Codenames : top secret word game

Title
Codenames : top secret word game

Personal Author EPSB
Vlaada, Chvátil

Summary
"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"--Container.

Other Title
Code names

Year Published
2015

Series
Board games

Physical Description
1 game (16 agent cards in two colors, 1 double agent card, 7 innocent bystander cards, 1 assassin card, 40 key cards, 1 card stand, 1 timer, 200 codename cards, 1 rulebook) : cardboard, plastic, color ; in box 24 x 17 x 6 cm + 1 rule book (8 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm)

Note
Title from container.
 
Game duration: 15 minutes.
 
For 2-8+ players.

Awards
2016 SXSW Tabletop Game of the Year Nominee, 2016 Spiel des Jahres Nominee, 2015 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Nominee, 2015 Golden Geek Best Party Board Game Winner, 2015 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Winner.

Subject
Codenames (Game)
 
Espionage -- Games.
 
Card games.
 
Word games.
 
Guessing games.
 
Card games -- Specimens.
 
Espionnage -- Jeux.

Genre
Tabletop games.
 
Party games.
 
Deduction games.
 
Puzzles and games.

Added Author
Kučerovský, Tomáš,
 
Murmak, Filip,
 
Holt, Jason,

Added Corporate Author
Czech Games Edition (Firm),

Summary
"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"--Container.

Publisher
[Czech Republic] : Czech Games Edition, [2015]
 
©2015


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