Then again, I waited too long to pick up the Rustic Edition to go on sale and now it’s sold out. Still $20, I’m not eager to pick this up just for a set of cards. White token/pawn that matches the new game figurines, and we’re all set. That should make for an interesting Clue game format. So that leaves 7 suspects, 9 rooms, and 8 weapons. And Azure should hold plenty of nostalgic sway for a younger demographic too. I get Brunette holds greater nostalgic interest for some older fans of the game, but seriously, better to be progressive these days. That would have satisfied the demographic representation of diversity Clue badly needs. Why not Prince Azure? An original black character, who also has an international pedigree. Oh yes, I’m sure there are many arguments for Brunettes mixed heritage, especially as depicted here, but honestly he was created as a white guy, and always has been. They go to the trouble to add an original ethic character in the name of Orchid, but for this game they not only add back the old white lady, but also another white character. Once again I feel Hasbro has been tone deaf here. Better yet, just have everyone agree that Brunette is the Conservatory for the purposes of the game. In this case, the spare card for me is Mssr. simple to scan and print onto a sticker the conservatory artwork, and stick on top of a spare card from this set. TL/DR: a respectable option for a travel/quick play version of Clue, with the added bonus of new suspect & weapon art. The rules also kept text from Guess Who referring to matching the color of the small cards (red border or blue border) to the color of the boards. The, now useless, winning streak peg holders could have been swapped for a Clue logo. I have qualms with the molds used for the boards: they’re blatantly the usual Guess Who board, but molded in brown plastic. The cards are just as thin as the new standard, but they look much better/more atmospheric. These retained the book cover texture layer from the standard game’s rules booklet, even wrapping it around as the border on the facing side. It’s actually fun! Some players will struggle to think up clever questions since you have only the smaller artwork on your notebook cards to study for details, but there’s a decent balance between elimination by observation & elimination by luck of the draw. I played a quick trial game with a friend this evening. Wrong? Your opponent must immediately make their own guess, and steal the victory if they’re correct on all 3. Game is as detailed above, then you can make an accusation at the beginning of your next turn if you think you’ve narrowed your board down to the 3 solution cards. The remaining Evidence cards are shuffled with the actions to create the draw pile mentioned in the rules. Then each player randomly selects one of the remaining suspect cards to keep facing them in the slot (so from the beginning, you can eliminate one suspect - yourself - from your notebook board). Setup is much like standard Clue: separate the suspects, weapons, rooms, and randomly select 3 cards for the solution. Or, just play a game without the Conservatory?) 16 Special Action cards round out the deck. The Conservatory didn’t make the cut, so the deck can’t quite serve as an alternative for a DIY expanded game (but a simple scan of the face sides of all of these cards, plus a little skilled image editing, could easily get the job done. The game features 8 each of suspects/weapons/rooms. Too tired most days to stay on top of every new development in the fandom, and generally discouraged when I pop on & see the spam bots are still raging on.Īnd the artwork you’re all most eager to see. Not dead, just haven’t signed on in a good while. TL/DR: I’m more hopeful now that Hasbro might actually deliver a new expanded spin off game in the next year, now we can see they’ve got the extra artwork to work with.Īlso, hi everyone. This alone makes me more inclined to add this silly spin off to my library. White in her new aesthetic, and a very familiar face to any of us who play Marmalade’s digital edition, Monsieur Brunette. Of interest to us: Guess Who Clue.īut look closely at the promo image & you’ll spot three surprises: a poison weapon card, a return of Mrs. This time it’s mashups of their popular brands into some charming party games. Didn’t see a post about this yet, so: Hasbro has launched another Target exclusive series of games.
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