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This Twin Peaks Version Of “Clue” Is A Board Game I’d Love To Play

Leo Johnson in his kitchen with a soap sock? Dr. Jacoby with a coconut at The Great Northern? This Twin Peaks version of Clue should become a real thing!
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Nowadays, plenty of TV shows have their own versions of the classic Clue board game. A quick search on Amazon reveals special editions for Game of Thrones, Bob’s Burgers, Scooby Doo!, Downtown Abbey, The Office, Riverdale, even The Golden Girls!

Why didn’t Twin Peaks fans ever get that?

Instead, we got Twin Peaks Murdery Mystery, a British-produced board game so tedious most collectors have only played it once.

With the series being the most captivating TV whodunit of its time, perhaps the bigger mystery is why former Parker Brothers/Hasbro did not jump on it and create a Twin Peaks-themed version of the renowned murder mystery game. Craftster River Watson saw a challenge in that missed opportunity and designed her own Twin Peaks mod for Clue (or Cluedo, as it’s known as in most places outside of North America). Here’s her DIY-version of the board, complete with One-Eyed Jack’s and the Red Room, and how she made it.

She’s Dead… Wrapped In Plastic – Twin Peaks mod for Clue/Cluedo by River Watson

I used Parker Brothers’ Clue for the base and overall theme. I bought a used game from a local thrift store. Unfortunately it was missing many parts, which I am still finding substitutes for. The weapons are being particularly tricky. But for the most part, my game is complete, and definitely playable!

Twin Peaks X Clue: Game Board

To start, I renamed all of the rooms. I accidentally labeled the library to be the Sheriff’s station, but I realized I really should have called it “The Bookhouse.” Maybe I’ll fix that.

Twin Peaks X Clue: Dr. Jacoby's office and the Sheriff station

Here is the red room, which I am most proud of.

Twin Peaks X Clue: Red Room

I had no red paint to paint the curtains on, so I used the red part if a few plastic bags all crinkled up and glued on. I think it turned out really cool. Here is the corresponding card for the red room.

Twin Peaks X Clue: The Red Room

Harold Smith’s house, complete with plants and everything.

Twin Peaks Clue: Harold Smith's house

The Palmer residence…

Twin Peaks X Clue: The Palmer Residence

One-Eyed Jack’s!

Clue X Twin Peaks: One-Eyed Jack's

Here’s Leo Johnson’s house, complete with secret passage to Dr. Jacoby’s office…

Twin Peaks X Clue: Leo Johnson House

…and corresponding card.

Twin Peaks X Clue: Leo Johnson House

The character cards were fun to make too. Here’s purple Dr. Jacoby, red Benjamin Horne, green Jacques Renault etc.

Twin Peaks X Cluedo: game cards

Me working on the cards…

Twin Peaks X Cluedo: game cards

Then I painted the floor to make it look like natural stone. I tried to keep the shadows from the rooms the same, like on the original Clue board. This is me putting on some finishing touches with a sharpie.

Twin Peaks Clue Game - Making of

The scary corpse of Laura Palmer, literally wrapped in plastic. I used a glue stick and some thick clear plastic from a gift bag to make the crinkled plastic and then sprinkled her face with some iridescent glitter to make it look wet. She’s still really scary though, so we keep her covered up with the case file folder when we’re playing.

Twin Peaks X Clue: Laura Palmer

I’m still thrifting for more weapons. I really want a little G.I. Joe rifle… and a rope. I think I might get some gold embroidery floss to tie up like twine. And I’ll trick out the card with the brand-name of the twine that was used to bind Laura Palmer and everything!

Twin Peaks X Clue: Game Board

Can you think of any other games that could work in a Twin Peaks version?

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What's your response to this?

21 comments

  1. Saharajinni says:

    I WOULD BUY THIS IN A QUICK SECOND!!!

  2. Jazzie says:

    I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THIS ONE!!! THE PERFECT VERSION!!

  3. Stacey says:

    OMG I sooooooo need this in my life, and a twin peaks monopoly

  4. watchlar says:

    maybe parker brothers will get wind of this
    with the revival who knows

  5. Wayne Elmore says:

    where can I get this game…I would love to have it!!!

  6. A. J. says:

    Audrey would definitely take over the Ms. Scarlet role, am I right?

  7. A. J. says:

    Oh wait, maybe they’re all the baddies? That would explain why Benjamin Horne is red.

    • Rob B. says:

      I think they were the main suspects. I wonder if Leland even got a card…

  8. Mike says:

    awesome ! very cool

  9. Calabam says:

    Somebody needs to make a Kickstarter for this!

  10. AmazonChef says:

    I WANT–I WANT—I WANT! I’m not quite sure if this is a legit product, available for sale; but I would be first in line to purchase one, IF it were.

  11. DrumT says:

    River Watson – Have a pro photograph the board and sell the printout or print it out on vinyl and sell it. Creating a new version will be costly. Creating a printout would be cheap and easy.

  12. AnnaK says:

    What a brilliant idea!

  13. Anne says:

    I have this game, perfect condition, in Australia . Some pieces unopened .

  14. nicole says:

    NEED!! HOW CAN WE ALL GET THIS??

  15. Michael Zimmerman says:

    COOOOLEST thing I’ve ever seen! Parker Brothers needs to consult with you!

  16. Brian says:

    Produce this! We will buy!

  17. Andrea says:

    Kickstarter Campaign Now please!

  18. Tirrena says:

    OMG! I v been searching for a link to buy It. U realliy have to make someone male It!

  19. Monica Grozav says:

    Please let me now where can I buy it!

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