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Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 26.2 hrs on record (18.5 hrs at review time)
Posted: 16 Mar, 2021 @ 12:32pm

This is a very streamlined version of the game, and is actually fun to play.
I also recommend the DLC Season Pass if you like a nice change of venue, but the game is still perfectly functional (i.e. complete) without it.

The clue sheet is very nice and easy to work with, and will assist you in marking off players who don't have a card. Doesn't sound like much, but it's a tremendous help in longer sessions. Yet, you can still make adjustments manually as you wish.
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Now, to address something from the perspective of someone who hadn't played Clue in many years: I had absolutely no idea the actual board game had changed it's rules in recent years to speed up the game and make sessions better paced.
I'll admit, I very much like this new change.
(And yes, this version of the board game uses the new design and rules)

No more "Roll one dice per turn. Takes at least 2-4 turns just to reach one room. Don't bother going to the Kitchen or Study, you'll never make it".
There are now two dice, and the map is designed to be more compact. Almost every turn you'll make it to a room (maybe not the one you want for that turn, but a room nonetheless).

The game still has all the mystery elements that make it fun, but now there's noticeably a lot less time wasted in the outside corridors trying to get to a room to make one guess. (Though this can still rarely happen from time to time with a bad roll)

Much less frustration and dependency on luck. You now can focus more on the strategy side of things, of deducing clues (not always having to depend on someone showing you a card).

This makes the game much quicker and more fun.
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Overall, this adaptation is a fun game.
It offers online multiplayer, either against random players (quite fun and challenging), or in a private match with your friends.
Do your friends not have a copy?
No problem, as host you can set this up to be played in the style of Jackbox Party games, on one screen. You and your friends use the free companion app to control your character and cluesheets via tablets or smartphones.

Overall, if you like Clue (Cluedo), this is an excellent version of it.
I'd say go for it!
(I also suggest, if you get the game and you like it, you might consider getting the Season Pass. The extra content is not required, but is rather nice)
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