How to Win at Clue Almost Every Time
Clue is a classic 50-year-old detective game. You can get the upper hand by quickly eliminating some of the 324 possible combinations of "whodunit with what and where."
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Instructions
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Mark off, on your detective notepad, the cards that you hold in your hand.
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Put a person's initials next to the card he shows you when you ask for a clue. For example, suppose that player A shows you the knife. Mark his initials next to that card.
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Write down the initials of the person who shows another person a card when you're sure which card it is. For example, if a player asks someone for the knife and Professor Plum in the kitchen, player C shows a clue and you already know that A has the knife and B has the professor, then you know that player C has the kitchen.
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Remember (or mark off) the cards that you show to each player. If a player forgets and asks you for the same card twice along with another card you hold, show her the card you previously showed her.
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Keep a poker face. Be mysterious about which cards you hold and don't hold.
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Tips & Warnings
There are six suspects, six weapons and nine locales. Eliminating the possibilities takes some luck, but mostly deduction skills.
Clue Jr. is great for kids ages 5 to 8. They'll use deductive reasoning to learn which neighborhood pet has hidden which toy in the clubhouse. No reading is required in this simplified version.
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.........this I knew....but still I never win!
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Thedude9625
Dec 27, 2007
Here's another good tip Let's just say you have the library and the rope, and someone guesses for ex. that it was Mr. Green with the rope in the library, but the thing is you have 2 of those cards. So if someone hands that person a card you'll know that the card is Mr. Green, but if no one hands them the card you'll know who the killer is. -
Thedude9625
Dec 27, 2007
Here's another good tip Let's just say you have the library and the rope, and someone guesses for ex. that it was Mr. Green with the rope in the library, but the thing is you have 2 of those cards. So if someone hands that person a card you'll know that the card is Mr. Green, but if no one hands them the card you'll know who the killer is.
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gimmeadog
Aug 30, 2007
If possable, take note of your opponents note taking! Confused? If you opponents clearly mark the bottom half of the slip after being shown a card, its safe to assume they were shown a room. Likewise, make false marks when you are shown cards to mislead other players.
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muffinfordinner
Apr 18, 2007
Quickest way to Win. If you have one of each type of card, say the 3 cards you have. Nobody will be able to disprove it, so look in the envelope and shout "I WON!" Without showing anyone what the cards in the envelope are. If anyone wants to see the cards. Shuffle them all together really quick before they can.
