Codenames

Family Game – Deduction Game – Team Based Game – Party Game

Recommendations:

Players: 2-8 Age: 10+ Duration: 15min

Codenames is an easy party game to solve puzzles.
The game is divided into red and blue, each side has a team leader, the team leader’s goal is to lead their team to the final victory.
At the beginning of the game, there will be 25 cards on the table with different words. Each card has a corresponding position, representing different colors.
Only the team leader can see the color of the card. The team leader should prompt according to the words, let his team members find out the cards of their corresponding colors, and find out all the cards of their own colors to win.

AWARDS & HONORS

• 2017 MinD-Spielepreis Short Game Winner
• 2017 MinD-Spielepreis Short Game Nominee
• 2017 As d’Or – Jeu de l’Anne Nominee
• 2016 UK Games Expo Best Party Game Winner
• 2016 Tric Trac Nominee
• 2016 Tric Trac d’Argent
• 2016 SXSW Tabletop Game of the Year Nominee
• 2016 Swiss Gamers Award Nominee
• 2016 Spiel des Jahres Winner
• 2016 Spiel des Jahres Nominee
• 2016 Spiel der Spiele Hit mit Freunden Recommended
• 2016 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Best Family Game Nominee
• 2016 Lys Grand Public Finalist
• 2016 Juego del Ao Finalist
• 2016 Japan Boardgame Prize Voters’ Selection Winner
• 2016 International Gamers Award – General Strategy: Multi-player Nominee
• 2016 Hra roku Winner
• 2016 Guldbrikken Best Adult Game Winner
• 2016 Guldbrikken Best Adult Game Nominee
• 2016 Gra Roku Game of the Year Winner
• 2016 Gra Roku Game of the Year Nominee
• 2016 Gouden Ludo Best Family Game Winner
• 2016 Gouden Ludo Best Family Game Nominee
• 2016 Gioco dellAnno Nominee
• 2016 Fairplay la carte Runner-up
• 2016 Boardgames Australia Awards Best International Game Winner
• 2016 Boardgames Australia Awards Best International Game Nominee
• 2016 Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game Nominee
• 2016 rets Spill Best Party Game Winner
• 2016 rets Spill Best Party Game Nominee
• 2016 rets Spel Best Adult Game Nominee
• 2015 Meeples’ Choice Winner
• 2015 Meeples’ Choice Nominee
• 2015 Jocul Anului n Romnia Best Game in Romanian Winner
• 2015 Jocul Anului n Romnia Beginners Finalist
• 2015 Hra roku Recommended
• 2015 Golden Geek Most Innovative Board Game Nominee
• 2015 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Nominee
• 2015 Golden Geek Best Party Board Game Winner
• 2015 Golden Geek Best Party Board Game Nominee
• 2015 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Winner
• 2015 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee
• 2015 Cardboard Republic Socializer Laurel Winner
• 2015 Cardboard Republic Socializer Laurel Nominee
• 2015 Board Game Quest Awards Game of the Year Nominee