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”’Alfred Hitchcock Edition Clue”’ is a version of the [[board game]] [[Cluedo]] (Clue in North America) themed using elements from the films of [[Alfred Hitchcock]]. |
”’Alfred Hitchcock Edition Clue”’ is a version of the [[board game]] [[Cluedo]] (Clue in North America) themed using elements from the films of [[Alfred Hitchcock]]. |
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[[USAopoly]] marked Alfred Hitchcock’s 100th birthday on Friday, August 13, 1999, by releasing a special Hitchcock‑themed edition of ”Clue”.<ref name=”Free Lance-Star”>https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-free-lance-star/183584944/</ref><ref name=”Atlanta Constitution”>https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution/183584953/</ref><ref name=”Detroit Free Press”>https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press/190233042/</ref> The special edition replaces the traditional Clue suspects with characters drawn from Hitchcock’s films, including figures such as Mother from ”Psycho”, Melanie Daniels from ”The Birds”, Michael Armstrong from ”Torn Curtain”, and Marnie Edgar from ”Marnie”.<ref name=”Free Lance-Star”/><ref name=”Detroit Free Press”/> The game replaces its traditional rooms with locations drawn from Hitchcock’s films, including Room No. 1 at the Bates Motel (”Psycho”), the Statue of Liberty’s torch (”Saboteur”, and settings from ”The Man Who Knew Too Much” and ”Frenzy”.<ref name=”Free Lance-Star”/><ref name=”Detroit Free Press”/> The game was also released as a special edition to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ”Clue”.<ref name=”Atlanta Constitution”/> |
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==Game contents== |
==Game contents== |
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Revision as of 01:32, 2 February 2026
| Players | 3 to 6 |
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| Setup time | 5 minutes |
| Playing time | 45 minutes |
| Chance | High |
| Age range | 8 and up |
| Skills | Dice rolling, Deduction |
Alfred Hitchcock Edition Clue is a version of the board game Cluedo (Clue in North America) themed using elements from the films of Alfred Hitchcock.
Development
USAopoly marked Alfred Hitchcock’s 100th birthday on Friday, August 13, 1999, by releasing a special Hitchcock‑themed edition of Clue.[1][2][3] The special edition replaces the traditional Clue suspects with characters drawn from Hitchcock’s films, including figures such as Mother from Psycho, Melanie Daniels from The Birds, Michael Armstrong from Torn Curtain, and Marnie Edgar from Marnie.[1][3] The game replaces its traditional rooms with locations drawn from Hitchcock’s films, including Room No. 1 at the Bates Motel (Psycho), the Statue of Liberty’s torch (Saboteur, and settings from The Man Who Knew Too Much and Frenzy.[1][3] The game was also released as a special edition to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Clue.[2]
Game contents
- Instructions
- A game board, representing the location of the murder
- Six colored game pieces, representing the suspects
- Weapon pieces, representing possible weapons used
- Cards, containing depictions of game elements (weapons, suspects or rooms)
- A parchment envelope labeled, “Case File: Confidential”, to hold the solution in each game.
The suspects
Weapons
The rooms
There are nine sets in the studio where the murder can take place, laid out on the board as follows:
† ‡ denotes secret passages to opposite corner
References
