lock ▁Hol mes ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁TV ▁advert ising ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁classic ▁detect ives ▁such ▁as ▁Sam ▁Sp ade . ▁ ▁Game ▁ ▁Equ ip ment ▁The ▁game ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁board ▁which ▁shows ▁the ▁rooms , ▁cor rid ors ▁and ▁secret - pass ages ▁of ▁an ▁English ▁country ▁house ▁called ▁T ud or ▁M ansion ▁( named ▁T ud or ▁Close , ▁T ud or ▁Hall , ▁Ar ling ton ▁G range , ▁Bod dy ▁Man or ▁or ▁Bod dy ▁M ansion ▁in ▁some ▁ed itions ) ▁in ▁Ham pshire , ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁The ▁game ▁box ▁also ▁includes ▁several ▁col oured ▁playing ▁pieces ▁to ▁represent ▁characters , ▁mini ature ▁murder ▁weapon ▁props , ▁two ▁six - s ided ▁dice , ▁three ▁sets ▁of ▁cards ▁( des cri bing ▁the ▁a for ement ioned ▁rooms , ▁characters ▁or ▁weapons ), ▁Solution ▁C ards ▁en velope ▁to ▁contain ▁one ▁card ▁from ▁each ▁set ▁of ▁cards , ▁and ▁a ▁Det ect ive ' s ▁Notes ▁pad ▁on ▁which ▁are ▁printed ▁lists ▁of ▁rooms , ▁weapons ▁and ▁characters , ▁so ▁players ▁can ▁keep ▁detailed ▁notes ▁during ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁The ▁murder ▁victim ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁" Dr . ▁Black " ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁edition ▁and ▁" Mr . ▁Bod dy " ▁in ▁North ▁American ▁versions . ▁ ▁Play ers ' ▁tokens ▁are ▁typically ▁pl astic ▁pa wn s ▁or ▁figur ines ; ▁the ▁standard ▁edition ▁of ▁Cl ued