What is it?
The Codenames card game is a game where two teams compete to see who can make contact with all of their agents first. The catch? The rival spymasters know the secret identities of the 25 agents. Their teammates, however, know the agents only by their codenames. The spymasters give one-word clues that can point to the multiple words on the board. Their teammates try and guess words of the right color while avoiding those that belong to the opposing team using only these one-word clues. And everyone wants to avoid the assassin.
Who is it for?
This game is labelled by the manufacturer as a game for those aged 10 years and older, and can be played by 2 to 8 players (4 to 8 for competitive mode). Average game time is roughly 15 minutes.
What is included?
This kit includes:
- 1 Codenames (by Czech Games Edition) Card Game box (contains: 6 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)
- 1 board game elastic box band (to keep board game closed/protected in travel)
How does it work?
The included instruction packet should tell you all you need to know to get started. For a digital copy of the manual, please click HERE.
What you need
No additional items are needed to use this kit.
The Fine Print
- This kit may be borrowed for one week. One renewal is permitted, provided there are no reserves waiting.
- Borrower must be a MVLC library card holder with an account in good standing.
- Must be picked-up and returned to the Ipswich Public Library Circulation Desk.
- The kit will remain on borrower’s account until a staff member is able to check kit condition.
- Fines may be issued for both missing/damaged kit parts or for the loss/damaging of the whole kit. The total replacement cost for this kit is $24.99.
