Overview
- Marcia Lewis has handed Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery one of the first versions of Cluedo along with letters and memorabilia for exhibition.
- The donated archive includes handwritten notes dating to 1943 and documentation about unused game ideas, according to the museum and Lewis.
- Anthony Pratt devised the game in his Birmingham kitchen during World War II blackouts, with Waddingtons securing a patent in 1949 and later development leading to market release.
- Lewis says Waddingtons suggested changes during commercialisation, including renaming Colonel Yellow to Colonel Mustard and refining elements such as the board and secret passages.
- More than 150 million copies have been sold in roughly 40 countries, and Lewis says her father sold foreign rights for £5,000 before the game’s global success.