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Ages: 5-8 (and older)
Playing time: about 30
minutes
My almost-seven-year-old nephew, Nathan, recently introduced
me to Clue Jr. after we’d polished off the cake at his birthday party. While his little
sister ran around the yard and played with his new toys, Nathan went hunting for the game
and quickly helped his mom run through the rules for me. Since I played the grown-up
version of Clue when I was a kid, I had a general idea—and I was excited to try an
easier, more relaxed version of the game.
In Clue Jr.: The Case of the
Missing Cake, players race to figure out which character (the same characters you may
have met in the original game) ate
the missing cake at what time of the day—before washing it down with which beverage.
Players take turns moving game pieces around the game board, visiting rooms, collecting
clues, and marking their findings down as they try to be the first to solve the
mystery.
Though it’s been years since I’ve played the original version of
Clue, Clue Jr. is just as much fun as I remember the grown-up version being. My nephew
loves the secrecy and competition (though he was pretty mad when his mom just beat
him to the final answers), and I loved that it was a more relaxed version of the grown-up
game—one that’s great for playing on the deck on a lazy Sunday afternoon. In fact, I
enjoyed it so much that I talked my mom into playing a round with me after my nephew
decided to move on to something else. So while Clue Jr. is a game that’s designed to be
easy for young kids, it’s also fun enough for adults.
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