
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,984
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Clue Escape: The World's Fair Board Game
- 1–6 players
- 90–120 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2024

2023
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Clue Escape: The Midnight Hotel is a board game released in 2023 for 1–6 players, 90 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Leo Taylor, David "Duvey" Rudow, and George Feledichuk and its main mechanics are Modular Board and Cooperative Game.
After Black's murder at Tudor Mansion, you and the rest of his guests are invited to his memorial at The Midnight Hotel. There you learn that the blackmail he'd gathered on you all still exists — and one of you has just tried to steal it! Now players must deduce WHO tried to swipe the blackmail, WHERE it's stored, and WHAT is the password to open it. The Clue Escape: The Midnight Hotel game offers classic Clue characters and mystery in an escape room game that lets you play right away with limited setup. Players move their pawns around a 3D board that's built room-by-room as they draw cards, solve puzzles, unlock rooms, and uncover clues. After escaping the hotel, they review the clues they’ve collected and use deduction to make a correct accusation and win! ESCAPE AND SOLVE MYSTERY GAME: What happens after Boddy's murder? The story continues in Clue Escape: The Midnight Hotel game, offering the intrigue of classic Clue in an escape room board game AN EXCITING, 1-TIME SOLVE COOPERATIVE GAME: In this cinematic, single-play strategy game, players join forces and use sleuthing skills to escape the hotel, then solve the mystery. Or play solo for the ultimate escape room game for 1 player. Difficulty: 3/5. Contents: 6 plastic pawns, 7 gameboards, 109 cards, 3 secret envelopes, and game guide
Clue Escape: The Midnight Hotel supports 1–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Clue Escape: The Midnight Hotel is 90 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Clue Escape: The Midnight Hotel for ages 10 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Clue Escape: The Midnight Hotel has a complexity rating of 1.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Clue Escape: The Midnight Hotel belongs to these categories: Deduction and Murder / Mystery. Its main mechanics are Modular Board and Cooperative Game. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Clue Escape: The Midnight Hotel are: Leo Taylor, David "Duvey" Rudow, and George Feledichuk. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Clue Escape: The Midnight Hotel as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.