the death of Colonel Mustard

Okay, so Hasbro are giving Cluedo a facelift. Check out the details here. Argh! I think of my parents' tatty Cluedo set and remember how I've never quite coped with the idea of buying anything that looked 'newer' than that traditional box...and now they are ceasing it all together! (My parents' set still has my siblings' childish scrawls over those orange and white bits of paper that you do all your mystery solving on - and I'm the youngest by 10 years...)

Now I wish I'd overcome my hyper-traditionalism and invested in one. I might have to panic buy, except I never get round to doing that sort of thing. No more Colonel Mustard? Child stars and ex football players? First names?!! Jacob Green?! Apparently players can now get 'killed off' in the game. Sounds a bit like a fictional celebrity big brother, if somewhat more final. So it's not just the names, but the rules, and yes the board...there'll be no more billiard room.

The thing is that they are, apparently, ceasing production of the original. It would be all right if it was simply an alternative, like the Monopoly variants you get these days. Like different flavours of something. Salt & vinegar, cheese & onion...but let's not eliminate ready salted, hmm?

Today: 4-5/10, medium high