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Clue: Master Detective

DOS - 1989

Also available on: Amiga - Apple II - Atari ST - Commodore 64

Alt names Cluedo: Master Detective, Computer Clue Master Detective, Leisure Genius Clue
Year 1989
Platform DOS
Released in United States
Genre Puzzle, Strategy
Theme Board / Party Game, Detective / Mystery, Licensed Title
Publisher Leisure Genius
Developer Dalali Software Ltd.
Perspective Top-Down
Dosbox support Supported on 0.62
4.53 / 5 - 27 votes

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A decent, but dull, computerized version of a popular Parker Brothers board game of the same name, Clue Master Detective is based on the Master Detective version of Clue that was first released in England.

It is different from the original Clue (or Cluedo) in that this version offers 12 rooms instead of 9, 4 new suspects, and 2 new weapons. The only real differences in game play is that there are now "snoop spaces" which allow players to look at any one of another player's cards. Also, when making suggestions, players don't have to stop after one of the suggested cards is shown to them. Play continues, so it is possible to be shown all three suspected cards in one turn. This makes the game much easier than the original Clue.

In Clue Master Detective the computer game plays exactly like the board game, with the same premise. Dr. Black is found dead, and the object of the game is to discover who killed him, what weapon he/she used, and where he is killed. Each turn, you must move from room to room to make your enquiries. Once inside a room, make a "suggestion" on your turn by calling a character and a weapon into the room. You can then question your fellow players as, one by one, you ask them to reveal if they have a card that matches the room you're in or the character and weapon you've named in your suggestion. Your turn ends when one of these is matched by another player's card. Keep note of your findings and carry on playing. By clever deduction, you'll eventually be ready to make an accusation.

The only appeal that Clue Master Detective may have to fans of the board game is the fact that you can play against the computer if nobody is around (although up to 10 people can play the game together in hot-seat mode). The game does record notes for you though, which is a plus. Unfortunately, the AI is pretty bad, and you can't change the difficulty level to make the game more challenging. As it stands, Clue Master Detective is recommended only to die-hard fans of the boardgame who want to while away some time while they wait for friends to play the next boardgame session.

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larry 2022-04-03 0 point

a must have for board game fans. wish there were more board game conversions made for DOS/AMIGA. designers of that era really knew how to do that.

Jahirael 2019-10-01 2 points

I used too cheat at this game as a kid, by watching which section of the notecard another player was marking off. You can tell by where they are marking the notecard which segment of the mystery they guessed. Cant do that with a computer, which makes it much more difficult.

Silverookami@yahoo.com 2016-10-09 4 points

I played this for hours and hours as a little girl. At the time I thought it was the best thing ever, as an adult I know way better. I still have my copy of this in my old games box, complete with printed out sheets so I wouldn't have to waste time going into the game's notes section. While I can't say it's a great game, I can at least say that my hours spent playing this turned me into an amazing Clue(do) player, to the point that no one will actually play the game with me anymore...

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