▁name ▁of ▁" C lu edo " ▁( a ▁play ▁on ▁" cl ue " ▁and ▁" L udo "; ▁l udo ▁is ▁Latin ▁for ▁I ▁play , ▁and ▁a ▁common ▁British ▁term ▁for ▁the ▁game ▁P arch esi ). ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁pat ent ▁was ▁granted ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁due ▁to ▁post war ▁short ages ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁not ▁officially ▁launched ▁by ▁W adding tons ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁simultaneously ▁lic ensed ▁to ▁Parker ▁Brothers ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁for ▁publication , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁renamed ▁" Cl ue " ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁minor ▁changes . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁several ▁differences ▁between ▁the ▁original ▁game ▁concept ▁and ▁that ▁initially ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁In ▁particular , ▁Pr att ' s ▁original ▁design ▁calls ▁for ▁ten ▁characters , ▁one ▁of ▁whom ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁designated ▁the ▁victim ▁by ▁random ▁drawing ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁These ▁ten ▁included ▁the ▁elimin ated ▁Mr ▁Brown , ▁Mr ▁Gold , ▁Miss ▁Grey , ▁and ▁Mrs ▁Silver . ▁The ▁characters ▁of ▁Nur se ▁White ▁and ▁Colonel ▁Y ellow ▁were ▁renamed ▁Mrs ▁White ▁and ▁Colonel ▁Must ard ▁for ▁the ▁actual ▁release . ▁The ▁game ▁allowed ▁for ▁play ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁eight ▁remaining ▁characters , ▁providing ▁for ▁nine ▁suspect s ▁in ▁total . ▁Origin ally ▁there ▁were ▁eleven ▁rooms , ▁including ▁the ▁elimin ated ▁" gun ▁room " ▁and ▁cell ar . ▁In ▁addition ▁there ▁were ▁nine ▁weapons ▁including ▁the ▁un