What time frame does the game "Clue" take place in? 40's, 50's, etc?

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What time frame does the game "Clue" take place in? 40's, 50's, etc?

Answer 1

40's.  Too bad they don't have any lingo in the game from the 40's like "Check out the gams on that flapper, shee".

With that game I like to play because I know the trick to winning.  When other people ask other opponents if they have a certain card and they show them, obviously you can't see it, but you can see where on their sheet they mark the answer down by just the position of their pen.  So now you know what card was shown to them.

Answer 2

Are you not referring to Cluedo? Isn't it called Cluedo?

Mrs White in the Drawing Room with the Candlestick holder, i've got the right game right?

Cluedo.

Answer 3

I think Clue is the American name, and Cluedo the British (and Australian) one. It's the same game.

The time frame is 1940's 'film noir' style.

Answer 4

Hi there.

It is an evocation of the classic 1930's country mansion murder mystery, as popularised by Agatha Christie et al.

Cheers, Steve.

Answer 5

Do you mean 'Cluedo'? UK

Answer 6

Fun Facts About Clue

Clue has been around for decades, since the late 40's and has become a favorite game both in the United States and abroad for people of all ages. As a result, there are many fun facts that have developed over time.

Did you know….:

· Clue is available in both Japan and China, as well as over 40 other countries

· Only the North American version of Clue replaces the “Reverend Green” with the more political correct name “Mr. Green”.

· In an interesting variation, the Spanish language version of Clue, the colors of the pawns are different to correspond to different character names.

· The Iranian version of Clue uses Persian names and even updated the pictures after the Islamic revolution to match the required garb. In another difference to the game most of us are used to playing, the goal of the game in Iran is not to solve the murder, but to discover who the thief was.

· An unauthorized variation of Clue has been developed that is an Evangelical Christian board game called Mystery Museum where the goal is to discover who stole an artifact while learning about the Bible.

· When the game was still in its inventive-concept stages the weapons were a Dagger, Rope, Bomb, Lead Pipe, Candlestick, Revolver, Spanner, Hypodermic Syringe, Poison and Axe.

· During the concept stage, the mansion included a "gun" room, but this was later removed because it was thought to be too elitist.

· Clue, the movie, was the first movie to be based after a game. A script for a Monopoly was also written but never produced.

The game comes with the following items: a game board that has a map of the mansion on it, a detective notepad where you record your clues, cards with easy to read pictures and wording to make the game friendly for even young players (and also for those of us who might be finding it harder to read small print), playing pawns (including miniature replica weapons)…but bring your own sleuth work. Miss Scarlet, Mr. Green, Colonel Mustard, Professor Plum, Mrs. White and Mrs. Peacock are all waiting for you to solve the crime of the century.

Answer 7

40's