Each hint may only consist of one single word and a number. On each turn, the appropriate spymaster gives a verbal hint (also known as clue) about the words on the respective cards. The 'lights' on the edges of the key card indicate which team plays first and has to find nine agents of their own (the other team only has to find eight). The key card can be rotated at the spymasters' will before being put into a stand. The teams' spymasters are given a randomly-dealt key card showing a 5×5 grid of 25 squares of various colors, each corresponding to one of the codename cards on the table. A number of these words represent blue agents, a number represent red agents, one represents an assassin, and the rest represent innocent bystanders. Twenty-five codename cards, each bearing a word, are laid out in a 5×5 grid in random order. One player in each team is selected as the team's spymaster the rest become field operatives. Players are split into two teams: blue and red. The game is played with least four players, or any even number of players. Rules Ĭodenames is a game of guessing which codenames (i.e., words) in a set are related to a hint-word given by another player. Codenames received positive reviews and won the 2016 Spiel des Jahres award for the best board game of the year. The other players on the team attempt to guess their team's words while avoiding the words of the other team. Two teams compete by each having a 'spymaster' give one-word clues that can point to multiple words on the board. The game has ended because the assassin (the black card on the left edge) has been found.Ĭodenames is a 2015 party card game designed by Vlaada Chvátil and published by Czech Games Edition.

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