Clue Crypt - Rounds I-X

TBC Clue I

Overlord: Sapphire    Victim: Mr Brody    Killer: Mindy    Winner: Rose

The first game of Clue ever to take place on the forums of TBC, which originally started as 'Strip Clue', as a spin-off thread from the popular 'Strip Twister', as suggested by GryffinRose.  Surprisingly, the actual stripping was soon forgotten, as the Cafe members quickly embraced their new game.  Of course, it could be speculated that the chance to delve into an icky, gruesome mystery might have something to do with it, but anyone who cares to indulge in such speculation tend to end up in future rounds of Clue.  And not as the Overlord.  To begin with, the victim was declared to be the traditional 'Mr Brody', from the more famous board game version, though that was something that was soon to change...  Mindy was eventually found to be the killer, and her punishment for the crime was to have her rights to 'Calrissian Bloom', TBC's favourite man-candy, revoked for a whole month.  

The original 'Strip Clue' is available in the TBC Archives for all to view, to see where this particular Cafe institution began, and the links to the two pages of this thread are below.

Strip Clue - Page 1  Strip Clue - Page 2

TBC Clue II

Overlord: Rose    Victim: Steven Spielberg    Killer: Sapphire    Winner: Bragg

The first game of Clue being such a rousing success, a second followed not long after - in the same thread, no less!  The beginnings of the game can be found at the end of the archived Clue thread above, though the game was interrupted by the move to TBCs improved forums.  It was decided that the murder being investigated was that of Steven Spielberg, after hearing reports that he wanted to make a Harry Potter film with the setting moved to America, and starring Haley Joel Osment - an idea that seemed to cause physical pain in many an area of the fandom.  On this occasion, it was Sapphire who acted as judge, jury and executioner for the fandom, dispatching the famed director before being captured by the Ministry Aurors and sentenced to several minutes hard labour for her crime. 

TBC Clue III

Overlord: Bragg    Victim: Warner Bros CEO    Killer: Rose    Winner: Emma

No sooner had the killer of Mr Spielberg been found, than the killers moved on to those who were a little higher up in the organisation; the heads of the Warner Bros film company.  It seems that a grudge was developing against the movie-makers!  Rose was the culprit this time, aided and abetted as always by her beloved husband, Severus Snape.  Eventually, the devious couple were brought to justice by fizzing_whizbee (Emma).  The TBC Killers' Club - a gathering of those found guilty of TBC Clue's crimes - was formed at around this time, with their sinister red buttons becoming more and more noticeable around the forums...

TBC Clue IV

Overlord: Emma / Bragg    Victim: Chris Columbus    Killer: Sapphire    Winner: Mindy

With WB seeming unable to deliver a Harry Potter film that the fans were content with, there appeared to be only one possible course of action; send the Killers' Club to eliminate the WBs' chosen directors, and take over the production of the movies themselves!  The first step?  Elimination of one Christopher Columbus, director of the filmed versions of Philosopher's Stone and Chamber of Secrets.  Sapphire became the first double-killer in the Killers' Club during this round, adding Columbus' scalp to that of Steven Spielberg in Clue II.  This game was the first - and to date, only - occasion where the Overlord changed in mid-game, with Bragg taking over from the ever- busy Emma.

TBC Clue V

Overlord: Mindy    Victim: Alfonso Cauron    Killer: Bragg    Winner: None

Clue V is sometimes known as the Lost Round of TBC Clue, as the game was in progress at the time of the great forum crash of 2003, meaning that the game was forced to be abandoned in mid-investigation.  Such a quirk of fate means that Bragg is, to date, the only member of the Clue Killers' Club yet to be brought to justice!  Cauron, director of Prisoner of Azkaban, was no doubt targeted as the latest step in the quest to remove all directors from the HP franchise until WB gave TBC direct control over the film-making process, another plan that seemed to be derailed by the sad loss of the old forums.  

TBC Clue VI

Overlord: Bragg    Victim: Dolores Umbridge    Killer: Sockie    Winner: Sapphire

After the TBC site and forums were re-established, one of the first things to be asked was 'What's happening to TBC Clue?', so no time was lost in re-establishing that grand old tradition.   And what a return it was.  This time, Clue would return bigger and better than ever before, with some small semblance of plot, and the introduction of Cassandra Thickquill; a reporter with a grudge against the Cafe, and a strange desire to expose the activities of the Killers' Club.  Her presence only seemed to amuse the detectives though, as she was always one step behind.  Dolores Umbridge was the victim of the 'crime' this time around, with the noted b*tch staging a limited takeover of the Cafe in defiance of the Clue Crew's efforts to catch her.  Fortunately, her reign of terror was ended by the efforts of Sockie, who killed the evil creature, and Sapphire, who made sure the deed was brought to light.  Sockie's 'punishment' for her actions?  A two-week term in a minimum-security facility in Hawaii...

TBC Clue VII

Overlord: Sapphire    Theft of the Golden Basilisk    Thief: Alfonso Cauron and the Mexican Bandits    Winner: Bragg

Never let it be said that the Clue games were ever allowed to grow stale or predictable.  In that vein, it was decided that Clue VII would be a special, 'themed' edition.  In fact, this was decided long before Clue VI was over, which just gave everyone extra incentive to solve that game all the sooner!  For the first time, the Clue games broke out of the GTDE Mansion, and set sail on the S.S. Rosewood, to search down the stolen Golden Basilisk, a mythical device made of gold, with the power to turn water into rum.  New cards and settings were devised specially for the occasion, with such amusing characters as Commodore F. Unkiller, Admiral Samuel Snooty, and Captain Rum & the Rum-Smugglers.  A fleet of vessels were also under suspicion, including the HMS Inexplicable, the S.S. Flotsam and the infamous Naughty-lus.  Bragg eventually realised Alfonso Cauron was the thief of the hour, making Cauron the only TBC Clue victim yet to manage any measure of revenge for his murder.

TBC Clue VIII

Overlord: Bragg    Victim: David Thewlis    Killer: PrincessIvy    Winner: Sapphire

When the S.S. Rosewood finally pulled back into port, it was to find yet another mystery waiting for them on the shore; the Anti-Crumpet, David Thewlis, had been found dead, no doubt another victim of fangirl disappointment.  The Clue Crew quickly mobilised to pick up the more traditional trail of clues, in true Scooby fashion.  However, the killer was less than impressed with their efforts, even to the point where a note was found from them, mocking the efforts of the detective team, and challenging them to get their work done faster.  Spurred on by this minor challenge, it was Sapphire that saw through PrincessIvy's feeble efforts at looking innocent, leading both the killer and her accomplice Will Turner to a cell in Azkaban.  Together.  Oh dear.

TBC Clue IX

Overlord: Sapphire    Victim: Cornelius Fudge    Killer: Isabella    Winner: Bragg

Cassandra Thickquill, the usual reporter on the Clue games, took a back seat for this round, as she was busy investigating the TBC Crew themselves for a special report...  (See the Downloads section for that special edition!)  Her deputy Tobias McClaggan took over reporting duties in her absence, to give the inside scoop on the murder of the moronic Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge.  Isabella proved no more able to appear innocent than PrincessIvy before her, admitting that she lured the Minister to his doom with promises of ice-cream and ego-stroking, before delivering a hefty whack with a Troll Club.  

TBC Clue X

Overlord: Bragg    Victim: Bellatrix Lestrange    Killer: Raven    Winner: Sapphire

The tenth anniversary of TBC Clue was a huge occasion, heralded by a huge list of suspects and the longest game ever, lasting a massive 9 months!  For the first time, the Overlord took a part in the game, holding back a couple of cards to keep the plot moving along at strategic points, and mostly to keep entertained during such a massive game of detection.  Then-record numbers of people were playing the game, and taking their own sweet time in finding the killer of one Bellatrix Lestrange, the world-famous 'Slayer of Sirius'.  Raven was eventually found to have done the deed, killing her in the Basilisk Stables using a Werewolf Fang given to her by Remus Lupin.  For his part in the crime, Lupin was forced to share Raven's cell in Azkaban.

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