Codenames

Codenames BGG link

Players

2 to 8

Play time

15 minutes

Designer

Vlaada Chvátil

Publishers

Czech Games Edition, Asmodee, Bergsala Enigma (Enigma), Boardgame Space, Brain Games, Broadway Toys LTD, Cranio Creations, Cuaca Cerah Games, Devir, DiceTree Games, Fantasmagoria, Feelindigo, GaGa Games, Gém Klub Kft., Golden Egg Games, Heidelberger Spieleverlag, Hobby Japan, IELLO, Kaissa Chess & Games, Land of Beautiful Mind (سرزمین ذهن زیبا), Lex Games, MINDOK, More Fun Co., Ltd., Nordic Games GmbH, One Moment Games, Ponva d.o.o., Pridemage Games, Rebel Sp. z o.o., SuperHeated Neurons, TWOPLUS Games, White Goblin Games

Year

2015

Rating

7.61 (BGG average)

Mechanisms

• Communication Limits
• Memory
• Push Your Luck
• Team-Based Game

Categories

• Card Game
• Deduction
• Party Game
• Spies/Secret Agents
• Word Game

Families

• Game: Codenames
• Mechanism: Give a Clue / Get a Clue
• Word Games: Guess the Word

Description

Codenames is an easy party game to solve puzzles.

The game is divided into red and blue, each side has a team leader, the team leader's goal is to lead their team to the final victory.

At the beginning of the game, there will be 25 cards on the table with different words. Each card has a corresponding position, representing different colors.

Only the team leader can see the color of the card. The team leader should prompt according to the words, let his team members find out the cards of their corresponding colors, and find out all the cards of their own colors to win.