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The Game ClueWednesday, May 04, 2005
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!
The classic whodunit gameFriday, April 29, 2005
Known in Britain as Cluedo but in America as Clue, this classic game is based on a simple idea but your enjoyment of it (or lack thereof) will depend to some extent on what sort of brain you have. The game is basically a logic puzzle so it is not a game of luck (though there is a little luck involved) so the most skilful player will win most of the time.
With six possible murderers, six possible weapons and nine possible locations, there are 314 possible solutions to the puzzle. By a process of elimination, each player tries to work out the combination. Each player is dealt some cards containing names of people, weapons and locations, so is able to eliminate some possibilities immediately.
The main skill lies is in knowing what is the best combination to guess when it is your turn to guess, and understanding the implications of your (and other people's) previous guesses. When you guess a combination, you announce it aloud for everybody to hear. Going round in a circle, your opponents have to either say they haven't got any of those three or they show you a card. Nobody else sees this card but they know that this person has one of the three you guessed. Of course, that person may have more than one of the three but as only one card need be shown, you don't know that. If none of your opponents is able to show you a card, then either you have guessed correctly or you've got one of the cards in your own hand. In the latter case, it seems like a wasted guess although there are occasions when bluffing might be useful. In any case, those players who can make most use of clues offered by all guesses, not just their own, have the best chance of winning.
Yes, this game can be a lot of fun, but you need a brain suited to solving logic puzzles to really enjoy it.
Pretty funTuesday, March 15, 2005
I've played this game literally dozens of times and it's still fun for me.
I do agree with what one reviewer said...after a while, the combos can be the same, so they threw in another card to change it up...I've done that too and it totally adds a new perspective.
I've loved this game for years, if you haven't played it yet, please do!
Wow!!!Monday, February 21, 2005
This is one of the best games I have ever played. I am almost 13 and this has always been at the top of my game list. I know what I am talking about. I have played evey game from Pickup Sticks to Sorry. If you want a challenging game that is fun for everyone, this is a game for you.
In this game you must find the killer, weapon, and place. You must collect "clues" to win the game. If you have many people at your place then you can play in teams.