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The two rival spymasters know the secret identities of 25 agents. Their teammates know the agents only by their Codenames.

The teams compete to see who can make contact with... (read more)

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Reviews

positive, 81% of all reviews are favorable

Playtime

15 minutes

Published

2015

Age

10+

Publisher

Czech Games Edition

Players

2 to 8 players

Designer

Vlaada Chvátil

Playstyle

Light

Game's Categories

Rebel Sp. z o.o., Party Game, Hobby Japan, Czech Games Edition, MINDOK, Card Game, and Gém Klub Kft.

Codenames

Description

The two rival spymasters know the secret identities of 25 agents. Their teammates know the agents only by their Codenames.

The teams compete to see who can make contact with all of their agents first. Spymasters give one-word clues that can point to multiple words on the board. Their teammates try to guess words of the right color while avoiding those that belong to the opposing team. And everyone wants to avoid the assassin.

Codenames: win or lose, it's fun to figure out the clues.

Mechanisms:• Memory• Press Your Luck• Partnerships• Pattern Recognition

Contents

16 Agent Cards
1 Double Agent Card
7 Innocent Bystander Cards
1 Assassin Card
40 Key Cards
1 Rulebook
1 Card Stand
1 Timer
200 Cards with 400 Codenames

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