Highlights

One continuous 24-day mystery, not 24 separate surprises: a full whodunit to solve as a family
Opens into a storybook with a crime board and a map of Tudor Mansion
22 daily puzzles, including a cipher to decode and visual/hands-on puzzles
6 translucent winter-themed character tokens, reusable with other Clue games after
One-time play only (some puzzles require cutting, folding, or writing), ages 10+, difficulty rated 3 of 5

About Clue Advent Calendar

This is the one calendar in this lineup that isn't 24 separate surprises, it's a single mystery that unfolds across all 24 doors, with the calendar itself folding open into a storybook showing a crime board and a map of Tudor Mansion. Each day adds a puzzle, and sometimes a clue card or token, toward figuring out who killed Boddy Black at his winter gala, where, and with what winter-themed weapon.

Because it's meant to be solved as a family over the course of December rather than opened solo each morning, it works differently from the other calendars here: it's closer to a shared holiday tradition or a slow-burn escape room than a daily individual treat. It's built for one full playthrough (some puzzles involve cutting, folding, or writing), so it isn't reusable season to season the way a figure or building-set calendar is, though the 6 character tokens are compatible with other Clue games afterward.

The Honest Take

What We Like and What We Don't

What we like

A genuinely different format: one connected mystery instead of 24 disconnected items
Built for the whole family to solve together, not just for one kid to open alone
Character tokens carry over into other Clue games after the calendar is done

What holds it back

One-time play only, several puzzles require cutting, folding, or writing on the pieces
Ages 10+ and a 3-of-5 difficulty rating, too advanced for a younger kid to solve independently

Is This For You?

Who Should (and Shouldn't) Buy This

Get it if…

Get it if you want a shared family tradition rather than something one kid opens solo each morning, or if your family already likes mystery and escape-room-style games.

Skip it if…

Skip it if you want a calendar for a single younger kid to open independently each day, or if you want something reusable next December rather than a one-time mystery to solve.

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