Anthony E. Pratt manufacture it. It was Waddingtons who renamed the game Cluedo (a combination of "Clue" and ""Ludo"", a Latin word meaning "I play"). But material shortages in post-war Britain meant the game did not go into production until 1949. Pratt was granted patent GB586817 'Improvements in Board Games' on 1 April 1947. After the end of the Second World War Pratt entered the British Civil Service working for the Ministry of Labour helping demobbed servicemen and women to return to peacetime work. In 1953, four years after Cluedo first went on sale, Waddingtons told Pratt that the game was not selling
Anthony Pratt (businessman) "outstanding career of achievement and service to philanthropy, business and commerce." He is also a member of the Australian-American Leadership Dialogue, which seeks to strengthen and deepen the ties between Australian and American leaders. In 2017, Anthony Pratt attended Vice President Mike Pence’s business roundtable at the Vice President's official residence in Washington D.C. Also in 2017, Anthony Pratt became a member of Mar-a-Lago, President Trump's private Florida club. Pratt and his family split time between New York City and Melbourne. Pratt is Jewish. Pratt first appeared on the "Financial Review (AFR)" Rich List in 2009 (then published as the