I read this little ditty on 101brum and, given the tone of the rest of the posts, I’m not sure if I should take this
with a pinch of salt, but a quick scout around Ye Olde Interwebs tells me it
could well be true.. Apparently the board game Cluedo was invented in Brum!
A man named Anthony invented a game called Murder! back in 1944 as a way to while away the evenings
during the war. In 1945 a company called Waddingtons took it on and changed the
name to Cluedo, and voila! A board game
was born.
The floor plan of the board game is said to be based on Highbury Hall,
and later this year a blue plaque will be unveiled to honour Anthony.
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