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(More customer reviews)If you have ever played Clue the Card Game, this is almost exactly the same game. It just happens to now take place on a boat. I didn't care for the original card game. Everything that I dislike about that game, I dislike about this game. I have been fooled again. It must be awesome working as a game designer for Winning Moves, if you can just repackage the same game every five years and pretend it's something new.
In Clue at Sea, much like most variants of Clue, players are trying to determine which suspect, weapon, and room card have been set aside at the start of the game. The rest of the cards are distributed among the players. In order to help you determine what cards everyone else has, you are also given action cards. On your turn, you play one action card, do what it says, mark down any findings, and if you wish, make a final accusation. Sometimes these action cards are crazily powerful (you can make one person of your choice show all of his or her suspect cards, for instance) and sometimes they are almost worthless (you can draw a card at random from the player on your left). This wouldn't be a big deal, except you only have two action cards at any time, so there is always a chance that you have two useless or near-useless cards and your turn is a waste of time for everyone. As in many poorly-designed card games, luck drives this one, not skill.
The game is small and portable, but there are little cardboard squares that can get lost, and the "Detective Notesheets" are very small - smaller than a playing card - yet the rules insist they can be used six times each.
All in all, while there are cosmetic differences between this and the original card game by the same company, it's almost exactly the same subpar game. If you have the other card game and love it but wish it took place on a boat instead, then this game is perfect for you! Otherwise, don't bother. If you want a "light" version of Clue, consider Clue Express if it's still out there for a reasonable price.
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All the famous Clue suspects are on board Mr. Boddy's luxury yacht heading out to sea. One of them will die an unnatural death. Now you're on the case and need to discover what room of the yacht the murder occurred, which weapon was used, and who committed the heinous crime.
Just as in the board game Clue, you'll use a detective note sheet to track information. Action cards pace the game and provide a means to obtain clues. Be the first to figure out who, how, and where to solve the mystery and win the game!
Contents of Clue: The Card Game - Mystery at Sea:
19 Suspect, Room, and Weapon Cards
36 Action Cards
7 Suspect Markers
Detective Notepad
1 Yacht Board
Illustrated Rules
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