Cluedo

Cluedo is a mystery puzzle game centered on solving a murder by combining movement, card information, and logical deduction. At the beginning of a case, one suspect card, one weapon card, and one room card are placed face-down as the hidden solution. The remaining cards are dealt among the players, giving each person private information that can be used to eliminate possibilities.

The hidden solution sets the investigation

The three cards set aside represent the answer to the crime: who committed it, which weapon was used, and where the murder happened. Because these cards are not shown, players must work out the solution indirectly. The other cards cannot be part of the answer, so recording known cards on the clue sheet is central to the investigation.

Each player receives three clue cards at the start, and those cards are automatically crossed off on the clue sheet. The source also describes a wider set of 21 cards made up of six suspects, nine rooms, and six weapons. The cards held by players therefore provide information about what is not inside the secret solution, while the three hidden cards remain the possibilities that must eventually be identified.

Movement determines where suggestions can be made

Players roll the dice and move around the board inside the mansion. The dice result determines how far a token can move, while entering a room creates the opportunity to make a suggestion. This links movement to investigation: the room reached by a player affects which location can be proposed in that turn.

A suggestion names three connected parts of the case: a character, a weapon, and the room where the crime supposedly occurred. The source explains that character and weapon choices can be made from anywhere on the board, but room suggestions are limited by the player's current location. This makes rooms a distinct part of the deduction process because learning about a particular location requires reaching it.

Suggestions reveal information through other players

After a suggestion is made, the other players try to disprove it. If one of the suggested cards is in another player's hand, that player shows a matching card to the person who made the suggestion. Seeing one card rules out that card as part of the hidden solution, although the other two cards in the suggestion may still remain possible.

Players use the clue sheet to track characters, weapons, and rooms that have been disproven. The important choice is not simply naming an attractive theory, but selecting a combination that can produce useful information. The documented playing guidance recommends paying attention to opponents' cards and avoiding suggestions made only from cards already known to be in their hands, except when asking about one of your own cards can help conceal what you already know.

Room information shapes the investigation

Rooms are especially important because the board position limits which one can be included in a suggestion. The supplied guidance recommends focusing on rooms and making a suggestion after entering one. If another player's suggestion moves a character to a different room, the guidance recommends making a suggestion there on the next turn. These recommendations follow the stated rule that room access controls the location part of the question.

The source also advises trying to eliminate at least one possibility during each turn where possible. This is presented as a way to narrow the list of suspects, weapons, and rooms more quickly. It is a suggested approach rather than a guaranteed result, since a turn may not always remove a new possibility from consideration.

The Suggestion Board supports clue review

Cluedo includes a Suggestion Board feature described as a hint system. It is intended to reveal the logic behind clues and help players review the case when the available information is difficult to interpret. This gives the investigation a structured place to examine the relationships between suggestions and the cards that have already been disproven.

The board does not replace the core deduction rule: players still need to compare the suggestions they make with the cards shown by others and the information recorded on their clue sheets. Its documented role is to help players follow the reasoning connected to the clues rather than simply choose an answer without examining the evidence.

Accusations decide the case

When a player believes the hidden combination has been identified, they can make an accusation. An accusation states the suspected character, weapon, and room as the final answer. If the accusation is correct, the player wins. If it is wrong, the player is out of the game, so the final decision carries a greater consequence than an ordinary suggestion.

The game presents six main characters in its mansion setting: Miss Scarlet, Colonel Mustard, Mrs Peacock, Mr Green, Dr Orchid, and Professor Plum. The story places these characters in Tudor Mansion after Mr. Boddy is murdered, with the investigation focused on discovering which character is responsible. The source describes play against other players or AI and says multiplayer supports up to six participants, making the same card-based deduction rules usable in a shared case.