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1988 Ranked #3,139

Clue Master Detective

Expanded murder deduction game where detectives investigate a larger mansion with more suspects, rooms, and weapons. Each clue rules out possibilities, so every question must narrow the changing mystery before another investigator solves it first.

Family Games Deduction Murder/Mystery Memory Paper-and-Pencil

Players

3-10

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.85/5

Rating

6.66

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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This is the same as the basic Clue game, but with more of everything. The publisher's description: Was it Madame Rose in the Carriage House with the Poison?

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This is the same as the basic Clue game, but with more of everything. The publisher's description: Was it Madame Rose in the Carriage House with the Poison? Monsieur Brunette in the Trophy Room with the Horseshoe? Or was it our old friend Colonel Mustard whodunit in the Library with his trusty service Revolver? You'll need your sharpest detective skills to solve the ever-changing CLUE MASTER DETECTIVE mystery, because in this expanded version of our classic game of detection, there are more rooms, more weapons, more suspects -- more mayhem! The late Mr. Boddy's country manor has a total of twelve possible Murder Locations, both outdoors and indoors, with secret passages, plus new "Snoop Spaces" that let you broaden your investigation. A vial of Poison and a Horseshoe bring the number of Weapons up to eight. And the devious bunch of Supsects has grown to ten with the addition of Miss Peach, Monsieur Brunette, Madame Rose and Sergeant Gray. With all these additional people, places and things to unravel, your most expert powers of interrogation and deduction will be called into play. So shuffle the Suspect, Weapon and Murder Location cards, slip one of each into the Confidential Case File envelope -- and start sleuthing! Turn by turn you probe, collecting evidence and pinpointing certain culprits, means, and rooms. Then, when you think you've got it, make your accusation: Whodunit? Where? With which weapon? CLUE MASTER DETECTIVE ... it's so entertaining, it's criminal!

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Play and group

Players
3–10
Best with
3–8
Play time
60 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.9/5
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Designers

1
(Uncredited)

Artists

1
Tim Hildebrandt

Publishers

4
Hasbro Parker Brothers Waddingtons Winning Moves Games (USA)

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