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Codenames

Designer: Vlaada Chvátil

Give your team clever one-word clues to help them spot their agents in the field.
Style
Party Game
  • Style
  • Party Game
  • Number of players
  • 2-8+
  • Age
  • 14+
  • Length
  • 15 min
  • Release date
  • Q4 2015

Description

Two rival spymasters know the secret identities of 25 agents. Their teammates know the agents only by their codenames — single-word labels like "disease", "Germany", and "carrot". Yes, carrot. It's a legitimate codename. Each spymaster wants their team to identify their agents first...without uncovering the assassin by mistake.

In Codenames, two teams compete to see who can make contact with all of their agents first. Lay out 25 cards, each bearing a single word. The spymasters look at a card showing the identity of each card, then take turns clueing their teammates. A clue consists of a single word and a number, with the number suggesting how many cards in play have some association to the given clue word. The teammates then identify one agent they think is on their team; if they're correct, they can keep guessing up to the stated number of times; if the agent belongs to the opposing team or is an innocent bystander, the team's turn ends; and if they fingered the assassin, they lose the game.

Spymasters continue giving clues until one team has identified all of their agents or the assassin has removed one team from play.

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Components

  • 16 agent cards in two colors
  • 1 double agent card
  • 7 innocent bystander cards
  • 1 assassin card
  • 40 key cards
  • 1 rulebook
  • 1 card stand
  • 1 timer
  • and 200 cards with 400 codenames
Codenames

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Where to buy

https://store.czechgames.com/products/codenames-words

https://shop.czechgames.com/codenames/

https://www.amazon.com/Czech-Games-00031CGE-Codenames/dp/B014Q1XX9S

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Game media assets

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Extras & Addons

Extras

Codenames HOODIE

Codenames HOODIE

Official limited edition Codenames merchandise.
Codenames T-SHIRT

Codenames T-SHIRT

Official limited edition Codenames merchandise.
Codenames CGE Games promo pack

Codenames CGE Games promo pack

Promo pack of ten additional double-sided CGE game themed word cards for Codenames.
Codenames Board Gaming promo pack

Codenames Board Gaming promo pack

Included in the English edition of Spielbox Issue 1-2017.
Codenames Through the Ages promo pack

Codenames Through the Ages promo pack

This bonus pack contains 10 double-sided cards with words based on Through the Ages.
Codenames Gadget — Google Play

Codenames Gadget — Google Play

Companion app for Codenames and Codenames Pictures.
Codenames Gadget — App Store

Codenames Gadget — App Store

Companion app for Codenames and Codenames Pictures.

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Codenames App

Step into the thrilling world of secret agents with this word-association game available in your pocket!
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Codenames Duet

Swap one-word coded clues with your partner, trying to identify specific word cards.
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Codenames Pictures

What are these strange symbols on the map? They are code for locations where spies must contact secret agents!

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