▁market ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁with ▁local ised ▁characters ▁and ▁naming ▁convent ions . ▁ ▁Fran ch ise ▁ ▁The ▁board ▁game ▁spawn ed ▁a ▁franch ise , ▁which ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁has ▁expanded ▁to ▁include ▁a ▁feature ▁film , ▁mini - series , ▁a ▁musical , ▁and ▁numerous ▁books . ▁ ▁World wide ▁differences ▁ ▁Besides ▁some ▁rule ▁differences ▁listed ▁above , ▁some ▁versions ▁label ▁differently ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁characters , ▁weapons , ▁rooms ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁instances ▁the ▁actual ▁game ▁itself . ▁ ▁In ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁the ▁game ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁Cl ue . ▁It ▁was ▁ret itled ▁because ▁the ▁traditional ▁British ▁board ▁game ▁L udo , ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁name ▁is ▁based , ▁was ▁less ▁well ▁known ▁there ▁than ▁its ▁American ▁variant ▁Par che esi . ▁ ▁The ▁North ▁American ▁versions ▁of ▁Cl ue ▁also ▁replace ▁the ▁character ▁" Re ver end ▁Green " ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁Cl ued o ▁with ▁" Mr . ▁Green ." ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁region ▁to ▁continue ▁to ▁make ▁such ▁a ▁change . ▁Minor ▁changes ▁include ▁" Miss ▁Sc ar lett " ▁with ▁her ▁name ▁being ▁sp elt ▁with ▁one ▁' t ', ▁the ▁sp anner ▁being ▁called ▁a ▁w rench , ▁and ▁the ▁d agger ▁renamed ▁a ▁kn ife . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁U . S . ▁edition , ▁the ▁kn ife ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁a ▁d agger . ▁And ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁lead ▁pip