Codenames | Czech Games Edition | 2-8 Players

Fantastic Party Game for Family and Friends! We've had Codenames for a while now, and it's become one of our absolute favorite games to playespecially during weekend family dinners or when friends come over. It’s fun, clever, and always leads to lots of laughs (and some friendly competition)! The graphics are great—clean, bold, and easy to read. The overall design makes the game feel polished and modern without being over-the-top. The card quality is impressive too. They're not flimsy or too thin, which is something I really appreciate since we play it often. They’ve held up well over time. What we love most is how the game brings everyone together. Whether it’s just four of us or a bigger group, it’s always a hit. It’s a perfect balance of thinking and guessing, and it never gets boring since the words change every time. Great value for money Highly recommend for families, game nights, or anyone who enjoys a smart, interactive party game!

I'd heard on a popular board gaming web site for geeks that this was a particularly good game, ideally for larger parties but also playable for even just two players. I actually own a similar independently created card game called "Trix" which has a similar concept of linking words. The basic idea is that 25 cards are laid out (out of quite a large selection of double sided cards) each with a noun on it. A team consists of one person who is trying to convey a message/hint to their team members. They can provide a one word clue and indicate how many of the 25 cards they feel relate to that one word. Only 6 or 7 of the words actually are wanted by each team, the rest are either the opposing teams' cards or are innocent bystander cards. One word card is an assassin and loses the game instantly for any team that picks it. I won't give you the entire rules now, they are available online anyway if you want them. This game is clever in the way it takes a simple game that takes minutes to learn and is basically a form of charades with more intelligence and direction, and themes it nicely into a spy game. When I first got it, I couldn't wait to give it a go, so I immediately tried a 2 player game (not recommended particularly) and this was just OK and I could see why although it's just about playable, it's not a good idea. I then tried it as a four player game and it was already much much more enjoyable, we played it 6 times in a row (each game usually lasts about 20 minutes or so) We haven't tried it yet with more players, but it is immediately obvious why adding more players would make it very interesting and add an element of argument/discussion within teams that could be entertaining as each team member may have a different opinion of how a word relates to another (does Star relate to "Flag" more or less than it relates to "Fish" or "Night" for example) All in all, this game deserves its good reputation. It's not a sit around for hours board games with loads of complicated rules that you only understand after finishing the game. It's a quick and easy, get up and running fast and enjoyable family / party game.

What a great game ,good design , hours of fun .

When i first played it I didn't know the group of people I was playing with and this requires a set of general knowledge or to know one another. It was great as an icebreaker and definitely brought be closer to knowing my team. Since then I got the game for myself and played it with people I know and it was so much fun. The only downside I can think of that one side of the card is really hard to read (as you need to arrange it in a 5×5 matrix, one side facing one side of the people the other facing the other side of the table) and I wish they had both side written the same way: big text on white space, not the cursive brown text.

I've had so much fun playing this game with different groups of people, it's hilarious

Fabulous game. Gameplay involves a fair amount of thinking and patience but had everyone wanting to play another round. It’s fairly quick (took our average brains about 30-40 mins to complete a game) and comes in a handy box for portability. All in all a good brain teaser, not great for if you want to have a laugh - no comedy element

Great fun for all levels - even managed to teach this one to mum and dad and now they request it every family get together! Rules are straightforward, you're trying to link words together on the cards with just one word and it's funny to hear what people come out with. It can be challenging but that's part of the fun. Needs to be played at a table so you can put all the cards out, so not one that can be done on the sofas!

Great game! Played with friends - it was so good we decided to get it ourselves. Would recommend.