Cluedo Card Game

Cluedo: The Card Game (or Clue: The Card Game in the U.S.) is a card game version of the classic board game Cluedo (Clue, in the U.S.). There have been two different games made with the same name. Despite the common name, the games play differently. One was published by Waddingtons in 1992, the other by Winning Moves Games USA in 2002 - however, it is no longer in production.

Waddingtons' version

In this game, the goal is to be the first player to get rid of all your cards. Each player starts the game with a hand of five cards dealt randomly from the deck. The deck is then placed between the two players and the top card is flipped over next to the deck to create a discard pile. On a player's turn, they may play a card from their hand onto the discard if the card being played has a matching image or number to the card on top of the discard pile. If none of their cards match one of these two characteristics, then the player must draw a card from the deck and add it to their hand. The deck has some special weapon cards that allow other actions to be taken when played. For example, if a player plays a dagger card, they choose a player and that player loses a turn. If a candlestick is played, the next player after the one who played it, in turn order, loses a turn. If a rope card is played, the player playing it gets an extra turn. Lastly, if a player play a revolver card, they choose a player and exchange their hand with that player.

Winning Moves' version

The Winning Moves' version of this game is much more like the original game, where the goal is to deduce based on clues you gain throughout the game. Here, players are trying to track down Mr. Boddy's killer who has managed to flee the mansion. The goal is to figure out who the killer is, what mode of transportation they used to flee, and where the fled to. The game starts with the dealer separating and shuffling the different cards (6 suspect, 6 vehicle, and 9 destination) and choosing one of each for the "solution." The remaining cards are then shuffled together and dealt out as evenly as possible to players. Players mark those cards off on their clue sheets. The dealer then shuffles up and deals one Action card to each player. Action cards allow a player to perform different actions on their turn. These are how players gain access to additional clues, allowing them to work to deduce the solution. Once all players have an action card, the destination markers are shuffled face-down and one is dealt to each player. The players flip up their destination markers and the remainder destination markers are placed in the middle face up.

On a player's turn, they perform the following actions: 1)Draw an action card from the deck 2)Play one action card 3)Check off any new clues on their sheet 4)(optional) Make an Accusation

Action cards allow the player to gather clues from other players in various ways. Once a player thinks they have the solution, they can make an accusation on their turn (you may do it without playing an action card). A player may only make one accusation a game. The player names off the suspect, vehicle, and destination, then secretly looks at the solution cards. If they match the player's accusation, the player wins. If not, the player is still in the game, but cannot win.

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