Codenames Board Game

Great group game for adults and teens.It takes some thinking, but is fun, and interactive.In short, a group of cards on the table, one person tries to link any number of words face up on the board with a clue.Their team tries to guess without including words that are sabotage - the other teams words or a ‘black’ word - sudden death.Great to get everybody in the room involved, without feeling put on the spot.Great game for teachers.Highly recommend for church, youth group, school.

This game is fantastic with a large group. I've only ever played it with a minimum of 6 people and dont think I'd play it with fewer players. As a party game though, this is great and my friends always ask me to bring it when we have group get togethers.In basic terms the game is made up of a grid of 25 words and two teams (red and blue). Each team nominates a spymaster who has to try and get their team to guess their words first. A grid card is taken at random by a spymaster and will show the spymasters which words their team needs to guess. This card also shows which team goes first. The team going first has 9 words, the team going second has 8 words to help make the game fair. Then teams take turns with the spymaster giving a one word clue trying to link as many of their words as possible. The clue is followed by the number of words the spymaster is linking it to. For example the grid might have the words England and France, if your team has these words and no other countries are on the board the clue could simply be "countries, 2". It gets more tricky when there are other similar words on the board e.g. if America is on the board but that is incorrect for your team. Play goes on until a team find all their words.Each game starts out quite relaxed but the tension builds every game when it nears its end. It really is funny to see how involved everyone gets. The beauty lies in the simplicity of the rules as even newcomers can understand the game within one round. Each round only takes 10-15 minutes and it's up to you how many rounds you play so it's really flexible in terms of time. Every time I have played, games have gone on for 2-3 hours of laughing and joking!If you need a simple party game then definitely look at codenamed. Honestly, I've never bought a game that has been enjoyed by so many people!

This game is fun, and it is a good purchase. It really can be quite the silly game.My only issue is that the game I received had water damage, and I am unsure how to contact the company to see if I can get a replacement.

Our family love to play codenames.Easy and fun game! Buy now!

We love this game! We have played with adults only, with kids only, and with a mix of adults and kids. All combinations have provided a different and fun experience. Easy to learn, easy to play, challenging not to lose. We have found that 12 yrs old and up plays best, while 8 yrs old is probably the cut off. Definitely recommend.