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the board game Clue is called Cluedo outside of the US because it’s a pun with the game Ludo, which in the US is known as Parcheesi so the pun wouldn’t work.

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Fun Fact: the board game Clue is called Cluedo outside of the US because it’s a pun with the game Ludo, which in the US is known as Parcheesi so the pun wouldn’t work.

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