Thursday 21 May 2020

Games Without Frontiers

Make money in London or solve a crime?
Why not do them both at the same time?
Choose which token you want to be
And let’s all play Cluenopoly!

Professor Plum walks down the Strand
Is that a dagger I see in his hand?
He’d go to jail if it was up to me
It’s fun to play Cluenopoly.

Do I always get £200
Every time I pass the lounge?
I’ve won a beauty contest in the conservatory
It’s confusing, this Cluenopoly.

I don’t know whodunnit, I admit I’m at a loss
Was that Mrs Peacock that I saw at King’s Cross?
Is it Rev. Green, top hat, Electric company?
Nope, I haven’t won Cluenopoly.

Don’t roll the dice, there’s some money I’m owed
I own the Billiard Room, Miss Scarlett and the Old Kent Road
That cash will stave off bankruptcy
I’ve still got a chance in Cluenopoly.

I understand the game has got its quirks
But could the killer really be the Water Works?
It seems a little bit odd to me
Are you sure you know the rules to Cluenopoly?

How are you allowed to take out a loan
To build a railway from the kitchen to Marylebone?
I don’t care if it’s called HS3
I hope you’re not cheating at Cluenopoly?

Hold on a minute, it’s definitely not right
You’ve built two houses on Mrs White
I've got free parking down the hidden stairs
A rope’s been arrested in Leicester Square
There must be something that we can watch on tv
Anything but play Cluenopoly!