Game designer Vlaada Chvátil, known more for his heavy games (Mage Knight, Dungeon Lords) surprised everyone with a fun and accessible party game that invokes memories of the old clue game Password. That card should never be guessed by either team. Board Game Quest is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. This site is dedicated to promoting board games. As the entire game is essentially random words on a grid, I’d think that very minimal play testing would be required. Codenames: Duet is a cooperative word game for two or more players. If correct, they get to cover up that card with their color. The grid corresponds to the Easy Key Card that identifies to the Cluemasters which cards are assigned to their team (see page 4). The clue masters look at the secret key card that shows which cards in their grid belong to their team. A clue is only one word, but it can point to multiple words that you want your partner to guess. Be careful! A key card gives you 9 words to give clues for and 3 words your partner must avoid.
Twitter After a Cluemaster gives a clue, their teammates try to figure out what it means. Publisher USAoploly also smartly included cards from the entire range of the Disney catalog. • Dual sided cards with text on one side and pictures on the other, Misses: The Cluemaster identifies if that card is their own team's, the rival team's, or a neutral card. A clue is only one word, but it can point to multiple words that you want your partner to guess. Additionally, the grid has one black "Game-Over" square for more challenging game play (details below). DO NOT let teammates see the Key Card. Codenames has to be the easiest game in the world to re-theme. Rules. For example, if your Cluemaster says WATER: 2, you can make as many as three guesses, provided you get the first two guesses correct. Teammates indicate their official guess when one of them touches a card on the table. This will mix the words more thoroughly. If they accidentally chose an opponent’s card, their opponent gets to cover up their card. In the family edition of the game, the cards are laid out in a 4×4 grid. 5 – An amazing game that creates a new benchmark for the genre. The basic game rules are the same, with a few differences. © 2020 Ultra BoardGames. This is especially helpful if you have given clues for multiple cards that your team has not guessed yet. Teams take turns, beginning with the starting team. One player of each team is selected as the team's spymaster; the others are field operatives.. Twenty-five Codename cards, each bearing a word, are laid out in a 5×5 rectangular grid, in random order. Your partner also gives you clues for the words you need to … © 2020 Board Game Quest – Dedicated to the amazing HM. Set up a 5 x 5 random Treasure Card grid on the table. Treasure Cards their team is trying to find) to give clues in the form of code words telling their teammates where to find the cards. Note: While shuffling the codename cards, be sure to flip over half the deck once in a while. For the word side, any word (or word with the same root) that is visible on the table is not allowed. Through extensive research, we bring everything you need to know about board games. If a player touches a card that belongs to the other team, the card is covered by the rival team's Cover Card. The key corresponds to the grid on the table.
This would also give the opposing team’s Spymaster the chance to cover up one of their agent words.