Cluedo in 1949, 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. These ten included the eliminated Mr. Brown, Mr. Gold, Miss Grey, and Mrs. Silver. The characters of Nurse White and Colonel Yellow were renamed Mrs. White and Colonel Mustard for the actual release. The game allowed for play of up to eight remaining characters, providing for nine suspects in total. Originally there were eleven rooms, including the eliminated "gun room" and cellar. In addition there were nine weapons including the
Cluedo (franchise) 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 the same rules and game configuration. Variants