Cluedo Super Challenge
1986
Waddingtons Games Ltd.
 
First produced
1986
Players
2 to 9
Age(s)
12+
             
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1 x playing board

9 x character pieces;
- Colonel Mustard, Miss Peach, Professor Plum, Rev. Green, Captain Brown, Mrs. Peacock, Miss Scarlett, Mrs White and Mr. Slate-Grey

9 x weapon pieces;

- dagger, candlestick, revolver, rope, lead piping, spanner, blunderbuss, axe and poison

4 x garden ornaments; orb, urn, sundial and bird table

30 x clue counters plus one spare

3 x murder card holders

9 x detective note sheets

18 x super clue cards

9 x character cards

9 x weapon cards

9 x room cards

7 x weapon stands

2 x dice
1 x rules leaflet

 

Solve by deduction, the mystery murder of Dr. Black whose body has been found at the foot of the cellar staircase in his country house, Tudor Close. Each suspect, weapon, and possible scene of the crime, has a unique code and the winner of the game is the player who cracks this code and identifies in one accusation;
Whodunnit, Where and with What?

Cleverly designed card holders conceal the vital cards. Throughout the game, players have the opportunity of sliding open one or more of the four windows on these card holders to reveal part of the unique code every card carries.

The game play has subtly changed. All players hold a master clue list. Players must land on a clue tile which reveals a number for an instruction eg. look at any window in the card holders, take a spare card (thus eliminating a room, a suspect or a weapon) or reveal the location of a super clue. To help players collate the information they gather, each detective has a clue sheet.

 

Three new suspects join the ranks; Miss Peach, Captain Brown, and Mr. Slate-Grey. The total of 9 characters now appear as beautifully styled playing pieces. Three extra weapons also thicken the plot. The possible murder weapons could include a Blunderbuss, Poison or an axe, besides the other 6 well- known implements from the original game.
This is an advanced version of the well known Cluedo game with some differences. Clue counters are distributed around the board and when landed on, provide clues to help solve the crime, rather than relying on other players to provide evidence against your guessing. Clue counters may give instructions to all players as well as, or instead of, giving clues to the player who landed on them.
The detective note pad is a more substantial write on / wipe off material, rather than using paper notes which are disposed of after the game.

Cluedo remains a classic of murder mystery board games, still in production and selling worldwide, since its development in the 1940s. This Super Cluedo Challenge is a fitting tribute and expansion of play to this most famous of Whodunnit games.