Cluedo gold plated, brass finished and sterling silver versions, which have appeared in a variety of designs. There are nine rooms in the mansion where the murder can take place, laid out in circular fashion on the game board, separated by pathways overlaid by playing spaces. Each of the four corner rooms contains a secret passage that leads to the room on the opposite diagonal corner of the map. The centre room (often referred to as the Cellar, or Stairs) is inaccessible to the players, but contains the solution envelope, and is not otherwise used during game play. Coloured "start" spaces
Ra (board game) actually be done now", which is a hallmark of many of Knizia's games, and of German-style board games in general. "Ra" was published in 1999 by Alea in Germany. In an interview with Funagain Games, Knizia explains how he created the game : ""Ra" actually has a good story behind it; it was the first game I did after my retirement. Two or three weeks after my retirement I said, 'Okay, now let's get started.' That's the time, when I do a big game, that the world around me stops. I concentrate on this game and nothing else. And since