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.

Clue computer game