Clue Luxury Edition

It’s a bit cheap to just use colour counters for the people unlike the pewter versions in the 50th anniversary collection.Blame it on the bean counting accountants again

My wife has been asking for a classic clue game for years. I surprised her with this and she loves it. I’ve been reading a lot of other reviews and, from what I gather, there may be some different or inferior sets out there. Ours was just about flawless. To address complaints I saw by others:The case may not be real wood, but darned if I can tell. It’s solid, hefty as heck, and has a rich, warm finish. Nice sturdy feet. Does not wobble as one reviewer said. It has chunky solid brass plates on each end of the case with the Clue font on them. Also, real glass that seems thick and safe. (Another review claimed it was not real glass).The pieces are great. They have a nice heft and solid metal bases that make a nice “clack” when set on the glass. So what if the piece inside the base is plastic? How else would you get the colors right? We love the way they feel and look.The details and colors (one review said there was no color) in the rooms are terrific. I saw one complaint that said they are just paper. True, but they are precision cut and folded pieces with tons of detail. Also each room does have a solid detailed 3D piece of furniture in it. They’re sort of mesmerizing.The weapons look and feel great. They’re all metal with bright gold finish and oversized slightly from the original game. The only piece I wasn’t crazy about was the lead pipe. It looked a little like a pasta noodle instead of a weapon (sorry I’m a stickler when it comes to bludgeons).The cards are nice stock with fun, classic pictures on them. All the pieces store a nice faux leather textured cardboard box. Some folks complained that there was no storage drawer. I admit, that would be a pretty nice feature.OK now the issue: on our set two of the room interiors do not match the label on the board. The kitchen and lounge are switched. Maybe just an freak defect? Either way, we’re quirky people so we like it and we’re not sending it back. But Hasbro might want to look into that. I’ll post a picture on their Twitter account.Now about the cost: I ordered with a Prime trial and signed up for Amazon credit so I ended up paying $150. Expensive? Yeah, I guess so for a board game. This is a luxury item that no one needs in order to play Clue. But it’s also sort of an heirloom thing that really looks nice in the house and makes playing seem special.

The classic game has always been a family favorite, this has been played over and over.

This wooden game set is beautiful and I can imagine being in my family for years, I am so happy I found this and bought it.

It was a lot bigger than I expected and way more fancy than anticipated. Worth the purchase. 👌🏼

Arrived promptly undamaged. There was a minor assembly defect with one of the room’s floor misaligned and not firmly attached. Quality check prior to boxing failed. Annoying given the price paid but otherwise beautiful product and fully functional.