Codenames Party Game, New Edition (English)

Codenames is a two-team word game designed by Vlaada Chvátil and published by Czech Games Edition. It won the Spiel des Jahres in 2016. This listing is for the English New Edition, released in 2025 for the game's 10th anniversary.

Two teams face a 5x5 grid of word cards. Each team's spymaster alone knows which words belong to which team, which are bystanders and which one is the assassin. The spymaster gives a one-word clue plus a number, and teammates guess words. The first team to find all its agents wins, and hitting the assassin loses the game. The New Edition has a revised word list, new artwork, a new insert for the components, a shorter rulebook and eco-friendlier packaging with a card stand made of RE-Wood.

Game details: Players: 4 to 8 or more. Play time: about 15 minutes. Ages: 10 and up. Publisher: Czech Games Edition. Language: English. Box contents: 200 cards with 400 codenames, 16 agent tiles in two colours, 1 double agent tile, 7 innocent bystander tiles, 1 assassin tile, 40 key cards, 1 card stand and a rulebook.

Ideal for parties, family game nights, and groups who enjoy wordplay and working out how the people around them think. More like this: Bomb Busters and Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza. Browse more board games.