a b c Machkovech, Sam (August 3, 2016). "First official Codenames spin-off is Target-exclusive, obsessed with sex". Ars Technica . Retrieved November 24, 2017. You are allowed only one extra guess. In the example above, the red operative would be allowed 4 guesses because her spymaster said the number 3. When the field operatives say they are done guessing (or when they guess wrong) it is the other team's turn.

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Your partner ends the turn by taking a timer token from the time bank. You have 6 turns left and the board looks like this: The campaign map is a nice idea and I wish they had done more with it. In practice, each mission simply varies the number and type of counters you use to form the timer. This does add more challenge and certainly adds some replayability, but I would have liked to see some countries using some extra rules, perhaps restricting the types of words you can use for clues or similar. Of course, you can also play the standard 9-token mission again. With so many key cards and words, each game will be completely different. Scoring A 9-token Mission

I originally wasn’t sure we’d keep our copy of Codenames Duet, but it has certainly grown on me over time. The two-player game is a great chance to try and use more focused clues for the one person you’re giving them to, so you can draw on life experiences, in-jokes etc, much more than you can in the original. If you normally play with two and think that a word association challenge would work for you and your playing partner, then it’s well worth taking a look at Codenames Duet. I’m really impressed by the way that Codenames Duet takes the mechanics of Codenames and makes an addictive cooperative game for two players. I admire the clever design and I'm actually still trying to figure out how the cross-over assassin and the cross-over agent words can be used as information for you to deduce some correct answers. Find sources: "Codenames"board game– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( December 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

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If all 9 words that you see as green have been covered by agent cards, tell your partner that he or she has no words left to guess. Your partner will be the one who gives clues on all remaining turns. Example Of Play The tabletop and online versions of Codenames: Duet were both published by Czech Games Edition, the studio responsible for releasing the entire Codenames series alongside fantasy board game Alchemists - that has players attempting to brew various potions - another title by Chvátil called Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization and real-time co-op game Space Alert. Some of our playtesters preferred a variant where the two players do not have to take turns. You can allow a player to give two clues in a row, if you like. But then the other player should give a clue. To give all clues from one side before even starting to give clues from the other side is not in the spirit of the game. Some Things To Remember Once all green words from both sides of the card have been guessed, both players win the game! There are 15 agent cards and 15 words to guess. (There are 9 on each side, but 3 overlap). Codenames: Pictures was released in September 2016, and includes 200 two-sided cards that feature images instead of words. [2] The game uses a 5x4 grid instead of the original's 5x5, resulting in 20 cards being used at a time, but otherwise has the same rules as the original. The image cards themselves can also be combined with the word cards from the original game for a more advanced gameplay variation.Yeah, this happens. You lost. That's what the assassins are paid for. You can just flip all the word cards over (or deal a new set), draw a new key card, and try again. This game was designed for 2 players, but in playtesting we had a lot of fun with larger groups. Players should divide into two sides sitting across from each other. Everyone should be able to see only one side of the key card.

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It is legal to give a clue for zero. For example, if you want your partner to guess ELEPHANT, ANT, and MOSQUITO while avoiding the assassin SLOTH, you can give a clue like lazy: 0. This will indicate that your partner should avoid SLOTH, and your partner might even be able to see that SLOTH is getting in the way of an easy clue like animals: 3.

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To succeed, most of your clues need to connect two or more words. Don't be afraid to give clues that are a bit of a stretch. Your partner knows that not every clue will be a perfect match. Just beware of the assassins. If the field operative touches an innocent bystander, the spymaster covers it with an innocent bystander card. This ends the turn. Use the mission map the way that is the most fun for you. Perhaps you will find a few favorite missions and replay them again and again. Perhaps you will push outward, trying to complete them all. The lines under the map can be used to keep notes on your failures and successes.

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Middle: 1 is not a valid clue for the word in the middle of the table. S: 3 is not a valid clue for three words that begin with S.

By giving each other one-word clues that can point to multiple words on the board, you try to find all the agents before your turns run out! Give yourselves 3 points for each timer token left in the time bank. (But do not forget that you also used a token on the last, victorious turn).