<p>I am not sure if anyone has actually used math to calculate the optimal strategy. That would of course require the correct play strategy for the camera strategy to really be the "optimal". This person has a thorough explanation of a strategy including the why.</p>

<p><a href="http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/598248/pretty-hard-to-beat-4-player-setup" rel="nofollow">http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/598248/pretty-hard-to-beat-4-player-setup</a></p>

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2011-03-25T20:40:47.817Z
2011-03-25T20:40:47.817Z
Brendan Enrick
<p>It seems that the best camera set-up is the one that sees the most squares.  If this is so then having one camera in each corner of the hall around the central white room with two in the room looking through the doors.</p>

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2016-07-31T17:10:55.017Z
2016-07-31T17:10:55.017Z
professor white
<p>Has the math been done on an optimal setup of security cameras and painting locations in <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1484/clue-great-museum-caper" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Cluedo: The Great Museum Caper</a>...?</p>

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What's the optimal setup for Cluedo: The Great Museum Caper?
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# What's the optimal setup for Cluedo: The Great Museum Caper?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2010-10-27)

Has the math been done on an optimal setup of security cameras and painting locations in [Cluedo: The Great Museum Caper](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1484/clue-great-museum-caper)...?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2011-03-25. Score: 4

I am not sure if anyone has actually used math to calculate the optimal strategy. That would of course require the correct play strategy for the camera strategy to really be the "optimal". This person has a thorough explanation of a strategy including the why.

<http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/598248/pretty-hard-to-beat-4-player-setup>


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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-07-31. Score: 0

It seems that the best camera set-up is the one that sees the most squares. If this is so then having one camera in each corner of the hall around the central username_2 room with two in the room looking through the doors.


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