Read Time:1 Minute, 31 Second
Ages: 5-8 (and older)
Playing time: about 30
minutes
My almost-seven-year-old nephew, Nathan, recently introduced
me to Clue Jr. after we’d polished off the cake at his birthday party. While his little
sister ran around the yard and played with his new toys, Nathan went hunting for the game
and quickly helped his mom run through the rules for me. Since I played the grown-up
version of Clue when I was a kid, I had a general idea—and I was excited to try an
easier, more relaxed version of the game.
In Clue Jr.: The Case of the
Missing Cake, players race to figure out which character (the same characters you may
have met in the original game) ate
the missing cake at what time of the day—before washing it down with which beverage.
Players take turns moving game pieces around the game board, visiting rooms, collecting
clues, and marking their findings down as they try to be the first to solve the
mystery.
Though it’s been years since I’ve played the original version of
Clue, Clue Jr. is just as much fun as I remember the grown-up version being. My nephew
loves the secrecy and competition (though he was pretty mad when his mom just beat
him to the final answers), and I loved that it was a more relaxed version of the grown-up
game—one that’s great for playing on the deck on a lazy Sunday afternoon. In fact, I
enjoyed it so much that I talked my mom into playing a round with me after my nephew
decided to move on to something else. So while Clue Jr. is a game that’s designed to be
easy for young kids, it’s also fun enough for adults.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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