<p>While all printed (<em>the <a href="https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?FT=D&amp;date=19470401&amp;locale=en_EP&amp;CC=GB&amp;NR=586817A" rel="nofollow noreferrer">original patent</a> had 10 characters</em>) editions of the classic Cluedo have the standard 6-6-9 ratio, there have been a number of variants that include additional or changed options.</p>

<p>The first variant to include additional characters was the <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3022/clue-vcr-mystery-game" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Clue VCR Mystery Game</a> in 1985 with 4 additional options, then followed by <a href="https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3034/cluedo-super-sleuth" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Super Cluedo Challenge</a> in 1986 with a 3 additional options of it's own.</p>

<p>The following is a potentially incomplete list of variants with non-standard ratios<br>
(w = weapons, r = rooms, s = suspects, m = murdered):</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3022/clue-vcr-mystery-game" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Clue VCR Mystery Game</a> : (1985) <a href="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/imagepage/img/CC--eIRv9SkaF1L9TmXSWUVhGAU=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale()/pic135450.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">10s:1+m:5w:5r</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4427/super-cluedo-challenge" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Super Cluedo Challenge</a> : (1986) <a href="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/imagepage/img/z4jhsPvwxJU7_5H4aBEnLftm-AA=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale()/pic325672.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">9s:9w:9r</a></li>
<li><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1561/clue-master-detective" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Clue Master Detective</a> : (1988) <a href="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/imagepage/img/0EEOCoK8BdTgFh2XwElHts3lKdE=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale()/pic332011.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">10s:8w:12r</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8069/clue-fx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Clue FX</a> : (2003) <a href="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/imagepage/img/llHrkGxYL0FBRwZENBqst9eLfbk=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale()/pic751058.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">8s:6w:9r</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37589/clue-discover-secrets" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Clue Discover the Secrets</a> : (2008) <a href="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/imagepage/img/f3n1bMBwtq9uXZGA64DfBua8Bsg=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale()/pic362316.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">6s:9w:9r</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clue_(mobile_games)#CLUE:_Unravel_the_Clues_and_Crack_the_Case_(2009)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CLUE: Unravel the Clues and Crack the Case</a></li>
</ul>

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KMR
<p><strong>Yes.</strong> One example (and there may well be others) is <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1561/clue-master-detective" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Super Cluedo</a>, also known as Clue Master Detective. Here is an excerpt of the publisher's description (according to that BGG link, anyway; I can't find the original source):</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>The late Mr. Boddy's country manor has a total of twelve possible Murder Locations, both outdoors and indoors, with secret passages, plus new "Snoop Spaces" that let you broaden your investigation. A vial of Poison and a Horseshoe bring the number of Weapons up to eight. And the devious bunch of Supsects has grown to ten with the addition of Miss Peach, Monsieur Brunette, Madame Rose and Sergeant Gray.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>So it looks like it's 10,8,12, rather than the original's 6,6,9.</p>

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Benjamin Cosman
<p>Ludology just did a segment on this:  <a href="http://ludology.libsyn.com/biography-of-a-board-game-2005-cluedo" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://ludology.libsyn.com/biography-of-a-board-game-2005-cluedo</a></p>

<p>There are a lot of different versions out there and not all have the 6-6-9 ratio.</p>

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This would be a better answer if it included more summary of the content (including an example or two of the different versions) instead of just linking to the podcast.
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As BJMeyers alludes to, this is largely a link-only answer, and apparently an audio rather than text link. In addition, It's not the ratio that matters. A 12-12-18 game would be quite different.
Acccumulation
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Noah B
<p>Are there any versions of Cluedo that do not have exactly 6 suspects, 6 murder weapons, and 9 rooms?</p>

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Do any Cluedo versions have different numbers of variables?
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# Do any Cluedo versions have different numbers of variables?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-06-07)

Are there any versions of Cluedo that do not have exactly 6 suspects, 6 murder weapons, and 9 rooms?

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-06-25. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

While all printed (*the [original patent](https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?FT=D&date=19470401&locale=en_EP&CC=GB&NR=586817A) had 10 characters*) editions of the classic Cluedo have the standard 6-6-9 ratio, there have been a number of variants that include additional or changed options.

The first variant to include additional characters was the [Clue VCR Mystery Game](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3022/clue-vcr-mystery-game) in 1985 with 4 additional options, then followed by [Super Cluedo Challenge](https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3034/cluedo-super-sleuth) in 1986 with a 3 additional options of it's own.

The following is a potentially incomplete list of variants with non-standard ratios  
(w = weapons, r = rooms, s = suspects, m = murdered):

* [Clue VCR Mystery Game](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3022/clue-vcr-mystery-game) : (1985) [10s:1+m:5w:5r](https://cf.geekdo-images.com/imagepage/img/CC--eIRv9SkaF1L9TmXSWUVhGAU=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale()/pic135450.jpg)
* [Super Cluedo Challenge](https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4427/super-cluedo-challenge) : (1986) [9s:9w:9r](https://cf.geekdo-images.com/imagepage/img/z4jhsPvwxJU7_5H4aBEnLftm-AA=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale()/pic325672.jpg)
* [Clue Master Detective](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1561/clue-master-detective) : (1988) [10s:8w:12r](https://cf.geekdo-images.com/imagepage/img/0EEOCoK8BdTgFh2XwElHts3lKdE=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale()/pic332011.jpg)
* [Clue FX](https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8069/clue-fx) : (2003) [8s:6w:9r](https://cf.geekdo-images.com/imagepage/img/llHrkGxYL0FBRwZENBqst9eLfbk=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale()/pic751058.jpg)
* [Clue Discover the Secrets](https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37589/clue-discover-secrets) : (2008) [6s:9w:9r](https://cf.geekdo-images.com/imagepage/img/f3n1bMBwtq9uXZGA64DfBua8Bsg=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale()/pic362316.jpg)
* [CLUE: Unravel the Clues and Crack the Case](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clue_(mobile_games)#CLUE:_Unravel_the_Clues_and_Crack_the_Case_(2009))


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### Answer by username_2 on 2019-06-25. Score: 3

**Yes.** One example (and there may well be others) is [Super Cluedo](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1561/clue-master-detective), also known as Clue Master Detective. Here is an excerpt of the publisher's description (according to that BGG link, anyway; I can't find the original source):

> The late Mr. Boddy's country manor has a total of twelve possible Murder Locations, both outdoors and indoors, with secret passages, plus new "Snoop Spaces" that let you broaden your investigation. A vial of Poison and a Horseshoe bring the number of Weapons up to eight. And the devious bunch of Supsects has grown to ten with the addition of Miss Peach, Monsieur Brunette, Madame Rose and Sergeant Gray.

So it looks like it's 10,8,12, rather than the original's 6,6,9.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2019-06-07. Score: 1

Ludology just did a segment on this: <http://ludology.libsyn.com/biography-of-a-board-game-2005-cluedo>

There are a lot of different versions out there and not all have the 6-6-9 ratio.

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: This would be a better answer if it included more summary of the content (including an example or two of the different versions) instead of just linking to the podcast.  
> **username_5**: As BJMeyers alludes to, this is largely a link-only answer, and apparently an audio rather than text link. In addition, It's not the ratio that matters. A 12-12-18 game would be quite different.  

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