Cluedo was retitled because the traditional British board game "Ludo", on which the name is based, was less well known there than its American variant "Parcheesi." The North American versions of "Clue" also replace the character "Reverend Green" from the original "Cluedo" with "Mr. Green." This is the only region to continue to make such a change. Minor changes include "Miss Scarlett" with her name being spelt with one 't', the spanner being called a wrench, and the dagger renamed a knife. In the 2016 U.S. edition, the knife was changed to a dagger. And until 2003, the lead piping was
Cluedo (franchise) IDW Publishing was released in May 2017. Cluedo (franchise) Cluedo, known as Clue in North America, is a murder mystery-themed multimedia franchise that commenced in 1949 with the manufacture of the Cluedo board game. The franchise has since expanded to a film, television gameshows, book series, computer games, board game spinoffs, a comic, a play, a musical, jigsaws, card games, and other media. Waddingtons, Parker Brothers and Hasbro have created many spin-off versions of the game. Spin-off games consist of alternative rule variations of the original Classic Detective Game, which are not to be confused with themed "variants" which use