Hasbro’s Clue gets a facelift

I have always felt that Clue was a bit timeless. Then again I grew up playing the game with various people and can even remember the movie. But sometimes even the best of board games needs a little bit of a makeover.

Hasbro Inc, has updated Clue by including younger characters, more weapons, and added rooms to the house. The Professor has been axed, literally. Other characters are given more modern names such as Miss Scarlet is now Kasandra Scarlet, Mr. Green is now Jacob Green, Colonel Mustard is now Jack Mustard, and the professor is replaced by Victor Plum, a billionaire video game designer. Eleanor Peacock and Diane White are the last two characters.

The characters now have special powers that assist them with finding out who the real culprit is. The weapons list has increased to include: candlestick, knife,rope, dumbbell, trophy or poison and others. We say goodbye to using the lead pipe, revolver and wrench to off anyone.

The new rooms are a theater, spa and guest house to keep up with what modern mansions would contain.

The new Clue goes on sale this fall for about $15.99.

[source SFGate.com]