Video: Converting Clue into a war game

 

The murder suspects (L to R): Brutus, Livia, Claudia, Cato, Marcus and Gaius.

I have created a short 3-minute video about how I converted the popular board game "Clue" into a war game played with historical 54mm miniatures and 1/30 scale buildings on a table top. This is much more attractive than a one-dimensional board game with plastic tokens. I have posted the video onto my You Tube page so click on the link and listen to the soothing voice of the narrator- Me! Morgan Freeman and Kevin Costner had previous engagements and sent their regrets at not being available to do the voice over work.

Here is a link to my You Tube page where you can watch the video:

Clue - The War Game Version

I will be hosting this game at this year's Historicon convention on Friday July 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM (Event #900). The name of the game is "Who Killed Julius Caesar?" and is scheduled to last no more than one hour. This is a nice relaxed way to finish a long day of war gaming at the convention. The rules are easy to learn (it's the board game Clue, after all ) and it is a game that one does not have to take too seriously to enjoy. And most importantly, it's just  darn good fun to play!

Below is a link to the Table Top Events sign up page for all of my Historicon games this year:

Jim's Historicon Games Schedule

There are plenty of tickets available for all four of my war game events. They include two large table top battles, a smaller skirmish level game, and the fast and fun murder mystery game shown in this blog post.

A popular gathering place in my tabletop Roman city.

A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum...

The table top set up for the Clue game. It all fits into a 4ft by 5ft area.
Cigar Box Battle Mat cobblestones and the buildings are from DAF Architects & Associates LLC.

While the pre-registration of participants in my games has been less than I had anticipated, I am hopeful that the on-site game registration will send a few more players my way. So if you plan on attending Historicon this year, then please consider pre-registration enrollment in one of my games. I will be very grateful for your support. I promise that you will have a lot of fun playing in my games

And I am giving my players some nice swag to take home:

So please click on the link to my YouTube video and if you like the video, then please leave a comment and click on the Subscribe button on the You Tube site.

Sand, sandals, swag and fun! What more could you ask for?

Cheers,

Fritz

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