how do you play clue the board game

The title says it all, this new series of post will answer this simple question: how do you play clue the board game ? Clue was one of my favorite game. I was always drive by the curiosity of checking the clue cards hidden in the envelope under the clue board game. For some strange reasons, I was also excited to have Miss Scarlet's clue card in my hand... So, like I said before, I will try to explain my way of playing the clue game by giving very clear tactics throughout this series of posts on Clue.

Just to refresh the memories of some people that haven't played this game for a while, the goal of this board game is to solve the scene of a crime. Who's the killer, Where did he (or she) make the crime and With what weapon. How do we solve this crime? You go in the clue arena, you make your little investigation by asking people if they know something about the crime. The goal is to gather precious informations and deduce the crime scene before the other clue player. You can take notes (well, this is not really an option unless you are some kind of clue genius) after you asked some questions or after someone else asked questions. To play clue the board game, you need to know how to ask the right questions to the right people. You will also need some tactics to slow down the other player from getting to much precious clues.

The following "how do you play clue the board game" post will talk about these.

• The clue game arena and how to make your way through the house in the most efficient way.
• My personal examples of context clues
• Answer question, where can i play clue on the internet ?
  Can I play board game clue online ?

My other post about Clue the board game

Clue game arena part I
You know the game, you know the characters (Miss Scarlett, Colonel Mustard,...) but do you really know their stories?

Clue on the internet
Tired of waiting for someone to play with you? The solution is right here in this post, find out how you can play this with people around the world and also find out new ways of playing it.

Clue game arena part II
Find out the shortest path to explore the entire clue board and be the fastest to collect more evidence to make your accusation.

Clue strategy
After reading this, you will be the greatest player around the table to make an accusation the fastest. Of course, this post doesn't explain how to roll sixes all the time, but it do explain how to take the best detective notes with very simple tricks.

Clue versus (male suspects)
Find out the obvious reasons why Colonel Mustard would use a revolver to murder Mr. Boddy and why he would do that in the conservatory.

Clue versus (female suspects)
Why would Mrs. White use the knife in the Kitchen to terminate Mr. Boddy's life? The setup is obvious, but what were the real motives...