Each year Cluedo is based in a new city, this year it was decided to be Oxford. I had the opportunity to design this year’s edition of the game. Cluedo is as a mystery, with the main objective being to find out which character was the murderer, what weapon was used and where it took place. The game needed a dark vibe, my initial idea involved making the player character cards look like an investigation scene, with evidence folders holding all the players information together. 

 

My research started by spending a day in Oxford, getting to know the city while taking notes. The markets gave me the impression of an 19th century theme which I based my initial concept around, with worn out grey cobblestone pavements for the game-board’s floor. I also noticed these large decaying street signs at every corner, with bright white text. I decided to continue with the 19th century Old London theme and based the logo around this.