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6 unusual facts about Cluedo


Closed circle of suspects

Cluedo, a board game with a closed circle of suspects as its premise

Dreyse M1907

The Dreyse M1907 appeared in the earlier versions of the board game Cluedo, mislabeled as a revolver.

NBCUniversal

On August 15, 2011, Sleuth rebranded as Cloo, in order to be able to trademark and own the name, as NBCUniversal cannot so with the name Clue (as Hasbro owns the rights to it with their board game Clue).

Olivia. In the Lab. With the Revolver.

The title of this episode references the board game Clue, in which players state who they think the murderer is by saying, for example, "Colonel Mustard. In the Billiard Room. With the screwdriver".

moments, such as Olivia recalling the height notches in Jacksonville when playing a game of Clue.

Paul Koehler

In the music video for "Smile in Your Sleep" on the Discovering the Waterfront album, Koehler played Professor Plum for the game Clue, where he is seen holding the rope in the billiard room and then later holding a candle stick in the conservatory.


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Anthony Pratt

Anthony E. Pratt (1903–1994), English inventor of the board game Cluedo/Clue

WMS Gaming

The company's subsequent participation games have included machines based on well-known entertainment-related brands as Men in Black, Hollywood Squares, The Wizard of Oz, Star Trek, The Lord of the Rings and Clue.


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