or room card is revealed, mark it on your sheet. -
Do ONE of three things:
• Move your character token the number of squares you rolled. (The magnifying glass counts as 1.) Try to get to a room!
• Use a secret passage: If you’re in a room with a secret passage at the start of your turn, you can move your token to the room the passage connects to.
• Stay in the room your token is already in.
Moving
You cannot move diagonally, go through the same square twice on a turn, or
land on or move through a square already occupied by another token.
Entering Rooms
• You must enter rooms through doorways.
• If you roll a number higher than you need to enter, just stop moving once
you’re inside. elax!
• Any number of tokens and weapons can be in a room at a time.
• You cannot pass through a doorway blocked by another player, whether you’re
inside or outside of that room.
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If you reach or stay in a room, make a suggestion for whodunit, with what, and where. Say, “I suggest [any character], with [any weapon], in [the room you are in].”
• Move the suspect character and weapon into that room. (They’ll remain there after your turn.)
• The player to your left secretly shows you one of the cards from your suggestion, if they have one. If they have more than one, they choose which one to show you.
• If they don’t have one, then the next player secretly shows you a card from your suggestion, and so on.
• No one has a card? That’s okay. -
Mark your sheet with the card you were shown. It can’t be in the envelope.
If you weren’t shown any cards, that could mean your suggestion is correct!
Think you know whodunit? You can make an accusation right after you make a suggestion! See WIN for details.
That’s it. Now the player to your left goes!
WIN
Once you think you know whodunit, make your accusation! You can only make one accusation per game. It must be on your turn, but it can be right after you make a suggestion. You must be in a room, but you don’t have to be in the room you’re going to name.
- Say, “I accuse [character], with [weapon], in [room].”
- Secretly open the envelope. Are all three cards you named inside?
YES! You win! Congratulations on solving the case!
NO! Uh oh, you’re wrong! Without letting anyone see, put the cards back
in the envelope. You can’t take any more turns, but you must show cards when
other players make suggestions or name cards they want revealed. The game
continues until someone makes a correct accusation. If no one does, the
murderer gets away!
TWO-PLAYER (OR TEAM) GAME
This variation plays like the classic game, with two exceptions:
- Set up: After you’ve completed steps 1-5, shuffle the remaining cards and place four cards facedown randomly in any four rooms. (For a speedier game, place them in the corner rooms.) Then continue setup as usual.
- Play: If you enter a room with a card, secretly look at that card and mark your sheet before making your suggestion as usual.
DETECTIVE TIPS
MARKING YOUR SHEET
When someone shows you a card, mark it on your sheet in the first column and
in the column under their initial. Knowing who has which cards will let you
strategize when making suggestions, and you may be able to pick up on clues
when other players make suggestions.
PROCESS OF ELIMINATION
Suggestions help you figure out whodunit by process of elimination. As players
reveal cards, you narrow down which character, weapon, and room cards might be
in the envelope.
USING YOUR CARDS
Use the cards in your hand to your advantage when making suggestions.
If you want to know if a player has a specific card, try naming one or two of
your own cards.
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