Clue Game gets Update

August 27, 2008 by Chris
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Nothing can avoid the march of time, including the beloved Clue game of the past. Hasboro announced an updated version of the game supposedly with the thought to appeal to the younger set. Ah, but there are big changes in store that might make some of us cringe and moan. New rooms have been added including a guest house (OK), spa (hmm-mm), and a theater (c’mon). Not only that, characters have been changed, of course. My favorite, Miss Scarlet, is now Kasandra Scarlet who often finds herself featured in the tabloids. Alas, Colonel Mustard is no more either. He is Jack Mustard, a former football player.

Now as if that weren’t enough, the means of murder were also “updated”. The lead pipe, wrench, and revolver are no more. The lead pipe was a good murder weapon, efficient and quick. And the revolver. How can there not be a revolver at a country home? The wrench, I’ll give you. Kind of redundant with a lead pipe laying around. New weapons include a dumbbell (what?), trophy (maybe), or poison (finally a good one and one that was sorely missing).

All things have to change, I guess. Whether the changes were necessary to attract kids weaned on video games is subject to debate. Oh, but for the good old days.

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4 Comments on Clue Game gets Update

norm on Sat, 30th Aug 2008 8:33 am

Taking the revolver out had strictly PC motivations. Does anybody play that game anymore?

Lady Jane on Mon, 1st Sep 2008 9:41 pm

Thanks for commenting on my blog! Your blog is great! I was saddened to hear about the changes to Clue. There was nothing wrong with it before. My sister and I loved it when we were younger (and I’m only 27 now). I was always Miss Scarlet.

Chris on Tue, 2nd Sep 2008 8:13 am

I don’t know about PC motivations, Norm, but certainly Hasboro has forgotten that generations of players like us have fond memories of the game and would love to share them with new generations of players.

Thank you, Lady Jane!

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