Party Games Game Reviews

Codenames

Codenames is Vlaada Chvátil's team word-association game: rival spymasters give one-word clues to link agents hidden in a 25-card grid, and one wrong touch on the assassin ends it all. This guide synthesizes the official rulebook, the Amazon listing, BGG community data, and published coverage — no hands-on play. It covers how the second edition plays, what the 2025 refresh changed, and who it's for.