Codenames

Codenames is a riveting party game for people who love intrigue and spycraft. Four or more players on two teams battle to interpret clever but exceedingly bare-bones clues. In each round of the game, players set up a 5x5 grid of plain ID cards with codenames like "Octopus" or "Undertaker." Teams designate a single player to be the spymaster, who knows which eight or nine randomly selected codenames of the 25 belong to his or her team. The spymasters take turns cluing in their team by saying just a single word followed by a number of cards associated with the clue. For example, you might say "Suit, two," if your only remaining codenames in the field of cards are "Chauffeur" and "Card." (Cards have suits, while chauffeurs wear suits.) Then you get to watch silently as your fumbling team decides your clue must be referencing the codenames "Chauffeur" and… "Watch." We never promised it would be easy.