Characters of the Board Game Clue

The following bios are about the characters of the board game Clue. The most loved classic game of solving a murder has been around for a long time. The characters are household names and are even contained in many trivia games. Despite the benign names, the characters have a dark side, which is discoverable in their biographies and--if you explore the legacy beyond the board game--in books, the PC games, and the movie.

This character of the board game Clue is represented by the color yellow. He is your typical adventurer with a rich military background. Colonel Mustard (his first name in the British version is Michael) continues to practice archery and shooting by going hunting. He’s a dashing and handsome man with a proud demeanor. He loves to challenge people to a duel if they cross him and he isn’t afraid to speak his mind. A bachelor, Colonel Mustard has been smitten by Mrs. Peacock and Miss Scarlet. He is a tough man to accuse, so you had better be right.

Blanche White is the maid of the manor, whose pawn color is white, and isn’t exempt from any accusations. She’s got the common characteristics of an old biddy. She owns nothing to her name and takes her domestic duties very seriously. If it’s out of place, she better not know about it.

Professor Plum is the purple pawn. He’s almost the smartest man on the planet. If he wasn’t so scatterbrained, he would definitely be the smartest. Slightly balding and middle-aged, Peter Plum can’t remember where he’s been the last five minutes of any part of any day, so how could he remember if he murdered Mr. Boddy or not? He’s a simple, intelligent man and good-natured at heart, but he likes to steal his own things. That’s because he's just scatterbrained enough to do so!

Mrs. Peacock is a widow who is dressed in blue. Her latest dead husband’s estate is almost all gone because she must maintain an extravagant lifestyle. She’s proper and has excellent manners, but is this just a disguise for her past? All four of her husbands have either disappeared or have died mysteriously. Is Mr. Boddy her fifth victim?

Mr. John Green, indicated by the green pawn, is a smooth talker. His family is made up of shysters. His dad is a low down thief and his mom tells fortunes wherever and whenever she can. Guess what: she’s not a psychic. Mr. Green found a calling in spirituality. This means he sets up traveling tents and asks people to give him money, which is for the less fortunate people and that means the money is for him. During his travels, “Reverend” Green met and had certain dealings with Mr. Boddy. Did Mr. Boddy have something on the Reverend?

Represented by the red piece, Miss Scarlet is the sexy flirt of the suspects. She knows she is beautiful and will flaunt that to her advantage. At a young age, she received all the attention and this made her mother mad. Miss Scarlet believes her mother is hiding massive amounts of wealth and since her mother won’t share this money, the younger Scarlet has taken to dating wealthy bachelors. She jumps from one to the next without a thought, hoping her beauty and charm will carry her through into the next will.

She tried a stint in movies, but that didn’t last very long because her desire for attention irritated the director and he couldn’t work with her any more. Now she is spending some time at Mr. Boddy’s mansion, hoping to work her way into his money.

There are many different versions of the game. There is an English version and an American version and there are even updated versions of the game. For an excellent challenge, play Clue: Master Detective, which contains more suspects, more weapons, and more locations. You can even get a Clue version for the kids, called Clue Jr. Clue Jr. provides kids with deductive reasoning skills, much like the board game Guess Who

So did you think the characters of the board game Clue were just simple folk brought to the mansion by happenstance? Everyone has their secrets and these game characters are no exception.

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