How to Create a Clue Game

Creating the Cards

Decide which rooms you'd like to use, and which rooms are off-limits.

Create cards using cardstock. Print the room name on one side of the card, and print the name of the game on the other side.

Print the names of the suspects on the cardstock, just as before. You can make up your own names for the characters, or choose to use the names of the suspects in the actual game.

Create cards for the weapons. As with the names, you can substitute your own weapons instead of using the traditional clue weapons.

Setting Up the Game

Gather some fake money. If you don't have any fake money, you can just use pieces of paper to serve as money.

Gather some folder and write the name of each 'agent' on the folder. For example, strong pieces of paper can serve as folders. Coordinate them with the names of the agents. For example, one agent could have a blue folder and be called 'Agent Marine'.

You can also set up a 'store'. At my store, I sell 'reference sheets'. The general reference sheets include the suspects, locations, and weapons. Players can purchase these to use while eliminating what's written on their card.

Playing the Game

Take one card from each category. Place them into an envelope. Evenly divide the remaining cards as well as the fake money. If you have any extra cards, as will sometimes happen, you can also sell these at your store.

Tell the players that they can begin. When asking questions to one another, have them go the the room in question. However, this is not required to play. The players agree to either exchange questions or they agree on a price for a question. Have fun playing!