Codenames by Vlaada Chvátil

The two rival spymasters know the secret identities of 25 agents. Their teammates know the agents only by their CODENAMES.


The teams compete to see who can make contact with all of their agents first. Spymasters give one-word clues that can point to multiple words on the board. Their teammates try to guess words of the right color while avoiding those that belong to the opposing team. And everyone wants to avoid the assassin.


Codenames: win or lose, it’s fun to figure out the clues.


Players: 2–8+ (competitive: 4–8+)

Age: 14+

Time: 15 min

Difficulty: 1

Ideal for: fans of words association, deduction and team play

Game Size: medium



What’s in the box:

• 16 agent cards in two colors
• 1 double agent card
• 7 innocent bystander cards
• 1 assassin card
• 40 key cards
• 1 rulebook
• 1 card stand
• 1 timer
• 200 cards with 400 codenames