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Rules of the Game of Clue
Game Objective
The objective of Clue is to be the first player to solve the murder mystery by determining who committed the crime, where it occurred, and with what weapon.
Setup
- Choose a character token for each player
- Place all character tokens on their starting spaces
- Randomly distribute weapons into different rooms
- Separate cards into three decks: suspects, weapons, and rooms
- Secretly select one card from each deck and place them in a confidential envelope
- Shuffle remaining cards and deal them to players
- Provide each player a detective notepad and pencil
Gameplay
- Players roll dice and move their character around the board
- Movement can be forward, backward, left, or right (no diagonal moves)
- When entering a room, players can make a suggestion about the murder
- A suggestion involves naming a suspect, weapon, and the current room
- Other players must reveal a card that matches the suggestion if they have one
- Players mark off cards on their detective notepad to track information
Winning the Game
To win, a player must correctly accuse the murderer, murder weapon, and location by making a final accusation that matches the cards in the confidential envelope.
Key Rules
- Players take turns clockwise
- Miss Scarlet traditionally goes first
- Players can only move and suggest/accuse on their turn
- The first player to correctly solve the mystery wins the game
Free Clue Sheets
Download for free the PDF format of the JPG format.
