Next time you enter the billiard room, accuse Miss Scarlett with the revolver. You don’t actually have to know the correct room, weapon or suspect yet – instead, use the accusation to whittle down the options.įor example, if you’ve got the billiard room, Miss Scarlett and the lead piping in your hand, you know they can’t be in the envelope. There are 324 combinations in Cluedo so finding shortcuts to solving the crime can reduce play time considerably.Įach time you enter a room, make a suggestion about the murder. It’s useful if you have a few tiles worth big points ready for when you do, to make the most of the multipliers, but don’t be afraid to put rubbish words over them if it stops your opponents using them. Try to draw the word mess towards them, without ever putting your opponents in an easy spot to use them. Games can usually be made or broken by the use of the multiplier squares, so plan your game around these from the outset. Ideally, you should leave as few high-point tiles in your rack as possible. It can feel like Scrabble suicide by swapping all of your tiles and missing out on a scoring round but it can benefit you in the long run, especially if you’re left with low scoring letters or loads of consonants. In these examples, you can also add an S to boost your score further (or steal some points from another fiendish player who has read this article). These include QIN, QAT, FIQH, QAID, QADI, QOPH, WAQF, FAQIR, QORMA, and TALAQ, among others.
In addition to QI in the two-letter word list, there are a handful of words which use Q without U. The list of accepted two-letter words can be found in some dictionaries, or online, and the most useful include the high-scoring, rare letters such as Q and Z.ģ.
Towards the end of the game when tiles and space is at a premium, or in fact at any point when you want to gain a lead, making full use of the myriad two-letter words will see you rise victorious.
The obvious include “s”, “ed” and “ing” but we also recommend holding back an “ish” – your family won’t see it coming and you’ll get the added value of the four-point H. Look to see what other players have played and see if you can tack some letters on the end to boost your scoring potential. One of the simplest ways to shed letters and get some high scores in Scrabble is to keep an eye out for suffix opportunities. This means your opponents’ properties will never be as dangerous to land on as yours, ensuring a swift victory. By building multiple houses instead of hotels, you can easily reach the limit of 32 houses – stopping opponents being able to build them. Traditional Monopoly rules state only 32 houses can be on the board at the time (hotels don’t count for this, so buying a hotel instead of 4 houses gives opponents the opportunity to buy houses). Another morally dubious tactic is to use up all the houses.