CodeNames Card Game Board Gam

Two rival spymasters know the secret identities of 25 agents. Their teammates know the agents only by their CODENAMES. In Codenames, two 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. AWARDS & HONORS2017 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Nominee2016 UK Games Expo Best Party Game Winner2016 SXSW Tabletop Game of the Year Nominee2016 Swiss Gamers Award Nominee2016 Spiel des Jahres Winner2016 Spiel des Jahres Nominee2016 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Multi-player Nominee2016 Gouden Ludo Best Family Game Winner2016 Gouden Ludo Best Family Game Nominee2016 Årets Spel Best Adult Game Nominee2015 Meeples' Choice Winner2015 Meeples' Choice Nominee2015 Jocul Anului în România Beginners Finalist2015 Golden Geek Most Innovative Board Game Nominee2015 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Nominee2015 Golden Geek Best Party Board Game Winner2015 Golden Geek Best Party Board Game Nominee2015 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Winner 2015 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee


--Codenames is a social word game with a simple premise and challenging game play.
--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 table.
--Their teammates try to guess words of their color while avoiding those that belong to the opposing team. And everyone wants to avoid the assassin.
--The game works very well with 4 players if you prefer to guess without help. Or you can add more players if you prefer lively discussion. There is also a cooperative variant where a single team tries to achieve the highest score they can by playing against the game itself