Codenames

Codenames

Party Games Easy 4–8 players

Description

A fast-paced word association game where two teams compete to identify their agents using one-word clues.

Rules

Two teams (red and blue) each have a Spymaster who gives one-word clues. Teammates try to guess which words on the grid belong to their team. Avoid the assassin!

How to Play

1. Split into two teams and choose Spymasters.
2. Spymasters see the key card showing which words belong to which team.
3. On a turn, Spymaster gives a one-word clue + number.
4. Team guesses words. Correct guess continues; wrong ends turn.
5. First team to find all their agents wins. Hitting the assassin loses immediately.