Anthony E. Pratt Birmingham that manufactured components for tanks. Working on a drilling machine, he found the work tedious, but it gave him time to think, including about the ideas behind Cluedo. It was during the Second World War that Pratt had the idea for a murder mystery board game. The idea for Cluedo came from his days spent playing musical concerts in country hotels where part of the evening's entertainment would have been murder mystery games. These would involve both actors and hotel guests playing the characters in a plot which involved the murder of one or more of the guests. The
Quazar (board game) Quazar (board game) Quazar is a 1977 board wargame published by Excalibre Games. "Quazar" is a science fiction simulation game for two or more players. W. G. Armintrout reviewed "Quazar" in "The Space Gamer" No. 23. Armintrout commented that "after this discouraging trip into sadness and despair, what can I say about "Quazar"? The rules are poor, incomplete, and contradictory. The game is ill-conceived, and too large for normal play. Players who want to play this wargame will need to write their own rules to replace or supplement the ones which come with the game." David Ritchie reviewed "Quazar" in