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A game for 4+ players with code name cards in a 5x5 grid on the table.

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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 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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