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Classic Clue has been discontinued for this Hollywood makeover. As far as I can tell, Hasbro intends for this version to permanently replace the original Clue game. On the official Clue website, this is the only game listed as “Clue”.

Gone is the classic 1940s English setting. Now all the characters have been changed to vapid Hollywood and reality TV stereotypes.

The game is about as fun as the original, except for some new cards that penalize good deducers by adding more randomness to the game.

I am distressed at all the changes and the fact that they might be permanent. Clue, with its classic English setting, and murder mystery archetype characters, were an engrained part of British and also American culture, but Hasbro is on its way to killing that.

Hasbro, please re-continue the classic game! Leave this garbage for the kind of people who prefer reality TV to a classic movie, or a gossip magazine to a good book.

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