▁Cl ued o ▁franch ise . ▁Several ▁sp ino ff s ▁have ▁been ▁released ▁featuring ▁various ▁extra ▁characters , ▁weapons ▁and ▁rooms , ▁or ▁different ▁game ▁play . ▁The ▁original ▁game ▁is ▁market ed ▁as ▁the ▁" Class ic ▁Det ect ive ▁Game ", ▁and ▁the ▁various ▁sp ino ff s ▁are ▁all ▁distinguished ▁by ▁different ▁s log ans . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Cl ued o : ▁Disc over ▁the ▁Sec rets ▁was ▁created ▁( with ▁changes ▁to ▁board , ▁game play ▁and ▁characters ) ▁as ▁a ▁modern ▁sp ino ff , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁critic ised ▁in ▁the ▁media ▁and ▁by ▁fans ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁game . ▁Cl ued o : ▁The ▁Classic ▁Myst ery ▁Game ▁was ▁then ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁returning ▁to ▁Pr att ' s ▁classic ▁formula ▁but ▁also ▁adding ▁several ▁variations . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁Anthony ▁E . ▁Pr att , ▁an ▁English ▁music ian , ▁applied ▁for ▁a ▁pat ent ▁of ▁his ▁in vention ▁of ▁a ▁murder / m yst ery - th emed ▁game , ▁originally ▁named ▁" M ur der ! ". ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁Pr att ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁El va ▁Pr att ▁( 1 9 1 3 - 1 9 9 0 ), ▁who ▁had ▁helped ▁in ▁design ing ▁the ▁game , ▁presented ▁it ▁to ▁W adding tons ' ▁executive , ▁Norman ▁Watson , ▁who ▁immediately ▁purchased ▁it ▁and ▁provided ▁its ▁tra dem ark