Questions tagged [codenames]
A game for 4+ players with code name cards in a 5x5 grid on the table.
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Is saying "dot com" a valid clue for Codenames?
The clue giver is saying it is one word because it's ".com".
We can't find anything online to settle the argument.
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Just a letter in codenames allowed?
Before you get angry with the question, I know that the the rules say "You can't use your clue to talk about the letters in a word or its position on the table".
I was just curious on a move ...
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Are the two words "synonym 2"/"similar 2" and "opposites 2"/"antonyms 2" valid clues in Codenames? E.g. "opposites 2" for "quiet" and "shout"
Earlier, I've asked a question about whether poetry elements/sound devices like alliteration, assonance, consonance, and rhyme (Is it legal to use poetry elements/sound devices as hints like "...
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Are numbers greater than 20 legal hints in Codenames? I.e., "911, 3" for "plane", "event", and "skyscraper"
From what I could find in the rules,
Letters and numbers are valid clues, as long
as they refer to meanings. You can use X: 1 as
a clue for RAY. You can use eight: 3 as a clue
for BALL, FIGURE, and ...
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Are possessive apostrophes legal in Codenames? For example, "women's 3" for "health"
So I want to say something like "women's 3" to indicate "health" which is a card on the board. If I did just "women 3", it's not as likely that my guesser would guess ...
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Can you use the row the card is in as a clue?
If you are the spymaster, can you use the row as a clue? For example, can I say "Top 3" for the field operator to guess the top row?
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Is using a distinct pitch or tone in your voice for your hint legal in Codenames? I.e., "colddd" to link "blanket" and "Arctic"
To link "blanket" and "Arctic", "cold" could be a clue because the Arctic has subzero temperatures and a blanket is something you put on if you are cold at night. Saying &...
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Is it legal to use poetry elements/sound devices as hints like "alliteration 3", "assonance 3", and "rhyme 3" in Codenames?
Poetry elements/sound devices include alliteration, assonance, consonance, and rhyme. An example of a clue would be "assonance 3" for "code", "control", and "candy&...
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If you have two words left to link as spymaster, but they are extremely related to an opponent's word, what should you do?
In about 10% or more of my games, I find myself in a tricky dilemma, where it seems almost impossible to link two words without hitting an opponent's card or a black card. I don't know if using a two ...
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Are contractions like "I'm" legal according to the rules of Codenames?
There are some words on the board, "fine", "good", and "lost". I'd like to use "I'm 3" to hit those words as spymaster. Would that be against the rules?
This is the closest rule I could find in the ...
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Is Codenames meant to played in American English, British English, Australian English, or any of them?
I'm playing Codenames online in an iOS app called Codewords, but I do not know the demographics of the game in general. When someone gave me the clue "rob", I picked "nick" because in informal British,...
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of going first
Going first, you have 9 cards to take out, and going second you have 8 cards to take out. Here are some of my ideas:
Going first better:
If the average turn of the setter/guessers is 2 cards except ...
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Can you tell spymaster you know the word they gave a clue for?
In a game of Codenames, Team 1 field operative guesses a wrong choice for a word. During or before their next turn they say, "oh, I know which one you meant for last code".
Would that be against the ...
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Providing the spymaster with cues for clues in Codenames
Toward the end of a game of Codenames, a team might find itself with two agents left to find and five cards still uncovered — say, APPLE, BASS, CAR, DARKNESS, and ELEPHANT. (The numbers are by way of ...
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Can you use a clue that contains a word on the board within it in an unrelated way in Codenames?
In Codenames, can you give a clue when the series of letters of one of the tiles on the table is contained within it?
For example, can you give the clue "barrier" when "bar" is on the table? Or "...
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