History TabletopGame / Clue

--> At his dinner party, he blackmailed his guests into supporting his ambitious project: a grand hotel replacing --> a beloved park in Hue County. But his plan backfired...and he met a tragic fate.

** ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'': Who ate the cheesecake, where, and what evidence did they leave? (
Stan and Miles are used along with the four title characters.)

** ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'': Who ate the cheesecake, where, and what evidence did they leave? (Two faceless males, identified as Stan and Miles, are used along with the four title characters.)

* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: A newer version of Clue gives each of the suspects a personal motive against Mr. Boddy. Mrs. White is changed from one of Boddy's maids to Boddy's scorned wife, while Colonel Mustard hates Boddy due to being LeftForDead in a South American expedition gone wrong.

** The 2016 mass-market reprint, perhaps to make up for a lack of diversity in previous versions, replaced Mrs. White with the [[AsianAndNerdy Asian "Dr. Orchid"]].
*** The 2023 version and the follow-up mobile game reimagines Mrs. White as "Chef White," and gives a RaceLift to everyone but Colonel Mustard (Scarlet and Plum are African-American, Peacock is Hispanic-American and Green is Asian-American).

** Marmalade Game Studio's "The Internationals" DLC for their original 2017 Mobile Game has Mrs. White as Boddy's/Black's sister, whose GoldDigger husband left her broke. She needs her brother's forgiveness to get to the family trust fund. The 2023 update has her as Chef White, who was caught by Boddy skimming funds for a restaurant she had planned but he had panned. The update had Colonel Mustard found out by Boddy the battle for which Mustard earned his most prestigious medal for was one he wasn't actually in--and Mustard's cooperation is what keeps Boddy from disclosing the truth and ruining Mustard.

* DigitalTabletopGameAdaptation: The game has had several over the years, including an MS-DOS version of ''Clue: Master Detective''. A current version is available on Steam and mobile app stores. DownloadableContent is available that reskins the game into other settings such as WildWest or Franchise/SherlockHolmes, but with no actual change in gameplay.

*** The 2022 version and the follow-up mobile game reimagines Mrs. White as "Chef White," and gives a RaceLift to everyone but Colonel Mustard (Scarlet and Plum are African-American, Peacock is Hispanic-American and Green is Asian-American).

** Fully embraced with the 2022 edition, which makes the whole cast more attractive and more diverse, with Chef White in particular catching the attention of the internet.

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[[caption-width-right:320: Five of the six suspects on the 1997 release of the American game. [[note]]From left to right: Rev. Green, Mrs. Peacock, Colonel Mustard, Miss Scarlet, and Professor Plum. Not shown: Mrs. White. [[/note]]]]

--> For the Marmalade Game Studio's "The Internationals" DLC for their original 2017 Mobile Game has Mrs. White as Boddy's/Black's sister, whose GoldDigger husband left her broke. She needs her brother's forgiveness to get to the family trust fund. The 2023 update has her as Chef White, who was caught by Boddy skimming funds for a restaurant she had planned but he had panned. The update had Colonel Mustard found out by Boddy the battle for which Mustard earned his most prestigious medal for was one he wasn't actually in--and Mustard's cooperation is what keeps Boddy from disclosing the truth and ruining Mustard.

** It can be argued in the UK 2000 version, as well as the 2012 version, Rev./Mr. Green and Professor Plum also got this as their YoungerandHipper forms in those games were easier on the eyes. The UK 2000 version also gave Colonel Mustard one too.

The popularity of the game has caused it to be remade into a plethora of different locations and decades over the years. See ThemedStockBoardGame. It was popular enough to have its own [[Film/{{Clue}} film]], [[Literature/{{Clue}} book series]] (each chapter therein involves Mr. Reginald Boddy and his color-coded guests participating in some activity or another, which would form the basis of a puzzle for the reader to solve, and the final story always involves Mr. Boddy's murder), video game adaptations, [[TabletopGame/ClueVCRMysteryGame a VHS game]], [[Series/{{Cluedo}} a game show]], and a TeenDrama [[{{Series/Clue}} miniseries]] on Creator/TheHub. The film itself (starring Creator/TimCurry) is considered a cult classic. There is even an unofficial inversion of the game, ''TabletopGame/KillDrLucky''. Most recently, a [[http://comicsalliance.com/idw-hasbro-clue-allor-daniel-eccc-17/ comic book adaptation was announced for June 2017]] from Hasbro partner Creator/IDWPublishing (though like fellow game-based comic ''ComicBook/DungeonsAndDragons'', it's not part of the ComicBook/HasbroComicUniverse).

PyrrhicVictory: In the Marmalade 2023 mobile version if a player is the killer and they manage to weed themselves out they'll win... by [[HeelFaceTurn surrendering to the police.]]

* The Mobile Edition has Madame Rose (DLC character) also get made over into a younger, leaner and sexier fortune teller, where her previous versions had her much older and overweight.

* It can be argued in the 2000s, Rev./Mr. Green and Professor Plum also got this as their YoungerandHipper forms in those games were easier on the eyes. The UK 2000 version also gave Colonel Mustard one too.

* FortuneTeller: [[MadameFortune Madame Rose]]. She is implied to fall into the PhonyPsychic territory though.

** The 2023 release of the game make Prof. Plum and Miss Scarlett black.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: the comic miniseries - and how! Upton, Mr. Boddy's butler, breaks it on the first page of the first issue with the first spoken line, addressed to the reader. He then demolishes it by telling the reader not to judge the other characters too harshly: "It's not like they know they're in a comic book. Much less a murder-mystery one!" He then crushes the rubble of the wall by repeatedly leaning ''outside the frame'' to argue with the Editor of the Comic book! [[spoiler: In the final scenes, the remains of the Fourth Wall are ''atomised'' when as part of the grand conspiracy, Upton [[ExactWords eliminates all witnesses]] including the editor, artist, letterer and writer of the comic book... and the last frame shows him ''coming for the reader''.]]

The popularity of the game has caused it to be remade into a plethora of different locations and decades over the years. See ThemedStockBoardGame. It was popular enough to have its own [[Film/{{Clue}} film]], [[Literature/{{Clue}} book series]] (each chapter therein involves Mr. Reginald Boddy and his color-coded guests participating in some activity or another, which would form the basis of a puzzle for the reader to solve, and the final story always involves Mr. Boddy's murder), video game adaptations, [[TabletopGame/ClueVCRMysteryGame a VHS game]], [[Series/{{Cluedo}} a game show]], and a TeenDrama [[{{Series/Clue}} miniseries]] on Creator/TheHub. The film itself (starring Creator/TimCurry) is considered a cult classic. There is even an unofficial inversion of the game, ''TabletopGame/KillDoctorLucky''. Most recently, a [[http://comicsalliance.com/idw-hasbro-clue-allor-daniel-eccc-17/ comic book adaptation was announced for June 2017]] from Hasbro partner Creator/IDWPublishing (though like fellow game-based comic ''ComicBook/DungeonsAndDragons'', it's not part of the ComicBook/HasbroComicUniverse).

The popularity of the game has caused it to be remade into a plethora of different locations and decades over the years. See ThemedStockBoardGame. It was popular enough to have its own [[Film/{{Clue}} film]], [[Literature/{{Clue}} book series]] (each chapter therein involves Mr. Reginald Boddy and his color-coded guests participating in some activity or another, which would form the basis of a puzzle for the reader to solve, and the final story always involves Mr. Boddy's murder), video game adaptations, [[TabletopGame/ClueVCRMysteryGame a VHS game]], [[Series/{{Cluedo}} a game show]], and a TeenDrama [[{{Series/Clue}} miniseries]] on Creator/TheHub. The film itself (starring Creator/TimCurry) is considered a cult classic. There is even an unofficial inversion of the game, ''Kill Doctor Lucky''. Most recently, a [[http://comicsalliance.com/idw-hasbro-clue-allor-daniel-eccc-17/ comic book adaptation was announced for June 2017]] from Hasbro partner Creator/IDWPublishing (though like fellow game-based comic ''ComicBook/DungeonsAndDragons'', it's not part of the ComicBook/HasbroComicUniverse).

* CorruptChurch: Reverend Green (the implications of this don't sit well for American audiences, supposedly, which is why he's turned into a CorruptCorporateExecutive "Rev. Green").

* SinisterMinister: Reverend Green in the original version.

The popularity of the game has caused it to be remade into a plethora of different locations and decades over the years. See ThemedStockBoardGame. It was popular enough to have its own [[Film/{{Clue}} film]], [[Literature/{{Clue}} book series]] (each chapter therein involves Mr. Reginald Boddy and his color-coded guests participating in some activity or another, which would form the basis of a puzzle for the reader to solve, and the final story always involves Mr. Boddy's murder), video game adaptations, [[TabletopGame/ClueVCRMysteryGame a VHS game]], a game show, and a TeenDrama [[{{Series/Clue}} miniseries]] on Creator/TheHub. The film itself (starring Creator/TimCurry) is considered a cult classic. There is even an unofficial inversion of the game, ''Kill Doctor Lucky''. Most recently, a [[http://comicsalliance.com/idw-hasbro-clue-allor-daniel-eccc-17/ comic book adaptation was announced for June 2017]] from Hasbro partner Creator/IDWPublishing (though like fellow game-based comic ''ComicBook/DungeonsAndDragons'', it's not part of the ComicBook/HasbroComicUniverse).

** The ITV game show has Colonel Mike Mustard and, even more so, Professor Peter Plum.

* GameplayAndStorySegregation:
** It is possible for a player to accuse themselves. This is obviously to prevent the game from becoming unwinnable for that player. This is lampshaded rather humorously in the Sega Genesis version.
---> '''Rev. Green:''' I won! I won! I'm on my way to prison, but I won!
** In the ITV game show, whoever confesses to this week's murder at the end of the episode will be back next week as if nothing had happened.

* RepetitiveName: "Classic Original" version: The ITV game show gives Mrs White the first name Blanche.

* TheOtherDarrin: The ITV game show managed to have a completely different cast every season, still playing the standard six characters.

* AliterativeName:

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: It is possible for a player to accuse themselves. This is obviously to prevent the game from becoming unwinnable for that player. This is lampshaded rather humorously in the Sega Genesis version.
--> '''Rev. Green:''' I won! I won! I'm on my way to prison, but I won!

** ''Franchise/TheHauntedMansion'': Which MickeyMouse character was spooked by which Haunted Mansion ghost and where?
** ''Ride/TheTwilightZoneTowerOfTerror'': Which MickeyMouse character disappeared in the Hollywood Tower Hotel with which prop and in which room?