“Codenames” is a game of strategy, wordplay, and deduction that challenges players’ communication and decision-making skills.
| Duration: 15 min Number of players: 2-8 player/s Materials/ Tools needed: “CODENAMES” board game Publisher: Czech Games Edition Language: Eng Links: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/178900/codenames |
Short description/ Goal of the game:
“Codenames” is a word association game where players are divided into two teams. Each team has a spymaster who provides one-word clues to help their teammates guess the words on the board that correspond to their team’s agents. The catch is that there are also neutral words and an opposing team’s words on the board, and guessing the opposing team’s words can have negative consequences.
The goal is to correctly identify all of your team’s agents while avoiding the opponents’ agents and the assassin. “Codenames” is a game of strategy, wordplay, and deduction that challenges players’ communication and decision-making skills.
Educational value/ Learning Objectives:
- improves lateral thinking, communication skills, logical thinking
- helps to deal with stress, frustration
- builds connection
Recommendations for use:
- from the age of 14
- use the cards for associative games
Tips and Tricks for Facilitators
How to adapt game for different groups, topics, occasions/needs
- find common ground with a new group by gathering common knowledge about the content related to a word on a card
Feedback questions
- What skills have you improved?
- What have you learned about yourself?
- What were the key elements in the game in order to succeed?
- What other skills can you improve while playing this game?
- What made the game challenging?
Further discussion topics
- In which topic would you recreate the game?
