First of all, the game does not take too long to play. It is a lot more fun if you have a few people that are really good at the game. It is fun to try and throw people off the right track. Let's say you have a whole lot of people cards. That mean that people are going to be looking for the person that did the murder. Now it is safe to say, that if the cards are in your hand, then they are not the ones that committed the murder; thus you are one step closer to figuring out what cards are not in someones hands. That is pretty much the goal. There will be three types of cards that are not in someones hand. A person, place, and a thing. Your job is to figure out what those three cards are. Since you have to ask people questions about what cards are in their hand, if you choose one card to try and not show to anyone else, that makes it a hard card to find. Playing the game like this, makes it a lot harder and a lot more fun. Any type of murder mystery game is fun, however, there are not too many out there on the market. Another very famous murder mystery game would have to be 13 Dead End Drive. However, this is much more a kids game and does not appeal to everyone the same way Clue does, and that is what makes Clue one of the best ones to bring to a party.
The more people that like your games, the better success your party is going to be. So the goal for you is to start off with a game that everyone likes, and what better type of game than a murder mystery game. However, remember just because it is a murder mystery game does not mean that it is a good one. You still have to pick out a good one, and that is where Clue comes in. This is a game that will keep you and your friends having a good time to the very end. In fact, if you play one game with them, most of the time you will have to play a few more. Most people cannot just play one game of Clue. If it is their first time, the very first game should be a warm up game, so you can teach them how to play.