Cluedo encircle the outer perimeter which correspond to each player's suspect token. Each character starts at the corresponding coloured space. † ‡ "denote secret passages to opposite corner" At the beginning of play, three cards—one suspect, one room, and one weapon—are chosen at random and put into a special envelope, so that no one can see them. These cards represent the facts of the case. The remainder of the cards are distributed among the players. Players are instructed to assume the token/suspect nearest them. In older versions, play begins with Miss Scarlett and proceeds clockwise. In modern versions, all players roll
Cluedo US editions, there was no acknowledgement that the character was actually the famous detective. In the 1980s, as in the US, Sherlock Holmes also appeared in TV advertising of the time, along with other classic detectives such as Sam Spade. The board game spawned a franchise, which since 1985, has expanded to include a feature film, mini-series, a musical, and numerous books. The following games are licensed thematic variations of the game, which follow the basic rules and configuration of the original Classic Detective Game or its spinoffs. On August 8, 2008, Hasbro redesigned and updated the board, characters, weapons,