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Mr Green in the Billiard room with the spanner.
✔ 1. Read a book that is a murder mystery.
The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie✔ 2. Read a book that was published/is set in the 1940s.
The Hangman's Whip by Mignon G. Eberhart (published 1940)✔ 3. Read a book in which the characters play a board game.
American Gods by Neil Gaiman (checkers)Clue Characters:
✔ 4. Miss Scarlet (a red piece)
Never Have I Ever by Sara Shepard✔ 5. Colonel Mustard (a yellow piece)
The Hidden Family by Charles Stross✔ 6. Mrs. White (a white piece)
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah✔ *7. Mr. Green (a green piece)
These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner✔ 8. Mrs. Peacock (a blue piece)
From Bad to Cursed by Katie Alender✔ 9. Professor Plum (a purple piece)
The Turn of the Screw by Henry JamesWeapons:
✔ 10. Dagger/Knife
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab✔ 11. Candlestick
The Mesmerist by Barbara Ewing✔ 12. Revolver (any gun)
The Gunslinger by Stephen King✔ 13. Rope
Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch✔ 14. Lead Pipe (any kind of piping)
Under Ground by S.L. Grey*✔ 15. Wrench/Spanner
Riveted by Meljean BrookRooms:
✔ 16. Kitchen
One More Little Problem by Vanessa Curtis (Zelah keeps cleaning the kitchen)✔ 17. Ballroom
The Uninvited by Cat Winters✔ 18. Conservatory
The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot✔ 19. Dining Room
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch*✔ 20. Billiard Room
The Ring and the Crown by Melissa de la Cruz✔ 21. Library
Middlemarch by George Eliot✔ 22. Study
Sworn in Steel by Douglas Hulick✔ 23. Hall
The Black Swan by Mercedes Lackey✔ 24. Lounge
Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson (Living Room Theatre)✔ 25. Cellar/Stairs (where the envelope with the solution was kept)
Zodiac by Sam Wilson
Mod
2. Read a book that was published/is set in the 1940s.
3. Read a book in which the characters play a board game.
Clue Characters:
Read a book where someone on the cover is wearing the same color clothes as the clue character. (ie a red dress, a green suit, etc.
4. Miss Scarlet (a red piece)
5. Colonel Mustard (a yellow piece)
6. Mrs. White (a white piece)
7. Mr. Green (a green piece) -
8. Mrs. Peacock (a blue piece)
9. Professor Plum (a purple piece)
Weapons:
Read a book where the following weapons is either pictured on the cover, specifically named in the title, or has some significant role in the book. Read one book for each weapon.
10. Dagger/Knife
11. Candlestick
12. Revolver (any gun)
13. Rope
14. Lead Pipe (any kind of piping)
15. Wrench/Spanner
Rooms:
Read a book with the following rooms pictured on the cover, specifically named in the title, or featured predominantly in the plot.
16. Kitchen
17. Ballroom
18. Conservatory
19. Dining Room
20. Billiard Room
21. Library
22. Study
23. Hall
24. Lounge
25. Cellar/Stairs (where the envelope with the solution was kept)
Mod
1. Read a book that is a murder mystery.
Claws of the Cat
2. Read a book that was published/is set in the 1940s.
Good Night, Mr. Tom
3. Read a book in which the characters play a board game.
Harriet the Spy (Monopoly)
4. Miss Scarlet (a red piece)
5. Colonel Mustard (a yellow piece)
Black Sheep
6. Mrs. White (a white piece)
7. Mr. Green (a green piece)
8. Mrs. Peacock (a blue piece)
9. Professor Plum (a purple piece)
10. Dagger/Knife
Plaasmoord
11. Candlestick
12. Revolver (any gun)
Devil Dealing
13. Rope
The Nine Tailors
14. Lead Pipe (any kind of piping)
Lie by Moonlight
15. Wrench/Spanner
A Deadly Trade
16. Kitchen
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
17. Ballroom
The Earl's Defiant Wallflower
18. Conservatory
The Perfect Poison
19. Dining Room
The Scarlet Pimpernel
20. Billiard Room
Envious Casca
21. Library
Gaudy Night
22. Study
Thaddeus of Warsaw
23. Hall
The Moving Finger
24. Lounge
Knock, Murderer, Knock!
25. Cellar/Stairs (where the envelope with the solution was kept)
Still Life
3/251. Read a book that is a murder mystery.
2. Read a book that was published/is set in the 1940s.
3. Read a book in which the characters play a board game.
Clue Characters:
Read a book where someone on the cover is wearing the same color clothes as the clue character.
4. Miss Scarlet (a red piece)
5. Colonel Mustard (a yellow piece)
6. Mrs. White (a white piece) Point of Retreat
7. Mr. Green (a green piece)
8. Mrs. Peacock (a blue piece) Daughter of Smoke and Bone
9. Professor Plum (a purple piece)
Weapons:
Read a book where the following weapons is either pictured on the cover, specifically named in the title, or has some significant role in the book.
10. Dagger/Knife
11. Candlestick
12. Revolver (any gun)
13. Rope
14. Lead Pipe (any kind of piping)
15. Wrench/Spanner
Rooms:
Read a book with the following rooms pictured on the cover, specifically named in the title, or featured predominantly in the plot.
16. Kitchen Me Before You
17. Ballroom
18. Conservatory
19. Dining Room
20. Billiard Room
21. Library
22. Study
23. Hall
24. Lounge
25. Cellar/Stairs (where the envelope with the solution was kept)
25/251. Read a book that is a murder mystery.
Yuletide Slaying
2. Read a book that was published/is set in the 1940s.
The Saint Goes West
3. Read a book in which the characters play a board game.
Hide Your Heart
Clue Characters:
Read a book where someone on the cover is wearing the same color clothes as the clue character.
4. Miss Scarlet (a red piece)
Wicked Temptations: Five Seductively Enticing Historical Romances
5. Colonel Mustard (a yellow piece)
Must Love Ghosts
6. Mrs. White (a white piece)
The Moon Is Toast: A Year in the Life of a Cricket Statistician
7. Mr. Green (a green piece)
The Heiress Effect
8. Mrs. Peacock (a blue piece)
Game Alive
9. Professor Plum (a purple piece)
After the Fall: An Inspirational Western Romance
Weapons:
Read a book where the following weapons is either pictured on the cover, specifically named in the title, or has some significant role in the book.
10. Dagger/Knife
Amadi, the Phoenix, the Sphinx, and the Djinn
11. Candlestick
The Light Fantastic
12. Revolver (any gun)
The Knight of Ambra
13. Rope
Training Their Mate
14. Lead Pipe (any kind of piping)
Falling
15. Wrench/Spanner
Accounting for Love
Rooms:
Read a book with the following rooms pictured on the cover, specifically named in the title, or featured predominantly in the plot.
16. Kitchen
A Soldier's Courage
17. Ballroom
The Viscount's Christmas Temptation
18. Conservatory
Fortune's Flower
19. Dining Room
Tangled Pursuit
20. Billiard Room
My Regelence Rake
21. Library
The Duchess War
22. Study
The Time Paradox
23. Hall
Jenna's Cowboy
24. Lounge
Calen's Captive
25. Cellar/Stairs (where the envelope with the solution was kept)
The Space Between
Mod
It was Mr Green in the Billiard room with the spanner.
Mod
1. Read a book that is a murder mystery.
Vice Society - James McCreet
2. Read a book that was published/is set in the 1940s.
3. Read a book in which the characters play a board game.
The Wise Man's Fear - Patrick Rothfuss (Tak)
Grim Offerings - Amanda M. Lee (Trivial Pursuit)
Clue Characters:
4. Miss Scarlet (a red piece)
5. Colonel Mustard (a yellow piece)
6. Mrs. White (a white piece)
7. Mr. Green (a green piece)
8. Mrs. Peacock (a blue piece)
9. Professor Plum (a purple piece)
Weapons:
10. Dagger/Knife Dark Currents
11. Candlestick
12. Revolver (any gun) Mob Rules
13. Rope
14. Lead Pipe (any kind of piping)
15. Wrench/Spanner
Rooms:
16. Kitchen From The Ashes
17. Ballroom Some Girls Bite
18. Conservatory (Greenhouse/Sunroom)
19. Dining Room Beyond The Grave
20. Billiard Room Tempt the Stars
21. Library The Wise Man's Fear
22. Study Grim Expectations
23. Hall Her Majesty's Necromancer
24. Lounge Curse the Dawn / Hunt the Moon
25. Cellar/Stairs (where the envelope with the solution was kept) Grave Expectations
DoneIt was Colonel Mustard in the Billiard Room with a spanner / wrench
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The Saint Goes West (other topics)
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Inspired by the Cozy Mysteries challenge:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
One of the most famous detective board games is Cluedo made by Parker Brothers. This challenge will be based around the characters, weapons and rooms from the original game as well as the game itself.
In 1944, Anthony E. Pratt, an English musician, applied for a patent of his invention of a murder/mystery-themed game, originally named "Murder!" The game was originally invented as a new game to play in bomb shelters. Shortly thereafter, Pratt and his wife, Elva Pratt (1913-1990), who had helped in designing the game, presented it to Waddingtons' executive, Norman Watson, who immediately purchased it and provided its trademark name of "Cluedo" (a play on "clue" and "Ludo"; ludo is Latin for I play). Though the patent was granted in 1947, due to post-war shortages, the game was not officially launched until 1949, when the game was simultaneously licensed to Parker Brothers in the United States for publication, where it was renamed "Clue" along with other minor changes. (Wikipedia)
1. Read a book that is a murder mystery.
2. Read a book that was published/is set in the 1940s.
3. Read a book in which the characters play a board game.
Then:
Clue Characters:
Read a book where someone on the cover is wearing the same color clothes as the clue character. (ie a red dress, a green suit, etc. Outfit on cover does not have to be specifically a dress or suit, as long as the person on the cover is predominantly dressed in the color.) Read one book for each person.
4. Miss Scarlet (a red piece)
5. Colonel Mustard (a yellow piece)
6. Mrs. White (a white piece)
7. Mr. Green (a green piece)
8. Mrs. Peacock (a blue piece)
9. Professor Plum (a purple piece)
Weapons:
Read a book where the following weapons is either pictured on the cover, specifically named in the title, or has some significant role in the book. Read one book for each weapon.
10. Dagger/Knife
11. Candlestick
12. Revolver (any gun)
13. Rope
14. Lead Pipe (any kind of piping)
15. Wrench/Spanner
Rooms:
Read a book with the following rooms pictured on the cover, specifically named in the title, or featured predominantly in the plot. The room doesn't have to be the main place the story takes place but if the characters just walk through the room once it isn't enough to count. If an entire scene takes place in the room, then it's enough to qualify.
16. Kitchen
17. Ballroom
18. Conservatory
19. Dining Room
20. Billiard Room
21. Library
22. Study
23. Hall
24. Lounge
25. Cellar/Stairs (where the envelope with the solution was kept)
The last items you read and check off in Characters, Weapons and Rooms will be the solution to your game!
All books must be at least 150 pages long. No graphic novels.
A book can only count for one task, so you must read 25 books in total.
This challenge runs from 1 November 2016 to 31 October 2017.