Codenames is a completely free online party game that you can play in big groups specifically with close friends. Winning the prestigious Spiel des Jahres award, it received numerous positive reviews and brought home the best board game of the year award in 2016.  

For the ultimate gameplay experience, Codenames is recommended for you to play with a minimum of six players but, four participants will do as well. This notable co-op game is designed by the well-known Vlaada Chvatil and published by Czech Games Edition. If you crave more group guessing games, try Skribbl.io. 

Enjoy exciting guesswork play with your friends

In this mind-boggling party card game, there will be two opposing teams—blue and red—that will compete against one another. Each of them will have its own spymaster while the other will take the role of field operatives. The assigned spymaster for each group is designated to give out one-word clues that can also point to numerous words displayed on the board.  

The goal is to accurately guess the codenames appointed for your team. The first one who can do so will bring home the trophy and take the win record. However, you must beware and avoid the assassin card as it can immediately cause your team to lose. All in all, there will be 25 codename cards presented on your screen which will be randomly laid out in a 5x5 grid. 

To start playing, you just need to enter your preferred nickname. Once done, it'll then lead you to the game’s setting wherein you can choose to either play as a spymaster or an operative. To invite your friends to the game room, just copy the link to your clipboard and send it to them. As this is a web application game, having a stable internet connection is a must.

Unleash your best detective skills

Codenames is a highly suggested group board game to play especially during friends' meetups or family vacations. Each member’s critical thinking will be tested especially with the clues given by the spymasters. Thus, it is important for the operatives to select someone that is clever when it comes to giving hint words so that other members can effortlessly guess the correct codenames.