From movies to, Clue has always been a source of over-the-top design inspiration (A ballroom and a conservatory? Sure, why not). Seventy years since the murder mystery board game first landed in living rooms, the 2-D mansion backdrop to the game is getting a makeover, and you can help decide what the new version looks like.Hasbro with home design site Houzz to crowdsource a new room to replace the Great Hall of Mr.
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Boddy’s elaborate residence. People can choose from a drawing room, bathroom, guest bedroom, and for those who can’t quite let go of the hall, there’s a modern version of the common space, too.Since launching in 1949, the board game hasn’t updated its nine rooms—the kitchen, hall, ballroom, conservatory, dining room, cellar, billiard room, library, and lounge, and study—in as many years.Partnering with Houzz is a chance for the game to get a modern update, as dictated by the design hive mind. The “remodel” could also lead to more subtle changes in the game experience.“The room design helps tell the story of Cluethrough visual imagery,” Christopher Nelson, Hasbro’s senior game and product designer,. “For example, the original hall had a broken statue. This element suggests that a struggle may have occurred and ties the murder mystery to the game board.”Who knows what incriminating details could be incorporated into a guest bedroom or bathroom?You can until September 9.
The winner will be revealed in October—just in time for fans to buy a new board for the holidays.
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Clue Board GamePosted on January 18, 2015Clue Board Game timeline & history, from its creation in 1943 through its popularity through the decades and various current incarnations.1943Anthony E. Pratt, a solicitor’s clerk from Birmingham, England, and his wife come up with a new board game. His wife designs the board and Pratt figured out the details of the game.Dec. 1, 1944Pratt files for a patent for his new mystery game Cluedo at the Patent Office.1944The Pratts, along with close friends Mr.
Bull, visit Waddington’s Games in Leeds to discuss the potential for Cluedo. Personnel at Waddington’s sit down and play the game with the Pratts and Bulls. It isn’t long before Waddington’s knows they have a winning game. However, due to WWII material shortages, the introduction of Cluedo is delayed.April 1, 1947Anthony Pratt is awarded a Patent for Cluedo and sells it to Waddington’s Games.Nov. 1949Waddington’s releases Cluedo to the public and it becomes an instant hit. The original suspects are Doctor Black, Mr. Gold, The Rev.
Green, Miss Grey, Professor Plum, Miss Scarlet, Nurse White, Mrs. Silver and Colonel Yellow.1949Parker Brothers acquires the U.S. Rights to Cluedo and renames it Clue. It is still called Cluedo in the U.K and many countries.1985A movie based on the game, Clue, is released starring Tim Curry as the butler, Madeline Kahn as Mrs. White, Eileen Brennan as Mrs. Peacock, Christopher Lloyd as Professor Plum, Lesley Ann Warren as Miss Scarlet, Michel McKean as Mr. Green, Martin Mull as Colonel Mustard, Colleen Camp as Yvette the maid, Lee Ving as Mr.
Boddy, Howard Hesseman as the Chief, and Jane Wiedlan (of Go-Gos fame) as the Singing Telegram Girl.1990A British gameshow based on the game begins airing. Called Cluedo, it airs from 1990-1993. An Australian version of the show airs from 1992-1993.1991Hasbro buys Parker Brothers and the rights to Clue.1992Scholastic releases a children’s book series based on the game Clue.April 1994Anthony E. Pratt dies.1998Hasbro releases a variation on the game called Clue Master Detective.1998Hasbro releases the computer game version: Clue: Murder at Boddy Mansion for Windows 95 and above.
It is released the same year in Britain as Cluedo: Murder at Blackwell Grange.2000UK Cluedo 2000 Edition is released.2001Hasbro releases Clue Dungeons & Dragons after puchasing Wizards of the Coast, the holders of the Dungeons & Dragons license.Jan. 2003A new version of Clue is released with the date of the murder taking place on June 5th, 1926 in Tudor Mansion, Rainbow Road along Hampshire.Feb. 2004A new version of Cluedo is released.2007Clue – The Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror is released, based on The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Disney’s Hollywood Studios Theme Park.October 2008Clue: Discover the Secrets is released as a modern version of Clue.2008Clue: Harry Potter Edition ( Cluedo: Harry Potter Edition in the UK) centers around a student who disappears from the school. It is a total departure from the original game play with new cards and tokens.2009Clue: Seinfeld Collector’s Edition asks players to figure out who hit Newman in the head.2012Cluedo: Sherlock Edition requires players to figure out who killed Moriarty.2012Cluedo: London Edition features locations around London and players must figure out which well known London citizens committed murder.2013Cluedo: Edinburgh Edition features Edinburgh locations and Edinburgh suspects named Alec Mustard, Mrs Morningside-Peacock, Kathleen White, Professor Emmett Plum, Gillespie Green and Poppy Scarlett.