d ▁play ▁a ▁stupid ▁game ▁called ▁Mur der , ▁where ▁guests ▁cre pt ▁up ▁on ▁each ▁other ▁in ▁cor rid ors ▁and ▁the ▁victim ▁would ▁sh rie k ▁and ▁fall ▁on ▁the ▁floor ." ▁The ▁Country ▁house ▁mystery ▁was ▁a ▁popular ▁sub gen re ▁of ▁" cos y " ▁English ▁detect ive ▁fiction ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ; ▁set ▁in ▁a ▁residence ▁of ▁the ▁gent ry ▁isolated ▁by ▁a ▁snow st orm ▁or ▁similar ▁and ▁the ▁suspect s ▁at ▁a ▁week end ▁house ▁party . ▁ ▁Mark eting ▁Cl ued o ▁was ▁originally ▁market ed ▁as ▁" The ▁Great ▁New ▁Det ect ive ▁Game " ▁upon ▁its ▁launch ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁in ▁North ▁America , ▁and ▁quickly ▁made ▁a ▁deal ▁to ▁lic ence ▁" The ▁Great ▁New ▁Sher lock ▁Hol mes ▁Game " ▁from ▁the ▁Sir ▁Arthur ▁Con an ▁Do yle ▁estate . ▁Ad vert ising ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁suggested ▁players ▁would ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁gu ise ▁of ▁" S her lock ▁Hol mes ▁following ▁the ▁path ▁of ▁the ▁criminal ", ▁but ▁no ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁Hol mes ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁advert ising ▁or ▁on ▁the ▁box . ▁By ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁simply ▁market ed ▁as ▁" The ▁Great ▁Det ect ive ▁Game " ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁it ▁became : ▁" P ark er ▁Brothers ▁Det ect ive ▁Game ". ▁With ▁the ▁launch ▁of