Clue to a Murder
“Mr. Mustard?”
“Colonel, please.”
“Of course.” Detective Boddy stepped into the conservatory. “You say the wrench was in this room because you were fixing something?”
“Indeed, sir. A lead pipe.”
“Successful?”
“I was. Some individual had stuffed a rope inside the pipe. To hide it, no doubt. Miss Scarlet, I suspect.”
“Nope. She was in the kitchen cleaning a candlestick,” Boddy said. “Your fingerprints are what bother me.”
“I haven’t a clue why. I held the wrench as I worked.”
“That’s what bothers me, Colonel. Your fingerprints aren’t on the wrench. Why wear gloves?”
Mustard huffed. “Busted. It was me with the wrench. But you still lose. I didn’t do it in the conservatory. Dragged Frain over here from the ballroom. Just to throw you off.”
“Damn,” Boddy said. “So close. Should we kill Frain again?”
“Tomorrow night, maybe. I think my bed is calling.”
I’ve had a few requests for a Clue game murder, and W was my last chance for a weapon. Unless they’ve remodeled the game like they did Monopoly and there’s a killer xylophone in the box now. But I don’t think so.
Thanks for stopping by! Only the X-Y-Z killer triangle remains.
Ha! This made me chuckle. I’m awful at playing Clue, but still have fun with it.
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I used to love playing Clue, but haven’t in too long of a time.
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A classic!
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The game, yes! My flash fiction? Jury is still out on that one.
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Hahaha!
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I love Clue and how much expanded it is for killing Frain. The mystery of the unnamed victim revealed.
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I’m in the process of hiding candlesticks, ropes and wrenches from my wife. She just eyes me curiously.
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I used to enjoy playing this game, but I do remember it taking a lot longer than your post today!
Phillip | W is for White Shapes | What do you see?
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Yes! There is flash fiction. There is not flash clue! Make some popcorn, fill your beverage glass and settle in for some murder investigating.
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This was a clever one!
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Eva – Mail Adventures
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Heart-wrenching. Even in games, Frain is the victim.
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Last picked for kickball in school, first selected to murder in Clue. Go figure.
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Took me a moment to understand what you were referring to by “Clue game murder” – I thought you meant a death with a clue in it – because it’s called “Cluedo” here.
We don’t have the board game yet but have the card game version. The Barbarians are getting old enough I think they could tolerate the longer time the board game takes. The card version is a fave for the family.
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How odd that they add a “do” to the name. Is that pronounced to rhyme with “go” or rhyme with “zoo?”
At any rate, thanksdo!
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Rhymes with ‘go’. Weird how they have different names for UK/Aus versus USA.
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I love Cluedo so this was great to read 😀 and I hear you on the xylophones, I almost had someone play one in my “X” chapter too lol!
But, here’s my “W” post 🙂 http://nataliewestgate.com/2017/04/wetwork-secret-diary-of-a-serial-killer
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