Classic 'Clue' Board Game Gets a High-Tech Makeover
Game company Hasbro has announced the release of a newer, sleeker, more global, and more high-tech version of Clue, titled 'CLUE: Secrets & Spies.' The usual suspects are all there, with their same hues, but are now secret agents, working to foil the elusive "Agent Black" and his C.L.U.E. (Criminal League for Ultimate Espionage) network of evil. The New York Times reports that in addition to the '007'-type narrative, the game also features an ultraviolet decoder, and, for the first time in Hasbro history, text messaging as a built-in part of the game.
Before beginning, players send a text message to Hasbro headquarters and wait to receive further instructions. (Careful, agents; texting fees aren't included.) The texting is an optional feature, and Hasbro has announced it will continue through December 2011, coincidentally, around the same time that the remake of the cult classic '80s movie is slated for release.
Traditionalists and 'Clue'-ficionados might be bristling at the thought of sullying the storied lineage of the game with a remake. We can totally understand that, seeing as remakes are, in general, innately cringe-worthy. From an innovative perspective, though, even the most staunchly old-school among us have to admit that the texting feature is pretty cool. It's probably even cool enough to warrant shelling out the $25 for 'Secrets & Spies' (something we'd be more than willing to do). Still, we're pretty confident that regardless of how alluring the newest, shiniest variation is, nothing beats the original. [From: The New York Times]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
ishkabibble95 said 3:03PM on 10-16-2009
That is soooo cool! I think that's awesome and I would so buy it!
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ishkabibble95 said 8:20AM on 10-17-2009
lilaoshi04---
That is so stupid! why don't you actually put information that pertains to the game here instead of your worthless crap. Or at least don't post that as a reply you idiot.
Chris said 8:18AM on 10-17-2009
This isn't the first update to the Clue board game, though it's definitely a more thorough overhaul. The first revamped version added a couple new rooms and weapons, as well as new game play mechanics that allowed for special actions, and the chance that more guests would be killed in the process.
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Lunasweb said 8:56AM on 10-17-2009
I think changeing (clasic ) board games is crapola. Once they are changed they are no longer clasic's . People just have to keep tinking with stuff till they break it . That includes everything. Seems if they aren't talented enough to create something new on their own, they have to tink with someone elses suff till its broken. Then they say "oh, Man. what happend , this isn't like I remember it, it's not the way it was or the way it should be" Well thats because you all broke it. Jerks!
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PenmanCLL said 10:49AM on 10-17-2009
You know, I tend to be among the staunchly old-school the article mentioned. But Clue has a pretty good history of expanding its franchise. You've had the sequel game with a different mansion and new characters like Monseiur Brunet in the mix. This version and my favorite spin-off, the art museum game from the mid 80's where you try to make off with the paintings.
Even with the classic game, I've done some tweaking. I still have the family's original Clue set right down to the promotional card for other Hasbro games. The difference is I've thrown a duplicate statue token from our Monopoly game into the weapon mix. Whenever my family's playing Clue, we call that token "the figurine" and use the promotional card to represent it. So if the company want to take Clue in yet another new direction, they should go for it. Hope I get the chance to play Secrets & Spies some time. Sounds like it could be fun
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