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The great Cluedo players have ever encountered this problem: after assembling the board and distributing the papers and clues, you realize that there are no cards or paper left to write down each step of the game. investigation. And it is that, with each game, these tables or papers that the game includes are freely used to discern who is the real murderer. To the point of running out of them sooner than you thought. At that time or: some remaining sheet is photocopied to have copies or, it is more ecologically sustainable and the mobile is used as a notepad
Of course, it is not necessary to create tables in the Excel version for mobile or draw and write freehand. Everything can be much easier thanks to these mobile applications designed precisely for this problem. And it is that you have to keep up to date, avoid wasting paper and, why not, use your mobile for everything These are the best applications that we have found:
Detective Notes
It is possibly the easiest and fastest option to get out of trouble in these cases. Detective Notes, also called Clue Notes, is available for free for Android mobiles through the Google Play Store. In it it is possible to easily mark each clue of the investigation without breaking your head. All this being able to customize it in detail
As soon as we start it, we find a grid to mark each detail. You just have to look at the number or color at the top that refers to the players, and the names, possible weapons and place of murder in the column of the left. With these coordinates, we only have to mark our tracks to be organized and coherent.
The good thing is that the application can be customized. Each brand can be chosen with a varied type of icon or legend to accommodate our research. In addition, the application has all or almost all versions of Cluedo available. From the gear wheel you can choose the Spanish version, the Harry Potter version, the Simpsons version, etc. Something that changes the names of the characters to fit the tile to the board on which it is played. By the way, there is a button to hide the move and prevent any prying eyes from revealing our data.
Cluedo Notepad
In this case, Cluedo Notepad presents us with a fairly complete and updated option It is also an application available for free on Google Play Store. Its forte is that it has the latest versions of the thematic Cluedos available in recent years: from the Simpsons version to the Game of Thrones version, including the latest versions of the classic title.
The first thing to do is to choose the version of Cluedo to play. Or even customize one in which we give the names that we prefer to the different characters, weapons and places. With this, the grid appears in which to mark each clue or investigation. We have four different brand options as soon as you click on the board: a green check, a red cross, or a blue horizontal lineHow we use them is up to us, being able to use our own legend to avoid providing data to other players.
The nice thing is that it also allows to specify the number of players before setting up the table. And, from the settings tab, it has a button to hide all the information from possible snoops. Everything you need to be a real detective from your mobile.
Clued Up
If you have an iPhone, this is the only free application that you will find in the App Store to write down all the tracks. You just have to configure the game board with the players who are playing the game. From here, all that remains is to choose each element, character and place to create the investigation.
The interesting and tricky part of this application comes with its deduction mode. When activated, the application is able to cross variables and help you discern who the real murderer is.
