The brilliance of this gift exists upon multiple levels.

First, Our 5-year old is presently enamored with the Harry Potter films, so he was delighted to see him on the box, and wanted to play immediately.

Second, my first and fondest memory of playing board games is of playing clue with my grandfather in his basement oh-so-many years ago. being able to share this game with my family was extra special.

This game employs the general rules and game-play of the original Clue game, along with some potter-esque items like "moving staircases" and changing secret passages enacted by doors that get blocked off and the words for passages changing throughout play. Overall, the game was a lot of fun and an excellent opportunity to begin teaching our son logic and reasoning, while sharing stories of my own childhood.

The artwork in the game is beautiful, with the board made to look like the marauders map and the cards made to look like clippings from the Daily Prophet.

Thank you so much, Santa! Your gift exceeded all expectations!

Mischief managed.